Platform Presenter Information

Details about the 2025 Bioremediation Symposium will be posted soon, check this site regularly for updates.

 

Registration Requirement: All presenters, session chairs, and panelists are required to  register  and pay the technical-program registration fees. No financial assistance is available to support registration or other costs of attending the Symposium.

"Co-presenters" not permitted: Each presentation is to be given by one person, and all correspondence will be sent to that individual.

Visas: If you require a visa to travel to the U.S., please begin the visa application process immediately; the placement email you received should serve to document your scheduled appearance at the Conference. Please contact the Symposium Office ([email protected]) if you require additional documentation.

Presentation Content Approval: If additional approvals are required (management, coauthor, client, or other) to give the presentation and/or to have the materials included in the proceedings, request such approvals as soon as possible.

Each platform slot is assigned precisely 25 minutes.

18 minutes for the speaker’s prepared remarks

+ 5 minutes for Q&A

+ 2 minutes for transition to the next speaker

=25 minutes

 

The placement notification email sent to each corresponding/presenting author states the session to which your abstract is assigned and the day that session is scheduled.

The time assigned to the talk will be communicated to the corresponding/presenting author in March.

Platform sessions will be conducted in five concurrent daytime tracks, Tuesday through Thursday. The program will include five panel discussions that are scheduled throughout the technical tracks.

Beginning Monday, May 8, a practice room with a laptop and projector/screen will be available for speakers’ use in rehearsing presentations.

Please come to the Registration Desk to sign up for a practice time and to be directed to the room.

 

 

Professional AV staff will be present to run the projection and sound equipment and assist with any tech issues.

Each session room will be equipped with a digital projector and a computer (running MS/Windows®10 and supporting PowerPoint® 2017 and earlier versions)—no other software (e.g., Prezi, Visme, etc.) will be supported.

The computer will be located at the tech table in each room, not the podium.

A slide advancer will be located at the podium to advance your slides. An example of the style and buttons on the slide advancers can be seen below.


 

NOTE: All Power Point® files submitted for platform presentations will be included in the Conference proceedings. Please do not include confidential or sensitive information in your slides that you do not wish published.

NOTE: A confidence monitor will be placed on the floor in front of the podium. Only the current slide will be seen on the monitor, speaker notes will not be visible. Please bring your speaker notes with you, if needed.

New/Revised Files

Please make every effort to submit your PowerPoint file by the required due date. Last-minute revisions submitted after that date may be submitted only at the Tech Support Desk onsite and must be submitted 24-hours in advance of your presentation. 

Presentation Length: 20 Slides Maximum

In general, 20 slides is the maximum number that can be used effectively for an 18-minute talk. You will have 18 minutes for your prepared remarks, followed by a 5-minute Q&A and 2 minutes to transition to the next speaker. 

Format: PowerPoint 2017 or Earlier

Mac versions of PowerPoint, online presentation formats (e.g., Prezi, Visme, etc.) and PDF files will not be supported. Internet connections will not be provided in the session rooms or the speaker ready room.

Videos: Windows Media Player®

If you plan to use a video clip (.mpg or .avi) with your PowerPoint file, please prepare the file to be run on Windows Media Player® (not Real Audio®). Submit the video clip as a separate file, using the same upload process and at the same time as the PowerPoint file. Video files submitted in any other format may not be supported and, as such, may not be included in the proceedings. 

If your presentation includes video and/or extensive animations please send a PDF version of the PowerPoint® file with the video already embedded in the file and animations removed to be used for the proceedings.

File Naming/Submission

File naming instructions and the upload link will be sent to the presenting author in March 2023. 

If you have more than one platform presentation, please use the file names given in the email you receive for that presentation. Each file name will be specific to the session, time of presentation, abstract number, and speaker so please enter it carefully.

 

File naming instructions and the upload link will be sent to the presenting author in March 2023. 

If you have more than one platform presentation, please use the file names given in the email you receive for that presentation. Each file name will be specific to the session, time of presentation, abstract number, and speaker so please enter it carefully.