Guidance for Oral Presentations 


Oral presentations will be held in the Great Hall Theatre at QMUL. Please note, that the programme is subject to change as the event approaches, so be sure to check it regularly. Additionally, please adhere strictly to your allocated time slot, as  sessions chairs will be enforcing the schedule rigorously.

  •  Invited speakers will have between 30 minutes. Please leave at least 5 mins for Q&A),
  •  Contributed presenters are given 18 minutes (15 mins + 3 mins Q&A).
We would kindly ask that all presenters visit the lecture theatre in the break before their session and introduce themselves to the session chair and to test their presentation. Please bring in your presentation on a memory stick so it can be uploaded to the designated laptop before your talk. 

The Great Hall lecture theatre is equipped with the following audio-visual equipment/support: 

  • Projector
  • Screen
  • 2x 43” Comfort monitors 
  • Professional remote clicker 
  • 2 Wireless handheld microphones 
  • 2 Wireless headset microphones for presenters
  • 2 Catch boxes 

Preparing your presentation:

  • As the presenting author, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary copyright / permissions for all material included within your presentation.
  • PDF, PowerPoint and Keynote are accepted.

Uploading your presentation and the on the day management:

  • All presentations should be supplied on a USB memory stick and pre-loaded onto the laptop located into the room. Presenters are discouraged from presenting from their own laptop. 
  • Slides need to be prepared in the 16:9 format to display well on the screens. 
  • The chair of the session will introduce each talk and then moderate all questions from the attendees.
If you need any further assistances or information, please contact Tima at fatima.kanu@iop.org.  


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