Presentation Guidelines

Breakout Session Overview

All breakout sessions take place at I Hotel. Please check the ProMAC Symposium 2011 program for specific room and time assignments.
Oral sessions consist of four presentations, and each presentation is 20 minutes long including QA time.
[Note] All Presenters and Session Chairs must register for the ProMAC Symposium 2011 in advance.

Oral Session Speaker Guidelines

If you are presenting a paper, please follow the guidelines below:

You should prepare your presentation material in English and all sessions will be carried out in English.
- If you need to supports on communication in English at QA time, please contact a ProMAC Symposium language staff who will be at your session room. Interpreters of English and Japanese will be assumed.
Presentation material needs to be prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.
- If you want to use other versions or other software, you should convert it to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2003 format yourself.
- You can also use PDF file for your presentation.
- You cannot use sound animation in your presentation.
You can distribute material related to your presentation, unless you do your business. If you need more information, please contact a ProMAC Symposium conference staff.
1. You should be in the appropriate room before the time the session will be started.
2. Introducing yourself to your session chair, and provide him/her with a brief background statement that he/she can use in introducing you to the audience.
3. Each speaker will have 20 minutes to give their presentation including 5 minutes for question from the audience and answer time.
[Note] All presenters prepare to display the session material on a screen within each given presentation time.

Oral Session Chair Guidelines

If you are chairing a session, please follow the guidelines below:

All chairs need to prepare a watch yourself.
1. Ensuring all speakers is present at their respective sessions.
2. Introducing a speaker and his/her paper to the audience.
3. Ensuring that speakers and sessions start and finish on time. (Each presentation is 20 minutes long including QA time.)
4. Coordinating session questions and answers time.
5. Please hand him/her the certification of presentation on ProMAC Symposium.
6. Closing the breakout session after completion of all presentations.
[Note] Please receive the certifications for each presenter from a ProMAC Symposium staff in the session room in advance.

Session Room Equipments

Each session room is equipped with a PC, a projector and a screen. The PC has Windows 7, MS Office 2010 which is compatible with MS Office 97-2003 and MS Office 2007, and Adobe Reader 9.0.

If you want to use a pointer, please prepare it yourself.
[Note] Some PCs will be prepared for checking your presentation material in advance. It will be set up near the ProMAC Symposium registration desk.