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%brent's poster layout :)

\documentclass[60pt,extrafontsizes]{memoir}

%utf-8 seems to be important
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{palatino}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{graphicx}

% this is for keeping figures within the coloumns ----
\usepackage{nonfloat}

\newcommand\myfigure[1]{%
\medskip\noindent\begin{minipage}{\columnwidth}
\centering%
#1%
%figure,caption, and label go here
\end{minipage}\medskip}
%-----------------------------------------------------


%define poster size
\usepackage[paperwidth=45in,paperheight=38in, text={7in,10in},centering, margin=1in]{geometry}

%define column spacing
\setlength\columnsep{1.5in}

%begin the document
\begin{document}


% group which adds title author and other infor
% Used instead of \maketitle for better spacing options
\begingroup
  \centering
  \LARGE $title$\\[0.3in]
  \footnotesize $author$\par
\endgroup

\vspace{1in}
% end title section -------------------

% Brgin body of poster
\begin{multicols*}{3}
\footnotesize{
$body$
}
\end{multicols*}
%end the poster
\end{document}