In article <cjfuller-2710970820410001 at c-fuller1.uncg.edu>,
cjfuller at mindspring.com (C.J. Fuller) wrote:
> Time for me to weigh in. When I was doing my postdoc, the posters I put
> together for Experimental Biology meetings never saw the light of day
> after the meetings. I decided that it was a waste of time and $$ to mount
> my posters on heavy stock, so I bought some lightweight paper (not
> construction paper) of one color and mounted my poster pieces on that.
> The advantage to this method is that the pieces will fit in a large manila
> envelope and I don't have to carry (and risk losing) a large portfolio. I
> do get the title done by the graphics people and carry that in a rigid
> tube that also fits in my notebook bag. This is also a big advantage in
> airports. On the way to the meetings, I don't check my bag and I know
> everything will arrive with me.
>My lab combines the approaches, using 9x12 or smaller pieces of poster
board, and mounting the information (printed on smooth coated plotter
paper) with spray adhesive. My guess is that these "cards" are more
durable than lightweight paper. Like Cindy's technique, this allows
things to be carried easily and has two additional advantages she did not
point out:
You can reconfigure at a meeting where the space available does not
conform to the instructions you were given when preparing the poster and
You can update the poster relatively easily by adding or removing pieces.
Mike Kahn
