The 18th Congress of the Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons│第18回アジア内分泌外科学会

Information for Participants

Information for Chairs and Speakers

For Chairpersons

  1. All chairpersons are requested to be seated on the Next Chairpersons Seat in the lecture room, no later than 15
    min. prior to the session starts.
  2. There is no announcement to call attention to start the session. Session composition is to be controlled by the
    chairpersons. Chairpersons are asked to ensure all sessions start and finish punctually as scheduled. Additional
    remarks, discussions, and proceedings will be left entirely up to chairpersons’ decisions.
  3. In case that the previous session finished earlier than scheduled, please wait to commence your session until the scheduled time comes.

For Speakers

  1. The presentation schedule is informed by the secretariat prior to the meeting. All speakers are asked to keep to
    the allocated presentation time.
  2. The 2nd slide should be the COI disclosure in your presentation.
  3. Audio-Visual Materials
    1) Please save your data in USB memory device and deliver it to the PC Center. Windows is the only operating system available for the presentations. If you have prepared the presentation data on a Macintosh, you are required to bring your own PC.
    * For those wishing to show a movie, please bring your own personal computer. You are also required to make sure to check that your data has not been infected by any virus in advance by using the latest version of the security software.
    2) Please review your data at the PC Center, and check whether all the data are shown properly.
    3) Even if you use your own PC, you are required to check your presentation data at the PC Center and bring your PC to the operation desk in the session room no later than 30 min. prior to the session starts. Following the conclusion of your session, we will return your PC at the operation desk.
    Please come to the operation desk promptly to claim your PC.
    4) If you need any assistance with the set-up, please do not hesitate to ask for the assistance at the PC Center.
    5) When you are next one in line to give your presentation, please be seated on the Next Speakers Seat.
  4. The PC Center will be open during the following hours. Speakers are requested to present their data at least 45 min. prior to their presentation starts. If your session is the first one in the morning, you are advised to bring your presentation data the day before the session is scheduled.

PC Center

Location

2F Foyer, Hitotsubashi Hall

Time

March. 16 (Thu.) 11:00-18:00
March. 17 (Fri.) 8:50-18:00
March. 18 (Sat.) 8:50-12:00

Guideline for oral presentations

Guideline for Computer presentations(On-site in Tokyo)

All the oral presentations are to be made on the PC, and all the speakers are requested to make their presentation data in English. Please save your presentation data following the guidelines below and save on a USB flash drive. Windows is the only operating system available for the presentations. If you have prepared the presentation data on a Macintosh, you are advised to bring your own PC.
For smooth progression of the sessions, speakers are requested to follow the guidelines.

  • The 18th Biennial Scientific Meeting of the Asian Association of Endocrine Surgeons will not be responsible for any troubles caused by the operation or actions that do not follow the guidelines.

For speakers bring their own presentation data.

OS and Applications

OS: Windows 10
Applications: PowerPoint 2013/2021

Monitor Size (Resolution)

Full HD(1920×1080)

Please check in advance that all the data appear properly under the specified conditions.

Backup Data

Please bring backup data to the meeting site if possible.

Font

Please use default-setting fonts of Windows 10.

Movies

For those who wish to show a movie, it is recommended to bring their own PC to run the presentation slide.
Movies should be prepared in Windows Media Player for Windows users.
Movie data should be saved in the same folder as your presentation data.

Note for video files
For Windows users, please bring a video file that can be played using a codec that can operate on a 10 operating system and Windows Media Player 12 in their default settings (video files are recommended to be mp4 or WMV formatted).

Screen ratio

16:9

Presentation in the session rooms

An LCD monitor, a keyboard and a mouse are available on the podium. When you come up to the stage, your first slide will be projected on the screen automatically. Any following operations must be self-operated by the speaker. For those who wish to have an operator for PC handlings, please ask for it at PC Center. Please refrain from using Presenter view.

Data Deletion

All data saved into the server will be completely deleted upon the completion of this conference.

For Speakers bringing their own PC

Even if you use your own PC, you are required to check your presentation data at the PC Center and bring your PC to the operation desk in the session room no later than 30 min.prior to the session starts.

Please bring an AC adapter for your PC.

Only Mini D-sub 15 pin and HDMI are available for cable connection on site. Make sure your own machine supports this type of connection or prepare a right connector to hook up your laptop. Please cancel your screen saver, power saving, and password setting in advance.

Please prepare backup data with USB flash drive.

Guideline for poster presentations

Schedule

  • Mounting
    March. 16 (Thu.) 12:00-14:00
    March. 17 (Fri.) 9:00-10:00
  • Viewing
    March. 16 (Thu.) 14:00-18:20
    March. 17 (Fri.) 10:00-17:20
  • Discussion
    March. 16 (Thu.) 18:20-19:00
    March. 17 (Fri.) 17:20-18:00
  • Removal
    March. 18 (Sat.) 9:00-11:00

For Speakers

  1. Please prepare presentation materials (posters) in English.
  2. The poster should contain the COI disclosure statement.
  3. All the speakers are asked to keep to the allocated viewing time.
  4. Presenters are requested to mount their posters on the assigned board.
    Poster panels are 200 cm high x 90 cm wide. Please refer to the diagram and use large-sized characters for easy reading.
  5. Any posters remaining on the panels after the removal time will be discarded by the secretariat.

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