How long is an oral presentation?
Presentation time is 25 minutes for long papers and 15 minutes for short papers, including the introduction, any questions and switching between presentations. Limit your talk to 20 minutes if you have a long paper, and 12 minutes if you have a short paper. It is important that the sessions remain on time. A session chair will be assigned to each session to make sure the schedule is maintained and to coordinate the question-answer portion of your talk. Please follow the instructions of the session chair during your talk.
What will be available in the conference room?
Each presentation room is equipped with a laptop computer, a data projector, a microphone, and a lectern. The laptops are equipped with:
The data projectors support 4:3 format. They are equipped with standard VGA cables.
Presenters are advised to check if their PowerPoint slides can be displayed properly using PowerPoint 2007.
We recommend that you copy your slides to the provided laptop. Please do so in the break before your session. There are volunteers in each meeting room to assist presenters. They will help you to copy your slides from a USB stick to the laptop.
If you really want to use your own laptop, do this at your own risk. If you have to spend time to get it to work during the session, you will lose this time for your presentation.
When should I test my presentation?
Make sure you copy your slides and run a test during the break preceding your talk or during the half hour before the first morning/afternoon session begins. You should arrive to your session room 15 minutes before the session starts to meet with your session chair.
What else do I need to bring?
If you really want to use your own laptop, please remember to bring your own AC adapter (220V, don't forget to bring the appropriate adapter). If your laptop is not compatible with a VGA cable, please also bring the required VGA adapter.
Session chairs
The program schedule lists the session chairs for each session and the room information at the venue. All presenters should know who their session chair is and introduce themselves to the session chair before the session starts.
What will be provided for each poster?
How long is the poster presentation?
We have scheduled two sessions for poster presentations on July 27 and July 28, three hours each. July 27 will cover TACL papers and long papers (and system demonstrations). July 28 will cover short papers and student research workshop papers. Please check the schedule for your designated session. You are expected to be present at your poster during the whole session. If you want to get food and drinks, be fast and get it before the poster session starts or sneak out during the session.
The assignment of easels to posters can be found in the registration package.