Lightning talks and poster session

The workshop program will include a lightning-talks session and a poster session devoted to students and postdocs to showcase their research.

• At the time of registration, you will be asked if you are interested in presenting a lightning talk and poster at the workshop, and if so, to supply the title and abstract for your lightning talk.
• The deadline for indicating interest in presenting a lightning talk and poster is Friday, Jun 21.
• The lightning-talks will tentatively be featured in the last session on Thursday, Jul 18. The poster session will follow immediately after.
• A lightning talk is a very brief talk (no more than 10 min.). The idea is for the talk to be a short snippet highlighting your research.
• Each lightning talk must be accompanied by a poster. You can find some information about preparing and printing posters below.
• Due to capacity constraints, we may not be able to accommodate all requests for lightning talks.

Funding support

We have some limited funding available to help support participation by students and postdocs, who are in need.

• At time of registration, you can also indicate whether you need funding support to attend the workshop.
• The deadline for requesting funding support is also Friday, Jun 21.
• There is no connection between funding support and lightning talks. You can express interest in the two independently, and the decisions for the two will be made separately.
• Up to (Canadian) $500 may be offered in support.
• Funding will be allocated based on need, with the goal of encouraging participation by women, young researchers, and underrepresented groups.
• We may not be able to accommodate all funding requests. Please check with your own institutions/supervisors first regarding funding; if you can receive sufficient funding from other sources, then we request that you avoid applying for funding here.

Poster preparation and printing

The poster-boards holding the posters are 4 feet wide and 4 feet tall.

There is a wealth of information online on preparing posters, ranging from software for preparing posters, to content tips; see, for instance, CrySP: Making Posters (the information on "Printing Your Poster" at UW is obsolete), How to Create a Research Poster. Some information is also included below.

• Powerpoint is a simple, convenient way for preparing a poster, especially if you are creating the poster from a Powerpoint presentation. Create a blank slide, go to Design -> Page Setup, and enter the desired poster dimensions. You can then populate the slide with your content.
• You can also find a poster template you like on the Web, download it, and modify from there. (You may need to alter the dimensions to meet the poster dimensions mentioned above.) Various nice templates are available at: posterpresentations.com.
• If you prefer to use LaTeX, you can find examples here: https://www.overleaf.com/gallery/tagged/poster.
• Ensure that your text is not too small - it should be readable from a few feet away. (Avoid going below 24pt. font, except maybe in diagrams or references).
• Printing your poster. For printing, save your poster as a PDF file. If you do not want to bring your poster with you, you can print your poster at this UPS store in the University Plaza, which is walking-distance away from the workshop location.