SPEAKER INFORMATION

All speakers are required to provide the following information:

  • An abstract of your presentation & brief biography – due by Tuesday, 15 December 2009
  • A written paper – due by Friday, 26 February 2010
  • A PowerPoint presentation – due by Friday, 30 April 2010

Click here to download the Speaker Information .pdf

Abstract
The abstract should introduce and give a brief overview of the topic.  Please include the title, author (s) and their affiliations.  It should be kept to one/half page.

Brief Biography
A short paragraph on authors background, qualifications, etc.

Written Paper (to be published in the Proceedings)
The deadline for submitting your paper is Friday, 26 February 2010.  Please send your final version as an e-mail attachment, to the Event Coordinator fareesha.wijesinghe@wtc.com.au.  You will receive confirmation once your paper has been received. Please download the following file which contains template guide for your paper:  (speaker template guide).  Speakers are required to observe the following non-commercialism policy: (non commercialism policy link).

PowerPoint Presentation
Speakers will have approximately thirty to forty (30-40) minutes to present their material (including 5-10 minutes for questions) unless otherwise specified.

Here are a few tips to ensure a viewer-friendly presentation.

  1. Please use either a Tahome or Arial font on all slides.
  2. The program used is Microsoft PowerPoint.
  3. Remember if it takes longer than 3 seconds for a viewer to understand and assimilate what is on your slide, then there is too much information.
  4. Keep words on your slides to a minimum, using bullet points.

Please email your presentation by Friday, 30th April 2010 to the Event Coordinator, but remember to bring a backup copy (either on a disc or portable USB drive).

Please note - if your presentation has any special effects including video, sound, animation, etc. please let me know ahead of time so that we can coordinate with the on-site AV staff to prevent any last-minute complications.

SPEAKER REGISTRATION
Though speakers and panel session contributors are given complimentary access to the conference, we need you to formally register using the “speaker” option so that we can maintain accurate attendance records.