Michigan ASM Poster Abstract Guidelines

POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

The Michigan ASM encourages students (undergrad and graduate), as well as faculty, post-docs and other professional microbiologists, to present posters at our fall and spring meetings. Ideally a poster presentation would relate to the general theme of the conference, but that is not a criterion for submission. If you would like to present a poster of your research at this MI-ASM CONFERENCE, follow the guidelines below carefully and note the changes in judging and award policies.

IMPORTANT POSTER PLACEMENT NOTICE - PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING A SPRING 2007 POSTER

Your poster should be prepared to fit on a tri-fold (self-standing) 3 ft high x 5 ft wide foam board that the host institution will provide. These will be standing on "waist high" tables.

If your planned poster is larger than the indicated above dimensions or you anticipate other special needs to present your research, please make note of that, and provide your telephone number in the body of your submitting e-mail (not in the abstract, itself). Conference organizers will get in touch with you to determine whether they can accommodate your special needs.

NOTE THE FOLLOWING RULES CONCERNING STUDENT AWARDS:
1. To be eligible for student awards, the student presenter must be at their poster and prepared to discuss the findings with the judges during the judging period.
2. The presenter must be a student in order for the poster to be considered for student awards.

3. When you electronically submit your abstract, state in the body of the e-mail, but not the abstract, if you wish your poster to be considered for student awards.

A student who presents a poster does not pay the conference registration fee
and they also receive one year free membership in MI-ASM. STUDENT ENTRIES will be judged by branch members and the winner of the "Best Student Poster" will receive a framed certificate, a copy of Dr. Philipp Gerhardt's classic text, and a free membership to the National ASM. To be eligible for student awards, the student presenter must be at the poster and prepared to discuss the findings with the judges.

Submit your name, college or university you attend, department affiliation, the full title of your poster, and a brief (200 words) abstract of its content to the conference organizer. The deadline for submitting abstracts for posting to this website is Wednesday, April 11. You may submit abstracts after this date, but they will probably not be posted until after the conference. All posted abstracts will remain on the MI-ASM meeting webpage for at least one year.

Use a Times Roman 12-pt. font. Type the title first, then list the authors (all capital letters; use an asterisk to denote the person delivering the poster; the presenter must be a student for the poster to be considered for student awards), then list institutions and short addresses. You may include e-mail addresses if you wish. Visit the MIASM meetings webpage for examples of previous abstracts.

Abbreviations that are generally understood are acceptable.

Please italicize scientific names and all appropriate genetic terminology if possible.

Please submit your abstract by email to: [email protected]. Send the information within the body of the e-mail message as well as an attached file. Also state in the body of the e-mail, but not the abstract, if you wish this poster to be considered for student award. You will receive electronic confirmation that your poster info arrived safely from cyberspace! Your poster abstract will also be forwarded to the Conference Organizer.

If there is sufficient time, we will post early submitted abstracts on this meeting web site. All poster abstracts will be posted as part of the on-line post-conference summary.

If you presented your poster at an ASM National Meeting or at another conference, please note that in your abstract submission.

If you have any questions regarding posters, please contact Prof. Ralph Gorton or host organiser Dr. Jeffrey Ram.