Preparing for your session

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Please review the abstracts of the speakers prior to your assigned sessions. Familiarise yourself with the conference program, the speakers' names, presentation titles, and their affiliations in advance. 

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During your session

 

​Introduce each speaker with their name, affiliation, and presentation title.

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Ensure that presentations adhere to the time, each presenter is allocated a total of 20 minutes. 15 minutes for presentation, and an additional 5 minutes for Q&A. There will be a timekeeper assigned to each venue, who will raise a printed sign alerting presenters of the remaining time at 3 minutes and 1 minute. At the 15 minute mark, you may tap the provided call bell to signal the presenter to end as soon as possible.

 

The subsequent 5 minutes of Q&A should be moderated by you. Invite questions from the audience after each presentation and acknowledge individuals who raise their hands or show signs of wanting to ask a question. A staff will ensure that the microphone will reach them. Presentations may end earlier or later, please adjust the timing for Q&A accordingly to keep within 20 minutes. 

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An additional 5 minutes is assigned to each presentation slot to accomodate loading of presentation slides, and movement between concurrent sessions. 

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If you need any assistance, please approach the staff, identifiable by a light blue lanyard, who will be at your session.