[Scipy-organizers] Poster Guidelines

[John Leeman]

Thanks all! Looking forward to seeing you in Austin.

John Leeman
PhD Candidate
Penn State Rock and Sediment Mechanics Laboratory
522 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802


On May 7, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like it. 
> Three cheers for Sheila! 
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 9:32 AM, sheila miguez <sheila at codersquid.com> wrote:
> Idea...
> 
> We could add a new page similar to <https://us.pycon.org/2014/speaking/proposal-resources/> but with information tailored towards people giving presentations, including posters.
> 
> It could be listed under the "Participate" drop down as a separate page, and linked from a short paragraph at the top of pages like <https://conference.scipy.org/scipy2014/participate/presentations/>.
> 
> This could be a good start, and I expect people to improve it to make it easier for people to find the information they need. right?
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
> Thanks for your question. This is a good reminder that we should try to get
> this on the website as soon as possible. Additionally, you may soon receive
> an email stating the same thing (your email has reminded me that we should
> send such an email to the presenters, thanks!). Here are the details (from
> last year - which I think is still applicable - someone correct me if I'm
> wrong) :
> 
> """
> Our poster stands are made up of 2 upright poles, 2 horizontal bars and 2
> bases (no wheels.)  Posters are commonly 36 or 42 inches tall and can be 72
> inches wide.  Posters that are taller can hang below the bottom horizontal
> bar.
> 
> We use foam core board on our stands in case someone needs to pin something
> to the background.  We provide large metal clips to fasten posters to the
> metal bars if needed, but we do not provide thumbtacks or pins to fasten
> items to the foam core boards.
> """
> 
> Hope that helps!
> Katy
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 7:43 AM, John Leeman <jleeman at psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering what the poster guidelines were as far as maximum size,
> > etc?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > John Leeman
> > PhD Candidate
> > Penn State Rock and Sediment Mechanics Laboratory
> > 522 Deike Building
> > University Park, PA 16802
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