IMPORTANT DEADLINES

* All deadlines are Noon PDT *

• Tuesday, July 21:
     Presenter & Co-Presenter Registration or Program Cancellation
        * Registration by this date confirms the participation of everyone involved in your presentation.
        * Notification of program withdrawal should be sent to WPRC@wsu.edu.
  
     Final Day for Adjustments to Presenter Roster and/or Author Listing
        * Changes to your presenter/author list should be sent to WPRC@wsu.edu.
  
     Abstract & Biography Revisions Due
        * Revisions to your abstract and/or presenter biographies should be sent as Microsoft Word documents to WPRC@wsu.edu.
        * Note: Biographies are not needed for non-presenting authors.
   
• Monday, October 12:
     Presentation Slides Due to Your Moderator for Review
        * Slides must be uploaded via the PresentMore portal. The link to the portal is forthcoming. 
        * The moderator will review the presentation and either offer feedback or approve it.
        * See below for additional information regarding WPRC presentation slide requirements.
   
• Monday, October 19
    Approved Presentation Slides Due to Conference Management
        * This is the last day that changes may be made to your presentation slides. 
        * If the moderator previously suggested edits, you must upload your revised file via the PresentMore portal by this date.
        * If no edits were requested, no further action is needed.  
        * Following this deadline, your presentation is posted online for reference by attendees. 
   
• Day of Your Presentation:
     Check in With Your Moderator at Least 20 Minutes Before Your Session
        * The moderator will check the pronunciation of your name, review the order of presentations within the session, and acquaint you with
           the provided audio-visual equipment, including the remote control slide advancer and speaker timing system.
        * The moderator will introduce you, facilitate the Q&A discussion, and monitor time to keep the program on schedule.
   

WPRC PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

No standardized template is provided for slides; however, presenters are asked to follow these guidelines:

• Corporate logos may be included on the first slide only.
• Presenters must not provide commercial messages during the presentation. Commercialism may result in exclusion from future WPRC presentations.
• Make one to three major points per slide. A neat and uncluttered style is best. Use highlighted bullets to get the points across. Heavy line drawings, perhaps with color, come across best.
• Use a large enough font to be seen 60' away. Use 26 letters per line and only 6 lines per slide. Use only two different font styles per slide or frame. To test its readability, stand 9’ away from a 15” monitor to test readability.
• Avoid busy, confusing backgrounds. Do not exceed four colors on a slide. Use a color for the letters with high contrast (usually darker) against the background. A gradient background that changes from dark to light can make words difficult to read. Keep the background simple and get the message across.
• Bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs are effective images to show trends and statistics. Reduce coordinate lines to a minimum. Letter the coordinate values and captions outside the grid. Show no more than 3 or 4 curves per slide, and no more than 4 bars on a bar graph. Use contrasting, bright colors to delineate between categories. Simplify the graphs. Show titles across the top of slides. Do not use normal engineering drawings as slide material. Less detail on more slides or frames is preferable. Handouts can include further details and/or explanations.
   

PRESENTATION DURATION

You are allocated 15 minutes for your presentation plus 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Do not prepare more material than you can present in 15 minutes.
 

DELIVERING YOUR PRESENTATION

• Speak clearly and don't rush. Although you are familiar with the information, your audience may not be.
• Don’t read your paper; talk about it. Speak from an outline or notes. Look at the audience and chat with them rather than lecturing.
• Refrain from giving commercial messages in the paper, presentation, and any handout materials (worth repeating).
• During the discussion period, repeat each question from the audience before answering.
• Stay on time! An automatic timer will be placed on the lectern and will provide a 5-minute warning as well as an alert that your time is finished.
• Enjoy your presentation; the audience will be there to learn from you.