Participant Guideline

Thank you for attending U-Homes 2012! Please read the following instructions & guidelines for paper submission and oral presentations carefully.

1. PREPARATIONS - PAPER ABSTRACT

All speakers have the opportunity to write a short abstract of their research work. Please send your abstract by email to Vicky@bitconferences.com selected abstracts will be listed on the conference website after acceptance.

We kindly request that you keep in mind the cut-off date for paper submissions: June, 30th, 2012.

2. YOUR WRITTEN PRESENTATION

Please prepare your presentation in English. To be included in the Conference Proceedings we need to receive your paper on or before June, 30th, 2012. PAPERS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PRINTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. Please submit your paper in Microsoft Word format to Vicky@bitconferences.com. If you need to make changes or withdraw your abstract/title from the program before the summit, please contact Vicky@bitconferences.com.

3. FORMAT OF YOUR WRITTEN PAPER = A4

Please present in the following manner: Times New Roman, Exactly 15pt, 10, plain, bold Your paper will contain the following
(Please refer to the enclosed Example Document)

Your paper should contain the following information:

• Name, occupation, employer of speaker
• Personal resume of speaker under the heading “About the Author”
• Abstract

Your paper will be printed as you deliver it, please make sure that all materials are of a representative quality. Your paper should not exceed the limit of 1 A4 page in length.
Important Note: Copies of overheads or PowerPoint slides are NOT ACCEPTABLE as your written paper.

4. YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION

Digital presentation

For your oral presentation you may bring a PowerPoint file on a CD or USB flash drive (memory stick). The organizers will copy these files onto the general laptop for beamer projection. It is a good idea to email a copy of your presentation to your personal inbox as a backup. If for some reason, the files can’t be accessed from your flash drive you will be able to download them to the computer from your email.
All oral presenters are required to submit an electronic version of their presentation either by 7:00pm of the day prior to their presentation at the registration desk, or in the meeting room of their presentation 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the session. All presentations will be scanned for any viruses and subsequently loaded on the main projector computer. Any changes to a file prior to its presentation must be made through the Registration Desk.

Use of your own laptop is not recommended for the presentations

Movies: If movies are part of your PowerPoint files please make sure that they are well formatted and connected to the main files.
Timing: Please make sure your paper is well timed. Every speaker has a maximum of 25 minutes total including speaking time and discussion. Please remember that the program is full and that the speaker after you would like their allocated time available to them.