Graduate Students

Poster Session

A poster session will run concurrently with the other sessions. Posters are a great way to invite feedback on preliminary research results. The poster session is open to everyone except those who gave a poster last year. Please mail a 150 word abstract by July 1, 2007 to:

Anne McCants
Chairwoman, Department of History
MIT
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

The 150 word limit is firm. We also need the name of your main advisor and his/her email address.

To ease travel complications, we will provide the poster board. We intend to purchase Hunt Sturdy Board™ QuickStick© Foamboard 20” x 30”, White, (Office Max Item #11067061). It claims to have “pressure sensitive adhesive.” Just in case, we will also bring tacks and tape.

As you prepare your poster please remember that “Less is More.” Think of your poster as an advertisement of your paper, not as the paper itself. Your goal is to engage people in conversation and encourage them to take a copy of your paper home with them. Those who are looking at a poster want to quickly know what question you are asking, why that is an interesting question and what answer you propose. You want people to be able to see everything on your poster from a comfortable distance. That means you will want to large font (minimum 10 pt.). And remember, a picture is worth a thousand words: graphs tell a story much more effectively than words. Is there a graph that captures the puzzle addressed in your paper?

You will want to bring along approximately 25 copies of your paper which interested people can take with them. Be sure to include your name, your affiliation, email address, and a date on your title page. If you have business cards, bring those too.

The posters will be displayed in the foyer where our coffee breaks are held. This will give you maximum exposure in a minimum amount of time. There will be designated times when the poster presenters are asked to be with their posters.