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Scientific Program

Speakers and Oral Presenters: Instructions

Everything you need to prepare and deliver your talk at MBTL 2027.

Your slot

Timing

Chairs will keep strictly to time so that discussion is protected. Please rehearse to the limit for your session type.

Plenary lecture
40 minutes talk + 10 minutes discussion
Invited symposium lecture
20 minutes talk + 5 minutes discussion
Selected oral abstract
8 minutes talk + 4 minutes discussion
Late-breaking oral
6 minutes talk + 3 minutes discussion
Clinical case presentation
10 minutes case + 10 minutes panel discussion
Before you travel

Preparing your presentation

01

Build in 16:9

Slides must be 16:9 widescreen, in PowerPoint (.pptx) or PDF. Keynote files should be exported to one of these formats before you travel.

02

Embed everything

Embed fonts, video and audio in the file itself. If you must use an external video, bring it on the same USB drive in a standard format (MP4, H.264).

03

Keep it readable

Minimum 20 pt body text. Assume the person at the back of the room has forgotten their glasses.

04

Declare your interests

A conflict-of-interest slide is mandatory and must be the second slide of every presentation.

On the day

At the venue

The speaker preview desk sits beside registration and is staffed throughout the meeting.

  • Upload your file at least two hours before your session, or the evening before for a morning slot
  • Be in the session room ten minutes early and introduce yourself to the chair
  • Personal laptops cannot be connected to the projection system
  • A confidence monitor, timer and slide advancer are provided at the lectern
Questions

Presenting at MBTL

Presentations are recorded and made available to registered delegates on demand after the meeting. If you do not wish your talk to be recorded, tell the scientific secretariat before the meeting and we will exclude it.

No. All presentations run from the lectern PC so that sessions start on time. Bring your file on a USB drive as well as in the cloud.

Call the number on your speaker confirmation email. Chairs will reorder within a session only as a last resort.

Yes, if you wish. Send a PDF to the secretariat and we will add it to the on-demand library alongside your recording.