SPEAKERS PRESENTATION GUIDELINE

1. Talks are scheduled at limited time. The end of session, a short question period will be available.
2. An LCD projector and computer will be provided in each of the scientific sessions (no other presentation media will be accepted) to project PowerPoint Presentations
3. Note: Avoid computer problems by bringing your presentation on a USB.
4. All sessions will be held in the conference rooms located on the Halls of Barchyn and Hall Shumkar at the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy.

1. Specific Meeting and Lecture: 30 minutes included discussion for each speaker. A discussion time should be included this duration.
2. Symposia and Panels: 20 minutes without discussion for each speaker. The end of meetings, total discussion time will be 20 minutes in symposia and 10 minutes in panels.
3. In the Round Table, each speaker will make a five minutes presentation than the topic will be discussed.
4. In the meet the expert sessions; participants will discuss the experts. The type of presentation might be changed according to speakers' prefers.

1. Presentations may only be given as PowerPoint presentations. No other audio-visual medium (e.g., slide, video, or overhead) or software is allowed.
2. Prepare your presentation as a single PowerPoint file to run on an IBM compatible computer with Microsoft Office XP (this program will run PowerPoint 2003 and all previous versions of PowerPoint). Save your file as a normal PowerPoint file (.ppt). Do not save your file as a PowerPoint Show (.pps) file.
3. All presentations must run on the Windows operating system. Conference computers will run on Windows XP Professional (or more recent version). If at all possible, please create your presentation on the same version of Windows or at least test it on this version before submitting it. Otherwise errors may occur in your presentation at the conference.
4. PowerPoint presentations could be sent via e-mail to begum@acporganizasyon.com before 28 October 2006. The speakers may change their presentation file at the congress time. Name your PowerPoint file with the last name of the speaker and the day and time of the presentation (e.g., Leblebicioglu_mon _10:00). (Note: Day and time information will be available from the Scientific Program on the congress website).
5. If you are unable to submit your presentation by the due date as a result of technical difficulties, special arrangements will need to be made with the Audio Visuals Subcommittee. Please contact Begum Birvural at begum@acporganizasyon.com by October 27.
6. Bring one copy of your presentation to the conference on a CD-ROM or USB media storage device. This copy is to be used as a backup by you and the conference organizers if required. Make sure your CD-ROM or presentation file is properly labeled with your name, presentation day, and time. As an additional backup measure, save an extra copy of your presentation on your web-accessible local server.
7. Conference organizers will load all presentations on conference computers. Presenters will NOT be allowed to use their own laptop computers. MacIntosh computers will NOT be available.
8. All presenters will be given the opportunity to check their presentations on-site, before their presentation time. Due to the overall number of presenters, speakers are advised to reserve a time for previewing their presentation. A schedule will be posted on-site in the speaker preview room. You are encouraged to book a time and review your presentation, especially if it has any special or technically complex elements.
9. Remember your presentation is limited. You will not be able to extend your time if you have technical problems during your talk.

1. Keep visual aids simple. Convey only one idea per table, figure, or title slide. Figures from publications, theses, or dissertations normally do not make good PowerPoint slides. Too much detail detracts from the primary message of the slide. Use appropriate blank space.
2. Slides should be readable to the unaided eye. You will be speaking in a large room. Text on title slides should be restricted to 7 lines. BIG IS BEAUTIFUL and easy to read.
3. Use appropriate and compatible colors for type and backgrounds; don't be exotic. Avoid white backgrounds. Color combinations with pleasing contrasts are preferable. Examples of suggested combinations are: white or yellow type on a blue background, and yellow type on a green background. Do not use colors you have not tested before. Avoid dark slides and overly dark backgrounds. Remember that color blind people cannot distinguish between red and green.
4. Simple typefaces are preferable to fancy fonts. Bold type may be effective on title slides.
5. Slides of scenes or organisms should clearly show what you want the audience to see.

1. Do all cropping of images in an image processing package, NOT PowerPoint. Save the cropped image as an external file and then insert the image into your presentation. We suggest saving image files in Portable Network Graphics format as the most space efficient and easiest to use format in PowerPoint presentations.
2. Use Arial or Times New Roman fonts for all slides. This is to prevent problems with incorrect font/character substitution that occurs when presentations are prepared in fonts not available on the conference computers. If you must use fonts other than Arial or Times New Roman, EMBED them in your presentation when saving it as follows: (a) in the 'File' menu, click 'Save As'; (b) in the 'Save As' window, click 'Tools'; (c) in the 'Tools' menu click 'Embed TrueType Fonts'. You can embed any TrueType font that comes with Windows. Other TrueType fonts can be embedded only if they have no license restrictions. If a font can't be embedded (for example, it's not marked as being editable or installable), a message appears to tell you why. Saving a presentation with embedded fonts increases the file size of your presentation.
3. Keep your presentation as simple as possible to avoid hardware and software conflicts. Audio and video files, animated text, animated figures, superscripts, and subscripts cause most of the problems.
4. Check to be sure you are using the correct version of PowerPoint and Windows. See PowerPoint Presentations - General 2 and 3, above.
5. Complicated presentations may not display the same way on the conference computer as on your own computer. If at all possible, review your presentation on the conference computer in the speaker preview room prior to your talk.
6. You might find the following site helpful in answering your PowerPoint questions: http:/www.computertips.com/Microsoftoffice/MsPowerPoint/aheader.htm.

1. Register upon arrival at the conference.
2. Book a time to check your presentation in the speaker preview room prior to your session. The speaker preview room will have all of the necessary equipment for viewing your previously submitted PowerPoint presentation.
3. Arrive at your session 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the SESSION (not your presentation). Meet the session moderator and audio-visual volunteer. Become familiar with the room and with the operation of the 'forward' button for your PowerPoint presentation.
4. Each session room will be equipped with a LCD (data) projector and a PowerPoint compatible laptop computer. An audio-visual volunteer will open and close your presentation. You will advance your own slides.
5. Contributed paper (and most symposium) presentations are limited. Under no circumstances may your presentation last longer than scheduled time. The moderator will be aggressive in monitoring times. Please respect that. The question period also allows people to move between session rooms.
6. The moderator, not the speaker, asks for questions from the audience.
7. If you left your CD-ROM or USB device in the speaker preview room, please pick them up anytime following your presentation.