Thank you for presenting at the XXVIII IFSO World Congress 2025 in Santiago, Chile.
This page is designed to prepare you for your presentation at IFSO 2025. Please visit the page regularly for updates on technical requirements, deadlines, and general information.

The scientific program can be viewed here.

ORAL PRESENTERS

Each oral presenter will be allowed 8 minutes of lecture time and a 2-minute question and answer period.

RAPID FIRE PRESENTERS

This presentation format consists of 5 minutes (3 minutes for presentation with slides, followed by 2 minutes for Q&A) and is limited to 2–3 slides

Please find below some important and useful information for your presentation.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Presentation Layout and Ratio

• Format: Your presentation should be prepared in PPT or .PPTX format.
• Ratio: Please note that the congress computers in the session Halls are supplied with Office 2019 (at least), and the native ratio of the projection on the screens in the Halls is 16:9.
• The presentation system at the congress does not support PowerPoint Presenter mode; please make separate written notes if necessary.

Important Note for Macintosh Users

To use MAC presentations on a PC-compatible computer, please note that you need to prepare it according to the instructions below, before taking it to the speaker room:

• Convert it to PowerPoint or PDF.
• Use a common font, such as Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, etc. (Special characters might be changed to a default font on a PowerPoint-based PC).
• Insert the images as JPG files (and not TIF, PNG, or PICT – these images will not be visible on a PowerPoint-based PC).

GENERAL INFORMATION

First Slide:

Instructions for Transparency and Disclosure

In compliance with CME/CPD requirements, all speakers and oral presenters have to complete a conflict of interest form. Please include the title slide with your name and the title of your lecture at the start of your presentation, followed by the Conflict of Interest disclosure slide. You can simply list the conflicts on our second slide or write “Nothing to Disclose”.

Please click here to download a template of the PowerPoint presentation and disclosure slide.

Second Slide:

Prepare your presentation with a title slide.

• Logos, promotional, or marketing materials are not permitted to be included in your presentation.
• We recommend that you label all slides that include unpublished data with a title: “UNPUBLISHED DATA – DO NOT COPY OR DISTRIBUTE”.
• If you combine video clips with PowerPoint, the videos must be embedded as an MP4.
• Click here if you wish to use the general IFSO 2025 slide template for your presentation

DATA PRESENTATION

• If you are using a PowerPoint presentation (or any other PC-based application), please note that you have to deliver it on a USB Memory stick to one of the technicians in the Speakers’ Ready Room as soon as you arrive to the Venue in the morning – and at least 2 hours before the start of the session.
• If you combine video clips with PowerPoint, be sure to test it with the technician in the Speakers’ Ready Room at least 2 hours before the start of the session or as soon as you arrive at the venue in the morning. Then please make sure with the technician in the Hall where your lecture is taking place that the Video plays well, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session

AS AN INVITED SPEAKER OR ORAL PRESENTER, YOU WILL NEED TO…

Register for the congress

All presenters are required to register for the congress. If you have not yet done so, you may find information regarding registration by clicking here. For any additional assistance, please contact our registration department at reg_IFSO25@kenes.com

IMPORTANT: Oral presenters who have not completed their registration or have not emailed the IFSO 2025 abstract department (IFSO_abstracts@kenes.com) to confirm any possible special circumstances why they have been unable to register will be removed from the Congress’ scientific program.

Complete a Conflict of Interest Form

In compliance with CME/CPD requirements, all speakers and oral presenters have to complete a conflict of interest form. Forms will be sent to all presenters in the coming weeks.

Submit a short biography and photograph

Submitting a photo and short biography is not mandatory, however, it will allow the congress attendees to get acquainted with your professional background before attending your session.