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Each year our conference organizers line up a fantastic
array of speakers and workshops. But there are ways you can be
a contributor to this wonderful week. Assemble a poster! This
article is your official call for entries! Please note the deadlines
at the end of this article.
We hope individual members or chapters will put
together a poster presentation. Subject might include: interesting
projects using digital and traditional art mediums or projects
within a specific field: botanicals, scientific sculpture, computer
video or animation generation, etc. Think of this as a step-by-step
poster. Visited an interesting place and did sketches? Do a poster!
Or write up that special project featuring a specialized or unique
approach. More than one person can author a poster - teaming up
will make it less labor intensive, less expensive.
Poster presentations are a form of presenting information
as a visual aid to a verbal presentation but we won’t make
you stand up and present your poster. The posters will be shown
during the conference in a commons area where many attendees will
see it. The information you include should be complete enough
to stand alone as a communication As visual communicators this
shouldn’t be too hard for us but remember that people won’t
spend a long period looking at the information, so this information
should be condensed and suitable for quick survey viewing. Spend
time editing and reducing the amount of written text so it is
concise and clear. A text-wallpapered poster goes unread!
Most of the posters produced for the conference
are now done as digital outputs - but this is not required. Digital
poster materials can be submitted to print shops or service bureaus
in a PDF file with fonts embedded and with good resolution images.
This file should not be excessively compressed. An Illustrator
file will also work with text converted to outlines and with images
embedded and not linked. If there is no text submit PhotoShop
TIFF files. Cost will vary according to your region but run from
approximately $10- 20 per foot. Call your service bureau before
you start to see what their requirements are and what is the best
and most economical way to give them digital information.
REGISTERING: Write an Abstract- a condensed
summary of the poster information. This abstract must be 300 words
or less. When I receive the abstract, you are registered for presenting
the poster (see deadlines below).
Poster Specifications:
Poster Size: Design for a ~ 32 x 40 inches space or approx.
0.9 x 1.2 meters. You must submit posters as a fold-out or roll-out
unit (i.e. one-piece).
FONT AND LETTERING SUGGESTIONS (make the
poster readable from a distance):
Text: Serif font style (such as Times); Bold; space-and-a-half
or double spacing; and minimum 14 pt. type
Title: Sans Serif font style (such as Helvetica); Bold;
and 60 pt. type
Subtitles: Help visually block units of information; Bold;
36 pt. type. As appropriate use - Abstract, Methods, Discussion,
Results or Summary.
GETTING IT THERE: If you are not attending
the meeting, simply send the poster to the Denver committee (see
address below). If you are flying to the meeting hand-carry your
poster on the plane, don’t check it!
If you are mailing it to the conference organizers (see deadline
and address below), you are responsible for insurance and shipping
to and from the exhibit. Please include a prepaid return shipping
label with the poster. Neither the Denver museum nor the Guild
is responsible for damage during delivery or temporary storage
of posters.
AT THE CONFERENCE: Presenters attending the
conference are responsible for putting up their poster and collecting
them at conference close. People at the registration table will
direct you to the poster display area. Obviously come with a completed
poster, organizers will provide backing boards, pins for attaching
it to the board plus scissors, double-sided tape, etc. for minor
repairs, if needed.
Deadlines:
1. Abstracts: Abstracts (300
words) are due (to Kris Kirkeby) by June 14, 2002. I
would prefer e-mailed abstracts at:kirke002@rgisp.com but you
may send
them to me at 2080
Shields Ave., Eugene, OR 97405.
2. Mailed Poster Deadline: Mailed posters must arrive in
Denver by July 18, 2003.
3. Mailing Address: Attention: Marjorie Leggitt/GNSI, 1905
Jasmine St., Denver CO 80220
4.Mailed posters must include a prepaid return shipping label
with the poster.
5. Presenters attending the conference are responsible for putting
up their poster and collecting them at conference close.
If you are not able to attend the Denver Co nference,
this is a great way to contribute! If you need specific advice
about submitting digital files to a service bureau, contact Larry
Lavendel at levendel@cats.ucsc.edu. Thanks to Larry and Britt
Griswold for information on digital preparation for this article.
If I can help in any way or if you have questions, please contact
me at 541-349-2439 or e-mail me at kirke002@rgisp.com. See you
there!! Kris Kirkeby
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