Oral Presentation Guidelines

Arriving at the EICC, Edinburgh

On arrival at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), please make your way to the registration desk, which will be situated in the Strathblane Hall to inform organisers that you have arrived.

Speaker Preview - Harris 1

The Speaker Preview room will be in the Harris 1 on the first floor.  Presenters must check in their presentation at least four hours before they are due to present.  It will not be possible to check in presentations in the main lecture hall or breakout rooms.  Technical staff will be on-hand to assist you.  Presenters do not need to bring a laptop as presentations will be loaded onto a main computer.  It is recommended that you bring your presentation on a USB memory stick.

Opening Times

Tuesday 5th July - 15:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 6th July - 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 7th July - 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 8th July - 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday 9th July - 08:00 - 11:00

Only computer presentations can be accepted.  There will be no facilities for 35mm slide projection or overhead projection.

NB If there are movie clips included in your presentation you must bring the original movie files as well as the PowerPoint file, otherwise your movie clips will not run. 

Presentation Timing

Please make your way to the room in which you are presenting in, a minimum of ten minutes prior to the start of the session.  This will allow you to meet with the Chair of your session.

Keeping to Time

The programme is very tight and it is imperative that the sessions run on time. 

Questions and Answers

There will be hostesses in all the meeting rooms with roving microphones to assist with the Q&A sessions.

Audio Visual Support during Presentations 

There will be technicians in the room should any problems occur with the audio visual equipment.

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Poster boards are 1m wide and 2m high. It is recommended that displays do not exceed 1.5 m in length.




There will be four designated poster viewing sessions at the conference:
Wednesday 6th July - 13:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 6th July - 18:30 - 20:00
Thursday 7th July - 13:00 - 15:00
Friday 8th July - 12:30 - 14:00

Authors will be advised in advance when their poster should be displayed.