Notes for Posters

Poster presentations are a well-established feature of many academic conferences in the sciences and are now becoming more common in the arts and humanities. This is the first time they have featured at the International Celtic Congress.

 

Instructions for Poster authors

The submitted posters will be displayed throughout the duration of the Congress in the Hunter Halls, the same venue where coffee will be served, guaranteeing maximum exposure. We have designated the morning coffee break on the Thursday (11.00-11.30, 16th July) as a particular focus for posters and encourage poster presenters to make themselves available for questions and discussion by standing beside their poster during this time.

Delegates should deposit their poster at the Congress Helpdesk on the Monday morning (13th July). We ask that all posters be deposited by 09.15 on the Monday at the latest. The Conference organizers will mount the posters using adhesive Velcro mounts which we will supply. We ask that all posters be collected by the end of the morning coffee break on the Friday, i.e. 11.30. Any posters not collected by this time will be disposed of.


Specifications:

Posters may be presented in any language and we particularly encourage bi-lingual posters.

Posters may be displayed in either portrait or landscape format provided they fit within the space available for each poster which is 2.15m x 0.915m (7ft x 3ft ). We are unable to display any poster which exceeds these dimensions. Note: This space is adequate for an A0-sized poster displayed portrait, or an A1-sized poster displayed landscape.

 

Tips and further guidance:

  • Have a clear, SHORT title to attract interested people who are passing by. 
  • Use simple fonts and colors (black text on white/light tones) for readability.
  • Divide the poster into short subsections, i.e. an abstract, your sources and method, a central section on your main points, a conclusion, and references and/or acknowledgements.
  • Include images, but provide source citations for images that are not yours.
  • Include your name and contact details.
  • You may provide a handout giving more details, either to distribute only when you are next to your poster, or to have a pocket on the poster in which you can leave copies.
    • Practice a verbal presentation of your poster for visitors, lasting no longer than 2-3 minutes.
    • See here and here for design tips for creating arts and humanities posters.

For advice on creating posters using Microsoft PowerPoint, see here.