beamerthemeMWEConfPoster.sty

%==============================================================================
% Beamer style for the poster template posted at
% www.nathanieljohnston.com/index.php/2009/08/latex-poster-template
% 
% Created by the Computational Physics and Biophysics Group at Jacobs University
% https://teamwork.jacobs-university.de:8443/confluence/display/CoPandBiG/LaTeX+Poster
% Modified by Nathaniel Johnston (nathaniel@nathanieljohnston.com) in August 2009
% =============================================================================

\ProvidesPackage{beamerthemeMWEConfPoster}
\RequirePackage{tikz}		% for drawing the nice rounded boxes
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,backgrounds}
\RequirePackage[T1]{fontenc}
\RequirePackage{lmodern}
\RequirePackage{textcomp}
\RequirePackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usefonttheme{professionalfonts}
\newcommand{\makeruleinbox}{{\usebeamercolor[bg]{block alerted title}\centering\hspace*{-0.7cm}\rule{\inboxrule}{0.5cm}}}
\usepackage{ragged2e}


%-----------------------------------------------------------
% Define a whole bunch of custom colours and fonts
%-----------------------------------------------------------

\definecolor{lgreen} {RGB}{180,210,100}
\definecolor{dblue}  {RGB}{20,66,129}
\definecolor{ddblue} {RGB}{11,36,69}
\definecolor{lred}   {RGB}{220,0,0}
\definecolor{nred}   {RGB}{224,0,0}
\definecolor{norange}{RGB}{230,120,20}
\definecolor{nyellow}{RGB}{255,221,0}
\definecolor{ngreen} {RGB}{98,158,31}
\definecolor{ngold}  {RGB}{247,198,37}
\definecolor{dgreen} {RGB}{78,138,21}
\definecolor{nblue}  {RGB}{28,130,185}
\definecolor{lblue}  {RGB}{125,159,209}
\definecolor{jblue}  {RGB}{20,50,100}

% set the basic colors
\setbeamercolor{palette primary}   {fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{palette secondary} {fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{palette tertiary}  {bg=jblue,fg=white}
\setbeamercolor{palette quaternary}{fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=jblue}
\setbeamercolor{titlelike}         {bg=jblue,fg=white}
\setbeamercolor{frametitle}        {bg=jblue!10,fg=jblue}
\setbeamercolor{cboxb}{fg=black,bg=jblue}
\setbeamercolor{cboxr}{fg=black,bg=red}

% set colors for itemize/enumerate
\setbeamercolor{item}{fg=jblue}
\setbeamercolor{item projected}{fg=dblue,bg=ngold}

% set colors for blocks
\setbeamercolor{block title}{fg=dblue,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{block body}{fg=black,bg=white}

% set colors for alerted blocks (blocks with frame)
\setbeamercolor{block alerted title}{fg=black,bg=ngold}
\setbeamercolor{block alerted body}{fg=dblue,bg=white}

% set the fonts
\setbeamerfont{section in head/foot}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{block title}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{block alerted title}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{series=\bfseries}
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{size=\Large}

% set some beamer theme options
\setbeamertemplate{title page}[default][colsep=-4bp,rounded=true]
\setbeamertemplate{sections/subsections in toc}[square]
\setbeamertemplate{items}[circle]
\setbeamertemplate{blocks}[width=0.0]
\beamertemplatenavigationsymbolsempty

% set bibliography style
\setbeamertemplate{bibliography item}[text]
\setbeamercolor{bibliography item}{fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{bibliography entry author}{fg=black,bg=white}
\setbeamercolor{bibliography item}{fg=black,bg=white}
 
% define some length variables that are used by the template
\newlength{\inboxwd}
\newlength{\iinboxwd}
\newlength{\inboxrule}
\makeatletter
\makeatother

%==============================================================================
% build the poster title
%==============================================================================
\setbeamertemplate{headline}{
 \leavevmode
  \begin{columns}
   % Here is where you adjust the space devoted to the title, logo, and authors.
   % Make sure that the three columns add up to 1.0.
   \begin{column}{0.6\linewidth}
    % Adjust vskip so baselines of first line on left and right of logo line up. 
    \vskip0.5cm
    \begin{flushright}
    %\includegraphics[angle=270,width=0.1\paperwidth]{head}\\[1ex]
    % Here is where you adjust the sizes of the title and subtitle
    \usebeamercolor{title in headline}{\color{fg} \textbf{\veryHuge{\inserttitle}}\\[1ex]}
    \usebeamercolor{subtitle in headline}{\color{fg} \textbf{\LARGE{\insertsubtitle}}\\[1ex]}
    \vskip0.8cm
    \end{flushright}
   \end{column}
   \begin{column}{0.08\linewidth}
    \vskip0.5cm
    \centering
    %\includegraphics[width=1.0\linewidth]{resources/logo.pdf}\\[1ex]
   \end{column}
   \begin{column}{0.3\linewidth}
    % Adjust vskip so baselines of first line on left and right of logo line up. 
    \vskip2cm
    \begin{flushleft}
    %\includegraphics[angle=270,width=0.1\paperwidth]{head}\\[1ex]
    \usebeamercolor{author in headline}{\color{fg} \Large{\insertauthor}\\[1ex]}
    \usebeamercolor{institute in headline}{\color{fg}\large{\insertinstitute}\\[1ex]}
    \end{flushleft}
    \vskip0.8cm
   \end{column}
   \vspace{0.8cm}
  \end{columns}
 \vspace{0.3in}
 \hspace{0.5in}\begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=47in,colsep=0.15cm]{cboxb}\end{beamercolorbox}
 \vspace{-0.3in}
}

% Block definition
\setbeamertemplate{block begin}
{
  \par\vskip\medskipamount
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep*=0ex,dp={2ex}]{block title}
    \vskip-0.25cm
    \usebeamerfont{block title}\large\insertblocktitle
    %\begin{flushleft}
    \vskip-1cm
    \rule{\linewidth}{3mm}
    %\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
      %\shade [inner color=gray,outer color=white]
      %(0,0) rectangle (\textwidth,0.1cm);
    %\end{tikzpicture}
    %\end{flushleft}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  {\parskip0pt\par}
  \ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block title}
  {}
  {\ifbeamercolorempty[bg]{block body}{}{\nointerlineskip\vskip-0.5pt}}
  \usebeamerfont{block body}
  \vskip-0.5cm
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[colsep*=0ex,vmode]{block body}
  \justifying 
}

\setbeamertemplate{block end}  
{
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \vskip\smallskipamount
}

% Alert block definition (with frame)
\setbeamertemplate{block alerted begin}
{
  \par\vskip\medskipamount
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=0ex,rounded=true,center,dp={2ex}]{block alerted title}
    \vskip0.01cm
    \usebeamerfont{block title}\large\insertblocktitle
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  {\parskip0pt\par}
  \usebeamerfont{block body}
  \vskip-0.8cm
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[sep=0.5cm, rounded=true,center]{block alerted title}
  \setlength{\inboxwd}{\linewidth}
  \addtolength{\inboxwd}{-1cm}
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[rounded=true,wd={\inboxwd},center]{block alerted body}
  \setlength{\iinboxwd}{\inboxwd}
  \setlength{\inboxrule}{\inboxwd}
  \addtolength{\iinboxwd}{-0.5cm}
  \addtolength{\inboxrule}{0.5cm}
  \begin{center}
  \begin{minipage}{\iinboxwd}
  \justifying 
}

\setbeamertemplate{block alerted end}  
{
  \end{minipage}
  \end{center}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \end{beamercolorbox}
  \vskip\smallskipamount
}

mwe.tex

\documentclass[final]{beamer} % beamer 3.10: do NOT use option hyperref={pdfpagelabels=false} !
\mode<presentation> {  %% check http://www-i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~dreuw/latexbeamerposter.php for examples
	\usetheme{MWEConfPoster}    %% you should define your own theme e.g. for big headlines using your own logos 
}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amsthm,amssymb,latexsym}
\usefonttheme[]{serif}
\boldmath
\usepackage[orientation=landscape,size=a0,scale=1.4,grid,debug]{beamerposter}                       % e.g. for DIN-A0 poster
%\usepackage[orientation=portrait,size=a1,scale=1.4,grid,debug]{beamerposter}                  % e.g. for DIN-A1 poster, with optional grid and debug output
%\usepackage[size=custom,width=200,height=120,scale=2,debug]{beamerposter}                     % e.g. for custom size poster
%\usepackage[orientation=portrait,size=a0,scale=1.0,printer=rwth-glossy-uv.df]{beamerposter}   % e.g. for DIN-A0 poster with rwth-glossy-uv printer check

\title[MWE]{MWE poster title}
\subtitle{A minimum working example}
\author[Woods \& Christian]{John~O.~Woods, Ph.D.;\thanks{test.email@wvu.edu} Andrew~Rhodes; Jordan~L.~Sell; and John~A.~Christian, Ph.D.}
\institute[West Virginia University]{Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}

\begin{frame}{} 
	\vfill
\end{frame}
\end{document}