Presentation Instructions

Each author has a 20-minute slot for the entire presentation. Oral presentation consists of 15 minutes for presentation of the paper, including such content as the problem statement, the background, the innovative approach, the new results and any comparative evaluation that the author wishes to present. This leaves five minutes for Q&A/discussion with the attendees.

All presentation rooms are equipped with a computer, a data projector, and screen. Please bring your presentation on a USB, as well as email it to yourself so you have a backup. To ensure compatibility, please include .ppt, .pptx, and .pdf versions of your presentation. Files can be uploaded before the start of sessions or during session breaks. Embedded videos are not guaranteed to play. Use standard Windows fonts to avoid display issues.

Slides in Acrobat Portable Document Format (pdf) are acceptable but not preferred.

The presenter should prepare a reasonable number of PowerPoint slides, so as not to exceed the 15-minute time. Typically, 1 slide is presented in 1 minute. Additional slides could be prepared as backup slides to support possible answers to attendees' questions.

Slides should not be overcrowded by text and graphics. Too much text should be avoided. Slides should support the presentation; they should not be simply read by the presenter.

Graphics help in communications, are more understandable, and point out the basic ideas.

Use large fonts so as they are readable without efforts: typically, 20-point fonts should be used.

Presentation should be clearly structured, and should contain the essential elements of the accepted formal paper.

Presentations should be brought on a memory stick by the author to the conference.

All accepted papers are expected to be presented. If the primary author or co-author(s) are not able to attend due to extenuating circumstances, a substitute presenter should be found. Each paper must be associated with a full member or non-member conference registration by one of the authors.