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Posters
Posters will be displayed outside the conference meeting room. Posters should preferably be portrait-orientated and A0 size (840mm x 1100mm). The maximum size we can accommodate is 1.1m wide by 1.2 high. Any larger than this and your poster will either hang below the poster boards or encroach on the space of the poster beside yours.
How to Make a Good Poster
Assume that only ten minutes will be given to viewing your poster by anyone who looks at it. If there is more text than you can comfortably read in that time then you probably need to cut down on the amount of information. Remember a poster is not a scientific paper. If someone sees your poster and is suitably interested they can then refer to associated papers for more details. It is reasonable to focus on results of research rather than details of the method.
Ensure that text is large enough to be legible from a typical viewing distance. Posters are a highly visual medium and the use of graphics is important. However, ensure that graphs are large enough for any label to be easily read. If dark backgrounds are used, make sure that the text is light enough to be discerned.
Prizes
Prizes, sponsored by PASA, will be awarded at the conference dinner for first and second places for the best student talks and posters.