poster session

noun

: a presentation of information on a series of posters that may include drawings, photographs, charts, graphs, and textual data relating to a specific subject

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Each winner receives a $1,000 prize and the opportunity to present their work at a poster session at the AAN Annual Meeting in San Diego, California Overview: This competition invites students to perform scientific research on the brain and nervous system. Kristen Moon, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 In a paper presented Friday at the Machine Learning for Health Care Conference’s poster session, Jason Zhao, Monica Agrawal, and their colleagues described how their method worked to identify when a person’s cancer metastasized and when treatment began. Stat Staff, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 Singh presented the research at a virtual poster session during last month's American Geophysical Union meeting. Will Sullivan, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2022 Maya Ajmera, president and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public and the publisher of Science News, said that the dramatic pivot was about more than just putting a poster session online. Amanda Baker, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2020 Two additional studies presented during a poster session at the conference found that people with Alzheimer’s had more seizures than normal controls. Lauren Aguirre, Scientific American, 22 July 2019 The convention will also feature a plant sale, photo exhibit/contest and poster session. oregonlive, 29 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poster session was in 1974

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“Poster session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20session. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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