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If you got this far, you’re in the right place! 

To submit your high resolution image, simply click the submission button at the top of the page and follow the instructions. Your submission will appear under the appropriate hashtag when approved, and can be found by clicking the appropriate hashtag on the navigation bar on the right hand side of this page.

Dr Matthew Partridge (Cranfield) has kindly tested the submit feature for us and assures that it is working perfectly (see post after this one). 

We are delighted to announce the RSC Twitter Poster Conference 2017 (#RSCPoster) will be happening on Monday March 20th (9am GMT) to Tuesday March 21st (9 am GMT).

The Royal Society of Chemistry Twitter Poster Conference is an online event held entirely over Twitter to bring members of the scientific research community together to share their research, network and engage in scientific debate.

Building upon the success of the previous two Analytical Science Twitter Poster Conferences, we have broadened the scope of the poster conference to include all areas of the chemical sciences.

How do I take part? During the event simply tweet an image (e.g. JPEG) which will be a digital poster summarising your research along with #RSCPoster, the most appropriate subject area hashtag and the title of your work.

The hashtags required are:

Analytical – #RSCPoster #RSCAnal

Environmental – #RSCPoster #RSCEnv

Materials – #RSCPoster #RSCMat

Organic – #RSCPoster #RSCOrg

Inorganic – #RSCPoster #RSCInorg

Nanoscience – #RSCPoster #RSCNano

Physical – #RSCPoster #RSCPhys

Chemical Biology – #RSCPoster #RSCChemBio

For instance, if you are presenting an analytical poster you would tweet “Poster Title” #RSCPoster #RSCAnal. Throughout the day you can then answer any questions posed to you by other people on Twitter and ask questions about other posters. Make sure you follow #RSCPoster throughout the day as the conference progresses.

You also need to upload your poster and details to the conference Tumblr site, under the appropriate subject category, to ensure you are in contention for a prize. Access the Tumblr site here.

When is it? Posters tweeted with #RSCPoster with the most relevant subject hashtag and also uploaded to Tumblr between 9am GMT March 20th and 9am GMT March 21st will be eligible to win prizes. Make sure you ask and answer lots of questions to ensure your work is well understood!

Is my research area suitable? The conference is open to anyone working in any area of science whose research topic falls within one of the subject hashtag categories. If you’re unsure if your poster is suitable for the conference, just get in touch and we can advise.

What can I win? The main aim of the event is to meet new scientists, share ideas and learn about the latest developments in different scientific areas. The scientific committee will select posters which stimulate wide interest and feature innovative, high quality, exciting research. Posters prizes will be awarded for content & accessibility, design and researcher interaction with the conference. There will also be an audience award for the most tweeted poster.

Who is organising the event and how do I find them? At different points throughout the day members of each scientific committee for each subject area will be logging in to Twitter and searching #RSCPoster to ask questions about some of the posters. Make sure you check back in at different times to see if you have any new questions and also make sure you ask questions about other posters. Members of the organising and scientific committee and their Twitter names are listed below and make sure you follow the RSC journal twitter accounts relevant to your research for updates.

How do I register? Pre-registration is not necessary; however we will need to verify who you are and where you do your research to be eligible for the prizes. We strongly recommend you do this before the event by emailing us and letting us know: •    Your name, address and contact details •    The title or topic of your poster •    Your twitter ID

Conference Chairs @ChemistryBaker – Dr Matthew J Baker, University of Strathclyde @ACT_mmu – Professor Craig Banks, Manchester Metropolitan University

Organisers @Samillingworth – Dr Samuel Illingworth, Manchester Metropolitan University @EdwardRandviir – Dr Edward Randviir, Manchester Metropolitan University

Royal Society of Chemistry

Committee members

David Nelson - - @TheNelsonGroup

Athina Anastasaki - Hawker group, UCSB - @AthinaAnastasa1

Fiona Hatton - University of Sheffield - @Fi_Hat

Doug MacFarlane - Monash University, Australia - @DRMacFarlane

Karen Faulds - University of Strathclyde - @FauldsKaren

Gemma-Louise Davies - University of Warwick - @GemmaLouDavies

Rebecca Melen - Cardiff University - @Rebecca_Melen

Roy Goodacre - Univeristy of Manchester - @RoyGoodacre

Martin Resano - University of Zarragoza - @MartinResano

Margaret Brimble - University of Auckland, New Zealand - @BrimbleM

Gonçalo Bernandes - University of Cambridge - 

Warren Piers - University of Calgary -  @Wpiers1

Perdita Barran - University of Manchester - @PerditaB

Richard Dluhy - UAB College of Arts and Sciences - @radluhy

Marcel Stewart - University of Girona - @Marcel_Swart

Jean-Francois Masson - University of Montreal - @Masson_Chem

Nick Stone - University of Exeter - @ProfNickStone

Renee Webster - Monash University, Australia - @ReneeWebs

Register for #RSCPoster

We look forward to meeting you in March!

Frequently Asked Questions (will be regularly updated)

Do I need to check the copyright and permissions needed for figures or any other parts of my poster which have already been published? Yes. Copyright owners have the exclusive right to copy their work and to issue copies of their work to the public, and it is an infringement for anyone else to do so without the copyright owner’s permission. If you are reproducing material contained in a Royal Society of Chemistry publication (journal articles, book or book chapters) you may do so providing that you fully acknowledge the original Royal Society of Chemistry publication and include a link back to it. If you wish to include material that has been published by another publisher, you will need to check how the publisher/copyright owner of the third party material wishes to receive permission requests. Information on this can be found on our Permission Requests page athttp://www.rsc.org/Publishing/copyright/permission-requests.asp under “Use of third party material in our publications”.

If I include unpublished work in my poster, will I still be able to publish this in a peer-reviewed journal afterwards? Subject to the usual conditions outlined in the License to Publish, being a part of the Twitter conference will not prevent you using some of the information included in your poster as part of an article in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal. Please note this policy varies by publisher and if you intend to submit your research for publication elsewhere after the event, you should check the individual policy for that journal and publisher.

What size should my poster be? You can choose any dimensions for your poster, the important thing is that the text and figures are clear for people to read and understand. Using Microsoft PowerPoint, we found a text size of between 12-16 were clear to read when saving an A4 slide as a JPEG and uploading to Twitter. Using an A0 template, the text needed to be between 50 and 60 to be legible. You can use any software you like to create your poster, as long as the image you upload is clear for others to read. We recommend testing your poster on Twitter before the conference to make sure you are happy with your image.