A poster presentation consists of an exhibit of materials that report research activities or informational resources in visual and summary form. Poster presentations provide a unique platform that facilitates personal discussion of work with interested colleagues and allows meeting attendees to browse through highlights of current research.

Space is set aside near the exhibit area or in a ballroom for these presentations, and each author has access to a large 4’x8’ bulletin board upon which to display important points from her/his work.

Anyone wishing to propose a poster presentation should submit either a full paper with abstract, or a 1-2 page abstract and an outline of the actual display presentation. These materials must be submitted via the online submission system on the ASA website.

A presentation in a research poster session is classified as an authorship under the participation rules. Paper titles with authors' names and affiliations will be listed in the Program.

The 13th Annual Research Support Forum will again feature a Research Funding Opportunities poster session and the popular Data Resources poster session, as well as other special sessions and workshops. Interested presenters or organizations may contact the ASA Executive Office to reserve display space in these two special poster sessions.

ASA’s Academic and Professional Affairs Program sponsors a Graduate Programs in Sociology poster/resource area. Interested departments may contact the ASA Academic and Professional Affairs Program to reserve /display space.