Guidelines for Oral Presentations and Posters

Guidelines for Oral Presentations

General guidelines

• Presentations must be prepared in PowerPoint.
• Please use 16:9 format for your slides.
• Presentations should be saved to an USB or other portable format and uploaded no later than the session before your presentation.
• Please name your PowerPoint file using your last name, e.g. Smith.pptx.
• If you have videos we strongly advise you upload and test your presentation well before your slot in the Programme.
• Please introduce yourself to the chairperson in the break just before the session of your presentation.

Presentations Chosen from Submitted Abstracts: 15 minutes total duration

Please prepare your presentation for 12 minutes in order to allow 3 minutes for questions.

Presentations by Invited Speakers: 30 minutes total duration

Please prepare your presentation for 25 minutes in order to allow 5 minutes for questions. 

Presentations by Paul Callaghan Young Investigator Competition Finalists:  25 minutes total duration

Please make sure your presentation is no longer than 20 minutes in order to allow 5 minutes for questions (this is an important component of the evaluation).

Presentations by Educational Speakers: 1 hour total duration

Please prepare your presentation for 50 minutes in order to allow 10 minutes for questions.

Presentations by Plenary Speakers: 45 minutes total duration

Please prepare your presentation for 35 - 40 minutes in order to allow 5 - 10 minutes for questions.

Guidelines for Posters

All posters will be installed on Sunday and removed Thursday after the conference. 

Posters with odd numbers will be presented on Monday, August 28, and those with even numbers will be presented on Tuesday, August 29.

All posters should be size A1 in portrait orientation, with the longer dimension vertical. The exact dimensions for the recommended poster size is 59.4 x 84.1 cm. We will provide clips and pins for attaching your poster to the board.

The organizers will not be responsible for any lost items placed at the poster boards. We recommend that you do not leave any valuables and mark the poster tubes clearly with your name, institution and email or phone number.