Poster guidelines
All posters must conform to the following guidelines:
- Paper size: A0 (841 x 1189 mm)
- Title and authors names centred and capitalise first letter in each word. The title should be in bold. Author’s affiliations and e-mail addresses for corresponding authors should be included.
- Body of the poster may start with a short introduction at the top left corner, followed by methods and results, with conclusion at the lower right.
- Graphics: Effective visual display of information is essential in a poster presentation. To achieve this goal, author (s) should concentrate on two or three main points and should prefer graphic displays over text to illustrate their message effectively. Overall, a poster should have more graphics than text. In addition, graphics should be simple to understand, with contrasting colours and no grid lines.
- Text: Poster should be easily readable from a distance of 1 – 2 metres, and 1.5 or 2 lines of spaces should be used between each line. It is advised that authors should also pay attention to the following points:
- Headings should be 25% larger than normal text. Bold or other colours may be used.
- Text should be kept to a minimum, and each block of text should include no more than a few sentences.
- Smaller fonts may be used in citations and acknowledgement.
- Suggested font sizes are:
- Main title: 78-96 pt (bold, upper case)
- Author(s): 72 pt (bold, title case)
- Affiliation(s): 48 pt (normal, title case)
- Subheading: 36 pt (bold uppercase)
- Body of text: 24 pt (normal)
- All measurement units should be metric.
Abstract submissions for posters will be accepted for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Posters must be written in English and submitted electronically (e-mailed as MS Word attached documents to shammara.roche@fpc.wa.gov.au). Authors are solely responsible for the technical content of the manuscript; no technical editing will be done by the conference organisers.