Presentation guidelines
Oral Presentation
Theme
The overall theme of the meeting is deliberately broad and our aim is to encourage discussion over a diverse range of topics. Presentations will cover different aspects on the evolution, structure and adaptive function of avian eggs.
Presentation Length
Oral presentations will be allocated 15 minutes for their presentation and 5 minutes for questions and answers with the audience. The presenter will be signalled at 12 minutes to wrap up. If the presentation exceeds 15 minutes, the moderator will interrupt, and the Q/A period may be shortened.
Slides
Normally up to 15 slides is optimal, allowing 1 minute per slide. You may choose more than 10 slides, but please be sure to complete your presentation within the allocated 15 minutes.
Slide Format
We support MS Powerpoint. We also have adapters available if you wish to connect your laptop to the projector.
Slide submission
Presenters can upload their slides at the beginning of the day, or at least during the break before their presentation.
Poster Presentation Guidelines
A poster session is a graphic presentation of an author's research. Authors illustrate their study findings by displaying graphs, photos, diagrams, and a small amount of text on poster boards.
Dimensions
The poster must be no less than A1 and no larger than A0 size (AO size is 841mm x 1189mm). The orientation of your poster must be portrait.
Mounting poster
Poster presenters will be provided with all the material needed for mounting their poster (poster number and thumb tacks or double sided velcro).
Poster handouts
A4 sleeves can be attached to the poster board if presenters want A4 handouts of their poster available to the audience. Presenters are responsible for printing their own A4 handouts of their poster.
Format and Required information
The title should be the same as the title submitted. The title of your poster should be a minimum of 48 point font size. Your name, School or Centre should also be displayed on the poster.
The text should be concise and easy to read. Poster material should be well labelled and legible from a distance of 2 metres. We recommended 48 to 60 point font for headings and single spaced 24 to 32 point font size for contents.
Your poster should include a summary, methods, results and discussion section. Results should be presented graphically if possible. Avoid large tables of data. Figure legends are essential and should be short but informative.
The following website provides some useful information on preparing effective posters for conference presentations:
http://www.phcris.org.au/guides/poster_presentations.php