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Intructions for presenters

Oral Presenter Instructions
Authors are allocated 15 minutes, ten plus five for questions. Please keep to the time limit to ensure all presenters receive equal opportunity.
Room allocation, running order and Chairperson will be published on the conference app and in the pdf printable programme. Please note the running order is subject to change in case of any absences or if papers are better suited in a different order.
Using your own laptop is not a problem but can delay proceedings. We will request that you present last to avoid eating into the session time. Note, this could cut your own presentation time short.
Presentations will not be requested prior to the conference, please bring a copy with you on a USB stick for transferring onto the laptop already set up in the room.
Rooms will be open 30 minutes before each session for you to load (and run through) slides.
Clearly labeled presentations should be placed into a pre-named folder e.g. Monday July 6th 11 am on the desktop, a team member will be available to offer assistance if needed. All computers will be wiped after the event.
Please be in the room and prepared at least five minutes before the session is due to start.

Poster Presenter Instructions

Each poster must be on view up to and including the last break on Wednesday 8th July (lunch time). Presenters should be available for the poster session during the drinks reception on Monday 6th. Authors will be encouraged by a representative of the EBMLive 2020 Scientific Committee to give a 1-2 minute summary of the major findings described in the poster.

The mounting board for each poster is 6′ high x 3′ wide (portrait) and can accommodate one A0 poster each side.
Poster boards will be numbered and the title of your abstract pinned to an allocated. Velcro fastenings will be provided.
Posters can be sent ahead of the conference and the team is happy to have them in place for you when you arrive. Please note we cannot be responsible for taking down any posters and returning them to the authors.

Please send any posters to arrive no later than Friday July 3rd to –
Karen Wallace, Conference Specialist
Education Resource Group, Learning institute, The Hospital for Sick Kids
555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1XB

3 Minute Rapid Fire Instructions
Each presenter is allocated 3 minutes and 3 slides.  Please bring your presentation along on a USB stick, slides can be preloaded onto the desktop during break times or run directly from the  USB drive.  There are no hard and fast rules, you have a total of 3 minutes to introduce and give an overview of your project.  Questions will be managed by a chairperson at the end of the session.

 

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