Instructions for Oral Presentations


The conference programme is available to view on the website, please make sure you are aware of the date and time of your talk. Please note: talk times may change right up until the day, please keep checking back to the programme for your latest presentation time. 

Preparing your presentation

  • Presenting from your personal laptop is not possible.
  • Please prepare your presentation in Windows only, PowerPoint or PDF only. 
  • Please ensure that you keep within your allocated time slot as these will be strictly enforced by the session chairs.
  • You, as the presenting author, are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary copyright / permissions for all material included within your presentation.
  • There are 3 types of oral presentation at the conference and please prepare yours according to the type of talk you have been allocated: (i) Panel, (ii) Standard Plenary, (iii) and Parallel.
    • Panel Sessions: talk time 10 minutes (presentation with slides if required). Be prepared to contribute to collective panel discussions and a Q&A with the audience at the end of the session. 
The 'Panel' sessions are: Space Weather End Users Panel (Monday), Space Safety with UKSA and ESA Panel (Monday), SDA/SSA/SST Panel (Tuesday), Space Skills Panel (Tuesday) and R202R Panel (Tuesday).

    • Standard Plenary Sessions: 15 minutes (12 mins + 3 mins Q&A). 
The sessions are: A Global Perspective on Space Weather and Policy (Monday), Solar Science for Space Weather (Tuesday), EISCAT & LOFAR (Wednesday), The May 2024 Storm (Wednesday) and Upcoming Missions for Space Weather Science (Thursday).

    • Parallel Sessions: 15 minutes (12 mins + 3 mins Q&A). 
The sessions are: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D (Wednesday), 1E, 1F, 1G, 2E, 2F, 2G (Thursday).

Uploading your presentation and the on the day management

  • Monday presenters; please send your presentation at least the day before to vivien.thomas@iop.org (please use WeTransfer if your file is too large to send via email). 
  • All other presenters; please send your presentation to vivien.thomas@iop.org by the morning break the day before your presentation is due to take place.
  • Presenting remotely; please adhere to the above instructions for supplying your presentation (this is in case there are any technical difficulties with sharing screens on the day). 
  • We recommend that you check for correct presentation of your files - in particular if they contain videos or other animated items.


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