April 12: Faculty and Student Poster Session

The student posters will be judged. 

The top undergraduate and graduate student posters will each earn a $500 award.  Second and third place students will win certificates.  The posters will be judged based on:

• Significance of the work to promoting or improving environmental sustainability

• Quality of the research

• Novelty of the research or approach

• Clarity of message and relevance to readers

Poster Submission Information

1.  Submit all poster abstracts electronically to Robert Brinkmann at rbrinkmn@cas.usf.edu by March 31^st.

2.   Abstracts should be produced in a Word document as per the guidelines on the following page.  Abstracts from the poster session will be published online on the Expo website at http://www.goinggreentampabay.rom/ 

3.  Students submitting abstracts should note in the correspondence whether or not they wish to enter their poster in the poster contest.  Only those posters with student authors as primary authors will be allowed in the poster contest.

4.  Accepted posters must be hung up by 9:00 am on Saturday, April 12^th.  All participants must be present at their posters from 10-11:30.  Student posters will be judged during this period.  The winners of the poster contest will be announced at 4:00 pm at the Expo.  Posters may not be taken down until 4:00 pm.  Posters must fit within 30” x 40”.  Poster boards and thumb tacks will be available.  Instructions on how to produce a poster on power point is provided at the end of this document.

Instructions for abstracts

Abstracts can be as long as one page following the guidelines listed below.  Please follow all formatting examples of font, type, margins, and headings.

Title of Paper

The First Author and The Second Author

First Author Affiliation / Second Author Affiliation

Extended Abstract

Each author should prepare an abstract in this format for inclusion in the Conference Book of Abstracts. The abstract should briefly and succinctly state the purpose, methods, and conclusions of your paper. This abstract can be no more than one page in length—only one page will be printed in the Book of Abstracts. No illustrations should be used.

Please use this abstract template, including the defined styles and margins, when preparing your abstract so there is a consistent look to the Book of Abstracts.

The conference attendees read the abstracts to preview a session’s presentations prior to attending a session.

Secondary Section Heading

Use these headings as necessary to divide the abstract into significant parts. Use of headings within the abstract is at the discretion of the authors and should not detract from the readability of the paper.

Making a poster in PowerPoint

1. Open a new file in PowerPoint and select a blank slide as the slide format.

2. Go to the file menu and choose Page Setup. There is an option titled Slides Sized For. Click on this menu and choose Custom. You can then select a new height and width. All posters must fit within a 30” x 40” space.

3. Use the text box option on the drawing toolbar to insert text. Make sure you proofread your text carefully. Spelling and grammar count on this one—it’s going to be your public display of what you did, so you want it to look good.

4. You can insert pictures digitally in the presentation using the picture option on the insert menu. You can also put in a picture or drawing that is not digital, just make sure to leave space to paste it onto your poster.

5. Save your posters to the desktop.  You need to find a place to print your poster.  There are many options available on campus.  Please contact rbrinkmn@cas.usf.edu if you have any printing questions.  Students, please talk to your advisors to discuss printing options.