University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Important Instructions for Presenters

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If you would like to print your poster on the large format printer, please follow the protocol below.

Notify Jim Alexander (zander@pitt.edu or 2990) in the Social Sciences Division Office (Krebs 104).

Student participants or faculty mentors may request pre-approval.
Faculty mentors with more than one student presentation should request pre-approval for all students at one time.

After pre-approval, sign up for an appointment to have your poster printed in User Services (Blackington 141).
No "drop in" appointments.

Lay out your poster in Corel Draw or PowerPoint
Poster dimensions: 40 inches wide by 60 inches long or 24 inches by 36 inches (NOTHING ELSE)
Graphics:

Minimum Resolution 150 ppi
Do not use jpg or bmp files that you "right-click" from a web page (these do not scale up well

The Heritage Hall will be open starting at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, April 16. You may put your poster up any time after 8:30.
Posters must be up by 12 noon
The poster boards and push pins will be provided!
You must take your poster down by 4:15 PM!
Poster times are on the schedule.
Poster locations are on the map.

Arrive in the room ten mniutes before the session begins.
Find the convener and introduce yourself.
If using technology, copy your presentation file from the disc (CD, flash drive, memory stick, etc.) to the desk top of the computer in the room. Just before your talk open the file from PowerPoint.
Make sure the convener can pronounce your name and the title of your talk. This makes more sense than you might think. The convener is not necessarily in the same discipline as your presentation.

Bring your presentation on a CD or jump drive (flash drive, memory stick, etc.).
Arrive a few minutes before your session begins.
Copy the presentation from the CD or jump drive to the desk top of the computer.
In PowerPoint, open the presentation that is stored on the desk top.

Last Reviewed: April 3, 2008