Conferences

Learn about unpublished research

Establish collaborations

Get advice about your research

Networking and career advancement

Meet global leaders in your field

Why should you go to conferences?

Why attend?

Conferences

Symposia

Advanced researchersNarrow research focus

Society meetings

Broad coverage of the fieldSpecific topics

Small conferences

Choosing the right conference

Large conferences

Beginning researchersInterdisciplinary research

Conferences Preparing your poster

Important points to include Not necessary

Brief introductionGeneral methodology

ResultsBrief Discussion

AbstractDetailed methodsMany references

ConferencesEffective titles

Do

Catch reader’s interestSummarize key finding

Less than 20 words

Don’t

Use questionsUse abbreviations

Use “new” or “novel”

Conferences Image quality

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CMYKColors used for printing

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Conferences Poster layout

Logo Short Descriptive Title of your ResearchAuthors and Affiliations

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Results

MethodsReferences

DiscussionResults

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Model

Aims