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.
Even though we do hang posters here after meetings are over, I still stick
with the lightweight paper mounting technique. I've even converted some
people to my approach. Remember that the information, not the trappings,
are the most important part of a poster.
Cindy
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C.J. Fuller
<mailto:cjfuller at erickson.uncg.edu>
<mailto:cjfuller at mindspring.com>
