All PAG XX participants are invited to submit abstracts for the Poster Session. A Poster Session is a presentation where materials in addition to the abstract—such as genetic maps, physical maps, photographs, graphs, and/or tables— are presented on a display board along with textual summaries of the material. Over 900 poster abstracts will be presented at PAG XX, and for attendees this is a very valuable aspect of the conference.

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Coordinators. Accepted abstracts will be presented at the Poster Session at the conference in the Exhibit Hall and will also be included in the Final Program, Abstract and Exhibit Guide. After the conference, the abstract will also be available online in the searchable archives.

Submission deadline is November 14, 2011.

Poster Abstract Submission Information

All abstract authors must be registered for the conference prior to submitting an abstract.

• All abstracts must be submitted electronically. We do not accept submissions via mail or fax.
• Each registered attendee can be the “Presenting Author” on only one poster abstract, although they may be a “Non-Presenting Author” on an unlimited number of abstracts.
• Space is limited, please submit early! Over 900 Abstracts are expected and space availability may depend on the date of submission.
• Abstracts are limited to 250 words within the "abstract text" section of the submission form.

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Coordinators. Abstracts will be reviewed within 2-3 weeks after the submission deadline. You should consider your abstract accepted, unless otherwise notified by November 30, 2011.

Please be advised that all accepted abstracts are considered public information and by submitting an abstract you agree to license PAG and Scherago International to post the abstract on the conference web site.

Submit / Edit a Poster Abstract

Poster Specifications

The poster presentation space available is 
3ft wide x 4ft high, or 36in w x 48 in h (0.92m wide  x 1.22m high). Dimensions are for a vertical poster. It is important to note that there is an approximately 1 inch metal rim on the border, which reduces the poster board VISIBLE space to 2 feet 10 inches wide by 3 feet 10 inches high. (1.17 meters x 86 meters).  

Also note, posters are displayed directly next to each other, so there is no room on the horizontal sides for overflow. Should you require more vertical space, however, posters greater than 46in. in height can hang a few inches beyond the edge of the presentation board.

At the Meeting

All posters will remain up for the entire length of the meeting.

• You may put up poster anytime after 7:00 am on Saturday, January 14
• Posters need to be taken down by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 18

Ideally, each poster will be self-explanatory, but we have two sessions where presenting autors are expected to be available near their poster in the Exhibit Hall to answer questions and engage discussions. Poster numbers will be printed in the Final Program, Abstract & Exhibit Guide.

• Even numbered posters - Monday, January 16  – 10:00am - 11:30am 
• Odd numbered posters - Monday, January 16  – 3:00pm  - 4:30pm 

If your plans change and you cannot attend, kindly inform us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so that we may free up poster space for other attendees.