Cambridge University LaTeX poster style file

This page gives a brief summary of a latex style file, cuposter.cls, for creating conference posters in latex. It is based on a style file from the University of Edinburgh, with a simple change of logo. This style file allows you to create an A0 (or smaller) poster in encapsulated PostScript format. I include a sample poster here; you should be able to regenerate the A4 poster by simply typing

% make

If there are no mistakes in the latex, an A4 poster should be created. This version can be printed out on A4 paper.

Once happy with your final version of the poster, you can then create an A0 poster using the command:

% make scalea0

Read the Makefile for ways to change filenames, and create other sizes of poster (it currently can make A0, A1, A2, A3, A4). Note that I have hardcoded the use of Times font in the header. (That should probably be changed to something like Helvetica...)

The default orientation for posters is landscape; passing the option "portrait" to the documentclass (see the example file) will create portrait posters.

Download

All of the files in this directory (including figures) are available in the compressed tar file: cuposter.tgz

Where to print your document?

The A1 version prints successfully on the DPMMS A1 printer, although the paper size is not recognised by Ghostscript, so you need to type in the size of the paper (details to follow).

There is no A0 printer within the CMS. Graduate students within DAMTP should be able to get a purchase order for their A0 poster to be printed in somewhere like Pandis or Anatomy. Engineering also have an A0 printer but I've yet to be able to test it. If someone is willing to test it, let me (sje30 at cam) know.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr Martin Reddy for writing the original version of this style file when he was at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Version 2 was released by Mary Ellen Foster. Further documentation is available from Edinburgh.