Podium Presenter Info

Presenter registrations are not comped. All presenters are required to pay the registration fee (or otherwise obtain registration) for the conference.

Presentations must be created with Microsoft PowerPoint. It is required to use the MSACL 2025 Montreal PowerPoint Slide Template.

Please be aware that only electronic projection in 16:9 format will be available for platform presentations.

In July 2025 you will be emailed instructions on how to submit your presentation electronically. As part of CME requirements, presenters will be required to submit slides for pre-liminary review by August 20. The FINAL version must be uploaded by September 10. This is the version that will be placed on the presentation computer.

SCREEN and PROJECTOR ASPECT RATIO: 16:9

1. You MUST pre-submit a copy of your presentation by August 20 for CME review. Final slide decks must be uploaded by September 10.
2. Please number your slides in the lower right corner. This will help people asking questions to easily reference the slide of interest, and you in finding the slide they are referencing.
3. Podium presentations may NOT include logos from ANY ineligible companies (e.g., commercial) as we are operating under CME Accreditation rules for this conference.
4. Meeting registration is not complimentary.
5. All speakers must self-register online. See Conference Registration. PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION BEFORE the EarlyBird Registration Deadline of June 18, 2025 or your abstract may be removed from the program.
6. Session Chairs: If an individual is unable to present or does not show, the presentation time slot will be left open. It will NOT be filled by the next speaker. The next speaker will begin presenting at his/her scheduled time.
7. Speakers: Please make an effort to repeat any questions from the audience back to the audience before answering in case other audience members were unable to hear the question asked.
8. Podium presentations are 17 minutes with 3 minutes for Q&A. Total Time is 20 minutes.
9. Laptops running Windows 10 and Office 365 will be provided. PowerPoint and Adobe Reader will be available on all presentation computers.
10. Presenters should check-in 15 minutes prior to the start of their SESSION (not their talk) with either the Session Chair or AV Support on-hand to confirm their talk has been properly placed on the primary presentation computer.
11. If you are running on a Mac please verify that your presentation will function on a PC running Windows with Office 365.
12. Green laser pointers will be provided.

Poster Presenter Info

1. Poster dimensions (for each presenter) are 42 x 42 inches at MAXIMIUM.
2. Posters will be attended for 1.25 hrs on either Wednesday or Thursday, but your poster should remain posted from Tue-Thu.
   • Posters should be PLACED on Tuesday between 1100-1600.
   • Posters should be REMOVED on Thursday between 1400-1600.
3. You will select, or be assigned, a day/time for 1.25 hours on which to ATTEND your poster.
4. Poster Boards will be SHARED by two presenters
   • Available poster space (for each presenter) is 42 x 42 inches.
   • Poster Pins WILL BE provided.
   • Poster Boards are Fabric.
5. Conference Registration is REQUIRED.
   • If you have not registered by July 23 your poster may be removed from the program.

Sharing Your Poster

You may upload your poster (after it has been accepted and you have confirmed to present) as a PDF file via Manage Abstract. Once your poster is uploaded, a link to download the poster will appear next you your abstract in the online program.

Providing a Recorded Audio Summary

You may upload a short audio file (after your abstract has been accepted and you have confirmed to present) as an MP3 file via Manage Abstract. Once uploaded, a link to listen to the audio file will appear next you your abstract in the online program. The intention is that presenters provide 1-5 minutes of a short summary of the word so that even if the poster is not attended, viewers will be able to hear a lead-in summary from the author.