The unitE 2023 conference aims to cover topics related to the theme “Strengthening the community through university-community partnership”. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to these themes:

• •  Sustainable community development

  • Community empowerment

  • Community economic development

  • Society development

  • Social and economic empowerment

  • University, industry, and community collaboration

  • Any other topic related to sustainable community development and empowerment

Extended Abstract Guidelines

• The extended abstracts must be written in a minimum of two (2) to a maximum of five (5) pages.

• It may be written in English or Malay.

• The extended abstract should include an introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, recommendation, and references.

• The author’s biodata must be included after the references section on a new page and should be between 50 to 150 words.

• The deadline for extended abstract submission is July 31, 2023.

• Notification of abstract acceptance is on a rolling basis.

• Please download the extended abstract template here: Extended abstract template

1.   Virtual Video Presentation

• The conference will be broadcast via the official ICAN YouTube channel. 

• Participants must submit a pre-recorded video about their presentation which will be played to the audiences in the scheduled session during the online conference. During this time, presenters should be virtually present for their entire session.

• Once the presentation is over, the audiences will have the opportunity to ask their questions to the presenter.

2.  Presentation Format

• Total of 20 minutes will be allocated to every presenter. This includes, 15 minutes for video presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A session.

• The overall duration for recorded video presentation should be 15 minutes and the allowed format for video is .mp4.

• The video presentation must be in the form of presenter(s) appearing in the video presenting.

• You can use the software or application of your choice to pre-record your presentation. E.g. Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi

3.  Submission of the pre-recorded presentation

• Video recording can be submitted by emailing the secretariat at conference.unite@gmail.com 

• Following the submission of the video recording, the presenter should add following information to the mail content:

Paper Title:

Submission ID:

Presenter's Name:

4.  Virtual Session Preparation

• Find your presentation slot in the schedule which will be updated on our website.

• Pre-recorded presentations will be managed by the technical team according to the established schedule.

• A technical team will be assigned to each virtual session to ensure smooth transitions between presentations and during the Q&A session.

• Please make sure to join the virtual session 15 minutes prior to the start.

• The unitE 2023 background can be used to conceal or standardise your backstage area during your presentation.: LINK: uniteE 2023 Background 

We hope that these guidelines will help you prepare an engaging and informative presentation for our virtual educational conference. Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!