{"id":4196,"date":"2026-04-08T13:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/?page_id=4196"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:59:12","slug":"poster-task-2026-instructions-grading-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/?page_id=4196","title":{"rendered":"Poster Task 2026: Instructions, Grading, & Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

INSTRUCTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Individual Task:
\n<\/strong>Design a poster that addresses the course question:
\nWhat are \u2013or could be \u2013our key contributions to researching and <\/strong>shaping climate futures?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poster topic:<\/strong> Select one specific strategy of adapting to or mitigating global change (e.g., a regulatory intervention, specific consumer behavior, a nature-based solution).<\/p>\n

Your poster should deal with
\n1) the knowledge\/research which is necessary to support this strategy
\nand
\n2) an effective way to communicate\/implement this strategy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Group Organisational Task:<\/strong>
\n\u2013 Two poster sessions will be held on\u00a0July 2nd<\/strong> and\u00a0July 9th<\/strong>, where posters will be
\nexhibited and presented.
\n\u2013 You will work in groups to organise the two poster sessions; groups include\u00a0Chair, Scientific Committee, Technical Team, Advertising Team, On-Site Logistics Team<\/em>.
\n\u2013 Organisation of groups and tasks will commence on April 30th<\/b>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

GRADING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Design (30 %)<\/strong>
\n\u27a2 Follows format guidelines (A0, portrait orientation)
\n\u27a2 Visual appeal
\n\u27a2 Clear and organized layout
\n\u27a2 Logical flow of information
\n\u27a2 Text and graphics readable from 1-2 m
\n\u27a2 Efficient use of space
\n\u27a2 Correct formatting and orthography<\/p>\n

Content (50 %)<\/strong>
\n\u27a2 Relevant and appropriate content:
\n\u2013 Poster contributes to answering the central course question
\n\u2013 Poster addresses one specific strategy of adapting to or of mitigating
\nglobal change
\n\u2013 Poster deals with both: 1) knowledge\/research which is necessary to
\nsupport this strategy and 2) an effective way to communicate\/implement
\nthis strategy. Both aspects do not need to be addressed equally.
\n\u27a2 Clear structure of poster content: clear objectives, clear take-home
\nmessages
\n\u27a2 Good depth of coverage
\n\u27a2 Correctness regarding content
\n\u27a2 Usage of relevant literature
\n\u27a2 Useful images\/figures
\n\u27a2 Figures intuitively comprehensible
\n\u27a2 Appropriate references of sources
\n\u27a2 Precise language<\/p>\n

Poster presentation to poster visitors (20%)<\/strong>
\n\u27a2 Precise, concise and clear oral presentation (2-3 min)
\n\u27a2 Convincing and comprehensible \u201cguided tour\u201d through poster
\n\u27a2 Able to competently answer questions<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Due<\/td>\nhomework<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. Apr<\/td>\nThink about what important components of the climate system are and of the social system(s) that in their interaction shape climate futures.
\nDraw a conceptual map of these components and their interactions on a paper. Bring it with you to the next class on April 16th.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23. Apr<\/td>\nRead text about transformative science and rehearse notes about Pielkes role models(from the introductory class).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30. Apr<\/td>\nPost first ideas for a poster (100-200 words blog post), comment one poster idea: 50-100 words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07. Mai<\/td>\nPrepare 1st role-play<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21. Mai<\/td>\nPost proposal for poster topic including references (200-400 words blog post), comment one poster idea: 50-100 words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28. Mai<\/td>\nBlog post on Desired Climate Future (you may work in pairs of two students writing one post together): best posts might be published on climatematters. Organize poster session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04. Jun<\/td>\nPrepare 2nd role-play; continue to work on poster. Organize poster session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Jun<\/td>\nFinish first draft of poster (digital and A4 printout). Organize poster session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25. Jun<\/td>\nPrepare final version of poster for poster clinic. Organize poster session.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02. Jul<\/td>\nPoster Session event I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09. Jul<\/td>\npresent and discuss own poster, give feedback to fellow students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16. Jul<\/td>\nReflect and provide course feedback.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CURRENT SCHEDULE<\/a>:<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/h4>\n

Resources for Poster Session Organization<\/h2>\n

All groups<\/b>: Please meet and start working in your task groups to advance the organization of our public poster session events.<\/p>\n

Group 1<\/b>: Most importantly, prepare a time and milestone plan covering the period until the poster session events.<\/p>\n

Group 2<\/b>: Discuss suitable rooms. Find out how to book rooms.<\/p>\n

Group 3<\/b>: Discuss who should be invited. How to announce the event?<\/p>\n

Group 4<\/b>: Discuss if you would like to serve food\/drinks. We would provide a moderate budget for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1: <\/b>Scientific Committee: <\/b>
\n<\/b>Screening and clustering of abstracts, thinking about moderation time, and milestone planning<\/td>\n		Chair: Alyx<\/p>\n

Committee: Marlene, Ibolya, Rami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

2: Technical Team:<\/strong>
\nBooking of rooms, organizing poster walls<\/td>\n		Chair:<\/p>\n

Committee: Divanshu, Lucy, Mareike, Prashamsa(?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3: Advertising Team:<\/strong>
\nInvitation emails, poster and\/or flyer, social media?<\/td>\n		Chair: Alicja<\/p>\n

Committee: Asli, Alicja, Tara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4: On-site Logistics Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare room, poster walls, tables registration desk, tables, ordering of food\/drinks?<\/td>\n

Chair:<\/p>\n

Committee: Carmen, Toni, Eva, Alina, Sarah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

EXAMPLE of Poster Session Timeline from SuSe24:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Contacts of Poster Session Task Groups from SuSe25:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1: Scientific Committee<\/em><\/td>\nChair: Garmani<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2: Technical Team:<\/em><\/td>\nChair: Mats<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3: Advertising Team<\/em><\/td>\nChair: Jan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4: On-site Logistics Team<\/em><\/td>\nChair: Valentina<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

INSTRUCTIONS Individual Task: Design a poster that addresses the course question: What are \u2013or could be \u2013our key contributions to researching and shaping climate futures? Poster topic: Select one specific strategy of adapting to or mitigating global change (e.g., a regulatory intervention, specific consumer behavior, a nature-based solution). Your poster should deal with 1) theContinue reading “Poster Task 2026: Instructions, Grading, & Timeline”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":0,"parent":4177,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4196"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4458,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4196\/revisions\/4458"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uncertain2degrees.blogs.uni-hamburg.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}