Presentation Guidelines
Oral Presentation Guidelines
Oral Abstract Sessions
Oral presentation duration: 7 minutes (+3 minutes of questions and answer period)
Presenters are asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of 7 slides (not including title, author, and disclosure slides).
Oral Presentation Preparation
Each oral presentation MUST include a financial disclosure slide.
Presenters are encouraged to use the ISDE 2026 PowerPoint presentation slide template available on the resource page.
For PowerPoint best practices, please see the resource page on the Congress website.
Upload your Slides in the Speaker Ready Room:
- Bring your presentation on a USB Stick.
- Proceed to the Speaker Ready Room to upload the presentation slides at least 2 hours before your scheduled session.
A technician in the Speaker Ready Room will assist with uploading your presentation(s) to the correct room.
Opening Times of the Speaker Ready Room:
Tuesday, September 15: 2pm-5pm
Wednesday, September 16: 7am-5pm
Thursday, September 17: 7am-5pm
Friday, September 18: 7am-4pm
Room Set Up: Each session room contains:
- Screen
- Projector
- Laptop
- Lectern microphone
- Comfort monitor
- Audience microphone for questions
- AV technician on standby
Rapid Fire Presentation Guidelines
Rapid Fire Abstract Sessions
Rapid-fire session presentation duration: 3 minutes (+2-min questions and answer period).
Presenters are asked to prepare a PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of 5 slides (not including title, author, and disclosure slides).
Rapid Fire Presentation Preparation
Each oral presentation MUST include a financial disclosure slide.
Presenters are encouraged to use the ISDE 2026 PowerPoint presentation slide template available on the resource page.
For PowerPoint best practices, please see the resource page on the Congress website.
Upload your Slides in the Speaker Ready Room:
- Bring your presentation on a USB Stick.
- Proceed to the Speaker Ready Room to upload the presentation slides at least 2 hours before your scheduled session.
A technician in the Speaker Ready Room will assist with uploading your presentation(s) to the correct room.
Opening Times of the Speaker Ready Room:
Tuesday, September 15: 2pm – 5pm
Wednesday, September 16: 7am – 5pm
Thursday, September 17: 7am – 5pm
Friday, September 18: 7am – 4pm
Room Set Up: Each session room contains:
- Screen
- Projector
- Laptop
- Lectern microphone
- Comfort monitor
- Audience microphone for questions
- AV technician on standby
Video-Oral Presentation Guidelines
Video-Oral Sessions
Video Oral presentation duration: 8 minutes + 2 minutes for questions.
Please embed your video into a PowerPoint slide.
In addition, your submitted video will be shown on the loop in the special area of the exhibit hall during the Congress days. Headsets will be provided for the attendees to listen to the audio.
Presenters are encouraged to use the ISDE 2026 PowerPoint presentation slide template available on the resource page.
Upload your Slides in the Speaker Ready Room:
- Bring your presentation on a USB Stick.
- Proceed to the Speaker Ready Room to upload the presentation slides at least 2 hours before your scheduled session.
A technician in the Speaker Ready Room will assist with uploading your presentation(s) to the correct room.
Opening Times of the Speaker Ready Room:
Tuesday, September 15: 2pm – 5pm
Wednesday, September 16: 7am – 5pm
Thursday, September 17: 7am – 5pm
Friday, September 18: 7am – 4pm
Room Set Up: Each session room contains:
- Screen
- Projector
- Laptop
- Lectern microphone
- Comfort monitor
- Audience microphone for questions
- AV technician on standby
Film Festival
In addition, your submitted video will be shown on loop over 3 Congress days in the special area of the exhibit hall. Headsets will be provided for the attendees to listen to the audio.
There is no oral presentation attached to this program format.
We will use the video you uploaded during the submission period unless you would like us to replace it with another version. If that’s the case, please send a new video via a filing sharing website to isde-program@isde.net by September 7, 2026.
Film Festival Presentation Guidelines
Film Festival
Your submitted video will be shown on loop over 3 Congress days in the special area of the exhibit hall. Headsets will be provided for the attendees to listen to the audio.
There is no oral presentation attached to this program format.
We will use the video you uploaded during the submission period unless you would like us to replace it with another version. If that’s the case, please send a new video via a filing sharing website to isde-program@isde.net by September 7, 2026.
Poster Presentation Guidelines
Prepare Your Poster
- You must print your poster and either bring it with you to the Congress or use our printing service in Kyoto – see below.
- Your Poster must be in English.
- Please print your poster in size A0 (841 mm wide X 1189 mm high)
- Your poster must be printed in portrait format.
- Tape or velcro dots will be provided for you to affix your poster onto the poster board.
- Poster number(s) will be displayed on your poster board. Please note that your poster number will be different than your Submission ID number. Your poster number will be communicated to you closer to the Congress. This number will be displayed on your poster board, please affix your poster under your displayed number.
- All posters will be displayed throughout the duration of the Congress.
- We request that poster presenters are available at their poster boards during networking breaks to answer any questions from the participants.
Print Your Poster in Kyoto
Please see more information here https://res-express.jp/poster_isde2026/
If you would like to use our PowerPoint template as guidance to create your poster, please see the instructions below:
It is important to set up your slide to a size that is proportional to the printed size of the poster. In PowerPoint, go to Page Setup and select Custom. Fill in the proper width and height – A0 (841 mm wide X 1189 mm high) – portrait format.
- One slide only, please! Create your poster from a single PowerPoint slide.
- Fonts – Choose two fonts at most, nothing cursive. Stick to sans-serif fonts for legibility: Arial and Helvetica are recommended. If you wish to use a serif font, we recommend Times New Roman (Windows) or Times (Macintosh).
- Excel Charts – You can paste Excel charts into PowerPoint: from Excel, select your chart and Copy, then in PowerPoint, Paste the chart where you want it to appear. For detailed instructions see Microsoft Office Support.
- Word Text – Insert a text box into your PowerPoint slides, copy the text from your Word document and paste it into the textbox in your slide.
- Image Files – To add image file, select “Insert”>” Picture”. Images should be good quality and appear clear and sharp on your screen. Since they will be enlarged for printing, we recommend that images are set to a resolution of 300 dpi.
- Backgrounds – For legibility and viewing ease, we suggest that you keep your backgrounds simple and avoid using dark colors.
- Please remember this is just a template; you still need to print a physical poster.
Poster Set-Up Hours
Tuesday, September 15, 3pm – 5pm
Wednesday, September 16, 6:30am – 8am
Poster Take-Down Hours
Friday, September 18, after 2pm
Any posters not removed by 5pm will be discarded.
Posters of Distinction Presentation Guidelines
Posters of Distinction
As with regular posters, presenters of Posters of Distinction are asked to prepare and print their poster for display at the Congress in A0 size portrait format. See more information below.
In addition to that, they are also requested to prepare a 3-minute oral presentation related to their poster. They will have 2 minutes to answer any questions from the Moderator during the Poster of Distinction sessions, which will be held during lunch. Your scheduled presentation is listed in the table above.
See more information on the preparation of the poster below.
Prepare Your Poster
- You must print your poster and either bring it with you to the Congress or use our printing service in Kyoto – see below.
- Your Poster must be in English.
- Please print your poster in size A0 (841 mm wide X 1189 mm high)
- Your poster must be printed in portrait format.
- Tape or velcro dots will be provided for you to affix your poster onto the poster board.
- Poster number(s) will be displayed on your poster board. Please note that your poster number will be different than your Submission ID number. Your poster number will be communicated to you closer to the Congress. This number will be displayed on your poster board, please affix your poster under your displayed number.
- All posters will be displayed throughout the duration of the Congress.
- We request that poster presenters are available at their poster boards during networking breaks to answer any questions from the participants.
Print Your Poster in Kyoto
Please see more information here https://res-express.jp/poster_isde2026/
If you would like to use our PowerPoint template as guidance to create your poster, please see the instructions below:
It is important to set up your slide to a size that is proportional to the printed size of the poster. In PowerPoint, go to Page Setup and select Custom. Fill in the proper width and height – A0 (841 mm wide X 1189 mm high) – portrait format.
- One slide only, please! Create your poster from a single PowerPoint slide.
- Fonts – Choose two fonts at most, nothing cursive. Stick to sans-serif fonts for legibility: Arial and Helvetica are recommended. If you wish to use a serif font, we recommend Times New Roman (Windows) or Times (Macintosh).
- Excel Charts – You can paste Excel charts into PowerPoint: from Excel, select your chart and Copy, then in PowerPoint, Paste the chart where you want it to appear. For detailed instructions see Microsoft Office Support.
- Word Text – Insert a text box into your PowerPoint slides, copy the text from your Word document and paste it into the textbox in your slide.
- Image Files – To add image file, select “Insert”>” Picture”. Images should be good quality and appear clear and sharp on your screen. Since they will be enlarged for printing, we recommend that images are set to a resolution of 300 dpi.
- Backgrounds – For legibility and viewing ease, we suggest that you keep your backgrounds simple and avoid using dark colors.
- Please remember this is just a template; you still need to print a physical poster.
Poster Set-Up Hours
Tuesday, September 15, 3pm – 5pm
Wednesday, September 16, 6:30am – 8am
Poster Take-Down Hours
Friday, September 18, after 2pm
Any posters not removed by 5pm will be discarded.
