Oral presentations

All presentations should be uploaded into the shared folder (R:\MERLN_General\MERLN PhD Day 2023\Presentations) no later on the day prior to your presentation (October 30, 12:00 max).

Each speaker has a maximum 10 minutes to present and 2 minutes for the discussion. Discussion is an essential element of the scientific work and makes a conference lively and constructive. Chairpersons will cut presenters off who try to use the discussion time for their presentation.

Mac users: please make sure your presentation has the proper format layout and fonts when opened in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Poster presentations

Poster sizes- A0 Portrait style.

Please check the program for your poster number. Your poster location will be identified by that number. Posters will be arranged numerically and organized by topic.

It will be the presenter responsibility to hang the respective posters on the space assigned according to the given number. Posters must be removed at the end of the conference.

Moderators

The moderator should arrive in the room at least 10 minutes before the session. Please have the names of the speakers, notes for introductions, a list of housekeeping items, and a list of potential questions.

At the end of your session, please prompt the audience to visit poster sessions, sponsors’ displays, and keynote talks.

Chairs are obviously requested to be present for the entire duration of the session and to moderate the live Q&A. Try to foster healthy scientific debate and constructive criticism. Questions and answers should be straight to the point.

Discussion is essential to scientific progress. Each keynote lecture is 45 minutes long, 30 minutes of presentation and 15 minutes of Q/A . Each short presentation is a maximum of 10 minutes, followed by 2 minutes of Q/A, for a total of 12 minutes. These times also include the change of speaker on the podium.