2. European Symposium on

Porcine Health Management

Field Station for Epidemiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany

2. European Symposium on

Porcine Health Management

"Pig Health, Performance and Welfare"

Posters

Dear colleagues

We have invite you to submit abstracts for posters that will be presented during the 2nd ESPHM in Hannover. Most welcome were posters that refer to the three major topics of the symposium:

- Pig Health, Performance and Welfare –

We would like to thank you for your remarkable contributions: more than 100 abstracts have been submitted and 109 of them have been accepted for publication after review by the Scientific Committee.

"Guidelines & Recommendations" for preparing the posters

Please make sure that, at least, one author of an accepted poster has to register to the Symposium not later than 01st May 2010!

Moreover, we encourage you to take following points into account:

The usable poster board surface is 120 cm high and 84 cm wide (DIN A0; upright format).

Don't overload your poster. Remember, you are not writing an article.
Seek simplicity, keep text to a minimum and avoid redundancies.
Use 500 to 1'000 words (including title, figure legends and tables), definitely not
more.
The figures and tables should cover approximately 50% of the poster area.
Prepare a 20 cm high title strip that runs the full width of the poster. Use a black and
bold typeface, not smaller than 30 mm in height for the title and at least 20 mm for
author’s names and affiliations (the height refers to capital and tall letters), Capital
letters are usually more difficult to read than small letters.
The average reader spends 1-2 minutes on your poster. Highlight your main
finding. Most of us start by reading the Conclusions. Thus, don't hide them in the
right lower corner. Put them on eye level, either on top of the right column or
alternatively start with the Conclusions. Otherwise, structure your poster by
Introduction, Material & Methods and Results. State your aims in the end of the introduction.
We suggest that the pathway (eye movement) is down the columns. Use 2-4
columns.
The poster is supposed to be readable from a distance of 1.5-2 m. The text should
definitely be no less than 5 mm for capitals and tall letters, and preferably larger. Use
a constant font throughout the poster.
Let your important points stand out. Use (but don't overuse) bold and colours.
If possible, avoid abbreviations and acronyms, especially in the Conclusions.
Feel free to provide one or more key references (in the right lower corner).
Handouts of your abstract / poster (with your addresses) to your interested readers
may facilitate future research communication.
Prepare a short (< 60 seconds) oral guide through your poster to be offered to those
that prefer your words before reading for themselves.