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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Many research partnerships begin with a question during a poster session or after a talk. Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 23 July 2026 The day will include educational sessions, a student poster session, a trade show and breakout sessions. Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 The summit will also include a poster session, lunch discussions workshops, and opportunities for networking and collaboration, according to officials. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025 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

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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 1 Aug. 2026.

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