Academic & Scientific Poster Presentation : A Modern Comprehensive Guide

Description

This book offers the first comprehensive guide to poster presentation at academic, scientific and professional conferences. Each chapter explores different factors that impact upon how posters function, and how they fit within today’s conference practices, as well as provides guidance on how to address compilation and presentation issues with the poster medium. Drawing from fields of education, psychology, advertising and other areas, the book offers examples of how theories may be applied to practice in terms of both traditional paper and electronic poster formats. Importantly, the book offers a critical examination of how academic and scientific posters are able to achieve their potential for knowledge dissemination, networking and knowledge transfer. The many new and challenging findings provide an evidence-based approach to help both novice and experienced presenters compile effective poster presentations, and to see how poster presentations can best be used to share knowledge, facilitate networking, and promote dialogue. Additionally, educators, employers, and conference organizers may use this book to re-evaluate how conferences meet the needs of today’s globally connected peer groups, and the benefit they provide at individual and group levels. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 1-8 Poster Presentations: Objectives, Functions, and Issues (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 9-20 Knowledge Transfer in the Conference Setting (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 21-29 Preparation and Planning (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 31-43 Reconsidering Poster Presentation as a Combined Practice (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 45-59 Poster Design and the Viewer Perspective (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 61-77 Visual and Textual Elements: How We See Posters (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 79-86 Presenting Information: Images, Facts, and Data (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 87-98 Themes, Color, Tone, and Aesthetics (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 99-105 Evaluating Academic/Scientific Posters (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 107-116 Providing Supplementary Information (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 117-121 Delivering Your Poster Presentation (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 123-130 Thinking Toward the Future (Nicholas Rowe)....Pages 131-140 Back Matter ....Pages 141-170