Building on information gathered during the lab tours, the Social and Poster session is primarily an opportunity for our many Topic Sponsors to get a better idea of the breadth and depth of the research taking place at NPS. Our world-class faculty study the cutting-edge developments of operational navies across the globe. NPS research extends the reach of today's naval services, whether underwater, on the surface, in the air, or orbiting the earth. 

All NPS faculty and students are encouraged to showcase their research efforts, NRP funded or otherwise, as this event is intended to help educate Topic Sponsors as to the many facets of NPS research capabilities.

This year the NRWG Virtual asynchronous Poster Session has been expanded with a professional, user-friendly interface accessed through the event Whova app. Posters, recorded poster pitches (2-3 minutes) and any additional supplemental materials (PDF) will be displayed in a virtual 'Artifact Center" Posters "booth" hosted on Whova.

• Attendees will be able to contact presenters via their individual Artifact Booth (poster) session based Chat and/or Session Q&A in Whova.
• Presenter and select attendees may also choose to connect ad-hoc or by schedule, via Whova Video call, phone con, email, and/or another audio/video chat solution (e.g. Teams or Zoom).

This year the NRWG Virtual asynchronous Poster Session has been expanded with a professional, user-friendly interface accessed through the event Whova app. Posters, recorded poster pitches (2-3 minutes) and any additional supplemental materials (PDF) will be displayed in a virtual 'Artifact Center" hosted on Whova. Presenters will be able to build their own Poster "Booth" Display and increase engagement with other attendees through Whova’s “Artifact Center. 
Artifact Center Presenter's Guide

• Attendees will be able to contact presenters via their individual Artifact Booth (poster) session based Chat and/or Session Q&A in Whova.
• Presenter and select attendees may also choose to connect ad-hoc or by schedule, via Whova Video call, phone con, email, and/or another audio/video chat solution (e.g. Teams or Zoom).

General Poster Session presenter/speaker participation requirements:

• a 24x36 NPS research poster that is "Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited." 
• a 2-3 minute pre-recorded poster pitch video
• engage asynchronously with NRWG 22 attendees
• files submitted by April 4 (extended).

The due date to submit your files is April 6 (extended).

• Posters:
  • "Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited." and include this distro statement.
  • 24x36 (vertical) / 36x24 (horizontal) slide/poster size
  • NRP funded project posters must be composed using the NRP poster template.
• 2-4 minute poster pitch video
  • 30MB file size maximum
  • MP4 format

Note: posters will also be uploaded to Calhoun and may be used for NRP marketing.

• Vertical standard Naval Research Program poster template
• Horizontal template with an NPS logo Only option and a NPS and NRP logo option

Primarily we will communicate with presenters via the NRP email address (nrp@nps.edu). However, we will also send you messages through Whova that will come from the email address: event-noreply@whova.io. Some messages will also come from the NRP via whova.io. e.g. NPS NRP <nps_nrp_poc@nps.edu>; (NPS NRP via whova.io) .

Important - To ensure inbox delivery please add the following to your safe sender list "Never Block Senders Domain":

• @nps.edu
• @whova.io
• @whova.com

You will receive an email request notice entitled "Set up your Poster for NRWG 22." The email will contain a unique Whova Poster Presenter Form link (Note: once the event is live you may add/update info directly via the Whova app) that will enable you to add/update the following:

• poster abstract/description - required
• recorded video (2-4 min poster pitch) - required
• poster file (PDF format) - required
• supporting document of choice (PDF format) - not required
• cover photo of your poster file (PNG format) - not required
• phone number - not required
• website URL of your choice - not required

Artifact Center Presenter's Guide

Primarily we will communicate with presenters via the NRP email address (nrp@nps.edu). However, we will also send you messages through Whova that will come from the email address: event-noreply@whova.io. Some messages will also come from the NRP via whova.io. e.g. NPS NRP <nps_nrp_poc@nps.edu>; (NPS NRP via whova.io) .

Important - To ensure inbox delivery please add the following to your safe sender list "Never Block Senders Domain":

• nps.edu
• whova.io
• whova.com

The following sites/links provide some guidance for creating academic / scientific posters:

https://guides.nyu.edu/posters
http://www.makesigns.com/tutorials/scientific-poster-parts.aspx
http://www.personal.psu.edu/drs18/postershow/
http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/our/poster

There is an internal message system in the platform allowing attendees and presenters to message each other. If you would like to continue conversations outside the platform, you can share your email address directly with others. You can also add a “contact me” slide to the end of your presentation. For your protection, the NRP does not share email addresses of attendees or presenters, but they may choose to do so themselves.

Attendees will also be able to contact presenters via their individual Artifact (poster) session based Chat and/or Session Q&A in Whova.