Pulling in the punters: from the Poster Prom(enade) to CLS Showcase

Attendance figures for early events were disappointing, so ways were sought to increase the profile of the Poster Prom. One idea was to invite guest speakers to deliver workshops, aimed particularly at academics and researchers. Workshops were delivered for the first time in 2011. These included Emerald's 'Demystifying the publishing process: how to maximize their chances of publication', Scopus' 'Research tips and tricks: how to find out who is citing them and more' and Dawson Books' 'Updating their reading lists: how to find the latest books / e-books published on your subject'. Each workshop ran twice, and advance booking was encouraged. Registration was in the Poster Prom venue to encourage potential attendees to peruse the posters between workshops. A buffet lunch was sponsored by Emerald and Elsevier. At previous Poster Proms, CLS managers had been responsible for deciding on the themes for posters.