1. INSERT YOUR POSTER TITLE ON THIS LINE HERE Name of Author Department Name and Institution Name can go here This section is used to provide a brief introduction or background on your topic. Make sure to distill your message; be concise and eliminate all but the vital elements. Use a mixture of paragraphs and bullet points to make it easier to read the body text of your poster. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. Body text should be between 28-40 point font. 30 point font is ideal. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. Body text should be between 28-40 point font. 30 point font is ideal. This section is used to state the aim or purpose of your research. You can explicitly state the gap in the research here and list your hypotheses. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Body text should be between 28-40 point font. 30 point font is ideal. BACKGROUNDPURPOSE Title One This section allows you to discuss your materials and methods. This space can be reduced to provide more space for graphic information regarding your materials and methods if applicable. This section can also be reduced to provide more space for the results section of your poster if necessary. Title Two Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Title Three Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text. Your caption can go here. Title Can Go Here Use graphics for greater impact as your audience will be able to process graphic information faster and more easily. Ideally, 30% of your poster will contain graphic information. An explanation of your figures or tables can go in this section – alternatively you can use the space for another figure or table. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1. 1.References can be in smaller font 2. 2.Use numbers in the body of your poster instead of in-text citations 3. 3.Only include key references This section is used to state your conclusions and suggestions for future research if applicable. Using bullet points can help you be concise and make it easier for your audience to read. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. Insert your acknowledgements here (funding agencies, grants, companies, etc)… Title Here This section will contain information about your results. Results are best represented in graphs, tables, charts or other figures. This box can be reduced or moved to the centre column to make more room for figures. Insert your text here. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Simply double click this text box, go to the “Text Box” tab, and check the option “Resize AutoShape to fit text”. You can change the font size to fit your text. You can also make this box shrink or grow with the amount of text. Your caption can go here. RESULTS CONCLUSIONSREFERENCES