NCPA Student Chapter Poster Presentation
2013 NCPA Annual Convention
BACKGROUND
NCPA is pleased to offer the 2nd Annual NCPA Student Chapter Poster Presentation at the
NCPA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA on Sunday, October 13, 2013! This poster
presentation session is an opportunity for student chapters to showcase projects they have
completed from October 2012 – October 2013 that show their commitment to the continued
growth and prosperity of community pharmacy through their NCPA Student Chapter. The
goals of the Student Poster Presentation are to:
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Provide NCPA Student Chapters with an opportunity to showcase their work
Create a medium of exchanging for novel project ideas between NCPA Student Chapters
Inspire student chapters to create new and innovative ideas to promote community
pharmacy and NCPA in their school/college of pharmacy and community
POSTER PRESENTATION TOPICS
Topics of poster presentations may fall under the following categories:
1. Neighborhood Community Service
 How does your NCPA Chapter give back to your community? Share your
community services projects that have an impact in your community.
2. Creating New Members in your NCPA Student Chapter
 How does your NCPA Chapter encourage membership and participation in
NCPA on the local, state, and national level? Share how you retain and
recruit new members.
3. Promoting Independent Pharmacy
 How does your chapter stimulate interest in independent pharmacy
ownership? What guest speakers and/or special projects or events do you
offer that promote community pharmacy and pharmacy ownership?
4. Advocating Legislative Action
 How does your chapter advocate in legislative activities on the state and/or
national level? Detail your Legislative Advocacy Challenge submission.
5. Other
 Do you have a good fundraising idea that you would like to share with other
NCPA Student Chapters? You may want to share your Health and Wellness
Challenge Submission. Feel free to include one topic of choice in your poster!
GUIDELINES
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Participants must submit an application by Friday, September 20, 2013.
All participants in the poster session are required to register for the NCPA Annual
Convention in Orlando, FL. Participants are responsible for all expenses to the NCPA
Annual Meeting including registration, travel, and accommodations.
Only one poster will be accepted per active NCPA Student Chapter.
Up to 4 students may present one poster from each active NCPA Student Chapter.
Each poster may include a minimum of one category or maximum of 4 categories listed
above in the poster presentation topics.
Poster set up will take place from 8am – 11am on Sunday, October 13. Participants will be
provided with information on how to access the Exhibit Hall to set up your poster closer to
the Convention date.
Posters will be presented on Sunday, October 13 from 1:30 – 6:00 pm in the Exhibit Hall.
(Participants do not need to stand by poster at all times, but must set up and tear down at
designated times listed above)
Posters should be no larger than 4ftx 8ft.
Include Title, Author Names, and School in the long panel at the top of poster.
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TIPS ON CREATING POSTER: Keep it simple, but sufficient.
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Poster should be easy to follow. Generally, it is read sequentially from left to right, and top
to bottom (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Conventional layouts for a poster (from: C. W. Connor, 1992, The Poster Session: A Guide for Preparation: U. S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-667.)
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Use graphics to tell your story and use the white spaces to create good visual balance
between the text and figures (See Figure 2). Text should be readable from at least 3 ft away.
Horizontal Symmetry
Horizontal & Vertical Symmetry
Diagonal Symmetry
Asymmetry
(text-heavy on left, image-heavy on right)
Figure 2: Examples of layouts along various axis of symmetry (Hess, G., Tosney, K., & and Liegel, L. (n.d.). Creating
Effective Poster Presentation. Retrieved from http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/index.html).
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DEADLINE
Deadline for submitting abstract: September 20, 2013.
Submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee and participants will be notified no later
than September 27, 2013 on the status of their application. Please send application by email, fax,
or mail to:
Attn: Whitney Cowart
100 Daingerfield Rd
Alexandria, VA 22314-2888
Phone: 703-600-1171
Fax: 703-683-3619
whitney.cowart@ncpanet.org
Thank you for your interest in participating at the 2013 NCPA Annual Convention. I look
forward to seeing you in Orlando!
CHECKLIST
 Abstract: 250 words or less to include what category(ies) you will be detailing in your poster
(e.g. Promoting Independent Pharmacy and Neighborhood Community Service) and a brief
overview of the project(s)/activity(ies) you will be presenting.
 Application (Page 3) – Please include in the footer: School/College and Name of
Participants
 Submit by September 20, 2013
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2013 NCPA STUDENT CHAPTER POSTER PRESENTATION
APPLICATION
APPLICANT INFORMATION
PRIMARY CONTACT
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY/STATE/ZIP
PHONE
EMAIL
SCHOOL NAME
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
POSTER PRESENTATION INFORMATION
TITLE OF PRESENTATION :
ABSTRACT (250 words or less): PLEASE TYPE or PRINT LEGIBLY
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