ELECTRONIC-POSTERS (E-POSTERS)
An E-Poster is an electronic version of the traditional boards, and is displayed on monitor screens using Power Point slides. E-Poster may include text, figures, tables and images and NO video/animations. Selected E-Poster can be viewed anytime during the conference. A specific time slot will not be required. A Link to upload E-Posters will be made available and the same will also be uploaded on the website.
GUIDELINES FOR E-POSTERS
- Free Paper duration is 6 minutes only.
- All E-Poster / awards will be given to the presenting author only.
- If presenting author is not a member or not enrolled as a Life Member of the TNOA on (or) before 31st May 2017, that E-Poster will not be considered for any award /poster.
- Institution / hospital affiliation and doctor’s name in the title or abstract should not be mentioned and will lead to automatic rejection.
- Scientific abstracts must have at least one TNOA Member as an author or co-author.
- Title of the Paper (not exceeding 100 characters with space).
- Synopsis (not exceeding 1000 characters with space).
GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC-POSTERS PRESENTATION
E-Posters should consist of a maximum of 12 Microsoft PowerPoint slides, including title slide and offering information on the following topics:
- Introduction
- Material and Methods
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Use Times New Roman or Arial fonts.
- Use the first slide to show the title of the E-Poster and the authors information.
- Font should be no smaller than 18 points.
- Maximum of 120 words on each slide.
- Use a plain background without patterns or dark colours.
- Use clear headings and leave spaces between sections.
- Pictures and graphics should be clearly labelled and described.
- Pictures and graphics should be of good quality.
- Text should not be obscured by images.
- Remember that simpler posters are always more attractive and easier to read.
- Do not fit too much information on one slide.
- Correct spelling and punctuation make your poster more attractive and informative.
- E-Posters should contain no video clips/animation files.
- The file should be not more than 5 MB (more than this size, it will be rejected automatically).
- The best 25 posters will be displayed as physical posters & the rest will be e-posters.
TNOA Coimbatore Ophthalmic Association Best Poster Award:
- Only members of TNOA are eligible to participate.
- He/she should have enrolled as a Life Member of the TNOA on (or) before 31st May 2017.
- Proof of membership of TNOA should be sent along with the abstract of the poster entered for the competition.
- A declaration that this poster has not been presented in any conference earlier in any form ( As a paper/ poster/ video ) should be given by the participant.
- Violation of the above rule, if proved will attract disqualification of the entry.
- The poster may be the work of either one or a group of persons.
- The same person may be considered for the award in the subsequent years too even if he / she has won the award earlier, provided a different poster is presented subsequently.
- The Judges shall be
- The President of TNOA or his / her Nominee
- Immediate past president of TNOA or his / her nominee
- One representative from the COA endowment.
