2010 Conference

Poster Sessions

June 5-7, 2010
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Call for Entry – Poster Session Invitation

IMN members and Transitional Ministry Fieldwork graduates are encouraged and invited to present their work in a poster session at the IMN 2010 Annual Conference, June 5-7, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. This is a great opportunity to interact with and introduce fieldwork projects and other experimental work to the conference attendees.

Abstract submission requested by is March 30, 2010 – Please send to Crystal@imnedu.org

Poster Sessions Schedule:

Saturday, June 5, 2010 5:00 to 6:00 pm

Sunday, June 6, 2010 12:15 to 1:15 pm

Monday, June 7, 2010 8:00 to 9:00 am

IMN Poster Session Guidelines

All poster sessions will be held June 5- 7, 2010 at the IMN 2010 Annual Conference. Please be prepared to have your poster set up at least fifteen minutes before your session begins. Plan to be at your table for the entire time (1 hour) to answer questions and explain your work.

What are Poster Sessions?

Posters sessions provide an informal forum to report innovative projects, introduce new services and resources, or test ideas of interest to the. Posters may include narratives, tables, graphs, and handouts. They may be in print or electronic format or a combination of the two.

An articulate, expressive poster will contain only the crucial points of the research. Traditional elements include:

• Introduction – objectives, context and hypotheses, or predictions
• Methods subjects, study site, and protocol
• Results – including graphs, display of electronic content etc.
• Discussion and conclusions – Why the findings are significant
• Acknowledgements and references

Presenters are responsible for:

• The actual poster and visual materials which comprise the presentation
• The printing of any handouts
• A sign-up sheet and/or business cards to record interest or follow-up for the presentation
• If applicable, a laptop

Creating/mounting poster
Dimensions for a poster should not exceed 4’x6’. The poster elements should be a balance between informative and artistic; posters should strive to highlight pertinent information while keeping in mind the logistics of attendees effectively reading and understanding the topic presented. The presenters name and institution should be included on the poster.

The IMN office staff is responsible for:

• Backing for the 4’x6’ poster
• Materials for securing the posters materials to the 4’x6’ backing
• A table for handouts and other supplementary materials
• Power supply for presenters laptop