2006 DROSOPHILA RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Guidelines for Making Poster Presentations

All posters will be located in the Lanier Grand Ballroom on Level Four of the Hilton Americas Hotel. Authors may mount their posters on Wednesday, March 29, from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM. You must be wearing your official meeting badge to gain entry to the Exhibition Hall.



IMPORTANT: POSTER BOARD SIZE AND FORMAT

Each author is allotted one-half of a 4'h x 6'w board, or net space of 3'8" (111.8 cm) HIGH by 2'10" (86.36 cm) WIDE (the same dimensions and orientation as in 2005) and posters should be formatted in "PORTRAIT" format. Posters will be displayed throughout the duration of the meeting and may be viewed 24 hours a day beginning Wednesday, March 29, at 5:00 PM until Sunday morning. All posters must be removed from the boards by no later than 10:00 AM, Sunday, April 2. The GSA Administrative Office staff, the hotel staff, and the personnel breaking down the boards will not be responsible for posters left on boards by their authors. Work crews will remove posters that remain on the poster boards after 10:00 AM Sunday.

Poster sessions are scheduled as follows:

Thursday, March 30:
  Poster Session I
  2:00 PM-3:00 PM Even-numbered poster authors must be at boards
  3:00 PM-4:00 PM Odd-numbered poster authors must be at boards
  Poster Session II
  8:00 PM-9:00 PM "A" poster authors must be at boards
  9:00 PM-10:00 PM "B" poster authors must be at boards
  10:00 PM-11:00 PM "C" poster authors must be at boards
 
Friday, March 31:
  Poster Session III
  8:15 PM-9:15 PM "C" poster authors must be at boards
  9:15 PM-10:15 PM "B" poster authors must be at boards
  10:15 PM-11:15 PM "A" poster authors must be at boards
 
Saturday, April 1:
  Poster Session IV
  1:30 PM-2:30 PM Odd-numbered poster authors must be at boards
  2:30 PM-3:30 PM Even-numbered poster authors must be at boards
  Open Viewing
  8:00 PM-11:00 PM

As shown in the list above, for each of the poster sessions, authors have been assigned a one-hour time slot during which they are expected to be at their poster for discussion. Additional poster times also have been scheduled on Saturday evening, during which authors may choose to be present at their posters.

Poster Design and Preparation
The poster should be designed to summarize current research in graphic forms, i.e., charts, tables, graphs, and pictures. Simple use of color can add emphasis. Remember that the poster must be readable from a distance of at least 3 feet. Presentations should be self-explanatory so that the author is free to supplement and discuss particular points. For easy identification, provide a poster heading, listing its title and author(s). Lettering for the title should be at least 1" in height.

Poster materials may be mounted on thin poster paper or cardboard and attached to the poster board with push pins. GSA will provide approximately 25 pins per board, and they will be available near the entrance to the Exhibition Hall. Do not mount your poster on heavy or thick backing, as it may be difficult to fasten to the board. Do not write or paint on the board. If you require assistance with mounting or removing your poster, please notify the GSA staff at the registration desk.

General Conference Information:
If you must cancel your presentation or change presenters, please notify Suzy Brown at the GSA Administrative Office sbrown@genetics-gsa.org before March 1, 2006, so that the information may be included in the program addendum.

NOTE: The deadline for pre-registration at reduced rates is February 24. For registration and other general information, go to http://www.drosophila-conf.org/genetics/gsa/dros/dros2006/registration.shtml

If you have not yet made your hotel reservations, you should do so now. The deadline for hotel reservations is February 27. Reservation information can be found at: http://www.drosophila-conf.org/genetics/gsa/dros/dros2006/hotel.shtml . After the deadline for hotel reservations of February 27, there is no guarantee that rooms will be available.

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference. If you have any questions, please contact us, or Suzy Brown sbrown@genetics-gsa.org at the GSA Administrative Office; please include your poster number in your message.


Sincerely,
Hugo Bellen, Georg Halder, Ron Davis, Graeme Mardon
Program Chairs
47th Annual Drosophila Research Conference