Guidelines for 2024 Abstract Competition - Poster Presentation

• TSP will be printing all posters. All posters will be mounted to foam core, with delivery to the hotel as coordinated by TSP staff. You will be permitted to take your poster with you at the end of the meeting, if you choose.
• The deadline to register for the meeting in order to participate in the poster presentation competition is January 26, 2024.
• The resident, fellow, or medical student is responsible for sending a PDF version of their poster to Aliza.Gersh@texmed.org no later than 5pm on January 19, 2024.
• You MUST follow the directions below to ensure your poster meets the requirements. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN FORFEITURE TO PARTICIPATE.
• If you do not follow the requirements there is a possibility that text and/or images will not fit on the poster board (and your graphics, copy and information may look BAD!)
• You CANNOT print your poster and bring to the meeting as all abstracts will be sized consistently and mounted on boards for placing on easels.

GUIDELINES FOR SENDING YOUR POSTER TO TSP OFFICE

To save or print 2024 TSP Poster Guidelines click here .

The poster boards on-site will be 36 inches by 24 inches - Horizontal. Please keep in mind a 36" x 24" poster board is SMALLER than posters used on 8' x 4' push pin board. It is important you RESIZE the slide in PowerPoint to correct dimensions prior to saving as a PDF. Please follow instructions below on how to do so. And if you need additional assistance, please reach out to Aliza.Gersh@texmed.org. 

1. In PowerPoint, you click the “Design” tab and to your right, there is a “Slide Size” button.

2. Click “Custom Sizing”. All you have to do is change the sizing of the slide to be 36” x 24” and then click “Maximize”.

3. When you are done in PowerPoint, convert your PowerPoint to PDF. Click “File” at the top left and then “Save as PDF”.

4. Send this PDF version to Aliza.Gersh@texmed.org no later than 5pm on January 19, 2024.  If you have trouble, or questions, please contact Aliza ASAP!

SOME GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A QUALITY POSTER

Text

Text should be legible from a distance of 2‑3 feet and should be succinct.  It can be organized as per the diagram, with a title, an abstract, material and methods, results and conclusions.  References are not necessary in a poster, but a few may be included if you choose.

Figures & Tables

These are very effective in conveying a message in a poster.  Photographs enlarged to about 4" X 6" or 5"x 7" are ideal, although smaller sizes may be used.  Some information lends itself to presentation in a table format.  Tables should be clear and not cluttered with data.  Two neat tables are better than a single crowded one.

Examples below: