Oral/Poster Presentations     LANGUAGES The official languages of the congress are English, Italian, Spanish, French and German. Oral presentation can be made in any of the official languages. Posters and slide presentation in Power Point must be in English. GUIDELINES FOR PRESENTING AUTHORS ORAL PRESENTATIONS Acceptable formats for Presentations are: Microsoft Power Point 1997 - 2003. Later versions of Office are NOT accepted. The oral session meeting room is equipped with the following audiovisual equipment: - Power Point Slide projector - Computer (Windows-based PC) - 1 Screen The computer in the oral session room is provided to accommodate Windows-based PC users. The PC will be configured with Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Office 2003. We recommend you bring at least two copies of your presentation to the meeting in case there is a problem with one. The meeting hall is NOT equipped for videotape or DVD projection. ALL speakers are required to check into the Speaker Ready Room to upload their presentation at least 4 hours before their session. The Speaker Ready Room is located in the Department of Botanical Sciences (entrance opposite Faculty of Economics, please ask our staff for directions). Those presenting on Monday, 22 June must check in between 0830h-1030h. The file will then be transferred to the computer network at the meeting. When the presentation is to be given, the file will be loaded on the computer in the oral session room. Once the presentation has started, the speaker will control the program using a computer mouse. Personal laptops cannot be used in meeting rooms while giving your oral presentation. You must upload your visuals from the Speaker Ready Room. Speaker Ready Room personnel are not responsible for your devices, i.e., memory cards, disks, laptops, etc. Be considerate of other speakers and the audience by staying within your allotted time (20 minutes for invited presentations and 10 minutes for proposed presentations). The discussion will take place at the end of each session. Session chairpersons will hold you to the allotted time. This is essential to ensure adequate time for questions and discussion as well as adherence to schedule.   POSTER PRESENTATION Poster sessions are located in the Botanical Gardens (entrance opposite Faculty of Economics). Presenters are responsible for bringing, placing and removing their posters. To locate your assigned poster board, search for the board marked with your paper number. Paper numbers are provided in a list sent to all Corresponding Authors, as well as in the Book of Abstracts. Please make sure your paper number is clearly visible on your poster board. Each presenter is provided with a 100cm. high by 70cm. wide poster board (usable work area, frame excluded). Audiovisual equipment is not provided for poster sessions. All posters should be placed not later than Monday 22nd between 0800h and 1000h and should remain up until 1530h on Wednesday 24th. Posters left on display after the day/time noted above will be discarded. Presenters must be available for at least 1 hour between 1430h and 1600h for Monday and Tuesday poster sessions and between 1430h and 1530h for Wednesday poster session. Adhesive tape will be available for the Poster presenters' use. However, if you have special needs for your poster presentation, bring those supplies with you to the meeting. Posters must be removed on the day allocated above. Posters remaining after this time will be discarded. The organizing secretariat cannot be responsible for posters and materials left on poster boards after the stated hours. Presentation guidelines >> Download the list of numbers assigned to posters >> Download the Book of Abstracts >> All registered attendees will receive their copy of the Book of Abstracts at the congress registration desk.