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Poster session

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

nounCommon term

In academic english & research, poster session means: A part of a conference where researchers display their work on large printed posters and talk informally with people who come to read them.

In Turkish: poster oturumu, poster sunumu

How it is used

Common for early-stage work and student researchers. Presenters stand by their poster and give a short summary to visitors. Submitted abstracts may be accepted for an oral presentation or a poster presentation.

Example sentences

  1. My abstract was accepted for the poster session on Thursday afternoon.

  2. I had some great conversations at the poster session, including one with a possible co-author.

Common collocations

  • present a poster
  • poster presentation
  • best poster award
  • poster board
  • conferenceA formal meeting, often lasting several days, where researchers present their work, listen to talks and discuss ideas with others in their field.
  • abstractA short summary at the start of an article, thesis or conference submission that states the aim, methods, main findings and conclusion.
  • keynoteThe main talk at a conference, given by an invited and usually well-known speaker, often to all participants at the start of a day.
  • Q&AShort for 'questions and answers': the part of a talk or session when the audience asks questions and the speaker replies.

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