Poster preparation and presentation information
Thank you for considering presenting your work as a poster at this conference. Below are the key details and submission guidelines.
Deadlines
- Poster abstracts (as MS Word) must be submitted by 15th August.
- Digital posters (as PDF) and flash-talk videos must be submitted by 20th August.
Poster preparation & format
Poster size
Digital-only presenters
- Save your poster in A1 or A0, landscape or portrait format.
- Page size is flexible if presenting only digitally.
In-person presenters
- Print your poster in A1 portrait format only
- Larger or landscape posters may not be displayed due to space constraints
File naming
For submission, name your digital poster files as follows:
- <your surname>-Phg26-Poster.
- Example: for David Jones, name your file as Jones-Phg26-Poster.
- Do not use generic names such as: Oxford-poster, phages2026, Oxford-phage-poster.
Digital poster submission
All poster presenters, whether attending virtually or in person, are required to submit a digital version ( as PDF) of their poster via the designated upload link. Posters will be made accessible to all conference participants via the secure ‘Download PHG26 Documents’ page, ensuring visibility across both virtual and in-person audiences.
- Submit your final PDF poster (<5MB) via the designated upload link
- Do not send posters or abstracts by email
- Ensure your submission is final—once published, it cannot be replaced
- Late submissions may not be included in the programme
Poster presentation
Presentation timing
Presenting digitally only
- Currently, there is no scheduled time for presenting digital posters. Instead, virtual attendees will be able to interact with poster presenters via the Zoom chatbox during the conference.
- A specific poster presentation session may be announced later.
Presenting in-person
- Bring a printed A1 portrait poster for display
- Larger or landscape posters may not be displayed due to space constraints
- You are responsible for printing and transporting your poster
- You may be assigned a specific day and time for display
Presentation via a flash-talk video
To maximise visibility, exposure and engagement, we encourage all poster presenters, whether presenting digitally or in-person, to submit a short video (max 5 minutes) introducing their work. Videos will be featured on the LPMHealthcare YouTube channel.
Instructions
- Download the official opening slide (PhgOx26 first slide) and use it as the first slide of your presentation (see example: https://youtu.be/XatqenCd_IU?si=Yu1PooCD4JmSLAiz).
- Record your presentation using Zoom or any preferred platform. Keep it under 5 minutes.
- Save your video in a YouTube-compatible format (e.g., MP4)
- Send your video via a file transfer service such as MailBigFile or WeTransfer to: PhageOxford@gmail.com
Any further information about the poster presentations will be available in the future on this page.
Before uploading your poster, you must make sure that you follow ALL of the instructions above!
Accepted posters
(Presenters in Bold)
Accepted poster abstracts will be displayed below. If your abstract has been accepted for presentation but it does not appear in the list below, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing PhageOxford@gmail.com.
