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INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

Instructions for oral presentation

During the 5th Zebrafish Meeting the Speaker Ready Room can be found in the Art Room.
Opening times will be as follows:

Thursday	12 July	11.00 - 19.00
Friday	13 July	08.00 - 18:00
Saturday	14 July	08:30 - 18:00
Sunday	15 July	08:30 - 12:00

Check in at the Speaker Ready Room at least 2 hours before presentation time to check your slides, to copy your
presentation onto the network and to check the demo of your presentation with the audiovisual staff.

Rules & regulations for oral presentations:

1. Only PowerPoint presentations made in Microsoft Office 2003 or earlier versions will be accepted. Picture and animation links to the Internet or to other files will NOT be accessible.
    
2. When preparing your PowerPoint presentation, please bare in mind that presentations will be projected in a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels. All video/data projectors (beamers) at the meeting can visualize these resolutions without a problem. Use standard Windows fonts only, .24 font size can be read easily.
   The following codec’s will be available for use;
   - Integrated audio files such as mp3 or wav
   - AVI and MPEG movies, integrated in a PowerPoint presentation, using the following
   - XviD Version 1.2.0
   - DIVX Pro 6.2.2
   - 3ivX Pro [Version D4 4.5.1]
   - Ligos Indeo XP
   - MS MPEG-4 [version 4.1.0.3927]
   - MPEG-4 Low and Fast motion [version 4.1.0.3927]
   - Ligos MPEG-2 decoder [version 4.0.0.77]
   - Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder [version 6.0.0.2023]
   - MainConcept MPEG-2 decoder [version 1.0.0.78]
   - QuickTime codecs [version 7.0.2]
   - Windows Media Player 10
   Should movies embedded in a presentation not work, in that case they will be converted to a format that PowerPoint accepts through the EO Video® program.
   The next items need extra attention at the Speaker Ready Room:
   - *.mov and *.tif files integrated in PowerPoint
   - Hyperlinks inside a presentation
   - Starting movies by clicking on it
   - Flash movies
   When movies are used in a presentation, they should be set to start automatically, because it is NOT possible to click on a movie when using the Cue-it ® system.
   If you use a MAC please make sure you check in early at the SSR. Your presentation has to be converted to a pc format.
    
3. The use of your own laptop during your presentation is prohibited
    
4. We strongly advise you to bring your presentation to the Speaker Ready Room on CD-Rom, DVD (data), USB/Flash discs or ZIP drives to check the presentation with the technical staff at least 2 hours before your presentation starts. You may also bring your own laptop, but just for copying your presentation onto the network.
    
5. If you wish, you can send your PowerPoint presentation, including your personal and session details, before Friday, July 6 to the following e-mail address: Steven.Helwig@acsavcompany.com
   Despite this service, we strongly advice you to bring a copy of your presentation on CD-Rom, DVD or USB memory sticks to the meeting!
    
6. Single-, double slide and overhead projections will NOT be offered during the Zebrafish Meeting

Instructions for poster presentation

Size Poster Boards
Size of poster board: 150 cm wide and 100 cm high
Size of usable area: 148 cm wide and 98 cm high

PREPARING YOUR POSTER

Text on poster

• Use a clear typeface and, if possible, a laser printer.
• The poster should be readable from a distance of 2-3 meters. This means that all lettering should be at least 8mm high.
• Please prepare a title banner for your poster to be hanged across the top of the poster board. The title banner should have a width of max. 148 cm and should state the title of the presentation and the name(s) and affiliations(s) of the author(s). Lettering on the banner should be at least 20mm high.

Graphs and diagrams

• Graphs and figures should be readable from a distance of 2-3 meters.
• They should be drawn with a minimum line width of 1 mm.

AT THE MEETING

General Information

• One poster board will be allocated for each poster presentation.
• A printed number identifying each poster board will be provided. See abstract code in your confirmation letter.
• Material and color of poster board: hard board, colored white and an aluminium frame

Location

• Posters will be presented in the Poster Area, which is located behind the Exhibition area (Onyx Lounge).

Poster Mounting

• · Posters should be mounted during the meeting.
• Posters should be mounted with push pins provided by the meeting organiser.
• Assistance and material for mounting the posters will be available from set-up time (see below), at the poster desk in the poster area.

Poster Viewing and Presentation

• Posters will be on display in the poster area for three days.
• Poster authors are requested to be present at their poster during the poster session on Friday (see below).

Removing your poster material

• Material should be removed before 12.00 hours on Sunday 15 July.
• If posters are not removed within the time for dismantling (see below), your poster will be removed and destroyed by the meeting secretariat.

Poster Presentation Schedule

	Poster Session
Set-up	Thursday, 12 July, 11.00 – 19.00
Viewing	Friday 13 July, 17.00 - 19.00 and during lunch breaks
Dismantling	Sunday 15 July, 11.00 - 12.00