Registration Information

ASIC/SOC policy requires that the paper presenter register and pay the full conference (not student) registration fee. The registration form and hotel reservation information is on the conference web site: http://asic.union.edu

Audio/Visual Needs

The ASIC/SOC Conference will be using PowerPoint electronic projection. The computers will have the capability of playing PowerPoint 97 and lower for IBM-compatible PCs ONLY (Macintosh format is not acceptable).

Authors are required to:

• Bring their PowerPoint presentations on a 3.5 floppy disk, 100 MB or 250 MB zip disk or a CD.
• Label the disk or CD with the session/paper number and the authors name(s) (see the acceptance letter)
• Deliver the disk or CD to the conference registration desk one day prior to the presentation for the technician to load it on the conference computers
• Bring a copy of overhead projector foils in the event of a computer malfunction

The meeting room will be equipped with a computer and data projector, an overhead projector, a lavaliere microphone and laser pointer.

If you have audio/visual needs beyond the above listed equipment, please contact Wendy Walker at the ASIC/SOC headquarters. Extra charges resulting from additional AV equipment will be passed on to the speaker. NO 35mm SLIDE PROJECTORS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Sessions/Time

Each speaker will be introduced by the Session Chairman, who will also serve as a moderator during the question-and-answer period.
Speakers are required to meet their session chair at the presenters' lunch or breakfast on the day of their presentation. Please prepare a short biography in written form and give it to your chair.
Presenters' Breakfast/Lunch is only open for speakers presenting on the same day!

Each presentation during a session will be allotted 20 minutes, with an additional 5 minutes for a question-and-answer period following each talk. Due to our tight schedule, your talk MAY NOT EXCEED 20 MINUTES and will be stopped if you exceed that time.

Preparation of Your Presentation

1. Organize your presentation to complement, not duplicate your paper.
2. Briefly outline your talk and what will be covered.
3. Define your problem. What led to your work? What were your objectives? What were the advantages and disadvantages of your methods and devices?
4. Outline the course of your work, mentioning major features only!
5. Suggest applications, make recommendations.
6. Rehearse your talk aloud with a private audience. Practice with your visuals.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

POWERPOINT SLIDES AND VU-GRAPH PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

Your audience is accustomed to presentations that rely on visual aids. Consequently, they expect visuals that are readable from all sections of the room. The following information will assist you in preparing your visuals and meeting the standards of quality expected by the Conference Committee and audience.

POWERPOINT SLIDE & VU-GRAPH PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

• For visuals with text only, copy should contain no more than 30 words and no more than 6 lines, double spaced per slide or vugraph.

• For illustrations, make all lines, number, and captions of sufficient thickness so that when they are projected, the lines, numbers, and captions are visible.

• Center all material - use a horizontal format. For slides, have the photographer shoot as tightly as possible.

• High contrast is important. Use white or yellow letters on a blue background).

• Do not use the color red - people with color blindness will not be able to read your slides.

• If you use PowerPoint to prepare your visuals, print the copy in black and white to make certain you have good contrast in the shades of gray.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONS

• Keep visuals as simple as possible. Do not use long complicated slides.

• Limit each visual to one main idea. Use visuals to supplement and support your oral presentation, not simply to repeat what you are saying.

• Use several simple slides or vu-graphs rather than one complicated visual especially if you will be discussing it at length.