Oral, Poster and Chalk Talk Specifications

All oral presentations will be considered for Oral Presentation Awards provided the first author on the abstract is the presenter. To be eligible for awards, oral presenters must be present for the entirety of their presentation session and attend the Awards ceremony at the close of the conference.

Oral presentations will be judged on content, clarity of communication, and the presenter’s ability to answer questions.

If accepted for an oral presentation, we will reach out with further information and instructions for uploading slides.

All poster presentations will be considered for Poster Presentation Awards provided the first author on the abstract is the presenter. To be eligible for awards, poster presenters must be present for the entirety of their poster session and attend the Awards ceremony at the close of the conference.

There will be 2 poster sessions during the conference, each lasting 90 minutes. Accepted presenters will be assigned to one of the two sessions and be expected to stay in range of their poster throughout the session. 

Judges will walk around the session and evaluate posters on content quality, clarity of communication, and the presenter’s ability to answer questions.

Poster board dimensions are at maximum 60” wide x 48” tall. Presenters are expected to set up their posters at the beginning of the session and are responsible for removing them at the end of the session.

All Chalk Talks will be considered awards provided the first author on the abstract is the presenter. To be eligible for awards, oral presenters must be present for the entirety of their Chalk Talk session and attend the Awards ceremony at the close of the conference.

Chalk-Talks are a short-form oral presentation, with 5 minutes to present and no Q&A session. Presenters may have a maximum of 5 slides for their Chalk Talk.

Chalk Talk presenters will be judged on quality of content, clarity of communication, and the presenter’s ability to create a succinct and complete narrative through their presentation.

If accepted for a Chalk Talk, we will reach out with further information and instructions for uploading slides.