Instructions for Invited Speakers & Oral Abstract Presenters

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Important notice: Invited Speakers and Oral presenters are required ​to use a Disclosure Slide as the second slide of their presentation. The template can be downloaded here​. ​

IMPORTANT:

  1. Invited speakers and oral presenters who have uploaded both their presentation slides for sharing (as a PDF and a read-only PPT ,labeled "for sharing") and their slides for presentation in the session hall (labeled "for presentation"), in advance of the Meeting, will not be required to approach the Speakers' Ready Room onsite in order to upload their slides. We will use the slides uploaded and labeled "for presentation", for projection in the session hall. Please note that you can update your slides for sharing and for presentation up to 2 hours prior to your session via the link provided in previous correspondence with the Meeting Secretariat by using your username and password.
  2. Invited speakers and oral presenters who have only uploaded their presentation slides for sharing as a PDF and read-only PPT (labeled "for sharing") in advance of the Meeting, and not their slides for presentation in the session hall, please note that unless you inform us otherwise we will use the file that has been uploaded in advance of the Meeting for presentation in the session hall (i.e. the same version will be used both for projection in the hall and sharing). Please note that you can update and upload your slides for sharing and for presentation up to 2 hours prior to your session via the link provided in previous correspondence with the Meeting Secretariat by using your username and password.
  3. Invited speakers and oral presenters who have not uploaded any of their presentation slides (for sharing or for presentation) in advance of the Meeting, may upload their slides for sharing and for presentation up to 2 hours prior to the session via the link provided in previous correspondence with the Meeting Secretariat by using your username and password, or by approaching the Speakers' Ready Room at the Meeting venue at least 1 hour before the start of the session. Technicians will be available to assist you onsite in the Speakers' Ready Room.

    • If using a PowerPoint presentation (or any other format, such as PDF), please note you need to bring it on a "disk on key" Memory stick (using the USB port in the computer), and load it on one of the Meeting computers in the Speakers' Ready Room.
    • IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MAC USERS - In order to use MAC presentations on a PC compatible computer please note that you need to prepare it according to the instructions below, before bringing it to the Speakers' Ready Room:
      • Use a common font, such as Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana etc. (special fonts might be changed to a default font on a PowerPoint based PC).
      • Insert pictures as JPG files (and not TIF, PNG or PICT – these images will not be visible on a PowerPoint based PC).
      • You may use your own Macintosh laptop computer. In such a case please confirm that it has a VGA socket for external signal and come to check it first in the Speakers' Ready Room as soon as you arrive and later on in the session hall where your lecture is taking place during the coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • If combining video films with PowerPoint, please make sure to check it in the session hall where your lecture is taking place during a coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session.
  • You may supply your own laptop computer as a back-up. In such a case please confirm that it has a VGA socket for external signal and come to check it first in the Speakers' Ready Room as soon as you arrive and later on in the session hall where your lecture is taking place during the coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session.
  • Please note that the computers in the session halls are being supplied with Office 2013.

 We strongly recommend not using own computers for presentation. Please note that the time used for connecting own computer will be deducted from the total presentation time.

Please note the following presentation times for specific ESPID sessions with oral presentations:

  • Abstract presenters speaking in Plenary Sessions have each been allocated 15 minutes to present (including 3​ minutes for discussion).

  • Abstract presenters speaking in Symposium Sessions have each been allocated 6, 10 or 15 minutes to present (discussion time will vary depending on the session). Please check your official sc​heduling letter or the Mobile​ App for the exact presentation​ length. 

  • Abstract presenters speaking in Oral Presentation Sessions have each been allocated 10 minutes to present (including 2 minutes for discussion​). 

  • Abstract presenters speaking in​ a Meet the Professor session will be contacted​ by the session Coordinator for the exact presentation ​requirements of their presentation. 

​Participants will have t​he opportunity to view abstracts via the Meeting web​sit​e and the Mobile App during the Meeting. 

We will also make​ all oral presentations available on the website after the Meeting with an audio recording of lectures, subject to the authors'​ consent.​

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