Poster guidelines — all accepted research abstracts

Every accepted research abstract must be displayed as a poster on Day 1. Posters not mounted by the stated time are withdrawn from the competition.

Specifications

• Size: 3 feet wide × 4 feet high (portrait), printed on flex.
• Title identical to the submitted abstract, at the top, short and legible.
• Authors below the title; presenting author underlined; institution and city beneath.
• Heading font size 48–60. Body text font size 24–32, single spaced.
• Readable from two metres. Use one font family throughout.
• Text concise enough that the message is clear without oral explanation.

Structure — original research: Background · Aims and Objectives · Materials and Methods · Results · Conclusion · brief References

Structure — case report poster (if displayed): Background · Case Report · Discussion · Conclusion · brief References

On the day

• Mount your poster before the stated mounting deadline and stand at it for the full judging period.
• Be ready to give a three-minute spoken summary and answer questions from the judges. This conversation is part of the score.
• Remove your poster at the end of Day 2. Posters left behind will be discarded.

How posters are judged

• Scientific quality and appropriateness of the design and analysis
• Clarity and completeness of the data presented
• Visual design and readability
• Relevance to allergy, asthma or immunology practice
• Originality
• The presenting author’s command of the work during questioning

The six highest-scoring posters advance to the oral final.