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:

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.
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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

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