Poster Information

Student Poster Competition

All accepted student posters will be automatically entered into a student poster competition with cash awards ($350 for first prize, $150 for second prize).

Registration

Poster presenters must register by March 31. They get a reduced registration fee of $55 and receive a complimentary lunch.

Poster Presenters who do not register by the March 31 deadline will be removed from the final program.

Poster Session Schedule

Your poster will be presented during a poster session, which will be held from 11:45am to 1:15pm. You will be expected to be at your poster during the first hour of that time to discuss your work with conferees. Please plan to have your poster assembled no later than 8:15am. Poster presenters are responsible for removing their posters after 5pm when the conference concludes.

Poster Dimensions

The space of the poster is 4ft high by 6ft wide. The workable area is 45" high by 69" wide. Posters will be assigned to free-standing bulletin boards fitted with cork- or white-board surfaces. When you arrive, come to the Registration Desk on the first floor of the Campus Center. We will provide you with registration materials, your poster location and push pins to affix your poster.

Mailing Posters to UMass

If you need to send your poster prior to your arrival,
please send so it arrives no earlier than 5 days to UMass and mail to:

Water Resources Conference
attn: Shelley Gibbons
918 Campus Center
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003

Poster Examples:

example of corkboard posterExample of corkboard poster stand  
  Example of whiteboard posterExample of whiteboard poster stand