Call for Posters: The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) invites all scientists, researchers, post docs and students to submit posters for the Poster Session to be held during the Annual User Meeting.
CHESS POSTER AWARD
The CHESS Poster Awards recognize outstanding poster presentations during the CHESS Users’ Meeting based on research performed at CHESS. To be eligible for the 2022 CHESS Poster Awards, the research presented on the poster must be based to a significant extend on work performed at CHESS. Poster titles can be submitted through the registration page until Wednesday, June 1st, 2022.
POSTER WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
- Importance of the presented research
- Creativity and impact of the poster presentation
- Engagement of the poster presenter in the poster session
- How appropriate are the methods?
- How well are the results presented and/or discussed?
- Do the conclusions reflect the aims/objectives? Are they supported by the data/results?
CHESS WILL RECOGNIZE THE BEST POSTER PRESENTATION IN TWO CATEGORIES:
- Scientific category focusing on experiments and measurements at CHESS.
- Technical category focusing on the development of new instrumentation, new methods and/or techniques.
Inquiries about the CHESS Poster Awards should be directed to the CHESS Users Office at CHESSUserOffice@cornell.edu.
POSTER SIZE
You are given a maximum space of 100 cm (39.4 inches) wide x 120 cm (47.2 inches) high to mount your poster. It is strongly recommended that the poster be printed on an A0 page (84.1 cm x 118.9 cm) or US Arch E page (36 in x 48 in) in PORTRAIT orientation. The conference organizers will provide supplies necessary for mounting the posters.
POSTER PREPARATION
All illustrations, charts and textual material to be posted must be prepared and printed in advance of the meeting. CHESS is not able to print your poster for the meeting.
POSTER PRINTING
Please contact the Cornell Print Shop prior to the meeting if you need your poster printed at Cornell. The print shop will need a few days to print your poster: https://printservices.cornell.edu/
POSTER SET UP
All posters must arrive for setup at the Physical Sciences Building between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. A supply of poster clips and push pins will be available in the poster set-up area. Matte board and poster board will not be available. Entrants are responsible for their posters and should be available during the Poster Session to answer questions about their work.
POSTER SESSION
The Poster Session will be held on Tuesday,June 7, 2022 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.
POSTER CONTEST
A contest for all posters submitted will be held. A $100 prize each will be awarded based on Technical and Scientific categories. Awards will be presented at the evening banquet dinner.
POSTER REMOVAL
The winning posters will be removed by the User Office for placement at CHESS. If you do not wish us to keep the poster, the winners should be prepared to provide a PDF of the poster so that we may print it.
All other poster materials must be taken down at the end of the session at 6:00 p.m.