Information for Presenters

Author notification letters will be sent by e-mail to the individual who submitted the abstract. For a quick way to find out the method of presentation and time assigned to a specific abstract, use the author index provided.

Oral Presentations —

Oral presentations are scheduled for 15 minutes per talk:  10 minutes for speaking, and 5 minutes for discussion and speaker transition. (Exception:  Talks given in the Thursday afternoon special session will be four minutes in length, with intermittent 14-minute discussion periods held throughout the session. Specific times of talks are shown in the program.)

Audio-visual equipment provided will include laptop PCs and Macs and an LCD projector. There is no option for dual-screen presentations.

Presentation validation will be in the Alden Bridge Room (note that this is a different room than than last year). Checking in oral presentations is the most important step presenters can take to ensure their presentations are successful. Those presenting on Monday morning should check in their presentations on Sunday evening when they register.

For more information, including a detailed schedule of presentation validation times and tips for preparing effective electronic presentations, read the following document:

Instructions for Electronic Presentations

In addition to the technical tips given in the above document, whether it’s your first talk or your 500th, we strongly encourage speakers to read the blog written by Emily Lakdawalla following a recent LPSC:

An Editorial on the LPSC 2013 Oral Sessions

Poster Presentations —

Poster sessions will be on Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Poster presenters are expected to be present at their poster on their assigned evening.

Poster location assignment guides will be available in the Town Center Exhibit Hall and at the conference registration desk.

Poster Size: 44" × 44" (maximum)
Materials Provided: Pushpins
Setup for Tuesday Posters: Sunday, March 15 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. OR 
Monday, March 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
Tuesday posters should be installed by noon on Monday
Removal for Tuesday Posters: Tuesday, March 17 at 9:00 p.m. 
Tuesday posters must be removed at the conclusion of the Tuesday poster session
Setup for Thursday Posters: Wednesday, March 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
Thursday posters should be installed by noon on Wednesday.
Removal for Thursday Posters: Thursday, March 19, at 9:00 p.m. 
Thursday posters must be removed at the conclusion of the Thursday poster session

** NOTE:  Any posters that are not removed by the conclusion of the poster session will be discarded. **

Onsite Poster Deliveries —

AlphaGraphics will again provide poster printing services for those who don’t want to deal with the hassle of lugging their posters to the conference.

AlphaGraphics will have a staffed Poster Pickup Counter on the first floor of The Woodlands Waterway Marriott, just outside the Town Center Exhibit Hall. The Poster Pick-Up Counter will be staffed starting Sunday, March 15, through Thursday, March 19. Hours may vary but will be posted at the Poster Pick-Up Counter.

For more details, including prices and ordering information, visit the AlphaGraphics website:

www.txagprinting.com

Creating Your Poster —

For examples of tips on how to best prepare a poster presentation, visit

Poster Presentations:  Designing Effective Posters

Epic Fail:  What a Perfectly Putrid Poster Can Do for You