Information for those who will give oral presentations

Preparation of your talk

• There is no conference template for the slides
• ppt files are our preferred format
• Overhead format: 16:9 (landscape)
• Length of talk:
  • Standard oral: 15 minutes talk + 5 minutes for questions and change of speaker (in total 20 minutes)
  • Short oral: 7 minutes talk + 3 minutes for questions and change of speaker (in total 10 minutes)
• Submit your talk to EuropaCat 2025 at least the day before your talk.
• We will be receiving a lot of presentation slides. To prevent losing your slides, it is very important that you name your slides using this naming convention:

D#-S#-T##(session number)_ #### (abstract number)_Author last name

Example.: D4-S1-T03 _1603_Smith

Session numbers can be found in the Program book  given above, pages 21-59. Use Ctrl+F and add your abstract number to find your session.

Upload your slides to EuropaCat 2025's DropBox via this link

At the Congress 

• Please arrive early and familiarize yourself with the venue. Locate your designated session room well in advance of your presentation.
• All speakers and session chairs are required to be in the session room at least 10 minutes before the session begins.
• Upon arrival, inform both the session chairs and the technical staff of your presence.
• You will receive a microphone headset from the technicians while the speaker before you is presenting.
• Wait next to the chair’s desk as soon as the previous speaker concludes their talk and the Q&A begins.
• It is important to adhere to the allocated time for your presentation. You will receive a warning shortly before your time ends.