Call for Poster Abstracts

What:  LASER PULSE Research for Development (R4D) Conference Poster Reception

When:  Monday, 6 May 2019, 18:00 to 21:00 hrs

Where:  Speke Resort and Conference Centre Munyonyo, Uganda

Deadline:  Submit abstract by 5 April 2019, 23:00 GMT (6pm EDT)

Poster Context

The main objective of LASER PULSE is to facilitate successful translation of research to products, practices, or policies so as to provide useful solutions to development challenges.  This approach will generate early results and help ensure buy-in from local communities, government, USAID implementers, and private stakeholders.  This R4D Conference will bring together LASER PULSE Higher Education Network partner researchers; development practitioners, including donors and selected NGO implementers; and government, private sector, and community leaders.

Basic education, food security, maternal/child healthcare, and water are the specific sectors addressed at this event.  Considering the varying regional contexts, participants will identify a ‘universal suite of factors’ tied to translational success to help refine and scale up development solutions.  Conference attendees will also engage in creating strategic partnerships towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in different regions of the world.

Click here for guidance in terms of poster content with respect to translation.

Eligibility

Anyone attending the Conference that has relevant translated research to present from among any of the four sectors listed above.  The research must have originated in an academic setting or from within a governmental or international research institute (e.g. CGIAR organization), a UN agency (e.g. IFAD), or a private sector entity.  The presenter will be either a researcher, a NGO staff member, or a government or private sector representative working as part of the collaborative team that translated the research into a policy, product, or practice that addressed a specific development challenge in one of the four target sectors.

Abstract Guidelines

Individuals intending to showcase a poster at the conference should upload an abstract here by 6:00 pm EDT (23:00 GMT) on 5 April 2019.  An abstract shall consist of:

•   Presenter name(s), affiliation(s), city and county, e-mail address
•   Sector (see above), partner category (e.g. Academia, NGO, Government, and Private Sector) and institutional name
•   Title of the poster
•   Abstract text (limit 250 words, English)

    >>  View a sample abstract here

* The first 30 abstracts meeting the eligibility criteria will be accepted

Once your abstract is reviewed and accepted, we will notify you to prepare and present a poster at the R4D Conference.

Poster Guidelines

All posters will be displayed on boards 95 centimeters (3.1 feet wide) x 238 centimetres (7.8 feet high).  Materials required to affix the posters to the boards will be provided at the conference venue, and all posters should be installed no later than one hour prior to the poster reception session.  During the session, authors will have a chance to present their work and receive feedback from the people viewing their poster.

Formatting specifications:

•   All posters must be prepared using English
•   The poster title and the author names should not be less than 72 pt. font size, with the poster title sized larger than the author names.
•   Clearly organize and label each section of your poster.  Section headings should be at least 42 pt., preferably in a bold font.
•   Your figures will be viewed from distances of 113 cm (3 feet) or more, thus all lettering should be at least 27 pt. (preferably in a bold font).
•   Pay attention to contrast and carefully select the colors.
•   Areas not covered with text or graphics should be white or a light pastel color.
•   All edges and margins should be straight and even.  Don't overcrowd space; be attentive to balance from top to bottom, and from the side margins.

Download a template (PowerPoint): Horizontal; Vertical

Reference guide (see Poster Basics and Design Tips tabs here)

If you require any further information regarding the posters, please send an e-mail to Ms. Harriet Adong at hadong@ranlab.org with a copy to Ms. Christine Muhumuza at cmuhumuza@ranlab.org.