Invited Speakers’ and Oral Poster Presenters’ Guidelines and Instructions

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Invited Speakers’ and Oral Poster Presenters’ Guidelines and Instructions

Thank you for presenting at the 17th World Congress of the INS (INS 2026).
This page is designed to prepare you for your presentation. Please visit the page regularly for updates on technical requirements, deadlines and general information.

 

WHO ARE THESE GUIDELINES FOR?

  • Invited Speakers
  • Presenting authors of abstracts selected for oral presentation sessions.

The scientific programme can be viewed here.

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

 

Broadcasting and Publication Consent
By participating, and as a condition for your participation, you acknowledge and agree that you allow the recording and subsequent broadcast and distribution of your presentation through the password-protected INS Society / Congress website.

 

Important note: MAC users may need to delete the .pps extension on the downloaded pptx templates to make them editable.

 

ORAL POSTER PRESENTERS

Each oral poster presenter will be allowed 8 minutes of lecture time, 8 slides and a 2-minute question and answer period. (The title, financial relationship and reference slides are not included in the 8-slide limit.) Please note: all oral poster presenters should also prepare a paper poster for display and are welcome to create an ePoster as well (Paper poster and ePoster instructions will be posted in due course).

 

Slides must not contain commercial messaging, nor company / product logos.

Please click here to review all the guidelines required for CME accreditation.

 

 

INVITED SPEAKERS’ AND ORAL POSTER PRESENTERS’ SLIDES – PREPARATION

 

First Slide:
Please disclose all relevant financial relationships and any conflicts of interest, including the company name, the nature of the relationship (i.e., your role), and what was received (e.g., “honorarium”) by you, an immediate family member, spouse or partner within the past three (3) years, and the corresponding amounts in US Dollars. Where the value is potential, the percentage of the total stock options should be declared.
If you have no conflicts, simply state, “No conflicts of interest.”

You will be required to display this slide for at least 30 seconds from the podium to allow enough time for the audience to review and digest the information.

e.g. Scientific Advisory Board: GSK – $20,000; Pfizer – $500
Any off-label use of products or therapies must also be disclosed.

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

 

Second Slide:
Prepare your presentation with a title slide which includes the following information:

  • Title of your presentation
  • Your name and credentials (for example: MD, PhD, MBBS, RN)
  • Your professional title
  • Your institution or company
  • Your city and country

Please click here to download a template of the title slide.

 

In general:

Click here if you wish to use the general INS 2026 slide deck template for 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 include video clips with PowerPoint; the videos must be embedded as an MP4.

 

Presentation Layout and Ratio
  • Format: Your presentation should be prepared in .PPT or .PPTX format.
  • Ratio: Please note that the conference 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.

 

 

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

 

1. 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_ins26@kenes.com 
IMPORTANT: Oral abstract presenters who have not completed their registration or have not emailed the INS abstract department (ins_abstracts@kenes.com) to confirm any possible special circumstances why they have been unable to register, will be removed from the Congress’ scientific programme.

2. 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.

3. 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.

 

Please contact ins_abstracts@kenes.com if you need any assistance.