Abstract

Preparation of presentation

• Microsoft Office PowerPoint should be used for making presentations.
• Kindly follow the basic rules of PowerPoint presentation and font type and size: Calibri, at least 36 in headings and 24 in body.
• Tables, graphs and figures should be appropriately labelled with legends and data labels in place. Figures should be of high resolution and details in figures and tables should be visible properly.
• Do not use light colours (yellow, light green, or pink) in the figures.
• Use clean background and avoid unnecessary animation.
• The PowerPoint presentation should be limited to a maximum of 10 slides including slides for author details and references.
• The flow of slides should be as follows: -
  • Title slide: - It should contain
    • Abstract ID and Title
    • Presenting author name and affiliation
    • Name and affiliation of all co-authors
  • Introduction
  • Objectives
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results
  • Implications and Conclusions
  • References in Vancouver style
• Do not include videos in the slides.
• All abbreviations should be explained. Standard units of measurements should be used.
• Each oral presentation will be allocated 7 minutes (5 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A). Strict adherence to time limit is required and it will be one of the criteria for judging the paper. PPT will be blanked out after completion of 5 minutes
• It is presenters’ responsibility to reach the hall 30 minutes before the scheduled session and provide the presentation to the session coordinator

General Specifications:

• The E-poster will be displayed on standard 42" LCD.
• File format should be in JPEG only.
• Total size of the presentation should not exceed 5 MB.
• 1 slide per poster only.
• File should be in provided template.Click here to download the template Please convert the final template into JPEG format before submitting.
• Animation/movies/sounds will not be supported; please submit in a static required template format only

Design Specifications:

• The E-poster needs to be created as per given format.
• Presenter Name, Poster Title & e-poster Number should be placed in the title placeholder.
• Case study presentation must include Introduction, Aim & Objectives, Background, Case, Conclusion/ Clinical Relevance.
• Case report presentation must include Introduction, Aim & Objectives, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusion.
• Original research/review presentations must include Background, Objective, Materials and Methods/Methodology, Results and Conclusion
• The poster should be self-explanatory. Text should be brief and well organized preferably bulleted.
• It is suggested that font size of the text should be at least 14 points. The typeface chosen should be a simple and clear one (e.g., Helvetica/Times New Roman)

Colour and Figure Specifications :

• When using light backgrounds (white, yellow, light blue) we suggest using dark fonts (black, navy blue, dark green).
• When using dark backgrounds (blue, purple) we suggest using light fonts (white, yellow, cyan).
• Avoid using red or green in any fonts or backgrounds as they are colours that are difficult to read.
• Figures/Illustrations/images/photographs used in the E-poster should be enlarged enough and should be of high resolution to show relevant details.

NOTE: The Committee reserves the right to: Select e-posters relevant to the scientific program. Decide on the final form of presentation (Oral or E- Poster)