Guidelines for Poster Presenters

All presenters must pre-register for the meeting and pay the appropriate registration fee by the presenter pre-registration deadline of January 16, 2025. Note: IADR membership and meeting registration are separate fees. Failure to pre-register by January 16, 2025 will result in the following: 

• You will not be allowed to present and your abstract will be withdrawn from the online Scientific Program and program materials.
• The abstract will not be citable as being part of the Special Issue of the Journal of Dental Research.

Poster presenters are expected to print and bring their physical poster to the poster hall for display and presentation on their assigned day. 

The board will be used VERTICALLY. Maximum dimensions of the poster board are 7 feet high x 3 feet wide. Posters should be created smaller than the maximum dimensions.

Presentation number of the abstract, title and author(s) must be included on the poster.

Include your Final Presentation/Poster # in the top right corner of your printed poster. The Final Presentation/Poster # should be large enough for delegates to easily find your presentation as they are walking down the poster aisles in the hall. Your Final Presentation/Poster # is different from your 7-digit Abstract Submission ID. Your Final Presentation/Poster # represents the physical board number for your poster.

The presentation must cover the same material as the abstract submitted but does not need to include the submitted abstract.

First Time Presenter?

If you are a first-time presenter, we encourage you to download the first-time presenter graphic on this page and print it on your poster so people know and can welcome you.

Poster Design Tips

• Avoid dark background for text boxes. Dark text on white is the easiest for most people to read.
• Make sure that details on graphs and photographs can be comfortably viewed from 6 feet away.
• Briefly describe procedures and materials. Define all trade names first then use generic names throughout. All compounds and drugs must be identified. 
• Please do not write or paint on the poster board. Attach a small photograph of yourself to the poster so other participants can recognize you as the presenter.
• A series of typewritten sheets attached to the poster board is not an acceptable poster.

Additional tips for effective poster design*:

Designing conference posters, by Colin Purrington, displays a portrait (vertical) template, recommendations for dos and don’ts in poster design.

The Better Posters blog provides subjective resources regarding different approaches to designing scientific posters for presentation.

Suggestions and templates for creating a portrait (vertical) billboard style poster incorporating a QR Code are available at the Better Scientific Poster OSF created by Mike Morrison.

*IADR does not require or endorse any of the poster creation and design opinions expressed on these third-party platforms.

When you arrive at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center your first stop should be registration to pick up your badge. Registration is located in Level 3 Pre-Function.

Registration Hours:

Tuesday, March 11, 2025  |  2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025  |  7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, March 13, 2025 |  7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, March 14, 2025 |  7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 15, 2025 |  7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

When receiving badge at registration, presenters should secure a Poster Presenter ribbon corresponding with the day of presentation to wear during the meeting. This ribbon will allow presenters access to the poster hall to set up and tear down posters when the hall is closed. You will not be allowed entrance into the hall without the proper ribbon. 

Materials

While some materials will be provided to put the poster on the board, attendees are also encouraged to bring the male side (hook side) of Velcro. Posters should not be a sticker or self-adhere to the board. Your poster should be able to be easily removed in one piece as you are expected to take it with you during poster removal.  

Setup Time

Poster set-up time is 7:15 a.m.- 8 a.m. on the day of your presentation. Poster set-up, tear down and viewing times for each poster session are listed in the times related to poster presentation section at the top of this page. 

When you arrive at the exhibit/poster hall during the poster set-up time, you will look for your Final Presentation/Poster # to find your assigned poster board where you will attach your poster. DO NOT remove the number sign, since others will need to use that information to find their poster location throughout the meeting.

Friends and colleagues cannot set up your poster for you. 

You must set up and tear down your poster during the designated times. No exceptions will be allowed.

• You are required to be at your poster board during the full session time listed above (not the entire poster viewing time). The IADR keeps track of presenters that are not at their poster for the duration of the session.
• You must be knowledgeable in your subject and answer questions during your presentation.
• If you are both a symposium speaker and a poster presenter at this meeting do not repeat symposium material in your individual presentation.
• If applicable, presenters should mention the sponsors of their research in their presentation. 
• Co-authors and/or mentors may be available to assist in answering questions; however, they may not present the paper.
• Presenters who do not present their posters at the meeting will be withdrawn from the program and may be subject to penalty.
• Presenters may have copies of their presentation available as handouts or by QR code. This is not mandatory, just an option for the presenter to increase the impact of the presentation.

• Posters must remain up until the time specified for tear down: 5 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. on the day of your presentation.
• Presenters should promptly remove their posters during the designated poster tear-down time. No exceptions will be allowed.
• Any posters left after the tear tear-down period will be removed. 
• AADOCR is not responsible for posters and materials left on poster boards after the stated hours.

After your presentation block, you are able to visit the Continuing Education site for the Annual Meeting and claim your certificate of attendance, certificate of presentation, and claim CE. This site will be posted on the General Session homepage the week of the meeting. It will be open for 6 months after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting