National Military Fish and Wildlife Association Meeting
GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTATIONS

General Guidlines 

 Presentations will be posted on the NMFWA web page following the workshop for later reference by attendees and colleagues.
 
Room Setup - Equipment and Support
  • Podium with microphone
  • LCD projector and screen
  • Laptop operating Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010, Mac computers will NOT be available
  • Laser pointer
  • Remote slide advancer
  • Internet/Wi-Fi support is not provided.
 
Presentations - General 
  • Presentations may only be given as PowerPoint presentations.  Other audio-visual mediums or software are not supported.

  • Audio and internet/Wi-Fi options generally are not available and should not be used in your presentation. On occasion, special arrangements may be available directly through the hotel, but must be coordinated and paid for by the presenter.

  • Check with your Session Chair for presentation length.  Allow time for questions. General guidelines are 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A.

  • Create or save your presentation as PowerPoint 2010. Prepare your presentation as a single PowerPoint file to run on a computer with Microsoft Office. Save your file as a normal PowerPoint file (.ppt). Do not save your file as a PowerPoint Show (.pps) file. Mac computers will NOT be available.

  • Name your file using the procedures listed below (Session_PresentationTitle_Last Name of 1st author_Year).  Example: InvasiveSpeciesTechSession_ApplyingFoodSafetyProcedurestoAvoidInvasiveSpeciesIntroductions_Smith_2018

  • Bring a backup copy of your presentation to the conference on a CD or USB. Make sure your presentation file is properly labeled with the session name and the last name of the first author.

  • Presentations must be saved on the NMFWA laptop computers before the designated session. Speakers will not be allowed to make changes after this time. Session chairs should coordinate all the presentations and provide them to the NMFWA Program Chair at one time.

  • All final presentations will be uploaded to the NMFWA website following the workshop.
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AT the Workshop 

  • Register upon arrival at the conference.
 
  • If you were unable to use the advance online submission system and made prior arrangements with the IT Coordinator, please drop off your CD-ROM or USB with the NMFWA staff.
 
  • Arrive at your session 15 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 your PowerPoint presentation.
 
  • 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.
 
  • Contributed paper (and most symposium) presentations are limited to 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions.  Under no circumstances may your presentation last longer than 20 minutes.  The moderator will be aggressive in monitoring times.  Please respect that.
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  • If you left your CD-ROM or USB device with the IT Coordinator, please pick them up anytime following your presentation.

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