Speaker Guidelines

Each presentation: 20 minutes - including 5 minute Q/A

Provided:

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Button Lapel microphone w/wire
Button Slide tray (on day of presentation)
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AV viewing room for talk preparation

  • Slide projector w/wired remote control
  • Overhead projector
  • Data projector
  • Slide tray (on day of presentation)
  • Screen

NOTE ON USE OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS:

The conference organizers would like to encourage all presenters to take advantage of the laptop/data projector option for presentation. This option provides the best presentation resolution and adds multimedia flexibility. However, those wishing to use this option should plan on bringing their own computer in order to prevent problems with software compatibility and reduce the time gap between speakers. Those attendees wishing to have full access to the extended abstracts during the conference sessions should bring their own laptop if possible. While viewing of the CD is possible in the provided computer facility, seating will be limited and time constrained. Attendees wishing for continuous access to the extended abstracts on CD-ROM are therefore encouraged to bring a laptop.
HINTS FOR DATA PROJECTOR PRESENTATION:
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Your presentation must display properly at either 1024 X 768 or
800 x 600 resolution (SVGA or XGA). 1024 x 768 is the
maximum resolution.
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To set the resolution on your laptop:
start menu - settings - control panel - display - settings - "screen
area" should read 1024 x 768 pixels or 800 x 600 pixels.
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You should set your screen saver to "none." This prevents your
screen saver from activating during your presentation.
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Power settings (AC, battery) should be set so that the LCD,
hard disk, etc. does not shut down due to inactivity.
start menu - settings - control panel - power management.
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Power outlets will be provided if presenter would like to have the laptop
running from electricity rather than battery.
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Limited tech support will be provided in each room (for example: hooking projector VGA cable to laptop).
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Apples/MacIntosh laptops are not supported by conference data projectors.
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Suggestions to speed your Power Point presentation: Your presentation will run faster if it is loaded on your hard disk (desktop) Your presentation will run faster if there are no other programs running (anti virus software, office start bar, RealPlayer, etc.) Remove these from your startup folder or change their "preferences" or "options" to not start when Windows starts.

Helpful hint: Put name on laptop and power cord

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