POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

• Posters should measure no larger than 4’ x 4’.
• Logos promoting commercial companies are prohibited.
• Posters may include tables and graphs.
• Posters should be clear and organized for viewing.
• Use of laptops during poster presentations is prohibited.

Poster Presentations – General Information

Posters will be on display Monday, June 8 – Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Exhibit Hall 4C of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Each poster will be displayed for one day only. Participants will have the opportunity to view and discuss posters during viewing times (10:15am – 12:15pm). Each author should be present at his or her poster during the poster viewing time on the day the poster will be displayed. Authors of odd-numbered poster board ID numbers should be present at their poster display from 10:15am – 11:15am. Authors of even-numbered poster board ID numbers should be present at their poster display from 11:15am – 12:15pm. If the two hour poster presentation is an insufficient amount of time, presenters are encouraged to continue their presentation into the lunch hour.

Poster setup is from 7:00am – 8:00am on the day of the presentation. The poster board ID number, which was sent to authors in the confirmation letter, will enable individuals to determine the location of their posters in the viewing room. Maps will be available in your registration materials to assist you as well. Posters should not be dismantled until 4:45pm on the day of the presentation. Posters that are not dismantled will be discarded.

A detailed list of poster presentations will be included in the SLEEP 2009 Final Program.

Confidentiality

All presenters are required to follow professional guidelines for patient confidentiality. No photos, names, records, or other patient identifiers may be included in poster presentations unless appropriate approval is obtained.

Ethical Studies Involving Human and Animal Studies

Findings included as part of a poster presentation from protocols involving human subjects must have been approved by an appropriately convened Institutional Review Board for human subjects, unless exempted by the Department of Health and Human Services regulations for the protection of human subjects. An appropriately convened Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee must have approved presentations from protocols involving animals. For presentations based on research conducted outside the United States, comparable guidelines for the use of human and animal subjects should be followed.

Criteria

Posters should be clear and organized for viewing, measuring no larger than 4’ x 4.’ The following article provides an excellent description of elements that comprise a readable poster: Woolsey, J.D., “Combating Poster Fatigue: How to Use Visual Grammar and Analysis to Effect Better Visual Communication,” Trends in Neuroscience, 1989, 12(9), pp. 325-332.