Presenter Information

All of the talks were designated by the PC Committee as either Oral or Poster Presentation. The type of talk can be found on the MIR website. The instructions for both the oral and poster presentations are given in this document.

"ORAL PRESENTATION" INSTRUCTIONS:

PRESENTING YOUR PAPER
You should be present in the room in time for your presentation, from where you will be called to the stage by the Session Chair. Your presentation should last around 18 minutes (15 minutes for the talk and 3 minutes for questions). Please remember to keep an eye on the Session Chair, who will give you a signal when the time is approaching to bring your presentation to a close. The order of the talks is given on the MIR website.

EQUIPMENT
The following equipment will be available in the room: data projector and an overhead projector. Note that an internet connection will also be provided.

"POSTER PRESENTATION" INSTRUCTIONS:

The Poster Display will take place in the the same room as the oral presentations. There will be only one Poster Session which begins at 11:05am on October 16th. Please arrange you poster before the start of the keynote address (between 8:30am and 9:10am).

EXHIBITION PANELS
We will provide tripods on which to display your poster and roughly a 2'x 3' (i.e., 24x36 inches or 60x91 cm) cardboard poster board. Each presenter will have *one* tripod/poster board on which to display his material. We recommend that authors print their material on standard pages which can then be taped or glued to the poster board. You can arrange the poster board either in portrait (2' wide by 3' tall) or landscape (3' wide by 2' tall) mode.

“BOASTER SESSIONS”
The Poster Session will be preceded by a “Boaster” Session – this will be your chance to inform your audience about the display you have provided. Presenters will be invited to the stage to speak to delegates for one minute only. You may use a single overhead transparency to illustrate your talk if you wish. The persons nominated to “boast” about your display should make their way to the side of the stage as quickly as possible at the beginning of the session, and form an orderly queue! You will then be invited to the stage, as a group, by the Session Chair.