Information for Presenters

 
The information on this page is for ICCB presenters Please read the following information carefully.

Speaker Ready Room 
Located in the Ballroom VIP Suite East, near Grand Ballroom I & II, on the 4th floor of the Baltimore Convention Center.
Symposium and Oral Presentations
Symposium talks are limited to either fifteen (15) or thirty (30) minutes in length.
 
Full-length contributed oral presentations are limited to fifteen (15) minutes, which should comprise of twelve (12) minutes for actual presenting and three (3) minutes for questions. It is recommended that symposium talks also follow this format. This time limit will be strictly enforced by session moderators/organizers to keep concurrent sessions in synchrony.
 
Oral presentation rooms will be equipped with a computer and a data projector.
How to Upload Your Talk 
Presenters will have the opportunity to load their presentation via a website in advance of the congress or may transfer their presentations to a central computer in the Speaker Ready Room at the congress. 
 
Presentations will NOT be uploaded in the individual session rooms. All talks must be uploaded at least one day in advance of when the talk is scheduled. Please check-in at the Speaker Ready Room at least the day before your presentation to confirm that your talk has been received.
 
A technician will be available in the Speaker Ready Room to help you load your presentation from:
  • Sunday – Wednesday: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • Thursday: 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
How to Save your Presentation 
The conference will be using the standard 4 x 3 format for PowerPoint slides. Presentation file names must include your day of presentation, room number, specific time of presentation (in 24 hour format), and your surname as illustrated in the following example: 22JUL_307_1545_Jones. If you choose to upload your presentation onsite, you must save your presentation to a USB thumb-drive.
Speed-Poster Presentations
Presenters will present their work as a four (4) minute speed-talk during the contributed presentation session (Tuesday, 23 July) and during a poster session (evening of Wednesday, 24 July) dedicated to speed-posters.
 
During the speed-talk, present  key ideas and results, utilizing the full 4-minutes. There will be time for discussion during your talk. There will be time to talk one-on-one with delegates about your project during the break after their presentations and at the evening poster session. The 4-minute time limit will be strictly observed. 
 
For speed-posters, presenters must prepare a poster "station" i.e., a poster with (i) presentation title (ii) author details, (iii) abstract and (iv) three or four key figures/tables and images from their presentation. Note this should not be a full scientific poster presentation, but a discussion aid that complements the spoken presentation. Posters must be landscape in orientation and no larger than 4 x 3 ft. (1.2 x 0.9 m). 
 
Posters will be assigned a number that will correspond to the appropriate poster board. All posters must be put up between 10:30AM and 3PM 24 July and must be taken down the next day by 10:30AM. In order to provide space for posters in subsequent sessions, any posters that remain up after 10:30AM will have to be removed.
 
The speed presentation room will be equipped with a computer and a data projector.
 
Drinks (cash bar) and a light snack will be served during the sessions. 
How to Upload your Speed-talk 
See above under Symposium and Oral Presentations
How to Save your Speed-talk
See above under Symposium and Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
There will be two dedicated poster session on Monday, 22 July and Tuesday, 23 July from 1800 - 2000 (6:00 pm to 8:00 pm) in the Exhibit Hall A on Level 100 of the convention center. Presenting authors are required to remain at their poster during the session.
 
All posters must be put up between 10:30AM and 3PM of the day they are being presented and must be taken down the next day by 10:30AM. In order to provide space for posters in subsequent sessions, any posters that remain up after 10:30AM will have to be removed.
 
Please note that your poster should be limited to the size of a rectangle 4 ft. (1.2 m) wide by 3 ft. (0.9 m) tall (landscape orientation) in order to fit appropriately on the poster board. Posters will be assigned a number that will correspond to the appropriate day and board.
 
Drinks (cash bar) and a light snack will be served during the sessions.
Tips for Desiging Your ICCB Scientific Poster
As noted, your poster should have a landscape orientation and measure 4 ft. (48") wide x 3 ft. (36") high. In meters:  (1.2m W x 0.9m H). Please see SCB's "Designing a Conservation Science Poster" page for helpful tips on how to design a winning poster.