Title of Poster_________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                   Possible           Awarded
1. Title banner - assertive, clear, & eye-
      catching; easily read from at least                                                4
                 10-12 ft

2. Text & figures integrated; text hierarchically
     organized & the hierarchy differentiated                                       6 
     visually; easy for reader to proceed in 
     proper order from section to section

3. Layout - columnar; type large enough to 
     be read from 3 - 4 ft away; sufficient blank 
     ‘resting space for the eye’ (approx. 20-30%                               10
     blank space, 40-50% graphics, 20-30% text); fits
     within allotted space (42" x 42"); appropriate
     use of colored borders & bullets   

4.  Writing - active; concise                                                               6
                
5. Graphics - dominate; restrained use of color; 
     self-explanatory; no non-essential information;                              8
     all components clearly visable

6.  Content - Introduction concise, announces          
       topic, review literature, explains gap, states                               16
       purpose of study; Methods concise, presents
       only essential information; Results & 
       Discussion concise, emphasizing important
       patterns & trends, placed in context of previous
       work; Conclusions summarized concisely
 
    

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