SPS 2007 Sponsors

Diamond
($10,000 +)

Emerald
$7,500 to $9,999

Ruby
$5,000 to $7,499

Opal
$3,000 to $4,999

Sapphire
Up to $2,999

Lewis B. Kinter &
Terry Timberlake-Kinter

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Poster Board size for 2007:

3.28 feet (1 meter) wide by 6.56 feet (2 meters) high (PORTRAIT Style).
The Poster boards are fiber board. Velcro stickers will be provided.
Poster sessions will be grouped by topic.
All poster material should be confined to the space provided.

The first author of each poster abstract is the presenting author and is responsible for the proper assembly, mounting, and presentation of his/her poster. Presenters may mount their display on their assigned board at 7:00 AM on Thursday, September 20 for the first group, and by 7:00 AM on Friday, September 21 for the second group. You will be notified by August 17 of your poster time and location. Posters must be removed immediately at the end of each session, no sooner than 5:00 PM on Thursday and Friday.

Poster Viewing Times are 1:30 PM–2:30 PM on Thursday and Friday.

Judging for the poster contest will be Thursday.
The Junior Investigator Poster Competition the first author (presenter) must be attending his/her poster for the judging between 1:30 PM–2:30 PM.  We encourage first authors to attend the poster 10 minutes early to be prepared for the judges.

Awards will be made on Friday. Photos will be taken at that time.

The chairperson of each poster session and an assistant will be present at the session and available to provide assistance and answer any questions.

The Society will provide and post the abstract number. Each poster must contain the title, authors, and author affiliations.

As viewing may be from a distance of 5', please be sure your posters are readable from that distance. Illustrative drawings should be used to depict treatment of animals with use of photographs limited to situations of absolute necessity.

Should circumstances prevent you from making your poster presentation, please arrange for a substitute to present the poster or withdraw the abstract/poster by notifying the SPS Headquarters. If the presenter was originally a Junior Investigator the substitute may present the poster however the poster will not be considered for the Junior Investigator Poster Competition.

Presenters are expected to discuss their work with scientists visiting the poster.