2018 Annual Nursing Leadership Conference; Creating a Culture of Excellence
 

POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES    

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

CONTENT

  • Suggested Categories: Title, Purpose/Objectives, Process/Research Design/Program Description, Results/Evaluation, Conclusions, Future Plans (provided in the template)
  • Keep content concise
  • Use infographics to highlight important facts/findings
  • Use bullets and numbers for easier reading where appropriate
  • Include contact information: Name, email, region/affiliation/site
    (John Doe, John.Doe@kp.org, Northern California, So. Sacramento Medical Center)

LAYOUT/DESIGN

  • Ideas should flow from panel to panel
  • Assume the reader is reading your poster from 3ft. away
  • Avoid cramming too many figures or too many numbers in tables
  • No commercials or ads on the presentation
  • Consistent and clean layout
  • Poster size 48 inches x 36 inches (Template is set to the correct size)

POSTER SESSIONS

  • Participants will be visiting all the poster sessions. Have a concise elevator speech and be prepared to answer questions.
  • Participants have the ability to print any or all the executive summaries. Executive summaries are located on the Nursing Pathways website  http://kpnursing.org/conferences/leadershipconference2018/index.html
  • Please note: Conference attendees will be able to download copies of the executive summaries from the website. They will be able to scan a QR code using their phone and their phone’s browser immediately will take them to the website, where they can view the executive summaries.
  • Contact information should be included in the executive summary.
  • A representative must be present with the poster during poster presentation on both days.   

LOGISTICS

  • Registration opens on Tuesday, May 22, at 7 a.m. please register and Pamela Jensen will be available to answer questions. Set up posters no later than 9:00am, May 22, 2018. 
  • Poster sessions are scheduled for both days of the conference and will last approximately 40 minutes, please have a representative available at your sites poster to answer any questions both days.
  • Tables will be provided for standing posters or hanging posters.  Please advise pamela.x.jensen@kp.org and kristine.p. broger@kp.org. by April 16, 2018 if your poster will be hanging or standing.
  • All standing and hanging poster tables will be set up for you. Sites can choose which table they would like to present their poster, based on hanging or standing poster tables.
  • Bring your own hanging, mounting, fixing supplies (tape, poster stand, push pins, etc.). These items may not be available at the venue.
  • Sites are to remove their posters no later than May 23rd (day 2) at 12.00pm. noon.
  • NPCS is not responsible for poster removal.
  • NPCS is not responsible for returning posters back to sites.

POSTER DELIVERY  

  • Sites may bring their posters to the conference center or mail posters to the hotel. Attached is the information for mailing.
  • Disneyland Hotel, 1150 West Magic Way, Anaheim, CA 92802
  • Include your name and date of arrival on external package mailed to the hotel.
  • Deliveries should not arrive prior to one to two days before your arrival. You will be charged a storage fee for arrivals anytime before.

Questions

If you have questions during the conference regarding posters, please contact Pam Jensen, Sr Project Manager, NPCS, cell phone 510-719-1379.