ABSTRACT
Every conference publishes guidelines for poster production. Some meetings provide excellent detailed instructions, but others do not. Make sure that biomedical researchers write the poster in the correct language. If it is not their first language, work closely with a colleague or friend to ensure that they poster is well written. The person who edits the poster should have the language of the conference as their first language. Some conferences request that poster presenters are available next to their poster at particular times—often during breaks from the main conference sessions. Many large conferences ask poster presenters to stand by their posters and give a mini-presentation, talking delegates through the data. A well-designed poster with an eye-catching title can help to attract an audience and hold their attention once they have arrived. It is courteous to everyone to make reading and assessing the poster as simple and pleasant as possible.
