Presenter Guidelines

Presenters to our first online IFAW academic writing conference

We are grateful for your willingness to present on

July 7^th, 2020 from 9:00 Jerusalem time

Here are important guidelines and information for attending the conference:

General:

• The conference will be held online on 7.7.2020
• Today’s program will incorporate 3 keynotes by lecturers from Israel and abroad, as well as parallel sessions, a virtual tour of Israel, and joint online gatherings.
• The parallel sessions include:
• Lectures
• Posters
• Workshops
• Each session has a chair who will be responsible for contacting and instructing the presenters
• The conference will be accessible to special needs populations
• The conference will be open to the public and will require pre-registration
• The presentations can be given in English or Hebrew.
• The conference program will be sent soon

Conference fees

• The fee for presenters from Israel is NIS 140
• The fee for presenters from abroad is US$ 40
• The fee and presentation of your research entitles you to a certificate of participation in an international academic conference
• You must register by the 31.5.2020 for approval of final participation and approval of your research presentation at the conference
• Presenters who do not register by 31.5.2020 will NOT appear in the conference program
• Registration for presenters from Israel will be done through the link: https://store.macam.ac.il/store/iun/ifaw2020-11
• Registration for presenters from abroad will be done via the link:

https://store.macam.ac.il/en/store/confstudydays/ifaw-2020-11

Guidelines for presenters – parallel sessions

• Each parallel session will have a free entry link through the conference program
• Each lecture will consist of a 10-minute Zoom presentation. If you wish to send the conference organizers your presentation beforehand, so that we may assist you on the conference case, please do so by June 21^st, 2020
• The presentations should be sent to: event@macam.ac.il
• Each session will include three short presentations and an open Zoom QA discussion at the end of the session moderated by the chair (session host) and a technical co-host
• In addition, there will be a 10-minute session summary at the end of each session
• The length of each session will be 40 minutes
• Important! Attached please find the conference cover slide for the presentation. It can be added to the presentation or used as background during the video.
• Please find the attached presentation with tips for creating a quality online presentation
• Please ensure you keep your presentation to 10 minutes!

Guidelines for workshop presenters

• Workshop sessions will last 40 minutes and will include two 20-minute workshops in each session
• The workshops will be held via Zoom
• The workshop chair will be in touch with the workshop presenters prior to the conference
• Important! Please ensure that the workshop is interactive and is not just a lecture
• Important! Please ensure that the workshop is accompanied by videos / presentations / creative and visual elements that will be displayed in Zoom through “share screen”
• Important! Please ensure that during the workshop, the conference cover slide is projected onto a screen if possible (see attached slide)

Guidelines for poster presenters

• Each poster session will feature four posters, and each poster will be given time for QA with the audience – total session length 40 minutes.
• Poster viewers will be viewed through Zoom
• Each poster will be shown for 5 minutes, and at the end, a 5-minute time will be given for answering questions – giving a total of 10 minutes for each poster
• Important! Please keep precise show times
• The chair of the session will contact the poster presenters for more guidance and details before the conference date
• Important! Please remember that the poster is not a slide show, but only a single screen describing the research process and will only be displayed through ‘share screen’ through Zoom.
• Important! Please make sure that the poster is an infographic that is graphically clear and easily displayed online
• The poster can be created in any format that is optimized for Zoom

For technical assistance and further details, please email us at: IFAWiconference@gmail.com

Best regards,

IFAW Conference Committee

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