A computer (MS Windows environment) is available in each room of the conference venue. Please bring your presentation on a USB stick. Make sure to copy your presentation onto the computer in the assigned room before your session. Your presentation file should be in PowerPoint (.pptx or .ppt format) or pdf format. Please include your last name in the file name to avoid confusion.

 

Organisation of sessions

 

Sessions will be 1 hour and 45 minutes. The time available for each paper is 25 minutes, of which 20 minutes are for the presentation and 5 minutes for the discussant’s comments. Presenters should come to the room at least 10 minutes before the start of the session to allow time for the presentations to be copied to the computer. A conference assistant will be available near your room in case of technical difficulties.  Please go to the assigned room well in advance so the chair of the session knows that you are present. Please respect your colleagues and keep to the allocated time for your presentation.

 

Discussants

 

All presenters of regular papers are called upon to discuss a paper in the same session in which they present. Please note that discussants should provide comments and suggestions. They should NOT summarise the paper (that is the presenter’s task).  PowerPoint slides to support your comments are not expected but if preferred then please make sure to upload before the start of the session. More detailed comments can be passed on to the presenter after the session, preferably in written form.  Please check the detailed conference programme when it becomes available in June to see of which paper you are the discussant. 

 

Session Chairs

 

One person in each session is designated as the Session Chair; please check the detailed conference programme when it becomes available in the coming days to see if you are the Chair of your session. Chair persons should come to the room at least 10 minutes before the start of the session. Chairs should briefly introduce the session and the speakers, make sure the time available is divided equally and guide the discussion from the floor following each presentation. To see if you will be chairing your session please check the detailed conference programme when it becomes available in June. In the unlikely case where the scheduled chair does not attend, the presenter of the session’s actual last paper is expected to take over the role of chair.