Meetings: Program
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The AAAS Poster Sessions provide the opportunity for individuals to present their research and offer an excellent venue for extended informal discussion with meeting attendees.
All posters are peer-reviewed. Accepted posters are listed in the 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting Poster Book. Abstracts will appear on the Annual Meeting Abstract CD in the Program Book.
Attention students:
- Volunteer as a Session Aide and earn FREE registration!
- Graduate students can compete to earn travel assistance grants.
"A highlight of the AAAS Annual Meeting is the poster session... it provides a forum for presentations and discussions in all areas of education, science and technology."
| General Poster Session | Closed |
| Student Poster Award Competition | Closed |
| American Junior Academy of Sciences Posters |
Closed |
- American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) Posters
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By invitation only
This special poster session is for high school students who have been invited to participate by their respective State Science Academies.
Friday, 13 February 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Riverside Hall - Student Poster Competition
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Open to college undergraduate and graduate students only
The Student Poster Competition recognizes the individual efforts of students actively working toward a college-level degree.
Saturday, 14 February 11:00 a.m.-5:00 pm
Postdoctoral scholars who hold a doctoral degree are not eligible to enter. - General Poster Session
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Open to postdocs and professionals
This session provides an opportunity to present your research to the broad community of scientists attending the AAAS Meeting.
Sunday, 15 February 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Riverside Hall - Triple Helix
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Criteria for participating in the Triple Helix Poster Session:
By invitation only. You must have received an invitation to participate as a member of a Triple Helix university chapter.
Sunday, 15 February 2009 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Riverside Hall
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American Junior Academy Posters
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AJAS students may enter their poster in any one of the following categories:
- Animal Science
- Behavioral Science
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Cellular Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Physics
- General Posters
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- Brain and Behavior
- Includes neuroscience and psychology
- Education
- Includes economics and political science
- Environment and Ecology
- Includes agriculture, food and renewable resources; geology and geography; and atmospheric and hydrospheric science
- General Interest
- Includes science that covers a range of subjects
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Includes biological, chemical, and cellular sciences
- Information, Math, and the Internet
- Includes statistics, computers, information technology, and industrial science
- Medicine and Public Health
- Includes dentistry and oral health sciences, medical and pharmaceutical sciences
- Molecular and Cellular
- Includes organismic life sciences and biological and chemical sciences
- Nanotechnology
- Includes materials science
- Organismic
- Includes science relating to organisms
- Physical Sciences
- Includes astronomy, physics, and chemistry
- Social Sciences
- Includes education, language and culture, anthropology, economics, and political science
- Technology and Engineering
- Includes statistics, computers, information technology, and industrial science
- Student Poster Competition
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- Brain and Behavior
- Includes neuroscience and psychology
- Environment and Ecology
- Includes agriculture, food science, and renewable resources; geology and geography; and atmospheric and hydrospheric science
- Math, Technology, and Engineering
- Includes statistics, computers, information technology, and industrial science
- Medicine and Public Health
- Includes dentistry and oral health sciences, and medical and pharmaceutical sciences
- Molecular and Cellular
- Includes organismic life sciences and biological and chemical sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Includes astronomy, physics, and chemistry
- Science in Society
- Includes societal impacts of science and engineering, general interest in sciences and engineering, history and philosophy of science, and public understanding of science
- Social Sciences
- Includes education, language and culture, anthropology, economics, and political sciences
All poster submitters (except for AJAS and Student Session Aides) are required to register for the Annual Meeting in a paid registration category. You must have a valid Visa, MasterCard, or American Express account number to register online.
Register online or print out a registration form after you have submitted your abstract. Registration must be paid by 1 November 2007 to be included in the Poster Book. To participate in the Poster Session, registration must be paid by 18 January 2008.
NOTE: AJAS students must register through AJAS/NAAS.
For students applying as Session Aides, the Student Session Aide application may be submitted in lieu of paying registration fees (subject to space availability in the Student Session Aide program). You must be a college undergraduate or graduate student to apply as a Student Session Aide. AAAS reserves the right to rescind registration for anyone found not to meet the criteria for being a Student Session Aide.
Read more about volunteering as a Student Session Aide.
Poster Presentation and Design
"Providing student discounts and allowing us to present our posters with such important scientists has excited me to continue in the field."
—A. Kumar
Student Attendee,
2007 Annual Meeting
Individuals may present, and be senior or presenting author, for only one poster per day. All posters must be confined to the 4'x 8' display board provided. Computer display equipment, sound or projection equipment, or freestanding displays are not permitted.
Bring your own push-pins or Velcro to affix your poster material to the display board. All material must be removable. You may not write, paint, or use paste on the display board.
All posters must be set up in the time allotted before the session, and must remain up until the session ends. Materials must then be removed promptly from the board and your area cleaned up. AAAS will not be responsible for material left on boards after any of the poster sessions.
Student Poster Competition Entrants:
You will be required to be present for a designated three-hour judging period. Assignments will be sent to all accepted entrants in December.
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Individuals may present and be senior or presenting author, for only one poster per day. All posters must be displayed on the 8 foot display board provided. Computer display equipment, sound or projection equipment, or freestanding displays are not permitted.
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Bring your own push-pins or Velcro to affix your poster material to the display board. All material must be removable. You may not write, paint, or paste on the display board.
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All posters must be set up in time allotted before the session, and must remain up until the session ends. Materials must then be removed promptly from the board and your area cleaned up. AAAS will not be responsible for material left on boards after any of the poster sessions.
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Allow ample time to prepare your poster. Use a crisp, clean and strong title. Do not tell the entire research history. Present only enough data to support your conclusions and show the originality of the work. The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end.
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Limit the size of your poster or poster sections to 4 feet length by 8 feet wide.
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For ease of transport, make the poster elements small enough to package and carry (approximately 17" x 22", 42.5 cm x 55 cm). Be sure to pack a measuring tape and a sketch of the poster layout so you will be prepared to set up the poster quickly.
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All posters should feature a title, your name, and the name of the institution where the research was performed and should credit others, as appropriate. The title lettering should be about 2 to 3 (5 cm to 7.5 cm) with subheadings ½ to 1 high (1.25 cm to 2.5 cm).
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All lettering should be legible from about 5 feet (1.5 m) away. Text material should be approximately 24 points (1/4"/.625 cm).
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Poster elements should be mounted with and adhesive on 1/8 (.313 cm) foam-core board. Boards thicker than this will be difficult to pin up.
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Covert tabular material to graphic display, if possible.
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Use color to add emphasis and clarity.
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Make illustrations simple and bold. Enlarge photos to show pertinent details clearly.
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Displayed materials should be self-explanatory, freeing you for discussion.
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Handouts of your abstract should be available for interested viewers.
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No demonstration experiments, three-dimensional displays, or tabletop displays are allowed in a poster session.
