Presentation Guidelines

Oral Presentations

Participants will be given 8 minutes for an oral presentation followed by a 2 minute question and answer period with judges and audience members. Presentations may be accompanied by visual aids. Powerpoint and projection facilities will be available for those wishing to use them. Presenters are encouraged to ensure that their visual aids are technically feasible and functional, since the 10 minute time limit will be strict. Those selected to present their research at GRID and wishing to avail these facilities will need to transmit their powerpoint (ppt) files by the 6th of April, 2009 @ 5:00p.m. to the email address that will mentioned in the acceptance letter that all selected participants will recieve from the GRID organizing committee.

Poster Presentations

Each poster exhibitor should prepare for a presentation of 8 minutes followed by a 2 minute question and answer period with faculty judges and audience members. The 10 minute time limit will be strictly enforced. Posters must be 4 feet maximum wide and 3 feet maximum high, and must be hung using thumb tacks, which will be provided on the program day. The poster size is set by the boards on which the posters will be hung, so it is not flexible. Posters that are too wide will interfere with neighboring posters and may be rejected from the exhibition. There will be a minimal amount of floor space in front of each poster for models, preprints/reprints, or other free-standing demonstrations. These should not block the view of the poster and may not extend beyond the sides of the poster or more than a foot or two in front of the poster board.

Scoring of GRID presentations

You can download the pdf of the Evaluation Form here for your reference, copies will be provided for the judges at the event. The same form will be used for both oral and poster presentations. The table used is also listed below for reference:

Evaluations

Please rate eachcriterion on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1=unacceptable and 10=outstanding

CONTENT (10 points each)
Topic is stated clearly
Background information is used to support understanding of the topic
The presenter provides information exploring or supporting their topic or argument
The presenter draws reasonable conclusions from the data or information presented
The presenter explains the significance of their research in relation to their field
Subtotal	/50
PRESENTATION STYLE (10 points each)
Presenter is well-organized with a clear progression of ideas
Presenter spoke clearly and audibly
Presentation fit within the time allotted
Presentation style was interesting and engaging
Presentation depth was appropriate and comprehensible for an interdisciplinary conference
Subtotal	/50
TOTAL	/100