POSTER SESSION

The deadline to submit a Poster was July 1, 2009.

All poster presenters will receive an email confirmation that your poster has been received.
Poster Presenters Registration deadline: July 1, 2009.

Papers from various fields of minerals, metals and materials research and technologies will be presented at the general poster session which will be held on Monday, August 24th. Poster paper presentations provide an excellent opportunity for learning about current research projects, encourage interactive discussion and showcase the work of students.

Student awards:

Categories: Two prizes one for best undergraduate poster and one for graduate/post-doctoral poster.

Best Graduate/Post Doc poster - $500
Best Undergraduate poster - $500

Poster Instructions for all

Every author should be aware of the following recommendations before preparing their posters.

Poster size – Maximum 90 X 120 cm (3ft wide X 4ft tall). You will share your board with another presenter.
Readability – Background and font colors have to be chosen in order to get enough contrast and be easily legible from a distance of three feet.
Set-up – The poster presentation will be held on Monday August 24th. Participants will be asked to set-up their poster before 8am. Judging will take place between 13:15 - 14:00.
Attendance – Presenters should be present at their poster during viewing time for conference delegates.
The author’s name and address and the title of the paper.
If you are a student please indicate student status (undergrad or grad) on the top section of the Poster.
Material for attaching the posters and illustrations will be supplied by the organizers.

Poster Presentation for all

Judging Criteria - Criteria will consist of:

Technical Content – background, procedure, analysis and discussion of results, conclusions (valid and supported).
Appearance – overall layout, clarity, legibility and amount of text, quality of illustrations, graphs and micrographs.
Oral Presentation – organization, clarity, timing.

Contact

Mansoor Barati
University of Toronto
mansoor.barati@utoronto.ca