Poster Presentation Preparation Procedures

6 Steps to producing a professional-grade poster presentation:

1. Create the content well ahead of time
2. Layout the poster using Adobe Illustrator or Microsoft PowerPoint
3. Print 11”x17” (tabloid) test copy
4. Proof-read poster (spell check)
5. Save final version as PDF
6. Fill out and complete the appropriate poster request form for your division.

   1. For Div. I and II: Fill out and submit the Collaborations Poster Request Form (Imaging Center)

   2. For Div. III: Fill out and submit the Poster Request Form (Clark Science Center)
      Share or give your poster PDF file to your Departmental plotter liaison via a thumb drive, Google Drive folder, or transfer method of choice

Faculty also have the option of printing posters at Paradise Copies instead. You can email Paradise your poster file and fill out a form to charge it to an account at Smith. More information about this process, including the relevant forms, is available here: https://paradisecopies.com/smithcopyprint/