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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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      %-- Block 1-1
      \begin{block}{Summary}
        This is a poster containing text and other things
        This part is the summary.  People might read this
      \end{block}
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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.
      \end{block}
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      \begin{block}{Lists}
        \begin{itemize}
          \item You can make
          \item lists, that
          \item allow people to see quickly
        \end{itemize}
      \end{block}
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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*}
      \end{block}
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      \begin{block}{Pictures}
        \begin{figure}[htb]
          \centering
          \includegraphics[width=.6\columnwidth]{science}
        \end{figure}
      \end{block}
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      \begin{block}{Experiments}
        Remember to put lots of figures on your poster... Nobody reads anymore!
      \end{block}
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      \begin{block}{Conclusion}
        Much less annoying than PowerPoint.  Copy and Paste from your
        document. Overall, a great idea!
      \end{block}
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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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