Programme
The conference runs over three days and consists of plenary and parallel sessions. For information on the final programme, please follow this link.
Information for Presenters
Standard equipment in all of our venues
Data projector, computer and speakers are included in all meeting rooms.
Presentation Remotes (Clickers)
Please note that these devices are not provided as standar. If you are bringing your own clicker please note that if ‘driver software’ needs to be installed on our machines then this may not be possible at short notice.
Using your own laptop or Mac to connect to our projectors
Please note that all of our venues support VGA connections whilst some of our rooms that have been recently upgraded to also support a HDMI connection. If your device does not have a VGA connection then please ensure that you bring the relevant adaptor with you to facilitate its use.
Computers supplied in our venues
All our computers have a Windows 7 operating system along with Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010. Please note that preparing your presentation in a newer version of Microsoft Office may cause compatibility issues when it comes to uploading your presentation on to our PC’s. We would recommend that your presentation is compatible with Microsoft Office 2010.
All computers have wired data connections for access to the Internet etc
Embedded videos
If you have embedded videos within your presentation we would recommend you check these as soon as possible at the venue. The two most common reasons for video refusing to play are as follows;
- The embedded video is trying to use software that is not supported on our machines. Please note that our machines do not have ‘QuickTime’ installed and as such will not support videos that have the .mov or .mp4 file extension. Please ensure that all embedded videos have either the .avi or .wmv file extension.
- The embedded video has not been copied over correctly from your own machine to your storage device.. When copying your presentation to a memory stick it is imperative that you copy over the video file along with the PowerPoint presentation. The most straightforward way to do this is to create a file on your memory stick that contains the main PowerPoint presentation and your videos. This file can then be copied over to the desktop on our PC’s
- Please Note. If your memory stick or storage device is encoded please ensure that it does not require the downloading of any encryption software to our machine in order to access the files stored on it. This cannot be facilitated at short notice due to the security measures installed on our computers.