POSTER PRESENTATION INFORMATION

Poster Schedule/Listing for the 2008 AOAC Annual Meeting Final Program

The highlighted links below will direct you to the Poster Listing for the AOAC Annual Meeting Final Program, in both Microsoft Excel and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats. You may search either document for any abstract by author name, title or session name. The Final Program for the meeting will be distributed to registered attendees on site in Dallas.

Poster Listing for the 2008 AOAC Annual Meeting Final Program - Microsoft Excel format

Poster Listing for the 2008 AOAC Annual Meeting Final Program - Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

To assist you in preparing for your poster presentation, be sure to read the preparation and presentation guidelines below.

Poster Preparation and Presentation Guidelines

Format

• Posters should stimulate discussion, not give a long presentation. Therefore, keep text to a minimum, emphasize graphics and make sure every item is necessary.
• Include the title of your presentation. AOAC INTERNATIONAL will not post the abstract titles on display boards.
• Prepare as many individual poster display pieces as required (four to eight is standard) to outline your work clearly and concisely. For collaborative studies, you may choose to include the purpose of the study, the experimental design, results, conclusions and recommendations. Space your information proportionally.
• Use large and legible lettering that is easily readable from a distance of 3 feet or more. Text material should be printed from a laser printer with a font size large enough to read from a distance. Simple use of color can be used to add emphasis if needed.
• Photographs, illustrations and graphics are encouraged, and should be at least 9”x12” to ensure visibility.
• Optional Materials: If you wish, you may prepare handouts for distribution to interested scientists. Some authors may also wish to provide business cards/contact information for the daylong display times.
• For additional assistance in preparing your poster, there are a number of excellent resources available online. Online printing options are also available if needed. For more information, type “poster preparation guidelines” into Google.

Display Board Size
Display boards are 4 feet (1.2 meters) vertically by 8 feet (2.4 meters) horizontally and are supported by legs extending to the floor. Display materials may be affixed to the boards with push pins (provided on-site at the meeting.)

Poster Numbers
Each poster will be assigned a NUMBERED display board. Poster numbers for submitted abstracts will be assigned no later than August 1.

Transporting Poster Materials
Please hand-carry your poster materials to the meeting. Do not mail your poster to the meeting site or to AOAC INTERNATIONAL. The author is responsible for all poster materials.

Display Hours and Expectations
Poster authors may set up their displays anytime between 7:30 - 9:45 a.m. on the day on which their poster(s) has/have been scheduled. Please remove your display promptly at the conclusion of the poster session and return push pins and other materials to their original locations. Tear down must be completed by 5:30 PM. Posters left up after the tear-down period will be removed by AOAC staff. AOAC is not responsible for lost or damaged posters.

AOAC staff members will be available during the setup period to provide authors with the materials needed to mount posters and materials. Poster supplies, including pushpins and envelopes for handouts and business cards will be provided.

The presenting poster author, or a designated representative approved of in advance by the AOAC Meetings department, is expected to be present during the time designated for Author Presentations on the day(s) of their poster session(s). See the Poster Presentation Schedule at the top of this page for specific times. Failure to be present during the Author Presentation time period will be regarded as not showing up for the meeting and will jeopardize future acceptance of abstracts submitted to AOAC.

The Meeting
For more information on the Annual Meeting, hotel rates and general travel information for Dallas, please visit the 2008 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting web site.

The official language at the AOAC Annual Meeting is English.

If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact the AOAC Meetings Department at +1-301-924-7077 x151, or via e-mail at meetings@aoac.org.

We thank you for your participation in the 2008 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting and we look forward to seeing you in Dallas!