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 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:
    • 10 minute with panel: talk time 10 minutes. Please note that individual Q&A sessions will not follow each presentation. Instead, be ready to actively participate in the collective panel discussion and audience Q&A at the end of the session.
    • 15 minute talk: 15 minutes (12 mins + 3 mins Q&A).
    • Keynote talk: 30 minutes (24 mins + 6 mins Q&A). 

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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