Why & How to Host a Poster Session
Mark Saponaro ( camelotspecialevents.com) Targeted Communication Using Low Tech Displays Why A Poster Session? Research takes a lot of time to accumulate, compile, and publish in an understandable format (click here to see how to lay out a poster board) ...as the Research Presenter; you want to get this valuable information into as many of the right hands as possible. A Poster Session is a highly effective way to do this. A large amount of presenters can communicate their research topic to a very interested group of attendees in a short amount of time. Efficient Information Flow Attendees will gravitate to the poster board(s) that interest them most to have an intimate one-on-one question and answer session with the presenter. This discussion can be in depth and last as long as two hours. Attendees have time to fully explore and understand the presentation. Presenters get their work seen by people who need to see it. Brainstorming often occurs during this