Presentation Guidelines​​​​​​​​

The conference is CME accredited and to meet the requirements each presenter need to disclose any financial conflicts of interest with regard to the presentation. In case you have nothing to disclose you should include the following sentence: I have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Please report in the session room during the break prior to your presentation for a quick briefing.

Oral Talk Sessions

Each symposium is 90 minutes in length, including time for Questions and Answers. Kindly ensure that there is ample time for audience participation and discussion during the scheduled symposium time by keeping on time for your presentation. Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present followed by a short 2-3 Minute Q&A period.

The meeting room will be equipped with:

• Lectern microphone and microphones for Q&A

• Slide advancer

• Comfort Monitor to view your presentation

• Digital Presentation Timer

• Projector and screen (please use 16:9 slide ratio)

  • Make your font size as large as possible for better viewing (24+ font size is recommended wherever possible)

  • When it comes to colour, contrast is important. Text, icons, and other important graphics need to be readable. Use a colour with a different tone/brightness from your background. For example, blue is much darker than yellow. As such, these colours tend to pair well together.

*For more information on how to design an effective presentation slide deck check out this article. Technical details For ease of transition, and to reduce technical issues, ALL PRESENTATIONS will be managed by the on-site Audio-Visual team, and you will be unable to use your own personal laptop. All presenters are required to email their presentation slides to Silvia De Bruin, Congress Co-Organizer by June 17th, 2024. POWERPOINT format is highly recommended. 

To orient you with the facility and the equipment in the room, you are asked to connect with Silvia De Bruin before your presentation date and time. You may connect with her before the conference proceedings begin each day, during the lunch breaks or during coffee breaks. At that time, we can answer any other questions you may have.

Project in the Spotlight Presentations

The Project in the Spotlight presentations are 10 minutes in length, followed by some time for Questions and Answers. Kindly ensure that there is ample time for audience participation and discussion during the scheduled symposium time by keeping on time for your presentation. Each speaker will have 10 minutes to present followed by a short 2-3 Minute Q&A period.

The meeting room will be equipped with:

• Lectern microphone and microphones for Q&A

• Slide advancer

• Comfort Monitor to view your presentation

• Digital Presentation Timer

• Projector and screen (please use 16:9 slide ratio)

  • Make your font size as large as possible for better viewing (24+ font size is recommended wherever possible)

  • When it comes to colour, contrast is important. Text, icons, and other important graphics need to be readable. Use a colour with a different tone/brightness from your background. For example, blue is much darker than yellow. As such, these colours tend to pair well together.

*For more information on how to design an effective presentation slide deck check out this article. Technical details For ease of transition, and to reduce technical issues, ALL PRESENTATIONS will be managed by the on-site Audio-Visual team, and you will be unable to use your own personal laptop. All presenters are required to email their presentation slides to Silvia De Bruin, Congress Co-Organizer by June 17th, 2024. POWERPOINT format is highly recommended. 

To orient you with the facility and the equipment in the room, you are asked to connect with Silvia De Bruin before your presentation date and time. You may connect with her before the conference proceedings begin each day, during the lunch breaks or during coffee breaks. At that time, we can answer any other questions you may have.

Fast Forward Presentations

Put on your runners for this session! You will have 60 SECONDS at the podium to give us a quick summary of your poster. Your goal is to get us excited to stop by your poster board to engage with you further using one single summary slide! To ensure the session runs smoothly, you must provide your presentation slide (ONE SLIDE ONLY) via the submission form by May 27, 2024. The overall presentation will be managed by the on-site Audio-Visual team. You will go on stage in the correct order (by poster number) to deliver your 60 SECOND overview and then leave the stage for the next presenter in line. Your slide must be provided in POWERPOINT format. 

Poster Presentations

There are two (2) designated poster sessions, on Thursday and Friday (see below for details). Kindly set up and remove your posters during the allocated poster set up and take down times so as not to impact other presenters.

Poster Session 1: June 27, 2024

Set Up: Before 11:00

Session Time: 12:30 – 13:45

Take Down: Please take down by 17:15

Poster Session 2: June 28, 2024

Set Up: Before 11:00

Session Time: 12:30 – 13:45

Take Down: Please take down by 17:15

The MAXIMUM SIZE for your poster is paper size A0 (landscape), which is:

• 841 mm H x 1189 mm W

• 84.1 cm H x 118.9 cm W

• 33.1 inches H x 46.8 inches W

Posters should be placed in landscape orientation. See below for reference:

You DO NOT need to use the full space. Push pins will be provided for you to adhere the poster to the board.

 Poster Recommendations:

• Keep text to a minimum.

• Ensure text is in large font.

• Use graphs, charts and/or tables.

• Ensure contents have a logical flow.

• Make it colourful.

*Removal of posters at the end of the display period is the responsibility of the author(s). Please note that posters that have not been removed by this time will be held at the registration desk until the end of the conference after which time they will be recycled.