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Although it is not widely reported, poster sessions at scientific, technical
and medical conferences have evolved into the third leg of a scholarly
publication tripod, joining abstracts and published papers in journals
as an essential component of scientific communications. During the last
thirty years, the need to communicate, disseminate, document and preserve
new research has outstripped the capacity of traditional scientific sessions
at scholarly meetings and conferences to such an extent that this year
alone it is estimated that over 500,000 poster presentations will be accepted
worldwide.
Yet, surprisingly in spite of all the design, printing, and access advantages
of digital production, the majority of scientific posters today are still
assembled and displayed using the same cut and paste techniques used since
poster sessions began three decades ago. SciFor has introduced a new fast,
reliable and affordable digital design and printing service that simplifies
the complex and time-consuming process of preparing scientific, technical
and medical poster presentations.
And in conjunction with the inauguration of its new design and printing
service, the company has issued a set of contemporary
guidelines and principles for preparing scientific posters in the digital
age to help researchers create the most effective presentation of
research information. These are the first guidelines that we know of to
offer hints and tips for the preparation of posters specifically tailored
to digital production and printing processes.
The time is opportune for digital poster production. Combining expertise
in printing, scientific publishing, visual communications and digital
access, SciFor offers a one-stop service for high-impact, high-quality
scientific posters. Because the service is web based, the author can upload
content and graphic elements at any time, day or night, at his or her
convenience. SciFor's digital production process circumvents the complex
spatial and proportional design issues inherent in do-it-yourself, hand
assembly, producing posters that are more professional looking, more convenient
to transport, and easier to reproduce in small sizes for handouts than
traditional cut and paste methods. Presentations produced in this manner
are ready to archive and disseminate electronically as well.
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