Your poster must be put up and be on display in the Gateway Center by 10:00 a.m. on October 6, 2007.  A selection of posters will be displayed during the Latinos in the 21st Century Luncheon on October 9, 2007. 

A poster presentation is a graphically oriented summary of your project. It consists of a collection of frames, glued or pinned directly to a large poster board. A poster is considered successful if it conveys a clear message to the viewers. The poster should provide clear information on objectives, the approach, the main results and the major conclusions of the research or essay. Viewers should be able to grasp the message in a short time.

Presentations will be judged by faculty and community members. Judging will be based on setup and visual appeal, clarity of your introduction, organizational flow, conclusion statements and convincing proof of research as well as relevance. Students will be required to stand by their posters during a portion of the viewing period, and to make brief (3 minutes or less) presentations about their work and/or answer questions.
 

Suggested Format

• Title: Include a banner frame clearly stating the title of the poster.
• Abstract: Display your abstract on one frame, accompanied by your name, and school on one frame. An abstract is a self contained explanation of your presentation
• Introduction: Specify the objective of your study, provide an overview of what you have done, and point out the significance and value of the research. Be succinct in this one-frame element.
• Results/Supporting arguments: Indicate what your research has revealed and relevance to social issues today.
• Conclusion: Summary of the importance of Cesar Chavez work, ideas and/or salient facts of his life.

 Suggested Layout and Design

• Your title should be appropriate for a general academic audience; make it interesting and informative.
• The poster presentation should be self-contained and complete.
• Each frame of the poster presentation should contain a text block, a graphic, or a combination of the two elements.
• The poster presentation should clearly indicate the order for viewing.
• Text size should be at least 18 - 22 points and be legible from 1.5 to 2 meters away.
• Limit the number of colors used to avoid busyness and distractions
• Textual explanations should be kept to a minimum. Be creative in the graphical and pictorial representation of your research. At least 50% of the poster presentation should be figures/pictures.
• Provide clear captions for all figures/pictures. The figures should be in pleasing visual proportion to the font size used for captions.
• Use color to add impact and visual appeal.