7–11 Jul 2025
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
Checkout Guidelines for Oral and Poster Presentations

Guidelines for Presentations

These guidelines will be expanded to add information. Last updated 20.06.2025.

Oral Presentations

  • Oral presentations are presented from the provided Windows laptop (upload instructions to follow) using Powerpoint (*.pptx) or pdf files. Mac-users will have to provide their own HDMI adapters.
  • Presentations should be started strictly on-time. Speakers have a 15 minute timeslot for their presentation; plus 5 minutes for questions or discussions. Please adhere to the schedule and keep within the allocated time.
  • Slide changer and laser pointer will be available in each venue.

Poster Presentations

  • Posters should be displayed on the allocated board. Poster boards will be numbered according to abstract numbers.
  • Poster boads can accommodate A0 portrait (841 mm wide by 1189 mm high) or A1 landscape (841 mm wide by 594 mm high).
  • Posters must be in English, and have a title, authors' names and affiliations at the top.
  • The text should be at least 20 point (5mm high).
  • Posters must summarise the main points of the research, stimulate discussion, and should not just be a copy of the abstract or the written paper.
  • Drawings, graphs, figures, charts and pictures must be labeled and large enough to be readable from a distance of 1.5 m.
  • Poster adhesive will be supplied at each poster board.
  • Posters should not be advertisements or commercial publicity and have no reference to trade, company or product names (posters breaching this rule will be removed by the organisers).

Disclaimer

The organisers cannot assume responsibility for any loss, damage or breakage to any display, flash sticks, laptops or other hardware or any valuable item.