Presentation instructions

Oral Presentation Format

• Format: Microsoft Power Point
• Slide size: 16:9. 
• Please include a Conflict of Interest declaration as the first or second slide.
• Number of slides: No limit, depending on duration of talk.
• Duration of talk:
  • If presenting in a free paper session, your presentation is scheduled to last 6+2 minutes (presentation + questions and discussion).
  • If presenting in “Best new Investigator Poster” session, your presentation should last 3+2 minutes (presentation + questions and discussion).
  • If presenting in “Grant Tank Competitions” session, your presentation should last 10+5 minutes (presentation + questions and discussion).
  • If presenting in a symposium session: The duration of the talk is coordinated with the chair(s) of the session. We recommend as below, leaving time for chairs to introduce and wrap the presentations shortly:
    • 3 presentations in the symposium: 10+5 (presentation + questions and discussion).
    • 4 presentations in the symposium: 8+3 (presentation + questions and discussion).
    • 5 presentations in the symposium: 6+2 (presentation + questions and discussion).
  • If presenting in a plenary session: The duration of the talk will be the session time, please keep time for Q&A.

Upload of presentation

Please bring your presentation on a USB flash drive to the conference. It is not possible to present from a personal laptop. 
Please bring your presentation to the presentation session room (at least 2 hours before your presentation). Authors of the early morning sessions on Thursday and Friday are requested to upload their presentation the day before.

A technician will assist you in uploading the presentation.
Your presentation will then be available in the room, in which your session is scheduled.