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INET'98 SPEAKER GUIDELINES
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INET'98 speakers are requested to utilize these guidelines in preparing
their materials in order to ensure visibility and limit the possibility of
audio-visual problems.
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AT THE CONFERENCE
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REGISTRATION
INET'98 Registration opens 07:30am, Monday, 20 July, Palexpo Conference
Center, Main Lobby Kiosks, Geneva.
If you HAVE Pre-Registered for the conference, you may pick up your
registration materials at the Pre-Registration Counters in the Palexpo
Conference Center. The room in which you will present your paper will be
advised at the time you pick up your registration materials in Geneva.
If you have NOT Pre-Registered for the conference, you must register prior
to 11 July 1998 on the INET'98 Web-site at
http://www.isoc.org/inet98/form.shtml. If you are unable to register
before 11 July, you may register on-site in Geneva at the "ON-SITE"
registration counters. To attend the full INET'98 conference, speakers
receive the early member registration rate of $495. If a speaker wishes to
attend only the day that they are presenting their paper or panel, the
speaker will receive a complimentary "One-Day Badge" good for that day only.
SPEAKER PREPARATION ROOM
Salle I in the Palexpo Conference Center will be available for speaker
preparation from Monday, 07:30am, July 20, through 18:00, Friday, July 24.
The room will contain the same computer and audio visual equipment as each
session room, plus a copier to allow you to make copies of your handouts.
SESSION CHAIR AND PREPARATION
We ask that you go to your session room in which you will present your
paper 15-20 minutes before the start of your session. Make yourself known
to your session chair and set up any A/V requirements before the session
starts. *** Be aware that you should have already tested your presentation
on the equipment in the Speaker Preparation Room, Salle I. ***
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ALL PRESENTATIONS
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LENGTH OF PRESENTATION
The majority of sessions at INET'98, which are made up of paper
presentations, as opposed to panels, consist of three papers over a
90-minute period. You should plan your presentation for 20-25 minutes,
allowing the remaining time for questions from the audience. A few
sessions have only two papers, with some sessions having four papers. In
this case, you should plan your presentation time accordingly. There will
be a session chair present for each session.
AUDIO/VISUAL EQUIPMENT
The following audio visual and computer equipment will be provided in each
session room:
~ Slide Projector
~ Overhead Projector
~ Overhead Screen
~ Video Projector with Interface PC MAC
~ Table microphones
~ Podium microphone
~ 1 RJ45, 10MB ethernet connection
~ 1 PC
~ 1 MAC
*** If you will be utilizing your laptop computer during your
presentation, you are responsible for hooking-up the computer and checking
audio/visual compatibility. ***
Both a Windows'95 PC and Apple Macintosh (System 7.5) will be available in
each room. They will have current versions of both Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Powerpoint.
We strongly suggest that you preload a safety copy of your presentation on
the filer server in the Speaker Preparation Room, Salle I, when you first
arrive at the conference.
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GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION
of INET'98 Audio Visual Materials
Overhead Title Slide
~ Speaker name, title and affiliation to be included on the title
slide/overhead only. Do not include this information on subsequent
slides/overheads.
Overhead Transparencies
~ Simply use heavy black or blue type on the acetate sheets, preferably
with a light gray color background. Type should be no smaller than 28
points, with no more than 7 lines of type per sheet.
35mm SLIDES
~ Slides must be mounted in one material - glass mounts are preferred,
but plastic is acceptable. Paper mounts may create projection problems.
~ Each slide should contain no more than 7 lines of type.
~ A good type size is 44 points; type should be no smaller than 28 points.
PowerPoint Templates
~ Each template should contain no more than 7 lines of type.
~ Type should be no smaller than 28 points.
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TIPS ON SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATIONS
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~ Do not use idioms.
~ SPEAK SLOWLY.
~ As you design your presentation, please be sure that your content
reflects the description in your paper�s title so that attendees
expectations are met.
~ Anticipate questions and prepare responses.
~ State the program objectives first.
~ Support your presentation with audiovisual aids and handouts. Design
your handout leaving space for attendees to take notes. Include copies of
overhead materials and slides.
~ Encourage and leave sufficient time for questions. Rather than asking,
"Are there any questions?" - to get a discussion started, as "How many of
you have been faced with a similar situation? How did you handle it? What
worked? What didn't?"
~ Summarize your major points.
~ Refer attendees to other resources if further assistance is needed.