Poster Submission Requirements and Guidelines

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Abstracts can be submitted by an individual or multi-disciplinary team.
• Abstracts should highlight original research in projects emphasizing areas of evidence-based or innovative practices related to the field of interior design. Some suggested areas of interest include: 
  • Studies involving emerging research
  • Research in practice - a project example with detailed applications of research to enhance the built environment and/or the experience
  • Product design research 
  • Advocacy or regulatory history and future directions
  • Student capstone projects involving research or innovative approaches
• Abstracts may have been presented or published elsewhere, but the information must be current and relevant to our audience.
• Limit to Two (2) entries per individual email address. Only one (1) abstract can be submitted per paper or project. 
• Entry fee is $75 per submission.  Payment of entry fees are required for submission consideration. 
• Presenters are asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest related to the submission content (e.g., commercial interest, affiliations with a vendor, and/or receipt of royalties). ASID has the right to rescind the acceptance of a poster submission due to any conflict of interest that may be discovered which has not been disclosed.
• Presenters must affirm that their poster presentations will not be used to sell a particular product or service. Posters may highlight research used to develop and create a product but should not be a product demonstration or promotional poster/advertisement. 

WHAT MAKES A GOOD POSTER SUBMISSION?

Submit an abstract that summarizes and describes the relevance of the research to the field of interior design. Include a short introduction outlining the purpose of the research and the importance of the topic to practitioners. Briefly explain the motivation behind the work, describe the methods used, and discuss its meaning or importance to the field of interior design.  Use the following format with suggested word counts (based on 600 - 700 words total, not including title or references): 

• Title of Study
• Purpose/Introduction (max. 50 words)
• Background (max.100 words)
• Methods  (max.100 words)  
• Evaluation (max.100 words)
• Analysis (max.100 words)
• Results (max. 200 words)
• Conclusion  (max. 50 words)
• Main Reference List (min. of 3, no more than 5)

Here is a resource containing tips on developing poster presentations and abstracts:  Miller JE. Preparing and presenting effective research posters. Health Serv Res. 2007 Feb;42(1 Pt 1):311-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00588.x. PMID: 17355594; PMCID: PMC1955747.  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1955747/

FORMAT FOR POSTER GALLERY WALK AT GATHER 2025:

• Work must be presented on a printed poster, formatted in a landscape orientation, measuring a maximum of 72” width x 42” height. Presenters are responsible for printing and transporting their posters.  Printing source recommendations will be provided along with the poster proposal acceptance. If the poster is already printed/mounted, be sure to check the dimension to see if it will adequately fit in the display space using the dimensions listed above. 
• Posters must be posted in their assigned spaces no later than 4:30pm on Sunday, August 17^th, 2025. Instructions will be provided when a submission is accepted. 
• Posters will be presented in an open forum on Monday, August 18^th, 2025, between 5:00 – 6:30pm in the Triumph Ballroom area on the Second Floor of the host hotel, the Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center, in downtown Atlanta. At least one presenter must be present at the event during this time to be available for Q & A.
• Throughout the first day of the conference on Monday leading up to the Gallery Walk session, attendees will be able to view the posters during refreshment breaks between sessions.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to vote for poster award categories through the GATHER Event app until 7:00pm ET on Monday. Poster awards will be announced and posted on the poster display spaces on Tuesday morning before the first education session begins at 9:00am ET. Award category information will be provided along with the poster proposal acceptance. 
• Posters will remain posted in their display spaces during most of the conference. Posters can be taken down on Tuesday, August 19^th, 2025, beginning during the lunch break and should be removed by 2:00pm ET.

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