Fort Myers Speaker and Moderator Information

 Secure hotel reservations now and adjust later per your travel plans.

Rooms will fill up quickly so be sure to secure your room at the conference hotel first thing.  The hotel has a 48-hour (2-day) cancellation policy.

Reserve your room now. 

 Register for the Conference at the discounted Speaker rate 

The discounted Speaker Registration rate ($450) is for all Speakers and Moderators listed in the Program and includes all sessions, meals, exhibitor reception, and evening events listed in the Program. Tours or fundraising events are separate and can be chosen during registration.  

Register Now. 

 Participate in your session planning conference calls. 

• A session planning call will be scheduled in the weeks leading up to the conference. Please make your best effort to attend the call. 
• This call will include all session participants and the moderator and the time will be used to discuss session content, timing of presentations, and other session logistics. 
• Some session moderators may request more than one call. 

 Bios and Photos

This applies to all speakers and moderators!  Please log in to your IBTTA account via the IBTTA website and add/update a photo and short bio.

• Photo: Your photos will be displayed within each session on the Agenda tab on the Fort Myers page. 
• Bios and Photos:  our bios (along with photos) will be showcased in the IBTTA Conference App, which attendees will use to navigate through the conference.  Download the app from your app store—search IBTTA.

 Submit the Final Version of your PowerPoint Presentation by the requested deadline.  

• All presenters should submit their final presentation by the deadline.
• All presentations are converted into PDF's for posting on IBTTA's website. If you do not want your presentation posted, please let us know. 
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Technology Logistics

The session room has all the technology you need for your session.  

• computer, screen and projector
• podium
• head table microphones
• down-stage confidence monitor, for you to easily view your presentation while presenting.
• speaker timer

Note: You will not be able to view Speaker Notes since the computer will be in the back of the room. If you need to refer to notes, please print your presentation before arriving in Seattle. There is plenty of room on the podium for your notes.

Other session information

• Most IBTTA sessions are 90 minutes in length. There may be some variation in times for early or special sessions. Check the agenda to be sure.
• The length of your presentation depends on the number of people presenting in the session, as well as an allowance for a minimum of 15 minutes for Q&A at the end. Most individual presentations will fall between 10-15 minutes each. The length will be decided on the session organizing call.
• All slides will be presented from an IBTTA computer placed in the back of the room.
• Presenters advance slides via remote clicker.
• Your slides will be reviewed and tested before you arrive in the session room, assuming they have been submitted on time.
• Audience Q&A is typically held at the end of the session, although each session is different and a moderator could choose a different format.

Presentation Posting

• Presentations authorized for distribution will be posted on the website within a few days following the close of the conference.
• If you do NOT want your presentation posted to the IBTTA website or you want to make adjustments to it before posting, please make Cheryle Arnold aware of this when submitting your show presentation. 
• If your presentation has an embedded video that you wish to be seen once posted, please provide a PDF of your presentation with a URL link in place of the original video.  

PowerPoint Presentation Guidelines

Please adhere to the following requests when building your presentation:

• Make your presentation as visual as possible. 

• Use larger than normal fonts. Try to use no less than 16-point font size. It's a big room and there is a back row! Your presentation looks much different back there than it did when you were viewing it at your desk!

• Use Standard Fonts when possible. If you are using a font that is not standard, please submit the fonts (Windows-based preferred) with your presentation, and be sure Cheryle Arnold knows about it.

• If you cannot fit everything you want onto one slide – break it up into two slides or get rid of text! Don't jam it all into one slide,  "I know you can't see this, but…" is not a good start to a presentation and definitely not a good visual for the room. 

• If you are using a presentation software other than PowerPoint, such as Prezi, please notify Cheryle Arnold – this will ensure the presentation computers are equipped with any technology necessary to support it.

• Submit your final Presentation file by the requested deadline. Don't forget to submit a PDF too!

Resources

• 5 Steps to release yourself from being a slave to Powerpoint! (Fast Company)

• Are you communicating what you intend to in your slides? Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people (McDreeamie-Musings) 

• There are 10 Simple Rules to be a Presentationalist (McDreeamie-Musings)

Prezi or Keynote

If you plan to use anything other than PowerPoint, such as Keynote or Prezi, please make sure that you inform Cheryle Arnold beforehand so that she is better able to support your technical needs.

Prezi – Prezi is an acceptable format to use for your presentation and all Prezi's should be built and packaged as a Prezi To Go.

Keynote – For Mac users, Keynote is a less desirable format for the conference because Keynote presentations do not export well to PowerPoint. Many fonts, animations and transitions can be lost during the export. If you must use Keynote, please advise Cheryle Arnold well in advance of the show so that technical arrangements can be made to accommodate your presentation.