As an abstract author, you are required to present a physical poster at the conference. The primary goal of your poster is to convey your work with clarity and professionalism. You may have several additional goals for your poster presentation: to find collaborations within MTL / MIT.nano, to make industry contacts, and to find employment opportunities.
Important Information
- Submit your poster using the submission link at the bottom of this page by Monday, January 9th if you would like MTL staff to print and transport your poster
- Drop off your poster on Tuesday January 10 or Tuesday January 17 at MTL HQ if you are printing your own poster, but would like MTL staff to transport your poster
- Include full names in the author list (for example, Jatin J. Patil instead of J. J. Patil)
- Check your assigned abstract number here.
- Please use the poster template provided at the bottom of this page. The poster size must be 42"x48".
Tips for a Successful Poster Presentation
- Identify your message for your poster and design your poster to be a visual aid to further that message.
- Remember the scope of your audience. Provide adequate background, clearly contextualize the problem, and emphasize the impact of your solution.
- Clearly describe and/or visualize the guts (approach, methods, experimental setup, etc.), but remember that posters, as a format, are not conducive to heavy detail. Leave the details and subtleties to documents that are more suitable for them (publications, lecture notes, etc.).
- Provide compelling results that substantiate your message and/or conclusion.
- Design your poster to have a well-organized structure with obvious flow. Visuals for grouping and flow should match the way you want the audience to group concepts and/or move through the poster.
- Ensure figures are clear and high-impact. Design your figures with maximum "signal-to-noise ratio".
- Use minimal text, or ensure text use is strategic and high-impact. Text is most effectively used as headings and clearly stating the take-home messages of your poster. Again, leave the complexities to other kinds of documents.
- Maintain visual cohesion in regards to colors, font types/sizes, etc.