Submitting Your Poster Proposal
Description
Poster presentations are individual proposals that describe recent empirical, theoretical, or design work on significant human factors/ergonomics topics. In contrast to the traditional lecture paper, this format offers presenters the unique opportunity to interact one-on-one with attendees in an open, dynamic setting, and allows presenters to provide thoughtful, in-depth responses to questions about their research to a broader audience. Poster presenters are encouraged to make effective use of graphics and artifacts as well as text.
Presentation Length
Posters are on display for 90 minutes. Presenters must be available to talk with attendees.
Materials to Submit
Your 150-word abstract and 2000-word summary must be formatted according to the formatting guidelines. Your proposal must not exceed five formatted pages. To ensure optimum readability, the type size for your abstract and main text must be at least 10 points and at least 8 point for references. Do not include author names or affiliations in the formatted document. Your proposal will undergo double-blind review.
Where to Submit
Appropriate Technical Group or General Sessions.
Step-By-Step Instructions
- Format your submission according to the formatting guidelines. A Word document containing default formatting is provided to expedite this process. NOTE: All submissions should be formatted for U.S. letter-sized paper (8.5 x 11 inches).
The submission site accepts Microsoft Word and other document formats, which are then converted to PDF after they are uploaded. Occasionally the conversion process results in changes to your layout (most commonly, the addition of a sixth page). If you have the capability, HFES recommends that you convert the document to PDF before uploading it.
- Go to the HFES Submissions site. Create a login ID and save the information in a safe place; you'll need it to log in again to check status.
- Select Poster from the Presentation Type pull-down menu at the online submission site.
- View the descriptions of topic coverage of the Society's 22 Technical Groups. Then select only one of the following Technical Areas for your paper from the pull-down menu. This automatically directs your proposal to the program chair for that area. (NOTE: Posters may not be submitted to the Student Forum Technical Area.) If the program chair who receives your proposal feels it would fit better in another technical area, he or she may redirect it to that group. You will receive an automated message via e-mail should that occur.
- Aerospace Systems
- Aging
- Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making
- Communications
- Computer Systems
- Education
- Environmental Design
- Forensics Professional
- General Sessions
- Health Care
- Human Performance Modeling
- Individual Differences in Performance
- Industrial Ergonomics
- Internet
- Macroergonomics
- Perception & Performance
- Product Design
- Safety
- Surface Transportation
- System Development
- Test and Evaluation
- Training
- Virtual Environments
- Indicate a secondary technical area by selecting one item from the pull-down menu. This will help the Technical Group program chairs avoid topic overlaps. NOTE: Your proposal will be sent to the program chair of the technical group you selected in the primary technical area, not the secondary area.
- Select "Research Oriented," "Practice Oriented," or "Theoretically Oriented."
- Select either "Student Work" or "Nonstudent Work." This assists program chairs and reviewers during the proposal evaluation stage.
- The system automatically sends you a confirmation message by e-mail when your proposal has been uploaded successfully. Keep this for your files. You may log in to the system at any time to view the status of your proposal.
If any of your contact information changes during the review process, be sure to log back into the online submission system and update your record. HFES is not responsible in the event communication about your proposal fails to reach you because of incorrect contact information in the online database.
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