# CMS + IST Meeting of the Minds

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# CMS + IST Meeting of the Minds

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The CMS + IST Meeting of the Minds (MotM) is our department's annual showcase. The Caltech CMS Community, from undergrads to faculty, presents their research through a large outdoor poster session. It's a terrific opportunity to get to know both our department and the broader Caltech Community as we celebrate our research and our graduating students!

### Timing and Location

Date and Time: **\
Thursday, May 29th, 2025\
2:00-4:00p.m.\**\
Location:\
**Outdoors — Lawn between Steele House and the Annenberg Center** on Caltech's campus.

### Registration

**To present a poster,** [**register here**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaBIpacEXAACN5Vun1xmcV78Td32lrHvwyuECQ0b2rrQiuJg/viewform?usp=header)**.**\
To help us plan the event, we ask that all Meeting of the Minds **poster presenters register no later than May 22nd.**\
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**No registration is required just to attend the event!**\
We hope that everyone will attend to celebrate our community's research and our graduating grads and undergrads.

### Information for Presenters

If you already have a poster from another conference, you are welcome to present it. If you will be creating a new poster for the Meeting of the Minds, please follow the guidelines below for printing.

If your faculty advisor/sponsor is not covering the cost of printing your poster, please contact [Roberta Carvalho](https://directory.caltech.edu/personnel/robertac) for departmental cost coverage.

#### Printing Your Poster

- The standard poster size for this event is **24 inches x 36 inches** (either Portrait or Landscape format is fine).**\**We can accommodate some posters that are not this size, but if you are making a new poster for this event, please follow these dimensions.
- CMS will provide an easel, foam board, and clips for each poster.
- A few suggested poster printing companies are below:
  - [PosterPresentations.com](https://www.posterpresentations.com/)
  - [FedEx Office](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/office.html)
  - [Walgreens Photo](https://photo.walgreens.com/store/poster-details)
  - [Staples](https://www.staples.com/services/printing/engineering-blueprints/)

#### Tips for Designing and Presenting Your Poster

- Here is a [helpful guide](https://writing.caltech.edu/resources-for-writers/posters) created by the Hixon Writing Center on how to make a poster, including a step-by-step worksheet.