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\title{Fantastic Poster About My Research}
\author{Iceman \quad Maverick \quad Goose}
\institute{Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA}
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\begin{block}{Summary}
This is a poster containing text and other things
This part is the summary. People might read this
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\begin{block}{Motivation}
You can make a poster very quickly and easily by cutting and pasting
the \LaTeX~codes from the paper!
\end{block}
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\begin{block}{Columns}
The columns will automatically align with each other and try to look
as nice as possible. You may have to add {\tt$\backslash$vspace\{1pt\}}
commands to adjust the spacing here and there. Remember that you can
use positive or negative numbers.
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\begin{block}{Lists}
\begin{itemize}
\item You can make
\item lists, that
\item allow people to see quickly
\end{itemize}
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\begin{block}{Math}
Include math within the text is as simple as $1+1=2$. You can also
highlight more important equations like this:
\begin{equation*}
\int_0^1\sin(x)+\cos^2(x)+\alpha x~d\!x
\end{equation*}
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\begin{block}{Pictures}
\begin{figure}[htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=.6\columnwidth]{science}
\end{figure}
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\begin{block}{Experiments}
Remember to put lots of figures on your poster... Nobody reads anymore!
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\begin{block}{Conclusion}
Much less annoying than PowerPoint. Copy and Paste from your
document. Overall, a great idea!
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\begin{block}{Logo}
To change the logo (if you don't want to represent for Georgia Tech).
Replace the file {\tt logo.png} and with the logo of your choice!
Make sure the background is black.
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