When creating your e-poster stack, we ask you to also provide some summary information. You add this information in the Stack Summary area. This information is used in the summary view of your e-poster stack on the showcase and in your printed summary poster.
One of the pieces of information we ask for is a summary image.
Our recommendation would be to pick a simple image – since it is not going to be displayed in a large format.
If you take a look at the GHGT-17 ePoster showcase then you will be able to see what type of summary images people chose to add last time.
For what it is worth, here are a few from GHGT-17 that I think work well (each taking a slightly different approach).
Example 1
In the one below, they have created an image that uses all the logos of the organisations involved in the work. I think this works as it immediately gives the viewer the idea that this research was very collaborative and they are likely to be able to regonise some of these logos at a glance as well.
Example 2
I might be wrong about this one (my research area is learning technology not greenhouse gases or geology) but I think the image they have chosen for this one is likely to be meaningful to the researchers in this field. I am assuming that simply the type of graphic they are showing here gives you some indication of the type of work that is going to be reported in this e-poster. It is fits the space well and is bold and eye-catching.
Example 3
This one is much more abstract, but I think it does still tell us something about their research work (it’s related to water/brine) and again it is quite bold and eye-catching.
Example 4
Finally, this one has used the logo of the organisation behind the key technology that was used in the research. It gives an immediate message about what organisation/technology was involved in the work.