ATIA 2024 Poster Presentation Guidelines

Location

Poster section of the Exhibit Hall in the Crystal Ballroom. 

Time

Thursday, January 25 and Friday, January 26 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Be available to present your poster for the entire hour and a half. 

Set-up

Speakers are able to set up their poster materials from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the assigned day of their poster presentation. 

Materials provided by ATIA

  • 8ft wide by 4ft tall poster board 
  • Push pins 
  • 1 chair (upon request)

A diagram of the 8 ft. wide by 4 ft. high poster board with 7 ft. and 10.5 in. wide by 3 ft. and 10.5 in. high of usable space available. The frame is 1.5 in.; the overall height of the board is 6 ft. and 6.5 in., with the legs of the board measuring 30.5 in. The face of the board is covered with a grey, Velcro-receptive fabric. Pushpins can also be used for hanging presentations.

Speaker’s responsibility

  • Poster and/or other materials to display on the board
  • Handouts to provide to attendees (optional)
  • Upload handouts or other materials via the Speaker Service Center to attendees to access through the Session Directory (optional)
  • Optional: We encourage you to consider creating and including a QR code for attendees to access any online references or resources as appropriate with their poster materials and handouts

Advice from a past poster presenter

“I have done a few posters through the years. I prefer one of two formats; each has pros and cons:

  1. Print one large poster on a poster/banner and put it in an architecture tube for travel.
    • Pro: 6 tacks and 2 minutes is all it takes to get the display ready.
    • Con: Does not pack well for a plane and easy to forget in the overhead bin.
  2. Print PowerPoint slides in color and arrange in an easy-to-follow order on the board. Number them or have arrows for flow.
    • Pro: Easy to pack and can easily print it again if needed.
    • Con: Not as ‘pretty’ and takes longer to put up and take down. 

I usually have a single page handout or a URL that viewers can access to get more information. It is also nice to have some way to share your business card, either on the board where attendees can take a photo, or on some sort of rack you can attach to the board for them to take away. You can make a disposable one out of light weight cardboard or use a small envelope.” — previous ATIA conference poster presenter

 

Download a PDF version of the ATIA 2024 Poster Presentation Guidelines.