Oral Presenter Guidelines
Presentation Collection and Review
All presentations (DTRA-FUNDED RESEARCH, FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH, DoD FUNDED RESEARCH, and Non-GOVERNMENT FUNDED RESEARCH) will be reviewed and cleared for public release. No proprietary or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) will be presented.
Presentation collection begins August 26 with a deadline of September 27.
Public Release Markers
Branded images with public release statements must be included on all presentations. Images must be placed in the lower right corner of the first slide to identify DTRA-FUNDED RESEARCH, FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH, DoD FUNDED RESEARCH, and Non-GOVERNMENT FUNDED RESEARCH. Images will be available for download on the presentation collection website.
Presentation Date and Time
Visit the agenda on September 17 to locate presentation date and time.
Oral Presenter Guidelines
Oral presenters must provide slides in PowerPoint or PDF format for a 20-minute presentation. The 20-minute timeslots include presentation and audience Q&A session.
Avoid using small fonts. In general, 28 point and larger fonts are easily readable. Avoid fancy serifs; bolded characters are suggested.
Graphics should be well designed, simple and readable.
Session rooms will be set for 250 to 300 people. Make sure visuals are clear and legible. Screen format for projectors in session rooms is 16:9 aspect ratio.
Each session room will be equipped with a Windows PC laptop, projector, one screen, and confidence monitor. A slide advancer, laser pointer, speaker timer and microphone (lavaliere and podium) are available to each presenter. Presenters are required to use the PC laptops provided. Use of personal laptops or other devices is not permitted.
Media Clips and Video
PC Users
Windows Media (.wmv) file format is the best way to ensure compatibility within PowerPoint.
Mac Users
Please ensure inserted pictures are either JPEG or PNG file-types. Quicktime (.mov) file format does not play directly within a slide in PowerPoint on a PC. Alternatively, conference organizers recommend files are converted to a WMV format, which should play properly in PowerPoint slides.
