Speaker Tool Kit

Item	Due Date	Submit To
Presentation Title (for Publishing)	Thursday, 10 September 2026	Session Chairpersons by email
PowerPoint Slides (ppt)	Thursday, 15 October 2026	Presentation Submission Portal (Coming Soon!)
Presentation Release Form (online) Three options: share slides, share edited slides, or no sharing	Thursday, 15 October 2026	Presentation Submission Portal (Coming Soon!)

Submit your PowerPoint slides to your session chairpersons by the due date. Slides are reviewed for commercialism, content, length and readability.
Bring the final version of your presentation with you to the workshop on a USB drive. Presentations will be uploaded on the presentation laptop during breakfast each morning .
A URL containing released copies of the presentations will be available following the workshop. Complete your presentation release form and return onsite.

Generic descriptions should replace commercial trade names or trademarked materials
Company logos allowed on title and closing slide only
Text which is overtly commercial in tone or intent within presentation titles, slides, text, tables, figures, animation, audio, and video is prohibited

20-minute presentation (limit slides), followed by 10 minutes of discussion
Use the discussion period to encourage lively comments. Challenge the audience and ask them questions. Be thought-provoking

All video links in PowerPoint should be embedded within the presentation. If sound is needed, contact your SPE staff liaison, before the workshop.
A computer, LCD projector, wireless microphone, wireless advancer, and laser point will be provided. If you require any additional or special audiovisual needs, contact your SPE staff liaison.

Preparing a Technical Presentation (Disregard any references to paper numbers, since workshops do not have papers)

Email Bienor Melo
Phone: +1.972.952.1123

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