Technical Publication

A technical publication is a full-length, peer-reviewed paper (or extended abstract) that is accepted for presentation at a technical session and publication in the conference proceedings. Requires an abstract upon submittal for consideration; if accepted, a draft and final paper are required.

Poster

A poster paper is a hard copy version of a technical paper that is posted for public view at a poster session; papers may include diagrams, graphs, charts, photos and a small amount of text to illustrate major points of paper. These papers are usually full-length technical papers that have not undergone the peer-review process. They will be included in the conference proceedings. Requires an abstract upon submittal for consideration; if abstract is accepted, a draft and final paper will be required.
Length: Can vary, usually not more than 10 pages (fully formatted, two-column, 8.5 x 11 in. pages)