Information for speakers and chairs

Presenting at #ECTS2026

Dates:

Friday, 24 April to Monday, 27 April 2026

Below you will find all the information for speakers, chairs and oral/poster authors to help preparing your presentation.

 

Information for Speakers
Please be at your session room at least 15 minutes prior to the start of your session. Please note that your speaking time as indicated in the email correspondences has to be strictly followed. If you are not certain about the assigned speaking time, please contact your session coordinator or Ms. Fenja Litzenroth at the delegate help desk.

 Presentation Formats & Technology
Only MS-PowerPoint (*.ppt and *.pptx) presentations in 16:9 format will be accepted. Please do not forget to embed your fonts.

 How to submit your presentation on-site

Presentations for Sala Simfònica, Sala Cambra and Sala Petita
These rooms are connected to the media center. Therefore, we kindly ask all speakers presenting in these rooms to deliver and view/check their PowerPoint presentations at the Speakers’ Media Center (located on the Ground Floor, in front of Sala Cambra) at least 2 hours prior to the start of the respective session. For sessions starting at 08:00 a.m., the presentation should be delivered the previous day.

In order to avoid any delays, speakers are kindly requested to hand in their PowerPoint presentations on USB sticks. If you are bringing your own laptop, the presentation will be transferred on-site in the Speakers’ Media Center.

Presentations for all other rooms
We kindly ask all speakers that do not present in Rooms “Sala Simfònica, Sala Cambra and Sala Petita” to bring their presentations on a USB stick to their respective session room. There will be no central media check for these rooms.

Accessibility
Please note that all session rooms are wheelchair accessible. However, if your lecture is scheduled in Sala Simfònica, Sala Cambra or Sala Petita, kindly inform us in advance so we can assist you in reaching the stage via a hidden entrance.

Speaking Times for Oral Presentations

Plenary Oral Presentation:                     7 minutes + 3 minutes discussion

Concurrent Oral Presentations:              7 minutes + 3 minutes discussion

Poster Forum Basic & Clinical:                 5 minutes presentation + 3 minutes discussion

NI Seminar:                                                   7 minutes presentation + 3 minutes discussion

Information for Poster Presenters On-Site
The poster exhibition is located on the 2nd level. Posters will be on display from Saturday, 25 April (12:00 o’clock) to Monday, 27 April (15:00 o’clock). Posters can be mounted on Saturday, 25 April from 08:00 – 12:00 and removed on Monday, 25 April from 14:00 – 15:00. Presenters are kindly asked to be present at their poster during the morning and afternoon coffee breaks as well as during the lunch break for personal discussion about their results.

If you have sent your poster to PosterSessionOnline for printing, you will be able to pick it up on-site during the exhibition opening hours. The poster helpdesk will be located in the Poster Loft.

Poster Format: Upright Format (DIN A0) / Max. Height: 120 cm / Max. Width: 90 cm

Presenters must be present at their poster during the following times:

17:00 – 18:00 on Saturday, 25 April for posters with even numbers (P002, P004, P006,…):
16:20 – 17:20 on Sunday, 26 April for posters with odd numbers (P001, P003, P005,…):

Information for Chairpersons
Please locate your session room in due time. Please be at your session room at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the session. We may remind you that speakers need to strictly observe the time schedule.