WPT2011 Poster Template

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Poster Title Goes Here & Must

Insert your institutions' logos at Insert your institutions' logos at


the top the top

Match Your Submitted Abstract Title


Authors’ Names Go Here (must match those on the submitted abstract)
Affiliations go here

Introduction Methods Results Discussion & Conclusions


You don’t need to reproduce your abstract here. If you are using this template..... Images such as photographs, graphs, diagrams, Make your conclusions succinct and clear
Simply highlight this text and replace it by typing logos, etc, can be added to the poster and will
in your own text, or copy and paste your text enhance its appearance and help to break up
The WPT2011 poster size is A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm blocks of text. Several drafts are usually required and ask
or 33.1 x 46.8 inches) landscape. You should not from a MS Word document or a PowerPoint colleagues for feedback. It’s worth looking at a full
use a collection of smaller sheets. You could slide presentation. scale version so you can check it is readable and
make a smaller poster if it fulfils your attractive.
requirements and fits the space. You can change the colour of the text, title and
poster background. Coated and laminated posters are more durable.
Check if your institution has a house style for Poster tubes help to protect posters in transit.
posters, which may limit what colours and layout You may find you don’t need a full column for
you can use. methods and could start results in this column,
but if you do, ensure you have a clear break in Full width images, or images more than 2/3 column width should
the layout. have captions the width of the column and can appear above or
below the image.
Purpose
If there are points you want to emphasis use
The page size of this poster template is A0
bold rather than italics. The best type of image files to insert are JPEG or
(84x119cm), landscape (horizontal) format. Do
not change this page size, the printer can scale- TIFF. Recommendations
Remember to add
to-fit a smaller or larger size, when printing. captions to explain
images, tables and Highlight the key recommendations and
graphs. Align the text implications for practice, education, research,
next to the image i.e. Images on the left management and/or policy.
right aligned if the should have the
image is on the right.
Participants caption on the right
and be set to left align
text.
Use font faces that are easy to read such as Arial
or Verdana.
References
The section headings in this template are in 48pt. Try and keep these to a minimum. Be consistent with your reference
style i.e. Vancouver or Harvard.
Most of the body text is 32pt. The recommended Results
range is 24pt-36pt. Remember it needs to be
Think about how you can expand on what you
read from a normal distance.
included in your abstract. Acknowledgements
Note ethics approval and thank funders and others.
Black text on a white background is easiest to We encourage poster presenters to include the words
When laying out your poster leave breathing
read. ‘Presented at World Physical Therapy 2011, Amsterdam
space around you text. Don’t overcrowd your
June 2011’
poster.
Text tends to look better when left-aligned rather
than fully justified. Contact details
Caption It’s worth adding your e-mail address and also having copies of
you poster as an A4 handout in a plastic sleeve attached to the
poster board.

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