All oral presentations must occupy 15 minute periods or multiples thereof. Thus invited talks can be 30 minutes or 45 minutes long. Oral sessions should not be scheduled on Tuesday morning, since this is reserved for poster presentations only. The Society encourages the use of poster sessions as an effective means of communication that is considered an equal alternative to oral presentations. A large response to a particular topic could be very conveniently highlighted as a poster session.
Posters are essential for keeping to a three day meeting.
The Society provides 4 ft x 4 ft poster board and instructions for displaying the posters to the author. If an author has indicated a preference for an oral presentation, you should explain to the author the reason for the change to a poster presentation. Posters are put up on Sunday afternoon and stay up until Wednesday morning. Authors are requested to be at their poster during the poster session on Tuesday morning. A session chairperson should be designated for all oral and poster sessions.