Important information for speakers

Please click here to download the template for slide presentations that you are kindly asked to use for your lecture.

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PRESENTATION FORMAT

• Only PowerPoint presentations, Office 2007 – 2019 or Office 365 (PowerPoint version used in the Congress Rooms is Office 2016 for best compatibility reasons).
• The projection format will be 16:9 aspect ratio so slide presentations should be set in the same format. lf the format will be 4:3, 2 back rows on the left and on the right of the projection screen will be visible.
• It is strongly recommended that you use a clear font, and font size should never be less than 18pts. 24pts is optimal and highly suggested.
• It is highly suggested to prepare bullet points presentations. As such, keep your points short and concise, to easily engage your audience.
• Presentations must be saved on a USB key. Personal laptops are not allowed. Remember to bring with you the USB Key
• Pictures must be under the following format: *.jpg, *.gif, *.tiff, or *.bmp (format *.pict prohibited).
• Video files attached to power point presentations must be in the following format: *.mpg, *.mpeg, *.avi or *.wmv. The format *.mov (quick time) is NOT accepted. When saving final presentations to USB stick, all video files if any and all links to these multimedia files must be included.
• lf you use a version of Power Point 2010 or more updated (2013, 2016, 2019 or 365), all the videos must be embedded in PPT presentation files.

Please ensure you upload the final version of your presentation a minimum of two (2) hours before your scheduled presentation times.

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