Guidances for speakers

Are you giving an oral presentation? Find guidelines for the presentation of your talk.

Scientific presentations will be given in English (conference language) or German. Usually, presentations will have the following durations:

  • For contributed talks a total of 15 minutes including discussion time and speaker change (12 min talk + 3 min discussion/speaker change).
  • For invited talks a total of 30 minutes including discussion time and speaker change (25 min talk + 5 min discussion/speaker change).
  • For plenary talks a total of 45 minutes without discussion.

Please refer to the programme for the time frame of your presentation. For further information on the language or length of the presentation, please contact the division or working group in which you will be giving your presentation.


Speakers are requested to provide their presentations electronically. All lecture rooms are equipped with a projector
("beamer") with HDMI and USB-C input.

Laptops as well as necessary HDMI adapters must be provided by the speakers.

Furthermore, please bring a copy of your presentation in pdf or pptx format on a USB flash drive. The aspect ratio of your PowerPoint presentation should be 16:9.

All laptops must be set up and connected with the projector before the start of the respective session. All rooms will be opened at latest 30 minutes prior to the session. Speakers are requested to be in the lecture room at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the session, to report to the chairperson as well as the technical staff, to ensure that the laptops handshake with the projector, and to receive a brief introduction to the equipment in the lecture room.