Some dos and don'ts for posters and presentations

摘要

If you have your eye on the prizes to be won for posters and talks at the Challenger Society Anniversary Conference, here are some tips. The poster prize honours Cath Allen, a researcher in fluid dynamics at the University of Lancaster, who died in 1991. The Challenger Society introduced the prize to combat the idea that contributing to a conference poster session is a second best alternative to delivering a paper, even though a poster needs to be at least as well thought-out as a talk. The prize for the best talk honours Norman Heaps, a shelf-sea modeller who died in 1986. He was a particularly clear speaker, with an enthusiastic, lively and entertaining way of delivering a talk.