Engineering Track Posters Guidelines

I need an invitation letter for my visa. How do I request this?
International presenters and attendees who need a visa letter should first complete the form and then download a copy of the letter directly from the form.

Do Speakers need to register for DAC? If so, which registration rates are acceptable?

Yes, Engineering Tracks session presenters, gladiator poster presenters, and poster presenters must be registered to present at DAC. Ether for the Full Conference or Engineering Track rate. You may not present at DAC or attend Engineering Track sessions using I LOVE DAC registration rate.

Engineering Track poster presenters are required to present a poster describing their work (see below for poster guidelines) at one of the hour-long poster sessions and be available for the entire hour to discuss their work with interested attendees. This provides an opportunity for extended discussion with interested members of the audience.

Each presenter is allocated a 42” tall x 36” wide area for a poster. Poster sessions will run for one hour, and may include up to 100 posters. Poster presenters are welcome to distribute additional material to interested attendees at the poster session. Such material can include extended abstracts and whitepapers. Engineering Track Presentation speakers have the option to print their presentation slides for posting, rather than create an additional poster. These slides must still fit in the designated poster dimensions once assembled.

• One poster board is allocated to each presentation.

• Posters must be mounted using push pins provided by the organizing committee.

• The title of your poster should be done in block letters which are AT LEAST 8 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches) high.

• All text must be easily readable from a distance of 1 to 2 meters. Make the lettering at least 1 cm high, smaller lettering will not be legible from a distance of 1 to 2 meters.

• All graphs and charts should be AT LEAST 25 X 30 cm (approximately 8.5 x 11 inches) or larger.

• It is a good idea to sequentially number your materials in the poster. This will indicate to the viewer a logical progression through your poster.

• Provide an introduction (outline) and a summary or conclusion for your poster.

• Please include a copy of the DAC logo at the bottom right corner of your poster.

• Prepare your poster carefully so that it can be used as the basis to explain and answer questions from the viewers.

• Have your business cards available for those who may wish to contact you at a later date.

• Bring along a tablet of blank paper that you may use for a discussion of technical details relating to your poster.

• At one of the hour-long poster sessions and be available for the entire hour to discuss their work with interested attendees. This provides an opportunity for extended discussion with interested members of the audience.

The Engineering Track program committee consists of industry experts that collectively represent years of design and software development experience. A good Engineering Track presentation addresses innovative tool use coupled with high-quality results. Extra notes are encouraged to be included in the submission. The considerations used by the program committee in acceptance decisions include:

• Significance of results supported by clear, measurable criteria, including, but not limited to: improved quality of silicon, improved reuse, decreased design process complexity, and reduced time-to-market.

• Level of innovation in tool use, e.g., utilizing one tool to obtain results that aid another tool, writing scripts to combine tools, user-facing enhancements, intelligent data management. A submission should not mirror the help section in the tool's user manual, but instead address a creative way of using the tool.

• Ability to overcome design challenges such as scalability, integrating IP, and bridging front-end/back-end gaps.

• Validation of the proposed techniques using real designs, case studies, or established benchmarks.

• Discussion of the conceptual limitations of tools and suggestions for future tool improvement. Solid technical contributions should address both the strengths and the weaknesses of the approach.

• Quality of material including writing, illustrations, and organization.

• Product marketing material is inappropriate for the Engineering Track topics.