BLS Conference
Poster Instructions
- The poster boards are 1m wide by 2m high and posters must be kept within these parameters.
- Only one poster presentation will be permitted per display board.
- If your poster is comprised of several separate sheets of paper (maximum 8 x A4), please ensure that the order in which they need to be displayed is clearly indicated on each sheet.
- The title of your poster should be the same as that provided on your abstract and should be clearly displayed, along with the name of the author.
- The typeface should be large enough to allow people to read the poster from a few feet away.
- Please bring your poster on the Sunday 7th October by 3.30pm at the latest. If you do not meet this deadline, you may still present your poster, but will be responsible for getting it to the Conference venue and displaying it in the correct location, before 9.00am on Monday 8th October.
- A member of the Conference Working Party will be able to assist you in placing your poster on allocated boards.
Award for the Best Poster Presentation
There is an annual award for the best poster. This year there will be two prizes. One will be for the best poster on a research study and a second will be for a non-research topic. The prizes will be awarded at the conference dinner. An invited guest (or guests) will be asked to judge the presentations and make the awards. The abstracts will be sent to the judge in advance of the conference.
Criteria for the award for the best poster are:
- Focus: Is it relevant to BLS, i.e. related to chronic oedema and its treatment and to the conference theme?
- Content: Does it add new knowledge?
- Quality of work: Is the 'project' or study undertaken in a careful, logical way? Are the implications of findings / initiative highlighted?
- Quality of presentation: Is the material designed, organised and well presented?
- Further information: Are relevant references, sources of further information and author contact details provided?
