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GALANA 2004
 
Plenary Speakers
    Nina Hyams, UCLA
    Rex A. Sprouse, Indiana University

Syntax Tutorial Leader
    Luigi Rizzi, University of Siena

Thematic Sessions
    Child L2 Acquisition
    Acquisition of Mood/Aspect

Special PhD Poster Session
 
GALANA 2004
December 17-20, 2004
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
 

Talk Guidelines
 
1. Timing:
  • 30-minute slots are allotted to all oral presentations (except the plenaries), consisting of 20 minutes for the talk itself plus 10 minutes for discussion.
  • Times will be monitored, and speakers will be given a 5-minute, a 1-minute and a STOP signal.
2. Handouts:
  • We require everybody to bring handouts accompanying their talk, irrespective of whether or not you are also using Power Point as an additional visual aid. In the latter case, a printed version of the slides may serve as a handout.
  • Please bring 80-100 copies of the handout.
3. Technical Equipment:
  • Please make sure that the technical equipment you need for your presentation is available and functioning before the beginning of your session.
  • For all Power Point (PP) presentations, we ask you to use our computer in order to minimize the set-up time between presentations. For this reason we would like to ask you to:
    (a) Email us your PP file or give it to us on CD, diskette, or flash-drive at least 24 hours in advance so that we can save it on our computer beforehand.
    (b) Briefly test that your PP file is working properly before the beginning of your session.
4. Procedure:
 
Please check in with the moderator of your session before the session starts so that the moderator knows that you are present and is able to pronounce your name correctly.
 
5. Proceedings:
 
All presenters of talks will be invited to submit their presentation to the GALANA proceedings.



Poster Guidelines

Much of the information below is based on the following webpages:
Practical Details

1.  Poster board
A board approximately 46 inches wide x 42 inches high (116cm wide x 106cm high) will be provided for each poster paper.  Posters must not exceed these dimensions.  Push pins will be provided. 

2.  Presentation
It is requested that each poster presenter attend his/her poster during the poster session. 

WHEN TO PUT UP/REMOVE POSTERS.  The rooms for the poster sessions will be opened to the presenters at 8am of the day of the poster sessions.  Presenters are requested to put their posters up before the first oral presentation of the morning, or during the first coffee break of the morning.   This is to ensure posters are ready for viewing in a timely fashion during the lunch/poster session. 

Presenters are requested to leave their posters up during the rest of the afternoon, and remove them either at the end of the day (on Fri, Dec 17) or after the plenary talk (on Sat, Dec 18 and Sun, Dec 19).  Presenters do not have to attend the poster all day, only during the lunch/poster session.

ORAL OVERVIEW.  If a person approaches you, give a very brief -- ideally within a few minutes -- overview of your study.  After that let him/her read the poster (and handout), and answer his/her questions.  Keep in mind that the purpose of a poster presentation is to have informal interactions that are not possible in an oral presentation.

HANDOUTS.  Prepare a handout (40-50 copies) that gives a more detailed description of your study.

Presentational Details

CONTENTS.  A poster should be understandable even when the author is not present.  We suggest that you include elements such as those below in your poster.
  • Objective, purpose, goal, etc.
  • Background information or prior work.
  • Assumptions, etc.
  • Method and/or design of the experiment/analysis.
  • Results/discussions (graphs, tables, diagrams, etc.).
  • Summary/conclusion.
  • Selected references.
  • Contact information (you can also provide business cards in an envelope and put it on the board).
(Note: These elements are merely suggestions and may not be appropriate for all studies.) 

SPACING.  Provide enough space between sections.  You should not include every detail in your poster; interested people can read your handout or sign up for a copy of your paper (on a sheet attached to the poster board).

VISUAL AIDS.  Wherever possible, use charts, tables, graphs, boxed diagrams, etc. rather than text to communicate ideas.  In a poster presentation, the primary means for communicating ideas are visual materials; text is secondary.  We recommend that you use 30% text, 40% visual aids, and 30% blank.  Be sure to include figure captions.

FONTS.  A poster should be readable at least 6 feet away.  Use at least 16-point font for text and a much larger font size for your title.  Use no more than one or two different fonts.  Avoid italics and elaborate or script fonts.  Also avoid using too many colors; two or three colors are usually enough.
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