Poster presentations

Delegates are invited to bring a poster presentation. Speakers may also bring a poster to augment their talk. Details of poster sizes and guidelines are given below.

The following poster titles have been received so far:

Elena Abdullaeva & Pavel Karabaev	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Swift Rescue Initiative in Uzbekistan
Genevieve O’Reilly & Hayley Sherwin	RSPB, Northern Ireland	Belfast Swift survey: Monitoring and protecting Belfast’s Swift population.
Célia Dias & Lidia Mermoud	SOS Uccelli Selvatici, Italy	Conservation and study of the Alpine Swift (Apus melba) colony at the bell tower of Locarno, Switzerland
Piotr Piliczewski	University of Szczecin, Dept. Of Vertebrate Anatomy and Zoology	The beginnings of the swift research colony in Szczecin
Renata Biancalana	Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil	Breeding biology of Cypseloidinae (Cypseloides and Streptoprocne) species in Brazil
Carol Collins & Alan Wilkins	Kinoulton, Notts	Swift boxes in Kinoulton church, Notts.
Gillian Westray	Worcestershire	Handling swifts- the importance of understanding their Natural History - with the opportunity to purchase Devil Birds DVD and related items
Chris Mason	Cherwell, Oxon	Cherwell Swifts Conservation Project
Carolyn Gunn	Colorado Parks and Wildlife	Geolocator Harness Application Technique
Guy Belcher	Cambridge City Council	Cambridge City Council Swift projects
Mauro Ferri	Italy	Spallanzani - the Abbott who Studied Swifts
Thais Martins	Cornwall College, Newquay	Nest direction in the Common Swift: lessons from the University Museum Tower colony in Oxford
Ginny Carvisiglia	London	The Swift Saga
Daniele Muir	Perth and Kinross Council	Swift action in Tayside: the Carse of Gowrie Swift Conservation Project
Clare Darlaston	Concern for Swifts Scotland	The work of Concern for Swifts Scotland
Jonathan Pomroy	jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com/	Jonathan Pomroy's Sketches

Poster guidelines
The display boards are 4 feet wide by 8 feet high, the following diagram shows recommended sizes, A0 and 2A0, to fit these boards. Please make a clear title at the top of your poster. You may bring your poster as a set of A4 sheets, you can fit up to 16 A4's in an A0. The first sheet could be a title, contact details and website. Please make the font large enough for the visually challenged. Drawing pins and Velcro will be available. Small tables will be provided in front of the display boards for exhibits.

For those who wish to submit their posters electronically, please send pdf, Powerpoint or Word documents to Edward Mayer. Edward can print in full colour up to A4 size only.

Recommended poster sizes