The conference will attract delegates from a broad range of scientific backgrounds. Although the audience will have general scientific background knowledge we suggest you consider this when presenting ideas specific to your field. Below are some guidelines and helpful hints to aid you in producing a clear and concise presentation.

Oral Presentations

Each oral presentation will last 10 minutes and will be followed by 4 minutes of questions. Your presentation should be produced in PowerPoint or equivalent and should follow a logical structure of an introduction followed by the main content and a conclusion. A generally accepted guideline is to have one slide per minute of the talk depending on the content and there is also the possibility to add slides to the end of the presentation to aid with answering the questions at the end.

• Style: Use text and background colors which contrast well for clarity. It is a good idea to check your presentation on a projector before hand to ensure what is on the computer screen transfers well onto a projector screen
• Introduction: Firstly introduce yourself and your research area before a brief introduction to your project and why the research is important
• Main Content: The main body of the presentation should include a description of the results you have achieved and the methods used, particularly if some of the methods are new or novel. Highlight the key results and why they are important
• Conclusion: Include a brief summary of your key findings, explain the conclusions drawn and any future work that could build on the results
• General Points: Diagrams and illustrations can highlight key methods or ideas clearer than words. By keeping the number of words on each slide to a minimum you can ensure that the attention of the audience remains focused on you and what you have to say rather than on reading the slides

Poster Presentations

A successful poster will gain the reader’s attention while also providing all the key information needed to gain an understanding of the research presented. A simple and easy to follow layout with clear headings and concise text broken up with clear diagrams will make the poster easily accessible.

• Title: Use a larger font. A simple, to the point title will grab the reader’s attention
• Aims: Should be clear and concise as skim readers may only read this section followed by your conclusions. Bullet points may be used to add clarity
• Introduction: Briefly explain your research area and why it is important
• Methods: Spare too much detailed description unless the methods used are new or novel
• Results: Often it is best to present results in the form of graphs, figures and tables and include a title and legend for each
• Discussion: Should be kept clear and concise and include implications and limitations of the study and possibly future work
• Conclusions: This is one of the key sections and should be clear and relate to the original aims. Bullet points may be used to clearly highlight the key points
• References: To save space these should be kept to a minimum and presented in a much smaller font to the main text of the poster