ILAE 2025
Speakers & Chairs
Thank you for your input into the meeting
Please read below for information about your roles
Useful Links
Slide upload deadline: Thur 11 Sep
Our email response times are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.
We aim to reply to messages within 48 hours.
Speakers
Chairs
• Please design your slides in 16:9
• You will be presenting from a lectern, with a fixed mic
• You will have a radio button device to move on your slides
• The chair will manage questions from the audience at the conclusion of your presentation
• We can check your slides beforehand to ensure that the text displays properly and any video files are correctly embedded
• Upload your slide deck on/before 1700 on Thur 11 Sep
• Bring a backup of your work to the meeting on a pen drive
• Please include copies of any video or sound files used
• You can present from your own laptop if desired – please inform us of this on/before 1700 on Thur 11 Sep
Thank you
If presenting from your own laptop
• Ensure your machine is up to date and has the necessary drivers to allow presentations
• The connection at the lectern is via an HDMI cable. Please ensure that you bring the necessary adaptors if required.
• Make sure that you have a local copy of the presentation on the laptop (rather than a cloud drive)
• If you are chairing the platform session, please read the abstracts in advance
• Note down questions you can ask in advance
• It is essential that your session runs to time
• A printed chair pack will be on the top table when you arrive
• The chair pack will outline any announcements you need to make for your particular session and remind you of these guidelines
• If you are unclear about any aspect of your role, please consult the chair pack, ask a council member, or enquire at the registration desk
General announcements to make
• Thank you to our sponsors who help make this meeting possible
• Please visit the exhibition stands in the Purbeck Hall and attend the sponsored symposia sessions
Q & A
• Delegates with a question should raise their hand when Q&A begins
• Questioners must WAIT until the mic reaches them before asking their question
• The programme is very full. Please could you ensure that your session runs to time- please bring the question time to a close within the allotted session time or we will have to ask you to stop the session.
• Encourage delegates to follow up with questions in the networking breaks
Thank you