This is an overview of the details of all oral presentations in the technical session for the Mohawk Watershed Symposium.

VOLUNTEERED TALKS: 12 Minutes, 3 minutes for questions.

INVITED TALKS: 23 Minutes, 5 minutes for questions.

Note that we have a full schedule that is very tight. Your talk must stay within the allotted time. Speakers will be warned of concluding time, and then asked to wrap up if they exceed their allotted time. Please practice your presentation so that you can stay within the time bounds.

All oral presentations will be at a podium in a large lecture hall (see photo below). The podium has controls for the AV system and it sits on the ground level to the left of the large screen (as viewed by the audience). All oral presentations accompanied with slides and/or images must use Microsoft PowerPoint. The lectern has PC capabilities only. It is essential that all speakers load their presentation onto the system during the break that precedes their group of talks. For the early morning talks, this means getting the files loaded before the symposium starts, so please plan accordingly. If you are nervous about getting your talk loaded in time, you can send to the conveners beforehand provided the file size is <15 Mb. Speakers should plan to provide a file on a USB key in PowerPoint format (.ppt, .pptx, or .pps).

All VOLUNTEERED ORAL presentations are scheduled to be 12 minutes, with 3 minutes for questions and transition to the next speaker. The session will be strictly moderated, and the session moderator will interrupt speakers who look likely to surpass their time limit. This rigid timetable is essential to maintaining the integrity of the coffee and food breaks, which are catered.

All INVITED TALKS are scheduled to be 23 minutes with 5 minutes allotted for questions and transition to the next speaker.

POSTER dimensions should be a maximum of 45 inches in width, and 36 Inches in height. We have room for additional posters. So, if any oral presenters would like to also put up a poster, or elements of a poster, they are encouraged to do so. This will extend discussions and will liven up the coffee breaks. PLEASE DO NOT LAMINATE POSTERS, they will not stay on the wall with the tape we are required to use. Make sure that you do not laminate your poster.

Macintosh users: Please make all PowerPoint slides by inserting images. Do not drag and drop images into the empty slide as this results in a TIFF compression issue that is not easily rectified using a PC.

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Last Revised: 4 March 2012