SPEAKER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES 

** Bring presentations to speaker ready room on 2nd floor, Geogia A.

Time (Introduction, Presentation – 15 minutes, Questions – 5 minutes)

Questions from the audience will follow each presentation (5 minutes). It is important to stay within the time limit so that other presenters will have an equal opportunity to present their papers and have time for answering questions.  Presenters should practice their presentation to insure that it can be completed within the 15-minute time limit.  The moderator is instructed to notify speakers when 5 and 1 minutes are remaining for speaking. Bright colors are recommended on slides and remember that pale shades are not visible.  The WEDA staff will copy the PPT presentations from the laptop to a memory stick at the end of each session. The PPT presentations will be converted to Adobe format and made available on WEDA web site with permission of the speaker/authors. Show some enthusiasm in your presentation.  Please do not read slides verbatim during your presentation.. 

Presentation Equipment (Computer Projector)

Each presentation room will be equipped with one laptop computer that will be connected to the computer projection equipment.  The laptops will have the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and the Office 2013, Adobe, and windows media player software installed.  All presentations will be loaded on the desktop of the presentation room laptop prior to the start of the session presentations by the speakers and moderator.  Use of Microsoft Power Point presentation software is required.  No other presentation equipment will be available.  A combination slide advancer /laser pointer and microphone will be available at the podium. Insure your slides are readable in a large room.  Speakers are to bring their presentation on a CD or flash drive or portable hard drive.  Please bring a backup file of the presentation.  A speaker ready room will be available at 11 AM on Monday.  Speakers who have video clips in their presentation should check the compatibility with the computer projection equipment. Generally, the video file and the PPT file must be in the same location on the laptop. 

Additional Requirements

Please come to the speaker ready room presentation room at least 90 minutes before the session begins.  Please make sure the presentation file is working properly.  Please don’t use excessive advertising.  A small logo is acceptable.  It is suggested that “DREDGING SUMMIT & EXPO ‘17” be placed in the footer of each slide.