Information for Presenters
Information for oral and poster presenters at the 6th World Congress.
Presentation Length
Sessions are 1 hour in length INCLUDING questions, preparation and wrap-up. Each session can have between 4-5 presenters. Your presentation length depends upon the number of abstracts per session. Data projectors are available in each room. ALL presentations will need to be pre-loaded before your presentation day.
Student Paper Prize:
The Student Paper Prize for single-author papers will be offered at the Congress. To be eligible you must currently be in a program of study or have graduated no earlier than September 2005. Note that copies of dissertations will not be accepted. To apply simply submit a SINGLE-AUTHOR paper of journal submission quality by April 30, 2007 to: bill@healtheconomics.org
Poster Specifications
Each poster is limited to a maximum dimension of 1 metre by 1 metre (3 feet by 3 feet).
Poster Prize: A best poster prize will be offered at the Congress. Judging will occur of all poster presentations on display.
Useful Reading
Tips For Posters
Preparing and Presenting Effective Research Posters [PDF - 716KB]
The article in this PDF provides useful information for poster presenters interested in creating effective and informative posters.
(From the abstract) Posters are a common way to present results of a statistical analysis, program evaluation, or other project at professional conferences. Often, researchers fail to recognize the unique nature of the format, which is a hybrid of a published paper and an oral presentation. This methods note demonstrates how to design research posters to convey study objectives, methods, findings, and implications effectively to varied professional audiences.
Recommended Reading for Presentations using Multivariate Analysis
The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis (Chicago, 2005)
Discusses approaches to writing and speaking about research involving applications of regression methods.
