Hess, George R. 2014. Effective Scientific Posters: Quick Reference (Version 4)
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Evaluation criteria used by George Hess to evaluate graduate student poster presentations -- apprearance, information flow, and content. This particular version was used in a biological modeling course and would likely need revision for your use. Could also be used to evaluate professional presentations.
Judging criteria and form used by the US International Association for Landscape Ecology to evaluate oral and poster presentations for the best student presentation competition. Developed by George Hess and the US-IALE Board.
Score sheet (Excel) used by the Oregon State University Chapter of Sigma Xi.
60-Second Evaluation - a quick way for students and professionals to evaluate the appearance and organization of their posters. This evaluation does not address the quality of the information.
Download 60-second evaluation criteria.

George Hess, Kathryn Tosney, & Leon Liegel Effective Poster Presentation Site
go.ncsu.edu/posters, visited 2014 Sep 12

Kathryn Tosney's Effective Poster Presentation Site (U. Miami)
www.bio.miami.edu/ktosney/file/PosterHome.html, visited 2013 Aug 23

Colin Purrington's Site
http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign, visited 2013 Aug 23

Katie Everson's Site
http://www.kmeverson.org/academic-poster-design.html, visited 2013 Aug 23

Edward Tufte's Web Site (focus on visualizing data)
www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/, visited 2013 Aug 23

Nicolas P. Rougier, Michael Droettboom, Philip E. Bourne. 2014. Ten simple tips for better figures. PLOS Computational Biology 10(9): e1003833, visited 2014 Sep 12.

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