NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

32nd Annual Scientific Meeting

Scientific Posters Session

14-15 July 2010, Manila Hotel

 

 

GUIDES FOR PREPARING

TRADITIONAL POSTERS

 

 

            A poster should be attractive, well organized, self-explanatory, and should present only the main ideas.  Do not overwhelm the audience with data or explanations.  The discussion should give the interpretation and significance of the results.  Try to give the viewer one or two important conclusions to take away from the session.  The following specific points may help in the preparation of the posters:

 

  1. SIZE. The whole poster should be presented/printed in a 30” (W) x40” (H) (76cm x 103 cm) tarpauline.

 

  1. TITLE AND AUTHOR.  Use letters equivalent to 72 points (about 2cm) for the main title and 40 points (less than 1cm) for subtitle and author/s.  The title and author/s should be the same as in the submitted abstract.

 

  1. TEXT LETTERING. Use type letters that are at least 20 points (about 6mm high). In typesetting the text, choose a simple typeface.  Use upper and lower case standard letters. 

 

  1. TEXT.  Give a brief introduction stating the purpose of the study.  Minimize words while maximizing visuals.  End with a brief conclusion.

 

  1. TEXT COLORS.  Good two-color combinations are black on white, black on yellow, black on pink, dark red on white, dark blue on white and dark blue on yellow.  Dark type on light, plain background is easiest to read.

 

  1. ILLUSTRATIONS.  Photographs and graphs should be 5” x 7” (12.5cm x 18cm).  Captions and labels on diagrams should be readable from two meters away, and not cluttered with unnecessary detail.  Diagrams and graphs should have no more than 6 lines in contrasting colors.  Use only one vertical scale per graph.  Graphs are preferable to tables.

 

  1. ORGANIZATION.  The design should flow sequentially from one part to the next.  Numbers or arrows may be used to help the eye move from item to item in the correct order, left to right, top to bottom.  Do not clutter with either text or artwork.

 

  1. SUBMISSION OF POSTERS FOR INSTALLATION.  The traditional poster must be submitted on or before June 15, 2010 at the following drop-off points:

 

 

 

 

 

Los Baños                 Office of Acd. Asuncion K. Raymundo

                                      Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

                                      UP Los Baños, Laguna

                                      Tel: (049) 536-2402                                    

                                                                                                     

Quezon City             Office of Acd. Raul V. Fabella                     

                             c/o Ms. Milet

                   School of Economics

                             UP Diliman, Quezon City

                             Tel: (02) 920-5481

 

NAST Office               NAST Secretariat

3rd Level, Science Heritage Building

DOST Compound Bicutan, Taguig City.

 

You may call the NAST Secretariat for any clarification at telephone nos. 837-3170; 838-7766; 837-2071 loc. 2170-73.