General Instructions

Please bring your poster to the congress yourself. The Congress Secretariat provides equipment for setting up the posters on the boards. 

All poster presenters will have the opportunity to discuss their work during Poster networking sessions: 

  • 18:00 - 19:30 on Monday and Tuesday  
  • 16:30 - 18:00 on Wednesday 

This is the moment when you should be present next to your poster in order to discuss it. 

Everyone will be able to view your poster during coffee and lunch breaks which will take place every day between 11:00 - 11:30 and 12:30 - 14:00. 

Your presentation was selected for the topic. Please consult the Poster Schedule below to see on what date you are to present your poster.

Poster Schedule

For those who are presenting a physical poster, you can find here your allocated day

Monday
Virology
Food Microbiology
Genetics & Genomics
Infection Biology and Pathogens

Tuesday
Biotechnology & Synthetic Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology Education & Profession
Molecular Microbiology and Biochemistry
Taxonomy and Systematics

Wednesday
Environmental Microbiology & Ecology

Poster Specifications

The measurement of your poster should be approximately A0 Portrait, (maximum 84.1 cm wide x 118.9 high – 33.1 in. wide and 46.8 in. high). 

All posters should include the title, name of authors, institution, city, and country. The lettering of the title should be a least 25 mm high and the main text at least 10 mm high. 

The poster should be easily readable from a distance of 2 meters.

Mounting and Taking Down the Posters

Posters can be mounted between 8.00-10.00 of the day of the presentation 

Posters can be taken down between 19.30-20.00 (on Monday, 10 July and Tuesday, 11 July) or between 18.00-18.30 (on Wednesday) of the day of the presentation.