Oral Presentations

Oral Presentations Instructions

Presentations should last 15 minutes max. and are followed by a 5 minutes discussion.
All presentations are held on-site.
Four presentations comprise a session of 90 minutes and are moderated by a chair person. Please make sure you know in which session you present.
All presentations are held in English.

Bring your presentation on a USB flash drive, as a computer will be provided in each room. There is no possibility to connect your laptop. Please note that there are no Macintosh computers available.
Upload your presentation before the start of your session. For this, please be in the room 15 minutes before the start of your session.

Prepare your presentation in PowerPoint format. Please use common fonts like Arial, Times New Roman etc.
For a 15 minutes presentation you should prepare a maximum of 12 slides (including introduction and end slide).
Be sure that all slides follow the same layout.
Do not provide too detailed content.
Do not use too many animations.
Use graphs and pictures instead of tables and words.

Make sure you know which session you are chairing.
Arrive at the room of the session 5 - 10 minutes before the start of the session.
Confirm firm the attendance of the presenters.
Each session lasts 90 minutes and has 4 presentations. Presentations should last 15 minutes and are followed by a discussion of 5 minutes.
There will be technical supporting staff, however, please make sure that all presentations are uploaded on the provided computer beforethe start of the session.
Start by introducing yourself and the presenters. The order of the presentations is as indicated in the program.
Make sure that the presenters adhere to the time limit. For time warnings, cards indicating 5 minutes, 1 minute, and stop will be available.
If there is time left after the last presentation, encourage an overall discussion.
Thank the presenters and the audience for their participation and conclude the session.