Poster Presentations

Awards: Gift Cards+ Certificates

  • Best Presenter

  • Best Research Depth

  • Best Organized Poster

Presentation Guidelines

  • Presenters will stand by their poster during the poster session; judges will visit each poster for approximately 5 minutes (3 minutes for your walkthrough + 2 minutes for Q&A).

  • Presentations can be individual or in a team of 2.

  • Posters should be on a trifold (max 24 inch x 36 inch).

Guidelines & Tips for Presenters

  • Please read the rubric carefully. Judging categories: Content Understanding, Poster Design & Visual Clarity, Organization & Flow, Verbal Explanation & Engagement, and Q&A Responses.

  • Keep the poster visually clean — avoid dense blocks of text.

  • Use clear section headers (Question, Methods, Results, Conclusion) so a judge can follow your poster even before you start talking.

  • If you include a graph or graphic, make sure the image is high resolution and not blurry.

  • Prepare a concise ~3-minute walkthrough of your question, approach, and key finding — don't read the poster word for word.

  • If 2 people are presenting, decide in advance who covers which part, and practice a smooth handoff.

  • Practice fielding questions — judges could ask about your methods and findings during Q&A.

  • Dress code: Casual Professional.