Each talk is 15 minutes long. Use the available time in the proper way. It is recommended to use 12 minutes to expound and 3 minutes to discuss.

The following points should be taken into consideration when preparing your oral presentation:

• Inform the organisers of which software program and versions were used to prepare your presentation. Ideally, use Microsoft PowerPoint if available.
• Try to keep the appearance of your slides simple and as consistent as possible, e.g. by use of a recurring ‘style theme’.
• The wording should be large and as legible as possible.
• Consideration should be given to colour blindness when choosing colours for your presentation e.g. avoid use of red and green together on graphs.
• The colours and background of the slides have a large impact. White letters reversed out of a black background are far more effective than black letters on a white background. Likewise, the choice of colours should be considered e.g. yellow lettering on a blue background provides a good visual effect.
• Simple and effective graphics will enhance the presentation. Information presented in the form of ‘pie charts’, bar charts or graphs is easier to relate to and to understand than lists of information.
• Excessive use of animations (e.g. titles flying in from right & left) is not advised as these will probably distract the viewer and may detract from the content of the slide. If you wish to use these, please keep them as simple as possible.
• Each slide should contain only the main points that need to be conveyed. Overcrowding of the slide with tiny text should be avoided particularly if it is only to be shown for a short space of time. These main points can be elaborated upon in the talk.
• Where possible each slide should be restricted to one idea. A theme can always be enlarged with further slides, building from the original.
• Handouts provided during the meeting are discouraged. It is both time-consuming & distracting to the audience.
• Ensure that you are available no less than 30 min before the start of proceedings on the day of the conference.
• Please, inform the Organisers if you need any special equipment requirement for your presentation.

POSTER PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS  

DISPLAY TIMES

Your poster will be exhibited during the whole conference, It must be placed the day of the session in which it is included. Posters will be by session in the m-ICTE2006 Scientific Programme, in the Meeting Program and in the Proceedings Book.

Authors are expected to be at their poster when its session is scheduled.

 Posters should be set up in the morning of the presentation day and they will not have to be removed until the end of the day, unless otherwise is stated

POSTER NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS

Posters will be displayed in a separate area of the venue. An identifier, which you will find in the Scientific Programme and in the Meeting Program, will be assigned to your presentation. A card with your identifier will be posted on each display panel to indicate the location for your poster.

DIMENSIONS AND ATTACHMENT

The poster can be up to 1m high x 0.80m wide. We will provide materials for attaching posters.

FORMAT

Your poster should be readable from a distance of 2 meters. Suggested font sizes:

FORMAT

Your poster should be readable from a distance of 2 meters. Suggested font sizes:

• The title should be capitalized with lettering  2cm high (72 point) at least.
• Authors and affiliations should be 11mm high (42 point) at least.
• Text lettering should be 5mm high (18 point) with a line thickness of 1mm at least .

Please provide small envelopes for distributing your business cards and collecting business cards of those wanting additional information. This is a good way for inviting and encouraging interactions with your audience. You can also provide with copies of a short summary of your presentation.


CONTENT

Information should be well organized and concisely presented. Your poster should include the following sections:

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusions

Keep written text to a minimum. "Bullets" and short phrases are effective. Use large graphs, flow charts, diagrams, and photographs (half dozen or so). Keep captions and legends short and informative. 

PUBLICATION

In addition to the poster, you can also send a paper to be included in the Proceedings Book.