Poster title goes here, containing strictly only the essential number of words.FirstCheck with conference organisers on their specifications of size and orientation, before you start your poster eg. maximum poster size; landscape, portrait or square.The page size of this poster template is square (96 x 96cm) format. Do not change this page size, MIU can scale-to-fit a smaller or larger size, when printing. If you need a different shape start with either a portrait (vertical) or a landscape (horizontal) poster template. Bear in mind you do not need to fill up the whole space allocated by some conference organisers (eg. 8ftx4ft in the USA). Do not make your poster bigger than necessary just to fill that given size.For more information on: Poster Design, Scanning and Digital Photography, and Image / file size.Contact: Medical Illustration Unit Prince of Wales HospitalPh: 9382 2800 Email: miunswunsw.edu.au Web: http:/miu.med.unsw.edu.auImporting / inserting filesImages such as photographs, graphs, diagrams, logos, etc, can be added to the poster.To insert scanned images into your poster, go through the menus as follows: Insert / Picture / From File then find the file on your computer, select it, and press OK.The best type of image files to insert are JPEG or TIFF, JPEG is the preferred format.Be aware of the image size you are importing. The average colour photo (13 x 18cm at 180dpi) would be about 3Mb (1Mb for B/W greyscale). Call MIU if unsure.Do not use images from the web.Notes about graphsFor simple graphs use MS Excel, or do the graph directly in PowerPoint.Graphs done in a scientific graphing programs (eg. Sigma Plot, Prism, SPSS, Statistica) should be saved as JPEG or TIFF if possible. For more information see MIU.Tips for making a successful poster Re-write your paper into poster format ie. Simplify everything, avoid data overkill. Headings of more than 6 words should be in upper and lower case, not all capitals. Never do whole sentences in capitals or underline to stress your point, use bold characters instead. When laying out your poster leave breathing space around you text. Dont overcrowd your poster. Try using photographs or coloured graphs. Avoid long numerical tables. Spell check and get someone else to proof-read.Printing and LaminatingOnce you have completed your poster, bring it down to MIU for printing. We will produce a A3 size draft print for you to check and proof read. The final poster will then be printed and laminated. Note: Do not leave your poster until the last minute. Allow at least 5 working days before you need to use it. Simply highlight this text and replace.CostFor poster-printing and laminating charges contact to MIUJust highlight this text and replace with your own text. Replace this with your text. How to use this poster templateSimply highlight this text and replace it by typing in your own text, or copy and paste your text from a MS Word document or a PowerPoint slide presentation. The sub-title text boxes can be moved up or down depending on how big or small your Introduction, Aim, Method, Results and Conclusion are.The body text / font size should be between 24 and 32 points. Arial, Helvetica or equivalent. Keep body text left-aligned, do not justify text.The colour of the text, title and poster background can be changed to the colour of your choice.Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Right aligned if it refers to a figure on its right. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo).Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, 18 to 24 points, to the length of the column in case a figure takes more than 2/3 of column width.Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Left aligned if it refers to a figure on its left. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo).Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Right aligned if it refers to a figure on its right. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo).Captions to be set in Times or Times New Roman or equivalent, italic, between 18 and 24 points. Left aligned if it refers to a figure on its left. Caption starts right at the top edge of the picture (graph or photo).IntroductionAimMethodsResultsConclusionAcknowledgementsAuthors Name/s Goes Here, Authors Name/s Goes Here, Authors Name/s Goes HereAddress/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes HerePoster title goes here, containing strictly only the essential number of words.Authors Name/s Goes Here, Authors Name/s Goes Here, Authors Name/s Goes Here Address/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes HereFirstCheck with conference organisers on their specifications of size and orientation, before you start