Oral Presenters
- The duration of a presentation slot is 20 minutes (40 minutes for invited speakers). You will have about 15 minutes for the presentation itself and about 5 minutes for questions from the audience (35 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes Q&A for invited speakers). Since most speakers spend an average of one minute per slide, it would probably be best if the number of slides in your presentation is around 15.
- LCD projectors and laptop computers (MS PowerPoint & Adobe Acrobat Reader) will be available in every session room for regular presentations. Neither Overhead projectors, 35mm slides projectors nor VHS videotape player will be available.
- One (1) speaker for each oral presentation is required to attend the Speaker's Breakfast on the morning of their session from 7:00AM - 8:00AM. This will enable the presenter to meet with their Session Chair and to have their presentation loaded in the computer to be used for that day. An AV technician will be available should any assistance be needed.
- ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST BE PRE-LOADED IN THE CONFERENCE PROVIDED LAPTOPS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH DAY WHILE AT THE SPEAKER'S BREAKFAST. Please bring a memory stick containing your presentation. To avoid software compatibility problems (MS PowerPoint), speakers are advised to save their PowerPoint presentation in "pack-n-go" format AND bring a backup PDF version of their presentation. "Pack-n-go" format is used when burning a presentation to a CD for use on another computer that may or may not have your current version of PowerPoint installed. It installs a viewer capability. The file should be saved as "Package for CD" under the "File" tab in PowerPoint 2003, and under the "File > Publish" tab in PowerPoint 2007.
Preparation of Visuals
- Limit the number of words per visual to no more than 20.
- Leave space, at least the height of a capital letter, between lines of text.
- All fonts, including that on graphs, should be 18 point or larger. (22 point is generally best)
- Graphs and charts should have bold lines and symbols that contrast sharply with the background.
Poster Presentations
- Poster boards will be available for presenters to put up their poster presentations.
- The size of the area for each poster is 100 cm. (wide) 250 cm. (tall). Your poster will be attached with push pins which will be provided.
- The recommended format is A0 portrait: 84.1 cm x 118.9 cm (33.1 inch x 46.8 inch)
- The location of your poster will be noted on each board in accordance with the corresponding number listed in the Program Book given out at registration.
- There will be a special section for the student paper competition finalist posters in the poster area.
- You will be required to be present at your poster presentation during the hours listed in the Program Book for the Poster Session.