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National Science Foundation
Engineering Directorate
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
NSF EFRI 2007 Grantees Conference
December 19, 2007
FDIC L. William Seidman Center
3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington,VA

Poster Session Information
 

Synopsis

• Bring your poster to the meeting.
• Poster board (30”x40”), doublestick tape, and easel will be provided.
• Posters are to be on display throughout the Grantees Conference.
• Investigators are to staff their poster during a designated 30-minute period.
 


Purpose
The objectives of the poster session are to enhance interactions among the EFRI grantees and to inform all interested NSF program officers about the research being funded by EFRI.

Logistics
Investigators will be able to assemble their poster boards starting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 19, at the Registration Desk in the Auditorium Foyer outside Room C3050 (Section 3, third floor) of the Seidman Center. All posters will be on display throughout the Conference to allow NSF staff to view the posters as their schedules permit. A one-hour poster session will be held after lunch, in which each investigator is to staff her or his poster for a designated 30-minute period, as indicated on the meeting agenda.

Poster Format

  1. Use a maximum of 12 pages of 8 ½” x 11” paper, or equivalent, per poster board.
  2. Use clear graphics and large fonts (at least 24 pts) for text to ensure visibility.
  3. The poster should include project title, principal and co-principal investigators and their email addresses and universities, and NSF award number.
  4. Posters should address:
    • research objectives and project description
    • expected transformative benefits
    • project management plan; and
    • additional information as appropriate for the project,
    including information specific to how the project will address additional criteria for the ARES or CBE themes.

Please also remember to email your research overview presentation to Kate Ryan by November 25, and bring your poster with you to the meeting. The overviews will be posted on our website for viewing prior to the meeting, and preloaded for presentation on site.

Thank you, and please contact Kate Ryan with any questions at kryan@abecker.com or 920-467-3994.

 
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