PRCP&WACP2025 Guidelines for Moderators and Speakers
GUIDELINES FOR SYMPOSIUM/ ORAL PRESENTATION
Time Allocation
- Symposium:Each Presentation 20 minutes. x 4 presenters + Q&A 10 minutes.
*The basic time allocation is as described above, but the structure of each session will vary from session to session depending on the intentions of the organizers and will be announced separately via email. - Oral Presentation: Presentation 12 minutes+ Q&A 3 minutes for each presenter
To Session Moderators
Please be seated at the Next Moderators Seat at least 15 minutes. prior to your session.
*In case you are unable to attend the session for an unavoidable reason, please contact the Secretariat office at least 90 minutes before your session starts. Moderators are responsible for smooth progress of the session and following the time schedule.
To Speakers
All speakers are required to come to the PC Preview Center to submit their presentation data at least 60 minutes before their sessions start. Please be seated at the Next Speaker’s Seat in the session room 15 minutes prior to your session.
Things to Keep in Mind When Creating Presentation Slides
- Monitor screen size: Full HD
- Please use standard fonts of Windows 11 (OS) (e.g., Helvetica, Arial, Times New Roman) on your presentation slides, as unusual fonts may not be correctly displayed on the computers in the session rooms.
- If you embed videos in your PowerPoint presentation data, please also bring the video files that can be played using the codecs in Windows Media Playerʼs default settings. MP4 format is recommended. Please save the video data together in the same folder to maintain the links with PowerPoint.
- Please ensure images in your presentation data are in JPEG/TIFF/BMP format. Do not include images in the standard Macintosh PICT format.
- To create graphs, please use standard PowerPoint functions or Excel graphs. If you use other software, please paste the exported graph data into an image format described in the “Images” section above.
- Please check the files using the latest anti-virus software before submitting them to the PC Preview Center.
- The data will be temporarily stored on the server at “PC Reception” and on the computers at the venue, and will be deleted after the conference.
PC Preview Center
- 5th floor, Hamamatsucho Convention Hall
- September 25 (Thu.):8:15~17:30
- September 26 (Fri.):8:15~16:30
- September 27 (Sat.):8:15~16:00
- September 28 (Sun.):8:15~16:30
- Please bring your presentation data on a USB flash drive to the PC Preview Center. As a precautionary measure, we recommend that you double-check if the data stored on the USB drive works properly on a different PC beforehand.
- Please ensure that your presentation will display correctly on the systems with the following specifications;
- OS: Windows 11
- Software: PowerPoint2024
- Monitor screen size: FullHD (1,920 x 1,080)
- A monitor and a clicker are provided on the podium. Speakers should operate PowerPoint on their own.
- If you use a Macintosh computer to make your presentation, please bring your own laptop with your presentation data, or check if the data works properly on a Windows 11-based PC before the meeting to prevent any technical issues that may arise between the Windows and Macintosh operation systems.
- It is recommended that speakers who include video or sound files in their presentations bring and use their own laptops.
- Presentations should adhere to the Code of Research Conduct and Research Ethics and rules.
- PowerPoint Presenter View cannot be used during the presentation. If you need a script, please print it out and bring it to the venue. No printers are available for note printing in the venue.
If you bring your own laptop
- Speakers using their own laptops MUST HAVE an AC adapter.
- Output connectors must be D-Sub 15-pin and HDMI terminals. Speakers using their own laptops MUST BRING conversion connectors if necessary.
- Please turn off beforehand the modes that will hinder presentation, such as the screen-saver and energy-saving modes.
- You should have your data backed up in case of computer trouble.
- After having your presentation data checked at the PC Preview Center, please bring your computer to the operation desk seat in your session room no later than 15 minutes before your presentation.
- Mirroring will be conducted at the operation desk. Please remember to get your laptop back from the operation desk after your presentation.
- Please check your laptop using the latest anti-virus software before bringing it to the PC Preview Center.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure (COI)
At PRCP & WACP 2025, all speakers are required to include a COI disclosure slide as the second slide of their presentation. Please clearly disclose any conflicts of interest relevant to the content of your presentation. If there are no conflicts of interest to declare, please include the statement: “The author declares no conflict of interest.” Please download the COI Template from PRCP&WACP2025 website.
Ethical Information
If your presentation involves research with human participants, please indicate the following on your slide:
- The name of the ethics review organization
- The approval number
Note: If your research was conducted in a context where no institutional ethics review board exists, you may write “Not applicable.”
To Questioners
If you have a question, please stand by the microphone in the session room. Please follow the moderator's instructions and provide your name and affiliation, followed by a brief question or comment. Interpretation device will be available next to the microphone, so you are welcome to ask questions in Japanese!
GUIDELINES FOR POSTER PRESENTATION
To Session Moderators
Please check in at the Poster Registration Desk located near the poster venue at the foyer on the 5th floor at least 15 minutes. prior to your session and wait in front of the poster panel of your session. Moderators are responsible for smooth progress of the session and following the time schedule.
*In case you are unable to attend the session for unavoidable reason, please contact the Secretariat office at least 90 minutes before your session starts.
To Speakers
Please prepare your poster according to the presentation guidelines.
*In case you are unable to attend the session for unavoidable reason, please contact the Secretariat office at least 90 minutes before your session starts.
We will be introducing a robot that will read and explain the contents of your posters outside of the poster presentation time. Since you will need to pre-register the contents you want the robot to explain, please send the full script of your presentation in advance by email as detailed below:
- Submission Content: 8-minute presentation script / 500-600 words
- Submission Medium: Word
- Data Name: "Poster Number_Presenter’s Name"
- Deadline: Friday, September 5th (No extensions permitted)
TIME ALLOCATION FOR EACH POSTER PRESENTE
- Presentation: 8 minuets
- Q&A:2 minutes
SCHEDULE FOR POSTER PRESENTATION
All poster presenters must display and remove their posters during the periods indicated below. Posters at the foyer will be replaced each day. The Secretariat will dispose of any posters remain after the removal time ends.
GUIDELINE FOR POSTER PRESENTATION
Prepare the PRINTED poster according to the guidelines on the image below:
- Poster panel size: 900 mm x 2000 mm, portrait orientation.
- Please disclose COI information on the poster.
- The Secretariat will prepare the panel with only the presentation number at the top left.
- Presenters are responsible for preparing the presentation title, speaker name(s), and affiliation(s) horizontally within a 20cm by 70cm space.
- Push pins will be provided at the poster panel.
- The panels cannot be written of drawn on directly, nor can items be glued to them.
COI Template
All speakers and poster presenters are required to disclose COI information at the time of presentation.
Download here