Guidelines for Presenters

Papers

• A laptop computer and projector will be provided for your presentation using PowerPoint software. Bring your material on a memory stick or CD-ROM. Depending on where on the programme you are scheduled, you will be asked to load the presentation on the day before. Someone will assist you with this at the conference centre.
  
  
• Arrive at the meeting room before the session begins and contact the session convener for last-minute instructions or changes in the schedule.
  
  
• During your presentation, state the purpose/objectives of the paper, the main concepts and results, and the conclusions. Avoid going into detail.
  
  
• Ensure that your visual aids can be viewed clearly from a distance of at least 20 metres.
  
  
• Do not read your paper, but instead talk to the audience. Speak slowly and audibly.
  
  
• A cordless slide advancer with built-in laser pointer will be provided.
  
  
• Do not exceed the allocated time for your presentation.
  
  

Posters

If you have a poster to present, please report to the registration desk. You will receive instructions about where to hang your poster. Posters will be on display throughout the conference.

Please submit your Poster in portrait format only. We will give you the dimensions of the poster boards once your poster has been accepted for presentation.

Fittings will be provided.

• It is essential that written text, graphs, and other illustrative material used in the poster are large and bold enough to be read at a distance of at least 2 metres. The lettering of the written text, labels for graphs and tables, etc., should not be smaller than 4–5 millimetres.
  
  
• The title, code number, and author(s) of the poster should be prominently displayed.
  
  
• Authors will have the opportunity to present their poster during the Poster Session on one of the evenings of the Conference.
  
  
• Authors are encouraged to include a personal photograph on their poster to facilitate their recognition by those viewing the posters.
  
  
• You do not need to produce a manuscript with your poster. You are welcome to produce a handout to be distributed at the Conference.
  
  

Do not overcrowd your poster as you may discourage your potential audience.