Note that submissions must be in English, and delivered by e-mail. Attachments of mock-ups must not exceed 500 kb. If size exceeds 500 kb, the mock-up must be posted on a separate website and a link provided. Be sure that your submission contains no proprietary or confidential material. Submission of video or pictures of identifiable people should be done only with the understanding that responsibility for the collection of appropriate permissions rests with the submitter, not ASIST.

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by mid-February, 2003.  The spirit of this call is one of inclusiveness. Even if you've never done anything like this before, follow the submission instructions and have an original, interesting proposal, you will have a good chance of showing.

If your proposal is accepted, you will need to create the actual poster for the conference (see below), and supply a PDF image of the poster content at the time of the conference for posting to an ASIST Conference presentations page. 

The one-page summaries of accepted interactive posters will be published in the ASIST Conference Companion. Note that because of publication production requirements there will be no opportunity to prepare new versions of the summaries, so your submission material must be prepared carefully.

At the conference, interactive poster presenters are provided a 1.1 meter high by 2.3 meter wide (44 x 92 inches) display space. But your poster does not need to occupy the maximum space. We have found that 20 x 30 inches is a good minimum size. Presenters are required to be available at their posters during designated presentation times.

What Makes a Good Poster

Allow ample time, at least several weeks or more, to prepare your poster. A good poster is uncluttered and clear in design. It has legible text and logical organization. The main tenet of a good poster design is simplification. Here are some guidelines:

• Use a crisp, clean design and a strong title.
• Do not tell the entire project history.
• Present only enough data to make your key point.
• The text material should be reduced to convey your points quickly and clearly.

The most successful 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. A detailed tip sheet on the mechanics of producing a poster will be sent to the final authors along with logistical details on the conference poster sessions.