PhD Summer School 2016

You will have the opportunity to present your research to other Microsoft researchers and participants during a two-hour poster session. This will enable you to promote and discuss your work with experts in your field and with a wider audience.

Presenting your poster

Poster sessions are scheduled between 12:00 and 14:00 P.M. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Your poster will be selected for presentation on one day only. You will be notified before Summer School starts which day you will be presenting. Posters will be displayed on individual poster boards distributed around the area where the lunchtime buffet is served.

During your poster session, you will be expected to stand by your poster so that your fellow students and researchers from the Microsoft Cambridge Lab can have the opportunity to read about your research over lunch and discuss it with you.

You do not need to prepare a long presentation, but it is a good idea to be ready to briefly introduce your research to colleagues in a similar field, as well as to those who work in a totally different field. Don’t worry, it is all very relaxed.

Remember to eat lunch yourself! Choose a quiet moment to grab something from the buffet and then return to your poster.

Designing your poster

You will need to design a poster that is A1 portrait (594 mm width x 841 mm height) in colour. Your poster should be created in either PowerPoint or PDF format.

Your poster should articulate clearly and concisely both visually and textually:

• The challenge being addressed or question being answered by the research in such a way that a non-expert can understand the importance of the research
• The focus of the research
• The intended outcome
• The current stage you have reached
• Any research results, preliminary conclusions, or potentially interesting next steps

Posters should be aimed at other students and researchers who do not necessarily have expertise in that specific area of research.

Posters should clearly display:

• Your name
• The name of your supervisor and any collaborators
• The name of your university

Academic poster design guidance

For helpful guidelines on how to design an academic poster, visit Designing an academic poster and then click Go to the tutorial.

Once you have registered, Sue Duraikan, who returns by popular demand to present her talk on Poster Presentations at the Summer School, will be in touch via email to offer support in preparing your poster. There will also be an opportunity to gain confidential one-on-one feedback on your poster and your presentation skills.

Printing your poster

We will be happy to print your poster for you if you send an electronic copy (PowerPoint or PDF format) by email to a-suef@microsoft.com before Friday, 17 June 2016. Otherwise, be sure that you bring your poster with you to Summer School. You can print it on paper and have it laminated, but it is worth looking into the possibility of printing it on fabric, which makes it easier to transport.

Poster submission deadline: Friday, 17 June 2016