Information for the speakers

Introduction

Thank you for agreeing to participate as a speaker at the International Conference "Advancing public-private partnerships for e-business standards".
Please check the programme for the day and time of the session in which you are presenting. The online programme is regularly updated and contains the list of all sessions and speakers.

Each session is allocated to a chairperson responsible for introducing the speakers, controlling the timing of the sessions and facilitating questions and panel sessions. 

The following guidelines will provide you with information and instructions to prepare your presentation.

 

General information

Presentations of general themes (Analysis, Supply chain, Logistics)

Speakers are asked to prepare presentations providing a high-level forward-looking perspective of the key business issues and market trends relevant to the topics addressed.

Business case presentations

Speakers are asked to prepare presentations highlighting examples of business applications based on implementations of standards, showing how the effective use of standards lead to changes in the way business is done, generating significant return on investment. Presentations should be focused on the business perspective and on the evaluation of practical experiences, and should not cover technical details of underlying standard(s) or promotion of proprietary elements of the solution.  

Presentations concerning standards solutions and frameworks

Speakers are asked to prepare presentations providing an overview of the available international standards and the main standards programmes – highlighting how they fit in and support users and vendors needs and expectations.

Panel discussions

The panel discussions are intended to focus on current and future challenges and issues in the areas covered, and should be steered in the direction of exposing future requirements for the stakeholders, including standards development needs, policy changes and opportunities for business benefits.  

Time allocations

Time allocations are:

• 30 min for the presentations of general themes are, as indicated in the programme
• 20 min for the presentations concerning standards solutions and frameworks, as indicated in the programme
• 12 min for the business case presentations.

 

Deadlines

Presenters must submit their biographies and presentations (in electronic format) by Wednesday, 27 August 2008.  Please email your presentation to Atsuko Saruhashi [saruhashi@iso.org]

 

Technical tips

All presentation should be pre-installed and ready to use on the computer facility available on the venue.

However, if you need to run your presentation from your laptop, please consider the following suggestions.

Unfortunately, incompatibilities between laptop computers and projectors are still common with all types of hardware and software, so it is never safe to assume that your computer will work correctly. Here are some tips to help avoid problems:

• Carry an extra copy of your presentation on USB memory stick or other suitable media (CD/ROM, DVD).
• A screen resolution of 1024x768 is usually safe. Higher resolutions may or may not work, depending on the projector, so know how to change your resolution quickly if you need to.
• Disabling screensavers and screen blanking will improve your chances of a successful presentation.
• Start all programs (web browsers, editors, live demos, etc.) and open all windows you need before you start, and then switch to them as you need them.
• If you are using programs other than a slide presentation, set the fonts to a much larger size than normal so that the audience can read them. 18 point text is usually a good minimum; 12 point text or smaller is generally unreadable, especially for people near the back.
• Make sure that your battery is fully charged, or plug in your notebook during the presentation.

 

Information for Session Chairs

The conference has a tight schedule and the role of Session Chairs is crucially important to the smooth running of the Conference.
Only a brief introductory statement is required

You should keep a tight time control

Staff persons will be present in the Conference room to facilitate the smooth running of the session. They will also carry the roving microphones to delegates who wish to ask questions