The time available for each Symposium is 75 minutes sharp. One of the main responsibilities of the presenters is to properly prepare for their presentation, which includes ensuring that the presentation does not exceed their allocated time.

Following the three oral presentations, a Discussant will provide a brief overview of the main issues. However, the Discussant should keep in mind that they are not giving a new presentation. After the overview, the Discussant will then moderate a general discussion of the topic between presenters and attendants.

A volunteer will time the presentation and give a 2‑minute warning (yellow flag) to presenters when they are approaching the end of their presentation time slot. This will allow the presenters to complete their presentation of their timeslot. A red flag will be raised when the presenter only has 1 minute before the next presentation.

The time available for each Debate Symposium is 75 minutes sharp. One of the main responsibilities of the presenters is to properly prepare for their presentation, which includes ensuring that their presentations do not exceed the allocated time.

Please prepare your presentation for 10 minutes. You will have 2 minutes discussion time after your presentation. Please respect this when preparing your presentation to help us keep to the schedule. 

A volunteer will time the presentation and give a 2‑minute warning (yellow flag) and a red flag when you are approaching the end of your presentation time.

Please prepare your presentation for 5 minutes. You will have 2 minutes discussion time after your presentation. Please respect this when preparing your presentation to help us keep to the schedule. 

A volunteer will time the presentation and give a 2‑minute warning (yellow flag) and a red flag when you are approaching the end of your presentation time.

The maximum size for a poster is 90cm H and 120cm W . Please do not make posters larger than this size and print on a lightweight material. ISBNPA does not specify a poster presentation format, but optional templates are available on this website. Push pins to mount posters will be provided.

Presenting authors are required to attend their posters during the appropriate poster session. Posters should be mounted and removed by the presenters themselves at the following times:

Poster Session 1- May 21, 2024

Mounting: between 07:30 and 08:25 am

Take down: between 4:15 and 6:00 pm

Poster Session 1 presenters should stand next to their poster to discuss the content with delegates from 11:00 am to 11:55am on Tuesday, May 21

Poster Session 2 – May 22, 2024

Mounting: between 07:30 and 08:25 am

Take down: between 4:45 and 6:00 pm

Poster Session 2 presenters should stand next to their poster to discuss the content with delegates from 11:00am to 11:55am on Wednesday, May 22

Any posters not taken down at the end of each day will be removed by the organizers and can be picked up at the Registration Desk. Posters not collected by the end of the meeting will be recycled. We appreciate your support in mounting and taking down posters on time.

Posterboard Number:

Follow this link to view your posterboard number and location for set up. To assist you in locating your posterboard number on this document, please see the steps below: 

Click the link above and locate your session from the bottom tabs

Locate your last name

Scroll right to view “Posterboard Number”. 

You will find the posterboard floor plan from the floor plan tab via the link above.

Poster printing:

If you chose to print your poster in Omaha, please find below information for a poster printing option. Please note that you may also find other printing options that are more suitable for you.

FedEx Office Print & Ship Center

Located inside the Hilton Omaha and across from the Conference venue (CHI Center)

Address: 1001 Cass St, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102

Phone number: (402) 341-1256

Email: [email protected]

Store Hours: (Last pick up is at 3:30PM)

Monday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Tuesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Wednesday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Thursday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Saturday Closed

Sunday Clos

We kindly ask you to provide your slides by end of day on May 10, Omaha time. 

Please upload them here:

Oral Presentation Slides:

https://venuewest-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/congress/Eq51-cwyCKBAi4fkGJbSX-sBvziGmxFk3kAc9kho9T6N4g

Short Oral Presentation Slides:

https://venuewest-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/congress/EvVc6QNUjVtBr97r4s2oK10BKdxYE0BGXYKhivqj_9wrJA

Symposium Presentation Slides:

https://venuewest-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/congress/EhhAL6XfmyJCiwUqZIqxEGoBCQefVyMsKyT3jFanJ4-Ebg

How to name your file

• Please follow the file name convention: “Date_PresentationTime_Room.ppt”. This information can be found in the abstract notification email.

Slide aspect ratio

• PowerPoint presentations will be projected on screens format with the aspect ratio of 16:9.

Video Clips

• The preferred format is Windows Media Video (WMV). While some conversion may be necessary, we can also accept movies created as MP4 (ideally MPEG4 or H.264).
• Please remember to compress your videos no matter which format you prefer. By doing so, your movie will transfer and load faster during your presentation with minimal loss in video quality. If you plan to play a DVD as part of your presentation, please notify a technician in the Speakers’ Ready Room so arrangements can be made for assistance in your meeting room.

Special Fonts

• The only supported fonts are those included with MS Office 2013. If you need a specialized font, it should be embedded into your PowerPoint presentation.

What File Types Can I Upload?

• We currently support all versions of PowerPoint through from MS Office 2013 and higher. If your PowerPoint presentation is from a version prior to Office 2013, the system will be able to open and read the file.

Prezi

• If your presentation is in Prezi, please provide the Portable Prezi version of your Presentation.  Click on the link below as reference and for instructions: https://support-sandbox.prezi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003317814-Downloading-your-Presentation-Portable-Prezi-in-Prezi-Classic

Keynote

Currently, we do not support Keynote files. Please convert your keynote presentation to either PowerPoint format or PDF.

Apple MOV files

PowerPoint 2010 or higher supports playback of MOVs. The best compatibility for MOV playback is to use MPEG4 or H.264 as your codec. If you are using an earlier version of PowerPoint (older than 2010) please export MOV files to Windows Media WMV with Quicktime 7 Pro. If you cannot convert the files or have a considerable number of MOV files, please bring all video files separate to your presentation. When onsite, please check in with the staff in the Speaker Ready Room no less than 24hrs before your presentation. 

We use the flag system to maintain the presentation schedule and to encourage dialogue and questions between the presenter and conference delegates during the final portion of the presentations. All oral and short oral presenters must use the computers provided at the conference venue. No personal laptops are allowed for oral presentations.

Please ensure that you go to the presentation room 15 minutes before the start of your session to meet the Chair and fellow presenters. Conference and tech staff will be available in the session rooms for assistance.

The Speaker Ready Room is located in room 207 (Level 2 – main Conference level).

Presenters are required to visit the Speaker Ready Room at least two hours prior to the start of their session if they have not pre-loaded their presentation, would like to check their slides, or need to make small edits. 

For sessions beginning at 08:25 am, presenters must report to the speaker ready room the day before if possible. This is only if you have not pre-loaded your presentation or need to change your slides. 

A technician will be onsite should presenters have any questions or require assistance. 

Opening hours will be as follows:

• Monday, May 20:        11:00 – 17:30
• Tuesday, May 21:       07:30 – 17:00
• Wednesday, May 22: 07:30 – 17:00
• Thursday, May 23:      07:30 – 12:30

Please see the link below to download the presentation templates and Conference logo.

https://venuewest-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/p/congress/EkDsxmauE3hFmXayPx54BU0BPzNUYsoCoebGBWny8yAmfw?e=zs9UVc