Several questions have been received recently about the papers and lightning/poster talks, so we offer the following answers to help provide some guidance.

1. Do papers only get one slide?
Papers may have as many slides as time permits. Paper presentations are scheduled for 20 minutes, which allows 15 minutes for your presentation followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.

2. For paper presentations, how will this work?
We ask that presenters send their slides (PDF preferred) presentation to molly.knapp@utah.edu by Wednesday, October 21. We will load your file to the SCC Archives (Box) account, so other conference attendees can view it, even during your session! Instructions on how and where to upload the presentation were provided to the primary contact for the presentation on October 8.

Paper Guidelines

• Paper = 15 minutes + 5 minutes for Q&A
• File types accepted: PDF, PPTX
• Avoid embedding audio, video or using animations in your slides. We cannot guarantee these features will work properly in Zoom.

If you wish to pre-record your presentation instead of doing it live, the video file will need to be provided to southcentralmla+admin@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 21. Please note: All video submissions will be uploaded to the SCC YouTube Channel to facilitate presenting the videos during the virtual meeting, but the videos will be set to Private and will not be available to the public YouTube audience.

3. Do I do a lightning talk for a poster?
For this year, lightning talks and posters are considered the same; they are not separate. If you are a presenter, you will need to be logged into the meeting during your scheduled poster time, introduce and explain your poster, and take questions. If you were doing a poster session at an in-person meeting, you would be expected to offer a brief summary of the poster to anyone who walks up, so this is essentially what we are expecting.

Lightning talks are 5 minutes, a slide is optional.

4. What are the parameters for the poster?
Your poster will need to be visible and legible on Zoom, so please be aware of that when preparing your poster for display. Please use traditional poster sizing.

Traditional poster sizes:

• 18" x 24" for easel signs
• 36" x 48" for small posters
• 48" x 60" for typical posters
• 48" x 96" for really big posters

Poster/Lightning Talk Guidelines

• Poster or Lightning Talk: 5 minutes, 1 slide only, suitable for online display
• File types accepted: PDF

5. Where do I send unredacted final abstracts?
Send your unredacted final abstracts to molly.knapp@utah.edu by Wednesday, October 14 for inclusion in final program.

6. For posters, do I need to send a PDF? Can there be embedded videos and links?
Yes. A PDF is required for Poster submissions. Links may be included, but videos are not be possible.

We ask that presenters send their slides (PDF preferred) presentation to molly.knapp@utah.edu by Wednesday, October 21.

7. Are the presentations being recorded?
No, the conference will not be recorded.

8. If I am doing a poster, do I need to show up for a dry run?
Practice sessions will be scheduled, and it is recommended that everyone attend at least one to check connectivity and make sure that you and we can get familiar with how the session will be managed. Sessions will occur during the week of October 19, and a schedule will be published when it is ready.

9. When am I presenting my paper or lightning/poster talk?
The Detailed Program Schedule has presentation times listed for each paper or lightning/poster talk.