Poster Guidelines

How to make your poster for the HOPE Congress

Research posters summarize information or research concisely and attractively to help publicize it and generate discussion.

A poster is usually a combination of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. At a conference, the researcher stands by the poster display while other participants can come and view the presentation and interact with the author.

Poster Session and setup

The congress desk will assist you with your poster setup on Tuesday afternoon between 15.00 and 17.30 or on Wednesday Morning form 8.30.

The poster session will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 12.00 in the Hall of the Stelline Congress center. During the poster sessions presenters will have te opportunity to present their work to the congress participants. We suggest three minutes to summarise your research, followed by two minutes to address questions (you can repeat this presentation to different people within the poster session’s hour).

Preparing a handout can help remind people of your project later and is an easy way to give your contact info to others in your field. Think of it like a business card. An easy, low-key handout is to just print copies of your poster on printer paper. If you want you can also make a handout that complements, but doesn’t copy, your poster.

Specification for the Poster

Poster boards will accommodate A0 size portrait (vertical) posters: height 1189 mm (46.8 inches), width 841 mm (33.1 inches). Please ensure that your display will fit within these parameters. Your poster must be printed by you on paper or, if you prefer, on light printable fabric for easier transportation.

  • Title should be in bold. Author’s affiliations and e-mail addresses for should be included.
  • Text: a poster should be easily readable from a distance of 1 – 2 meters, 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 colors may be used.
  • Suggested font sizes are (for the A0 format):

Main title: 78 pt (bold, upper case)

Author: 72 pt (bold, title case)

Affiliation(s): 48 pt (normal, title case)

Email address: 36 pt (bold)

Subheading: 36 pt (bold upper case)

Body of text: 24 pt (normal)

Smaller fonts may be used in citations (in APA Format) and acknowledgement.

Is this your first poster? Take a look at the NYU Libraries guidelines: https://guides.nyu.edu/posters/poster-basics

What software can I use to make a poster?

Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple Keynote

A popular, easy-to-use option. They are part of Microsoft Office or Apple OS package.

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign

Feature-rich professional software that is good for posters including lots of high-resolution images, but they are more complex and expensive.

Open Source Alternatives 

OpenOffice is the free alternative to MS Office (Impress is its PowerPoint alternative).

Inkscape and Gimp are alternatives to Adobe products.

For charts and diagrams try Gliffy or Lovely Charts.

Questions about the poster? Contact Michele Capurso, chair of the Scientific Committee, via email to scientific.committee@hope22.eu