Talks and Posters

All oral presentations and poster sessions will take place at the Bath Assembly Rooms.

 

Oral Presentations:  Plenary talks and contributed sessions will take place at the assembly rooms (see map), in one of three rooms off open atrium area (where the coffee breaks will take place).  Talks will last 19 minutes (including questions), to allow 1 minute to change rooms and change over speakers.  The standard option will be PC computers but if you wish to use a Mac laptop or Ipad, please check with the AV attendant before your session to make sure that a smooth transition will work.  Please upload your talks in the break before your session at the latest.

Session Chairs: The last speaker in the session will be assigned as the session chair.  If you are not able to act as chair, please contact the conference organisers.  Chairs should signal to the speakers when 15 minutes has passed, then again at 17 minutes, and then stand up at 18 minutes to let the speaker know that the room changeovers will be in one minute.  Questions should be finished by 19 minutes.

Posters:  Posters will be displayed at the back of the main room. The size of the display boards is A0 portrait, so please ensure that your poster will fit that space.  Posters can be put up at the beginning of the morning session on Wednesday and should be taken down at the end of the lunch session on Thursday.  There will be a storage area available; posters can be picked up on Friday morning if you don’t want to carry them around on Thursday evening.
Please note: A0 portrait poster boards will be provided for displaying posters.

 

Prizes: Following the tradition started in Nottingham last year, there will be prizes for the best student talks and the best student posters.  All delegates will be asked to vote; you will receive a hard copy in your registration package or you can download an electronic version of the evaluation forms.  Please return your voting forms by hard copy at the registration desk or return by email to: by 17:30 on Thursday 9th of January. Awards will be presented at the conference dinner.