Presentation Guidelines and Tips

Contributed Posters

Guidelines:

• Approximately an hour per day is set aside for poster viewing, it is helpful and effective to stand at or be near your poster during those times.
• Posters may be hung after 8 am on Monday, 16 April 2018 and must be removed by 1 pm on Thursday, 19 April 2018.
• Your poster must fit within the 44" x 44" display area provided.

Tips:

• Presentations: Billboard science
• Poster Presentations - Designing Effective Posters
• Epic Fail: What a Perfectly Putrid Poster Can Do for You

Contributed Talks

Guidelines:

• Twelve minutes are allowed for the oral presentation and three minutes for open discussion/Q&A.
• You will be provided a nine minute warning.
• Please be ready with your presentation materials (laptop, dongle, etc.) before your talk to set-up during the previous speakers Q&A.
• Test your presentation equipment prior to the start of the session (before start of the day, during the coffee break, or lunch) with your session chair.
• A laser pointer and slide advance clicker will be provided.
• A laptop can be made available but should be requested in advance of the start of the session.

Tips:

• When preparing your presentation, we suggest a maximum of ten slides for a twelve-minute talk.
• Slides should be uncluttered and easy to read.
• Practice a few times so the presentation fits comfortably into the twelve-minute slot.
• Speak your science: How to give a better conference talk

Invited Talks

Guidelines:

• Twenty-five minutes are allowed for the oral presentation and five minutes for open discussion/Q&A.
• You will be provided a twenty minute warning.
• See the Guidelines and Tips for the Contributed Talks

Prize Talks

Guidelines:

• Thirty-five minutes are allowed for the oral presentation and ten minutes for open discussion/Q&A.
• You will be provided a thirty minute warning.
• See the Guidelines and Tips for the Contributed Talks