Presentation guidelines

Oral presentation guidelines

Oral presentations will be held in panels with multiple presenters per session.Each participants should be present at the designated time and venue. Each session will have two jurors to score the presentation based on the novelty, content, clarity of explanation and QA. The winner of oral presentation will be announced at the ICHS 2017 closing ceremony. Each presenter will be allocated 15 minutes to deliver their presentation, including 10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes QA with jurors and attendees. The presentation file should contain maximum 10 PowerPoint slides (excluding the presentation title and pages for acknowledgements). Presenters are responsible for the content of their presentation.

The following will be available for presenters to use during their presentation:

• Laptop
• Projector and screen
• Single screen
• Microphone
• Laser pointer

Submitting your presentation file

All presenters are required to submit their presentation file during registration on the first day of the conference. Computers will be provided for this purpose in front of the conference room. It is not possible to use your own computer for your presentation.

• Your presentation file should be in a format compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 (or earlier).
• The filename of the submitted slide presentation must be under this format (CodeOfAbstract_PresenterName) i.e H1-01_JaneDoe.
• Bring your presentation on a USB memory stick or CD-ROM. Facilities will not be provided for other submission methods.
• We highly recommend that you keep a backup of your presentation file on a second USB stick or CD-ROM.
• Please do not embed videos in your presentation.

Poster guidelines

Poster presentations will be held in panels with multiple presenters per session. Each participant should be present at the designated time in front of his/her poster. Poster sessions at the ICHS 2017 will comprise short presentations of up to 5 minutes, including 3 minutes presentation and 2 minutes QA with jurors. The winner of poster presentation will be announced at the ICHS 2017 closing ceremony.

Each poster will have two jurors to score the presentation based on the novelty, content, clarity of explanation and QA. Posters must be ready on the first day of the conference and registered at the poster registration desk in front of the ballroom. Committee will provide space and equipment to attach posters. All posters can be detached by the end of the conference. There will be one best poster presenter for each day.

Poster preparation

Please note when preparing your poster:

• Size of the poster should be A0; i.e. 46.8 inches by 33.1 inches (1189×841 mm).
• Poster should be in portrait orienation.
• Poster should be readable at a distance of 1–2 m, with a line spacing of 1.5 or 2.

Include the following in your poster:

• Title of your poster
• Your name, faculty advisor’s name, names of collaborators, and name of department
• Introduction (or Objectives)
• Methods
• Results (of Findings)
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgments (if necessary)

Maximize the impact of your poster

Maximize the impact of your poster by making it easier to read. We recommend adhering to the following:

• Use high contrast; i.e. dark text on light background or light text on dark background.
• Use only two or three colors; too many colors can be distracting.
• Remove information that is not relevant to the topic to avoid large blocks of text.
• Use bold or italics to emphasize a point instead of underlining.
• Suggested font sizes and styles:
  • Main title: 78 pt (bold, uppercase)
  • Author names: 72 pt (bold, title case)
  • Affiliation: 48 pt (normal, title case)
  • Email address: 36 pt (bold)
  • Headings: 36 pt (bold, uppercase)
  • Body of text: 24 pt
  • Citations and acknowledgments: 22 pt or lower