Poster & Presentation Guidelines

Presentation Guidelines

1. PowerPoint 2000 or later is the only acceptable presenting format.
2. For breakout session speakers: Limit the length of the talk to 15 minutes (4-5 minutes of questions). You may keep 1 or 2 slides after the last slide of your formal presentation that can be added to address questions or if there is extra time in the session.
3. For Plenary speakers: Limit the length of the talk to 30 minutes with 10-15 minutes of questions. You may keep 1 or 2 slides after the last slide of your formal presentation that can be added to address questions or if there is extra time in the session.
4. Follow guidelines such as those on this website (http://kinesiology.boisestate.edu/kines442/tips_for_making_effective_powerp.htm) for a more effective presentation. Use a good mix of pictures, graphs and text.
5. Keep the file size to less than 3 MB whenever possible. If you bring a movie to be shown during your presentation, you must bring the actual movie file with you as well as the PowerPoint presentation.
6. Bring your talk on two forms of removable media, such as a thumb drive and a CD-ROM. Do not bring 3.5" floppy disks, Zip disks or tape drives.

Poster Guidelines

Download additional poster tips
(pdf courtesy of University of Washington School of Nursing, Office for Nursing Research)

1. All participants in the poster session will receive a poster code number which will be prominently displayed on the posters exhibited during the conference. Posters will be graded by the scientific committee for competition and a prize will be awarded at the end of the conference. Please be present during your assigned presentation time.
2. All posters should be in PORTRAIT layout, measuring 90 cm tall × 60 cm wide.
3. The information flow should be uniform, i.e. either from top to bottom or from left to right, but not both.
4. Format of posters:
• Introduction: A few brief sentences that states the purpose of study.
• Methods: Methodology employed to conduct study.
• Results: State outcome of study as illustrations, tables, figures, graphs, photos, flow charts, etc.
• The amount of text should be kept to a minimum to convey the pertinent information related to the presentation. Text font should be large enough to be easily readable from a meter distance.
• Conclusion: Briefly discuss the data and the significance of the results outlining a summary/list of recommendations.
5. Title, Authors and Institutional Affiliation
• The heading should be prominently displayed along the top of the poster and include the title of the poster, authors' names and organization(s).
6. Table, Charts, Illustrations, etc. as required
• Letters for text in the body of the poster should be legible for comfortable reading at a distance of 2 m away.
• Be consistent with headings, whether they are all capital letters, bold face or italic faces.
• To help viewers follow the flow of ideas, number or letter each illustration and cue it into your text. Each chart or table should have a labler or explanation.
7. APMMC Secretariat will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to a poster presented during the conference.

Please send your questions or comments about the conference to info@apmmc.org