Poster Guidelines
NOTE: All posters must be uploaded by (2010 deadline TBA- typically Mid-March) at midnight. No late posters will be accepted. It is recommended you register and upload your poster 24 hours in advance in case any technical difficulties occur.
Creating and Submitting a Poster
Each poster must have:
1. Student name(s).
2. Faculty mentor's name.
3. The department name.
4. A BYU seal on top of the poster (go to identity.byu.edu to download BYU logos).
5. A title that matches the title entered on the registration form.
Please do not:
1. Use specialized fonts that cannot be found on any computer.
2. Use images from Google image search. These are of inadequate quality, even if they are a large size. The images need to be 300 dpi (dots-per-inch) or higher quality. Anything you use from the internet will not be sufficient (the internet displays 72 dpi) and there will be blurriness and distortion upon printing. If you need to find images, search for Royalty Free Images, such as iStockPhoto.com. iStockPhoto.com has a large selection and most images are only a few dollars each. Remember to only purchase images that are 300 dpi or higher. There are also some images available at BYU Photo. Most of these images are from the BYU campus.
To submit a poster, make sure:
1. Make sure the file size will print a poster 48" wide by 36" high (4' wide by 3' high).
2. You have converted the file into a PDF format:
a. Some programs will let you save your poster as a PDF directly. Choose "File" and then "Save As..." There should be an option to choose what format the document is being saved in. Find this menu and choose "PDF" or "Portable Document Format."
b. If the program you are using will not let you save your file as a PDF, you will need to "print" it as one. Choose "File and then "Print..." There should be an option to choose which printer you will be using. Find this menu and choose "AdobePDFWriter" or "CutePDFWriter" or whichever PDF writer your computer has. Click "Print" and it will ask you to name your file. Name it and it will save the file as a PDF on your computer.
If you have any problems with your poster design, converting file formats or uploading, please contact the College Media Team fhsscomputing@byu.edu for assistance.
Printing a Poster
The college will print all submitted posters.
Upon completion of printing, you will receive an email confirmation number that will help you identify your poster at the conference. Do not lose this number; you will need the number to retrieve you poster for display on April 1. (If you do not receive a confirmation number by March 24, please contact the media team at fhsscomputing@byu.edu to ensure they have received your poster file.)
Judging
A committee comprised of representatives from the college will select a first, second and third place winner from each department. The criteria for evaluating the posters are as follows:
Quality of Research
Overall Poster Clarity
Visual Appeal
Displaying a Poster
The posters will be organized by number and transported by the Dean's Office staff to the Ballroom in the Wilkinson Student Center. Students will need to come to the Ballroom on April 1, between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. to hang up their posters. Posters will be displayed according to department. Help will be available to attach the hardware and hang the posters.
