PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
Session Guidelines
The sessions are 90 minutes long and include two, three, or four papers.
Depending on the number of papers in the session. The time should be
divided equally for each presentation, allowing about five minutes after
each one for questions.
Session Chair Guidelines
If you are chairing a session, please follow the guidelines below:
- Contact the speaker before your session starts.
- Check the equipment in the room. If something does not
work or if anything else is needed, contact the PICMET volunteer
responsible for your room.
- Introduce each speaker.
- Coordinate the time allocated to each speaker so that each has
about equal time, allowing about five minutes for questions from the
audience.
- Fill out the Session Summary Form and leave it on the table in
the room. (The form will be given to the session chair by the PICMET
volunteer at the beginning of the session.)
Speaker Guidelines
If you are presenting a paper, please follow the guidelines below:
- Introduce yourself to your session chair, and provide him/her
with a brief background statement that he/she can use in introducing
you to the audience.
- Divide the 90 minutes by the number of papers in your session so
that every speaker in the session has approximately the same length
of time.
- Allow about five minutes for questions from the audience after
your presentation.
AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT
There will be a computer, a projector and a screen in every break-out room. You can just bring your presentation slides on
a USB drive and use the computer provided. If for some reason you need to use your own laptop, please be advised that you need
to bring any adaptors that will fit into the VGA standard connection as all of our projectors have standard VGA port. Also please
make sure that you have an adaptor to connect to USA electric port if your connection port is not so. You can get more information
and tips at http://www.usatourist.com/english/traveltips/electric-power-tips.html
Milo 6 on the 2nd floor of Paoakalani Tower is designated as the Authors Room. The authors can work there with their laptops anytime they wish to do so.
If you need information or assistance about anything else concerning the conference, volunteers in the registration area will try to help you.
WIRELESS ACCESS
Wireless access will be available in designated areas.
PICMET VOLUNTEERS
PICMET Volunteers wearing Aloha shirts with the PICMET button will assist the participants throughout the conference.
For example, if you need help in locating the room where your session will be held or if there are equipment problems, you can contact the PICMET Volunteers.
They will do their best to help you. If you need information about anything else concerning the conference, a volunteer in the registration area will try to help you.