Oral Presentations
- Oral presentations will need to be presented from the provided Windows computer using PowerPoint (*.pptx), Open office (*.ods), or pdf files. Mac-users will have to provide their own HDMI adapters.
- Presentations should be started strictly on-time according to the scientific programme.
- Please ensure you know well ahead of time when your oral presentation is scheduled.
- Please arrive on time and report to the chair of the session. Inform the session chair if you are competing for a student prize.
- Parallel session 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.
- Plenary and invited guest speakers have 45-minutes for their presentation and an additional 10 minutes for questions or discussions.
- Please respect the timekeeping of the chair of the session.
- A laser pointer will be available in each venue.
Presentation Upload Instructions for Oral Presentations
- Log onto the SAIP2026 Indico page.
- On the menu on the left, click on “Contribution List”.
- A list of scheduled contributions will list on the right.
- Click on the title of the presentation that you wish to upload.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says “Presentation Materials”.
- Click on the pencil icon on the right.
- A pop-up box appears. Click on “Upload Files”.
- Name your presentation file as follows: [AbstractNumber]_[Firstname]_[Surname].pdf; e.g "123_Isaac_Newton.pdf"
- Navigate to the file on your device and upload it.
- NB MAKE SURE YOU ACTIVATE THE “PROTECTED” ICON BY CLICK ON IT. It should turn blue when you click on it.
- Then click on “Upload” at the bottom of the page.
- The presentation will automatically upload to the directory corresponding to the presentation slot as scheduled in the oral programme.
- Should you have any problem uploading your presentation to Indico, please contact us as soon as possible at saip2026@saip.org.za
- Deadline to upload your presentation is the evening before your presentation day.
Poster Sessions
- Posters are to be exhibited in the Great Hall, First Level.
- Posters should be displayed on the allocated board. Poster boards will be numbered according to abstract numbers.
- Poster boards 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 (5 mm 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 labelled and large enough to be readable from a distance of 1.5m.
- Poster adhesive tape will be supplied for 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).
- There are two poster sessions scheduled for Tuesday, 07 July 2026 (17:10 - 18:35) and Wednesday, 08 July 2026 (16:10 - 17:30) SAST.
- Posters for Poster Session 1 on Tuesday, 07 July 2026 should be mounted by 14:00 on Tuesday, 07 July 2026 and removed following the session.
- Posters for Poster Session 2 on Wednesday, 08 July 2026 should be mounted by 14:00 on Wednesday, 08 July 2026 and removed following the session.
- Please check poster allocations on the Conference Website or Conference Information Booklet or Notice Board.
- Presenters are requested to be present at their poster during the allocated session for discussion. Adjudication of posters entered for a student prize will be done during the assigned poster session only.