General Speaker Guidelines

Before the Congress
Presentation creation

• Your presentation should be prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint exclusively, version 2010 or higher. As a general rule, it is better to use pptx format, try to avoid the use of non-standard Windows fonts or language specific fonts; use high-contrast colours (light text on dark background or vice versa).
• Your presentation should stay standard: in landscape orientation on 16:9 ratio. Please note that 4:3 presentations will NOT be displayed correctly with black bands on the sides.
• You are welcome to use a slide template provided for download here.
• Save your presentation on a USB memory stick (and as a backup, a 2nd USB memory stick or a laptop) and bring these with you to the Speaker Service Centre.
• As a rule of thumb not more than one slide per minute is recommended.
• We recommend you make your slides as concise as possible by keeping texts short and avoiding too many bullet points.

Pictures and video

• Save the picture you want to use as a JPG or PNG and set compression/quality to medium or high. (Avoid saving your pictures as TIF files, especially MAC presentations).
• AVI, WMV, MPG or MOV are the only acceptable video formats.
• Save the pictures/ videos used in your presentation separately on USB memory stick-limit size to 1 GB is preferred. In case of problems we can re-insert the original items.
• In a general manner, be careful to respect author’s rights and person’s anonymity.

Apple/Mac

• Please save your presentation as “.PPTX”, it will guarantee a better compatibility with the system.
• Your PowerPoint version MAC should respect the following conditions:
• Check your presentation on a Windows-operated computer.
  -Pictures should be in jpeg, png and not tif or pict.
  -Do not copy and paste the images from another application, please use the “insert image from a file” functionality from PowerPoint (format JPG or PNG).
  -Fonts used should not be specific to MAC OSX. Please use Windows fonts (Arial, Calibri, Times New Roman, Symbol…).

Online upload

• You will have the possibility to upload your presentation directly online: you will receive an email approximately one week before the Congress, which will explain the process to follow to connect to the upload platform. You would be able to upload it until midnight the day before the talk.
• We strongly invite you to come and check your presentation at the Speaker Service Centre to test your presentation in real conditions.

Voting guidelines
Download pdf file here

• Please note, the voting via EAACI app will be possible only in the following rooms:
• Hall 1
• Hall 5
• Hall 13a
• Hall 13b
• Hall 14a
• Hall 14b
• Hall 14c
• Hall A
• Hall B
• Hall C
• Hall E

Pro & Con Sessions Guidelines
Download pdf file here

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

A Disclosure of Conflict of Interest* slide must be included in the PowerPoint presentation. The disclosure slide should be displayed and read to the audience at the beginning of your lecture.

The disclosure slide templates can be downloaded here:

* A conflict of interest is any situation in which a speaker or immediate family members have interests, which may cause a conflict with the current presentation. Conflicts of interest do not preclude the delivery of the talk, but should be explicitly declared. These may include financial interests (e.g. owning stocks of a related company, having received honoraria, consultancy fees), research interests (research support by grants or otherwise), organisational interests and gifts.

For Poster Discussion Sessions, the disclosure of conflict of interest should be included on the poster.

The day of your presentation
At the Speaker Service Centre
The Speakers Service Centre is located Entrance West, on the right side in the Lobby (ground floor).

All speakers giving a presentation are requested to validate their presentation in the Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC) a minimum of 2 hours before the session starts or the day before for early morning sessions. Presentations received after this deadline cannot be guaranteed optimal audiovisual support.

The opening hours are:

You will be welcomed by hostesses to be registered at the SSC, at this time you will need to confirm if you give the rights to EAACI to record your talk (as a webcast).
You will be able to upload your presentation on one of the many dedicated computers.
A technical and professional team will be on site to assist you for any question or needs you may have.

Restrictions
Personal Laptop Computers cannot be connected to the projectors in Lecture Rooms.
A presentation cannot be loaded directly on the computer in the lecture room.

Only exception are Learning Lounges where no presentations are planned and no audio-visual equipment is provided. A flipchart will be available in the room. The room setup will be casual and unconventional to support the interactive aspect of this session type.
In the session room

Each session will be facilitated by two chairs who are responsible for keeping time. As a speaker, please plan to arrive at the session 5 – 10 minutes prior to the session start time and introduce yourself to the chairs. Be sure they know how to pronounce your name. It is best to sit in the front row for convenient access to the stage.

At the time of your presentation, a computer at the lectern will be ready to use:

• You just need to click on your name to launch your presentation before starting to talk. If a black screen is appearing, just click on the space or ESC key and you will find the main screen.
• Adjust the microphones if needed, but please do not touch it during your presentation.
• The computer mouse will be used as a pointer.
• When your talk is over, press the space or ESC key to go back to the program session screen.

Chair Interface guidelines

• Download pdf file here