Poster Session

Call for posters!

You can now submit your posters for the poster session at the conference.

Here's a chance to show your fellow GIS Professionals what you have been working on! Register and then bring your maps to GIS in Action 2012 to show them off at the Poster Session during Wednesday evening's Vendor Social. Registered posters will be judged according to a variety of categories, and like last year, conference attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the People's Choice.

This juried event is open to everyone, and there is a category specifically for work produced by students. Display panels will be provided, but space is limited. Please remember the maximum poster size of 4x8. Register soon to reserve your space for GIS IN ACTION 2012's Poster Session!

OPEN CATEGORIES:

• Technically ADVANCED applications
  
• COLLABORATIVE GIS
  
• GIS for 'real‐world' PROBLEM SOLVING
  
• INNOVATIVE Application of GIS
• PEOPLE'S CHOICE Award
• SPATIAL CHOICE Award

Message from Poster Chair:

Dear Poster Registrants,

I'm delighted that you are interested in presenting a poster at the GIS 
in Action conference. Over the past week, I've learned more about the 
placement, dimensions, and other requirements for showing off your 
mapping abilities. Although minor details may change, please use the 
following to prepare your poster for the conference.

~ To arrive: The poster boards will be ready by Tuesday (3/13) morning 
(~8AM) -- please set up your poster after that time, but no later than 
Tuesday afternoon. We will have a conference volunteer to guide you to 
the appropriate location, and mechanics of setting up.

~ To bring: You posters sized to the appropriate dimensions. We are able 
to accommodate landscape and portrait layouts, but no larger than 
36"(in.) by 44"(in.). Each poster hanging board will contain clips for 
you to hang your posters -- you will have two clips per poster board to 
hang your posters. Please do not use tacks or other devices can damage 
the poster boards.

~ To send: Please send me your name, poster title, and organization you 
represent. If you do not represent an organization, then describe an 
organization that would be interested in your poster.

~ To clean: In years past, several posters were left after the 
conference, and the organizers had much heart-break when placing them in 
the recycling bin. Please make sure to pick up your poster after the

~ To advise: Since I've already seen some of the posters, I suspect the 
competition for winning prizes will be stiff. When designing your 
poster, consider the fundamentals of visual communication, which 
includes logical flow, scaling for legibility, and balancing text, 
graphics, and white space. Again, we'll have several categories for 
winning posters, including: technical merit, collaborative GIS, 'real 
world' problem solving, and, the popular, 'spatial choice award.'

Please send me an email if you have any questions -- I will be traveling 
out of the country (China for work) over the next week, but I will have 
occasional access to email and can try to address any pressing 
concerns/questions as needed.

Thanks again, and best wishes!
Vivek