Oral presentation of Free Papers are expected to have very high scientific quality and should correspond to complete studies with outstanding results and innovative conclusions.
The work needs to be scheduled for 5 minutes of presentation (maximum 10 slides). A discussion of 10 minutes will be held after each 4 presentations.
- Speakers must adhere strictly to the scheduled times according to the programme.
- Only computer projection will be available. No overhead or slide projectors will be available in the meeting rooms, and it will not be possible to use personal laptops.
- Speakers are kindly requested to use PowerPoint MS Office (Windows or Mac). Presentations prepared with Keynote and Prezi can also be accepted but additional technical support might be required on-site. Authors in this situation should anticipate an earlier upload of the material at the Speakers Preview Center. The uploading of DVD movies is NOT supported.
- We recommend using “.gif” and “.jpg” formats for images. Other types of extension are accepted but prior advice from our technical team on-site is required. Please send a detailed request to SciCom@efort.org before preparing the presentation.
- MPEG2 is the preferred format for embedded movies, but *.avi, *.wmv are also accepted. If Codecs are used, the Code package DIVx in the current version should be chosen. This can be found at www.divx.com. Confirm that all the necessary files are in the SAME FOLDER as your presentation.
- Use large fonts (the minimum font size should be 18 points). If you cannot fit all your subjects on a slide without moving to a smaller font, break the points up onto separate slides.
- Confirm that your presentation contains only standard fonts. For cross-platform compatibility, the use of Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana is advised. Some other fonts may not transfer properly from your computer to the system used for presentation.
- Limit each slide to one main idea with three to six points. If more than six points (bullets) are included in one slide, your audience will have difficulties to read it. We recommend 5 to 7 slides for a five-minute free paper.
- The use of USB pens or memory sticks is advisable to upload presentations easily at the AV Preview Centre.
- Enclosure of a disclaimer at the bottom of the ending slide (Acknowledgment, Summary, or Question & Answer Session slide) is recommended. One of the following disclaimers should be stated in the presentation, depending on the situation of the authors:
- The author declares that the research for and communication of this independent body of work does not constitute any financial or other conflict of interest, or
- The author declares that a conflict of interest exists in respect of this work owing to his/her duties as [position] for [company name], and the potential subsequent financial ties arising from this position (including payment for current or future research, ownership of stock and stock options, fees for advice or public speaking, consulting, service on advisory boards or for medical training companies, and receipt of patents or patents pending).
Authors of abstracts accepted as Free Papers have been notified via e-mail on Friday 16 January 2015.
If you have not received any notification for your abstracts, please directly send an inquiry to: scicom@efort.org
Only presenting authors who have confirmed their full registration within the deadline
(16 February 2015, 23:59 CET) will have their work included in the final scientific programme.
Electronic material from authors will be uploaded on-site at the Speakers Preview Centre.
The opening hours are as follows:
- Tuesday 26 May 2015: 14.00 – 18.00
- Wednesday 27 May 2015: 07.00 – 18.00
- Thursday 28 May 2015: 07.00 – 18.00
- Friday 29 May 2015: 07.00 – 18.00
- PC users may upload the corresponding material at least 2 hours before the time of each presentation.
- Macintosh users are asked to come at least 4 hours before the time of their speech.
Technical assistance will be provided and edit/update of the material can be done on the working stations on-site. Please check your presentation(s) carefully before the final sign-off. If you are giving more than one speech during the Congress, you may upload all your presentations at the same time and they will be sent to the corresponding session hall at the time of your session.
Please note:
- personal notebooks will NOT be connected in the lecture rooms, and
- traditional slides are not allowed.
For any further information please contact EFORT Scientific Coordination at:
Tel. +41 21 343 44 05
Fax +41 21 343 44 11
e-mail: SciCom@efort.org
