Poster sessions are planned during breaks in the programme. They provide an opportunity for you to showcase your institution and its work in the field of biosafety and biosecurity. Poster sessions are not for advertising commercial products or services, but rather for presentation of scientific research or of programmes in the field biosafety and biosecurity, or of opportunities to collaborate in this field.

Guidelines for Authors


1. Preparation of the Poster:

● Each poster should have a maximum size of 0,85 m width and 1,2 m height (DIN A0, portrait orientation).
● Posters must be written in English. Findings must be presented in a logical and clear manner.
● The author's name and address and the title of the paper are to be indicated on the top section of the poster.
● Make the poster intelligible in itself, even in the absence of the author. It is suggested to divide the contents of each poster into introduction, results and conclusions, with a summary listing the pertinent results and conclusions.
● The poster should be legible from a distance of 2-3 meters. Therefore, the minimum size should be:
20 cm for graphs, 3 cm for the paper's title and the names/addresses of the authors in the heading label, 1,5 cm for sections headings such as introduction, results, labeling of figures and tables, 0,8 cm characters in height for further text. Line spacing: 1,1 cm at minimum; 10 of such lines correspond to one figure.
● Use colors, symbols and schemes for improved clarity.

2. Mounting the poster

● The poster number is mounted on top of the board. Use only the board that is allocated to your poster.
● Material for attaching the posters and illustrations will be supplied by the organisers.
● Writing or painting on the poster board is not allowed.
● The posters should be put up latest on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 at 9.00 a.m. and taken down at the end of the conference on Thursday, 15 September 2011 at 4.00 p.m.

3. Poster presentation

● Presenters must devote adequate time at the conference to ensure that they are available to field queries and questions on their presentation. This usually means that they should be willing to spend most the breaks at or near their posters.
● The opportunities to present the posters are during lunch and coffee breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday 13-14 September 2011.

Posters are not commercial advertising opportunities and must not be used as such. They must not be used to denigrate or question the reputation of any company, institution or individual. The BBIC organizers reserve the right to refuse posters that do not follow these guidelines.