postertemplate_1.tex

\documentclass[final]{beamer}
\setlength{\paperwidth}{48in}
\setlength{\paperheight}{36in}
% to ensure that it's the right size, replace the beamerposter.sty file with a US version, which can be downloaded here: https://goo.gl/u8a2Zt
\usepackage[orientation=landscape,size=UScustom,width=48,height=36,scale=1]{beamerposter}
\usefonttheme{serif}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{exscale}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsfonts,amsthm,amssymb,xspace,bm}
\usepackage{graphicx,tikz}
\usepackage{wrapfig}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage[absolute,overlay]{textpos}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{hidelinks}


%%% bibliography and references
% use whatever you want, but I use biber with the following settings
\usepackage[authordate,numbermonth=false,doi=false,isbn=false,backend=biber]{biblatex-chicago}
\DeclareFieldFormat[article,inbook,incollection,inproceedings,patent,thesis,unpublished,misc]{title}{\mkbibquote{#1\isdot}}
\addbibresource{full_biblio.bib}


%-school colors
\definecolor{wiscored}{RGB}{183,1,1} 
\definecolor{wiscogold}{RGB}{231, 217, 193} 


%-Defining colors and fonts-----------------
\mode<all>
\setbeamercolor{headline}{bg=wiscored}
\setbeamerfont{headline}{family={\fontfamily{ptm}}}
\setbeamercolor{footline}{bg=wiscored}
\setbeamerfont{footline}{family={\fontfamily{ptm}}}
\setbeamercolor{separation line}{bg=wiscored}
\setbeamercolor{title in headline}{fg=white}
\setbeamercolor{author in headline}{fg=white}
\setbeamercolor{institute in headline}{fg=white}

\setbeamercolor{framesubtitle}{fg=white, bg=wiscored}
\setbeamercolor{author in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=wiscored}
\setbeamercolor{title in head/foot}{fg=white,bg=wiscored}
\setbeamercolor{website in footline}{fg=white,bg=wiscored}
\setbeamercolor{email in footline}{fg=white,bg=wiscored}

\setbeamercolor*{normal text}{fg=black, bg=white}
\setbeamerfont{normal text}{size=\large}
\setbeamercolor*{block body}{fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamerfont{block body}{size=\Large}
\setbeamercolor*{block title}{fg=white,bg=wiscored}
\setbeamerfont{block title}{series=\scshape,family={\fontfamily{ptm}},size=\huge}
\setbeamercolor{upper separation line head}{fg=black}
\useinnertheme{circles}
\setbeamertemplate{itemize}[circle]
\newenvironment{circenv}{\only{\setbeamercolor{local structure}{fg=black}}}{} %this makes it so that itemized lists have black circles, in keeping with our color theme, rather than blue trianges.
\setbeamertemplate{bibliography item}{} % turn off bib item icons
\renewcommand\bibfont{\normalsize} % make em smaller
 \setbeamercolor{caption name}{fg=black} %turn off figure color
 \setbeamerfont{caption}{size=\large}
  \setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]

\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{}  %  turn the navigation symbols off for a poster

%-Setting the template for each block of text-----------------------
\setbeamertemplate{block begin}{
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[leftskip=2ex,colsep*=.5ex,ht=7ex]{block title}%
    \usebeamerfont*{block title}{\insertblocktitle}
      \vskip.5ex
  \end{beamercolorbox}%
  {\ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block body}{}{\nointerlineskip\vskip-0.5pt}}%
  \usebeamerfont{block body}%
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep*=.5ex,sep=.5ex,vmode]{block body}%
  \justifying
    \ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block body}{\vskip-.25ex}{\vskip-.5ex}\vbox{}%
  }
  \setbeamertemplate{block end}{
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}

%-Setting the headline template--------------------------------
\setbeamertemplate{headline}{
  \leavevmode
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{headline}
    \begin{columns}[T]
      \begin{column}{.66\paperwidth}
        \vskip24ex %use vskip to achieve the vertical centering you want based on logo and font sizes
        \raggedleft
        \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{fg}}
        \usebeamerfont{title in headline}{\bf\color{fg}{\fontsize{100}{100}\selectfont\inserttitle}\\[.5ex]}
        \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{fg}}
        \usebeamerfont{author in headline}{\color{fg}{\fontsize{100}{100}\selectfont\insertauthor}\\[.5ex]}
        \vskip2ex
      \end{column}
      \begin{column}{.34\paperwidth}
        \vskip4ex
       \raggedright
        \includegraphics[height=0.1\paperwidth]{uwlogo.pdf}
        \vspace{1pt}
      \end{column}
    \end{columns}
  \end{beamercolorbox}

  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{lower separation line head}
    \rule{0pt}{2pt}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}

%-Setting the footline template-------------------------------
\setbeamertemplate{footline}{
  \leavevmode
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[dp=8ex,wd=\paperwidth,ht=11ex]{author in head/foot}%
  \begin{columns}
    \begin{column}{.43\paperwidth}
    \hspace{1cm}
    \usebeamercolor{website in footline}{\color{fg} {\fontsize{64}{64}\selectfont\footleft}}
    \end{column}
    \begin{column}{.13\paperwidth}
    \centering
     \usebeamercolor{date in footline}{\color{fg} {\fontsize{64}{64}\selectfont\footmid}}
     \end{column}
     \begin{column}{.43\paperwidth}
     \hfill
    \usebeamercolor{email in footline}{\color{fg} {\fontsize{64}{64}\selectfont\footright}}
    \hspace{1cm}
    \end{column}
    \end{columns}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \vskip0pt%
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{lower separation line foot}
    \rule{0pt}{2pt}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
}



%-- Header and footer information ----------------------------------
\newcommand{\footleft}{Conference}
\newcommand{\footright}{yourname@email.com}
\newcommand{\footmid}{Date}
\title{Your Poster Title}
\author{Your Name}
\date{The Date}
\institute{yourname@email.com} 
%-------------------------------------------------------------------


%-- Main Document --------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{}

  \begin{columns}[t]

    %-- Column 1 ---------------------------------------------------
    \begin{column}{0.32\linewidth}

      %-- Block 1-1
      \begin{block}{Block 1}
        Some text
      \end{block}

      %-- Block 1-2
       \begin{block}{Block 2}      
        A bunch more text.
      \end{block}

     %-- Block 1-3
      \begin{block}{Block 3}
Some math. Set the spacing locally with \texttt{
\setlength{\abovedisplayskip}{3ex}
\setlength{\belowdisplayskip}{3ex}}
      \end{block}    

    \end{column}%1

    %-- Column 2 ---------------------------------------------------
    \begin{column}{0.32\linewidth}      

        %-- Block 2-1
      \begin{block}{Block 1}
 Main figure.
\end{block}

    
        %-- Block 2-2
      \begin{block}{Block 2}
  Some more.
      \end{block}


    \end{column}%2

    %-- Column 3 ---------------------------------------------------
    \begin{column}{0.32\linewidth}

      %-- Block 3-1
      \begin{block}{Block 1}
Some more.
       \end{block}

	%-- Block 3-2
	 \begin{block}{Block 2}
Finally
      \end{block}


  %-- Block 3-3     
 \begin{block}{References}
Some refs.
%\printbibliography
      \end{block}

    \end{column}

  \end{columns}
  
        
\end{frame}
\end{document}