POSTER SESSION

Can’t Bring the Membership to Your Farm, Bring Your Farm to the Membership

We would like to invite all conference attendees to create and bring (or ship) a poster showing their farm and livestock. Time will be allotted for members to meet and informally share their experiences and ideas with other attendees. Posters can be made using collages of photos, or you can express your creative talents and design one to advertise the products and activities of your farm. Prizes will be offered, see below for details.

The networking between fellow stewards has always been one of the highly valued aspects of ALBC conferences. This poster session will help support this and offer members a way to show other members what they have been talking about. So get busy and create a poster to bring along – after all a picture is worth a thousand words.

What is a “Poster”?
A poster is an opportunity to provide a “snapshot” of a farm, project, activity, or a program. It allows the presenter an informal and casual venue to promote his or her ideas or projects in a conference setting. The poster session will be held Saturday, November 10, during lunch and dinner.

Poster Format
The posters should be single panel no larger than 40 inches wide and 40 inches tall. They must be solid enough to stand on a table. Each poster should contain:

1. A title. Recommended font is 72 pt.
2. List of authors, and author affiliations. Recommended font is 36-42 pt.                                        
3. A brief description of the project or topic. Recommended font is 20-24 pt.
4. Section headings. Recommended font is 28-32 pt.
5. Text with tables and/ or figures if needed. Recommended font is 24-32 pt.
6. Acknowledgements and references cited. Recommended font is 20-24 pt.

Presenters should also attach an envelope containing 10-20 8" x 11.5" printed copies of either their poster or abstract and contact information below their poster.

Poster Presentation
Presenters are expected to:

Deliver the poster to ALBC staff upon check in for the conference or no later than Saturday November 10 at 8:00 am at the Embassy Suites Raleigh/Durham Research Triangle Park, or set aside time to put up their poster themselves on Saturday.
Be an author on the poster
Stand by the poster to answer questions during lunch and dinner.
Reclaim their poster at the end of the Rare Breeds Reception Saturday evening

For a .pdf printout of these instructions please click here

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