Program and Presenter Information
The conference program consists of invited and contributed talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations. The program is supplemented by a keynote speaker, public lecture, mid-conference field trip, and social events that will be held throughout the meeting.
For details, view the program and abstracts. Authors will not receive notification letters, so they should check the author index to see where their presentation has been scheduled.
Overview of Agenda:
| Thursday, September 1 | Early Morning Departure of Pre-Conference Field Trip to Northern Iceland, September 1–4 |
| Sunday, September 4 | 6:00–8:00 p.m. Icebreaker and Sign-In |
| Monday, September 5 | Welcome Oral Sessions Poster Introductions |
| Tuesday, September 6 | Oral Presentations Poster Introductions Keynote Speaker Thorvaldur Thórðarson Evening Poster Session |
| Wednesday, September 7 | Mid-Conference Field Trips (Family Members are Welcome) |
| Thursday, September 8 | Oral Presentations Evening Public Lecture |
| Friday, September 9 | Oral Presentation Panel Discussion About Future Exploration and Priorities Wrap-Up Discussion Conference Banquet at Restaurant Iðnó, http://www.idno.is/ (optional) |
| Saturday, September 10 | Morning Departure for Field Trip to Southern Iceland, Returning September 12 Morning Departure for Field Trip to Western Iceland, September 10–11 Morning Departure for Shield Volcano Hike, Evening Return |
Contributed oral presentations are scheduled for 12 minutes per talk with an additional 3 minutes allotted for discussion. Extended presentations are for 25 minutes with 5 minutes of discussion. Invited talks may be either 15 or 30 minutes in duration (including 3 or 5 minutes for discussion, respectively). Discussion periods of 15 minutes are scheduled to end each half-session, before breaks and lunch.
A PC laptop, LCD projector, and speaker remote will be available for oral presentations. In order to facilitate a smooth transition between speakers, all presentations need to be preloaded onto the room laptop and tested in advance.
To aid the preloading process, create a folder on your flash drive/CD called “marspolar2016” and place your PowerPoint presentation in that folder. Please include your last name in the naming of your presentation file. An IT technician will be available each morning from 8:00 to 8:30 and each afternoon from 12:45 to 1:15 to assist with loading your talk.
Hardware and Software Specifications for Oral Presentations —
The session room will be equipped with a laptop computer that has Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Reader. Please design your oral presentation to work with these programs. Additional use of Mac Keynote may be available, but this is not guaranteed.
Poster Presentations —
| Poster Set-up: | Monday, September 5, 12:00 p.m. until Tuesday, September 6 |
| Poster Session | Tuesday, September 6, 6:00–9:00 p.m. |
| Poster Removal: | Friday, September 9, 5:00 p.m. |
| Poster Size: | 90 cm wide × 120 cm tall (approx. A0 size) (~35" wide × ~47" tall) |
| Materials Provided: | Pushpins |
Note: Any posters left after the poster session will be discarded.
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