Poster Presentation Information

Review our Undergraduate Symposium Poster and Presentation Tips for information on headings, fonts, formatting, and more.

The basics:

1. Posters should be no larger than 34 inches x 44 inches to fit on the display board; CEFNS posters can be 36 inches x 46 inches.
2. All posters must be attached to the display board using Velcro. No tri-fold posters are permitted.
3. Posters must be readable from at least four feet away.
4. The presentation title must be at least two inches high.
5. Beneath the title, the name(s) of the student author(s), faculty sponsor, and department/school must be at least one inch high. 
6. All source(s) of your funding should be acknowledged on the poster.

Additional tips:

• You should create the poster the size you need (maximum size: 34” x 44”; CEFNS maximum size: 36″ x 46″) in PowerPoint or PDF format. Trying to blow up an 8 ½ x 11 does NOT work well!!
• The use of dark (especially black) solid color backgrounds is strongly discouraged…and will incur additional charges.
• Generally more graphics/less text is preferable.

On campus options:

CEFNS and HURA students ONLY: The student who registered the project for UGS/UGRADS must submit the poster to the Department of Physics & Astronomy by email to Ed.Anderson@nau.edu (3-7096) no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2019. Requests received after this date will only be accommodated if time allows. Non-CEFNS HURA students should put “HURA poster” in the subject line of the email. Students should choose a white background to have a poster printed at no cost.

SBS College students ONLY: Visit this link for additional information  /SBS/Student-Resources/Poster-Printing-Options/

• Output: Satin Photographic paper.
• Cost: Approximately $25 – $30; high color content or color backgrounds will be charged at the higher rate.  Printing on white background is the least expensive option.
• Credit/debit card or check required for payment.
• Files should be in PowerPoint format only.
• Posters that are in an incorrect file format, corrupted or incorrect in formatting and size will not be printed.  It will be the responsibility of the student to correct these issues.
• Files should be sent to sbs.dean@nau.edu
• The e-mail should include “Poster Request” in the subject line.
• Posters must be submitted for printing no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2019. Requests received after this date will only be accommodated if time allows.

SBS Psychological Sciences department: Psychology students may print posters here. Follow all instructions on the Department of Psychological Sciences web page.

• Cost:  $25 (no solid color backgrounds)
• Credit/debit card or check required for payment.
• Posters must be submitted for printing no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2019. Requests received after this date will only be accommodated if time allows.

NAU PRINTING SERVICES: Check with your professor/mentor to see if you are eligible for the NAU Printing Services “Symposium Poster Printing Program.”

Other local poster printing options:

• Kinko’s FedEx: (1423 S. Plaza Way, 779-5159) ~$80 + tax (possible 10% discount with NAU ID)
• Staple’s: (2625 N. Woodlands Village Blvd., 214-8424) ~$25 + tax (with their 50% off color promotion from 3/30 – 5/3, 2014)
• Print Raven (1300 S. Milton #125, 773-1105) ~$52 (matte) or ~$62  (gloss) + tax
• Need 24 hours notice and prefer PDF format; you will need to pay for the poster at the time you place your order.

Online option:

www.PosterPresentations.com: Price varies by size and quality ($45-$65); place order by noon (Pacific time) for poster to ship out the same business day (cost of shipping depends on delivery time: $0 – $60).