What is a Poster ?
A poster is where the researcher directly presents their research results as a visual
display, which is positioned on poster board. The poster is usually a mixture of
a brief narrative paper, intermixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation
formats.
Although one can present figures and tables, papers that do not have these,
can also be usefully presented as posters. By writing concisely and with a few areas
of focus, the presentation can intellectually communicate your research and help
synthesize your main ideas and research directions.
Frequently a poster can serve
as a beginning for a longer journal article. The researcher stands by the poster
display during an assigned time, usually for a duration of two hours while other
conference participants can come and view the presentation and interact with the
author.