MLA ’25 Presenter Toolkit

MLA ‘25 will feature more than 200 different paper, immersion session, lightning talk, and poster presentations. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your expertise, share new research, and build your professional network. Use this toolkit to promote your session and prepare for your presentation.

MLA ’25 banner

To provide the best experience for MLA ’25 attendees and members, MLA asks all presenters to make their presentations as accessible as possible. Here are some resources curated by the MLA Accessibility and Disability Caucus.

Let everyone know about your session! Use the graphics below to promote your presentation. Don’t forget to tag @MedLibAssn on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn, and use #MLANET25 and #medlibs to maximize your reach.

We are excited to share these brand standards to help you create your own content for MLA ’25. If you have any questions, please contact Hannah Jeon, MLA Marketing Manager.

Zoom Backgrounds

Change your virtual background in meetings and for your recording to the official MLA ’25 backgrounds.

MLA25 medium blue zoom background

Social Banners

Optional to add your headshot to the banner. Click the banners directly below to download. Don’t forget to tag @MedLibAssn and use #MLANET25 and #medlibs.

Logos

Click the logos directly below to download. The primary logo contains the conference title, tagline, dates, hashtag, and location. The circular seal logo is a secondary alternate.

Primary Colors

Deep Blue

HEX: #004b84
RGB: 0, 74, 132
CMYK: 100, 77, 22, 7

Teal

HEX: #33bab1
RGB: 51, 186, 177
CMYK: 70, 1, 37, 0

Secondary Colors

Sky Blue

HEX: #d7eeff
RGB: 0, 74, 132
CMYK: 100, 77, 22, 7

Baby Blue

HEX: #a7cfee
RGB: 215, 238, 255
CMYK: 14, 1, 0, 0

Darkest Blue

HEX: #002039
RGB: 0, 32, 57
CMYK: 97, 80, 48, 58

Accent Colors

Bubblegum Pink

HEX: #f19dae
RGB: 241, 157, 174
CMYK: 2, 47, 15, 0

Pale Yellow

HEX: #f3eec4
RGB: 243 238, 196
CMYK: 5, 3, 27, 0

Pittsburgh Yellow

HEX: #eead1e
RGB: 238, 173, 30
CMYK: 6, 34, 100, 0

Poster Guidelines

Uploading for On-Demand Viewing

For publishing purposes, the poster upload must be a PDF file at highest resolution possible.

  • The aspect ratio (ratio of width to height) should ideally be set to ’16:9′
  • The complete poster is limited to one slide only.  That means one single page for your PDF file
  • Fonts should be sans-serif (e.g., Arial, Calibri, etc.)
  • Minimum font size should not be smaller than 12pt

Requirements for In-Person Posters

The in-person poster session at MLA ’25 will be held on Thursday, May 1, in the Hall of Exhibits. Plan to attend the session and stand near your poster during your assigned time (which will be announced in the speaker portal). Presenters can informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees and answer questions during the poster session.

  • Your poster size should be no larger than 42” H x 68” W (Poster boards are 4-foot x 6-foot). For ease of mounting, we recommend a slightly smaller size, 42” H x 68” W
  • In-person Poster session participants will have 42” H X 68” W to present their work with pictures, data, graphs, diagrams, narrative text and more
  • Each poster board will hold one (1) 42” H x 68” W poster

Set-up and Removal

  • Posters can be set up Wednesday, April 30, anytime from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., local time
  • Boards will be numbered for setup. You can find your assigned number in the onsite program or on the app
  • We will have push pins available for attaching to the boards. Folks have also used clamps, but we will not supply those, you will need to bring those if you prefer
  • All posters should be removed on Friday, May 2, by 1:30 p.m.
    • Posters not removed in time will be taken down and moved to MLA registration
    • Any posters not picked up by the end of Friday, May 2, will be discarded