POSTERS

Abstracts and Embargo Policy
The full text of the abstracts selected for oral, ePoster and poster presentations will be available on the Annual Meeting Online Conference Planner and ASTROmobile beginning Saturday, September 23. All abstracts are published in a supplement of the October 1, 2017 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics  (www.redjournal.org).

All abstracts are embargoed and remain confidential until the date and time of presentation at the ASTRO Annual Meeting. If you have any questions about the embargo policy, please contact ASTRO’s media relations team manager at press@astro.org.

NEW Poster Viewing Q and A Times!
New this year, there will be scheduled time throughout the meeting for poster presenters to be available to discuss their abstract and answer questions from attendees. Please see the schedule below and add the times to your calendar on the Online Conference Planner. Plan to join your colleagues for this new networking opportunity.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 1	Genitourinary Biology
4:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 2	Health Services Research Nonmalignant Palliative Care Patient Reported Outcomes/Quality of Life Patient Safety Informatics/Bioinformatics
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 3	Breast Gynecologic Nursing
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 4	Physics
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 5	Lung Pediatrics Education & History in Radiation Oncology
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 6	CNS Head and Neck Sarcoma/Skin
4:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.	Poster Viewing Q&A 7	Gastrointestinal Patient Safety Hematologic/Lymphoma/Leukemia

Poster Setup and Removal
Hall A-B1, Ground Level

Poster setup hours are very strict. The Poster Hall opens at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017, and all posters must be installed by this date and time. Tube storage is available for free at the Poster Information booth. The Poster Information booth will close on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. If you wish to take your tube home, please plan to pick it up by then.

Poster Setup Hours:

Saturday, September 23	12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 24	7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

There is limited time to remove posters. Anyone who wishes to keep their poster must pick it up during this time. After 7:30 p.m., posters will be discarded.

Poster Removal Hours: 

Tuesday, September 26

6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Poster Viewing 
Hall A-B1, Ground Level

ePosters and paper posters will be on display during the Poster Viewing hours listed below. Please note that ePosters will not be available for viewing during ePoster discussion session times as the screens will be used for these sessions. Refer to the Online Conference Planner or ASTROmobile for the ePoster session schedule.

Poster Viewing Hours:

Sunday, September 24	10:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Monday, September 25	10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26	10:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Poster Pickup
Hall A-B1, Poster Information, Ground Level

For those poster presenters who chose to use ASTRO’s poster printing service, please pick up your posters at the Poster Information desk in the Poster Hall.

Hours of Operation:

Saturday, September 23	12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 24	7:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Monday, September 25	10:00 a.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, September 26	10:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Poster Viewing Session and Reception
Hall A-B1, Ground Level
Monday, September 25
5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

All conference attendees are invited to attend this poster viewing session and reception. During this time, poster presenters will be available by their poster to answer questions and discuss their research. Drinks will be available for purchase. You must be 21 or older to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Poster Awards 
Poster award winners are presented with their awards at the beginning of the Poster Viewing Session and Reception and will provide a short oral presentation of their abstract in the poster presentation area within the Poster Hall.

Poster Categories:
Radiobiology
Breast
CNS
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Gynecologic
Head and Neck
Health Services Research
Hematologic/Lymphona/Leukemia
Education and History in Radiation Oncology
Informatics/Bioinformatics
Lung
Lymphoma/Hematologic/Leukemia
Non-malignant
Nursing
Palliative Care
Patient Reported Outcomes/Quality of Life
Patient Safety
Pediatrics
Physics
Sarcoma

ePoster Discussion Sessions 

Session Format
The ePoster discussion sessions take advantage of touch-screen technology to present more in-depth information and allow for easy viewing of data and discussion with colleagues.

Sessions will begin with oral presentations by each author, then discussant presentations followed by poster viewing and interaction with authors.

• 54 minutes – each of the nine authors have six minutes each to present their poster at the podium.
• 24 minutes – Discussants provide additional information to compare and contrast the abstracts, highlight key points, and moderate questions and answers.
• 12 minutes – authors stand by ePoster and answer questions.

ePoster Presenter Check-in
Outside of Rooms 5A and 5B, Upper Level

ePoster Presenters must check-in at the ePoster Check-in booth located between the ePoster session rooms at least two hours prior to your presentation. Staff will be available to assist you with uploading any last-minute changes and to help you prepare for your oral presentation. Presenters are required to stand by their poster for the last 10 minutes of the session. Once the session begins, presenters should sit in the front row and wait for the Discussant to call you up to the podium for your presentation. ePoster discussion sessions are 90 minutes long.