LRIG Bay Area is hosting a poster session at our next event, October 4th, in South San Francisco. Posters can be of any topic of interest to the LRIG community and are not limited to the theme of our technical program. There is no charge to present your poster but abstracts must be submitted by email by September 27th. 

LRIG Bay Area is delighted to partner with SLAS, which is sponsoring an award for Outstanding Poster Presentation for early career professionals. 

LRIG Bay Area is also sponsoring an award for Outstanding Poster Presentation for those not eligible for the SLAS award. Posters presented at the meeting will be reviewed and awards announced by October 11th, 2023. 

Details on the poster format and eligibility requirements for the awards are below.

Please contact Maureen Beresini if you have additional questions and to submit your abstract.

Register for the Fall Event separately from your poster submission. Registration is free. 

The poster award winner will receive the SLAS Tony B. Travel Award – to recognize up-and-coming researchers who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in laboratory science and technology. The SLAS Tony B. Travel Award contains the following:

1.         Complimentary Premier SLAS Membership for one year

2.         Full registration for the SLAS2024 Conference and Exhibition in Boston, MA. (link will be provided when available)

3.         Travel stipend including shared hotel accommodations (up to 4 nights) and airfare or train fare

4.         One SLAS Short Course registration

5.         Invitation to be featured on the SLAS podcast, New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists

6.         Mentorship opportunity through SLAS Mentor Match Program

7.         Waived publication fee (i.e., APC) for one article in SLAS Discovery or SLAS Technology journals reporting the contents of the winning poster

The SLAS Tony B. Travel grant program provides funding for the SLAS International Conference and Exhibition and the SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition for students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and junior faculty with less than four years in their first academic appointments. Those who have completed undergraduate and/or graduate school and are within the first five years of their professional career are also eligible

All posters at the LRIG Chapter Meeting that opt in for review for this award will be judged according to the requirements of the SLAS Poster Award listed below:

Poster Design:

·       Organization: Is the poster content organized in a logical manner, such that experimental problem, approach and results are easily understood?

·       Layout: Is the poster layout, look and feel well done? Does the presenter use appropriate font sizes, readable graphics, suitable colors?

 Poster Content:

·       Motivation/Background: Does the poster present sufficient context for the reader to understand the purpose and originality of the experiment as well as the background and motivation for performing the experiment?

·       Approach: Does the poster present sufficient data on the experimental methods used for the reader to understand and judge the quality of the approach?

·       Discussion: Does the poster demonstrate an understanding of the selected methods and technologies in the context of the state-of-the-art? The presenter should provide appropriate statistics.

·       Conclusion: Does the poster present sufficient information and data to support the conclusion of the poster?

 Each candidate will be judged on the same criteria as listed below. In scoring the presentations, the judges will consider the following:

Poster Presentation

·       Timely presentation: Did the presenter explain the key concept(s) of the poster within the time allowed?

·       Content: Was the poster content presented clearly and concisely in a way that enhanced understanding of the written poster content? (Rather than just a verbatim reading of the poster itself.)

·       Questions and answers: Did the presenter satisfactorily answer questions from the judges within the time allowed?

·       Overall presentation: Was the presenter able to keep the judges' attention during the presentation and was the presentation easily understood? Did the presenter show an appropriate level of enthusiasm for the research?

Note that space is limited at the event so not all submitted abstracts may be accepted for the poster session. We will prioritize posters by early career professionals for this event. 

All posters at the LRIG Chapter Meeting that opt in for review for this award will be judged according to the requirements of the LRIG Poster Award listed below:

Abstract (description of work in </= 300 words)

Primary presenter information (name, title, institution)

Eligibility for Early Career Researcher award:  yes / no  (Criteria:  undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and junior faculty with less than four years in their first academic appointments plus recent graduates within the first five years of their professional career)   

Coauthors (name, institution)

Poster Dimensions:

Poster size may not exceed 3 feet 7 inches [109 cm] across and 3 feet, 6 inches [107 cm] high.

Pushpins will be available to mount your poster.  Handouts are encouraged as is a mechanism (envelope) for collecting contact information of participants wishing to receive more information on your poster.

Poster Board Design:

Title Banner: Lettering should be at least 3/4 [1.9 cm] to 1 inch [2.5 cm] high (72 pt. bold). The banner should include the author(s) and affiliation(s).

Font: Use a sans serif font such as Arial or Helvetica in a minimum size of 24 pt. (1/4 inch high). Text, figures and photographs should be readable from a distance of 4 feet.

Bullets and Numbering: Be simple and direct in your poster presentation. Use short phrases and "bulleted" text throughout the poster. Avoid long narrative paragraphs.

Poster Board Layout: Arrange the poster for logical flow top left to lower right. The panels may be numbered in the order they should be viewed or you may use chart pak colored tape to guide the viewer.

Poster Board Content

The poster should include the following elements:

Overview/abstract: A succinct summary of the purpose, methods, and results. Use phrases rather than sentences in a simple outline format.

Introduction: A concise statement of the objective and background of the work.

Methods: Describe the apparatus, chemistry, samples, and materials used in detail.

Results: Use graphs, spectra, charts, and pictures with a minimum of text to illustrate results.

Conclusions: Concise statement of the findings indicating future research directions.

Note that space is limited at the event so not all submitted abstracts may be accepted for the poster session. We will prioritize poster abstracts by early career professionals for this event.