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Interactive Workshop Speakers Info

Interactive Workshop Speaker Information

Thursday, March 12 – Friday, March 13, 2026
Hilton Arlington National Landing Hotel

DEFINITION
Interactive Workshop Speakers will be presenters at the in-person meeting being held March 12-13, 2026. Presenters must complete the assigned tasks noted below. Presenters should be prepared to be available during their entire respective session time/date.

DEADLINES & REQUIRED ACTIONS:
Please login (if necessary) and complete the following tasks

  • Thursday, February 12, 2026 — Interactive Workshop Speaker Registration
    • To present your at the conference, all presenters are required to register for the meeting no later than February 12, 2026. Please ensure your membership is current prior to registering.
    • If you will need a letter from NABIS to help with getting a VISA to travel, please check that option during your registration.
  • Friday, February 20, 2026 – Hotel Reservation
  • Presentation Upload: The presenting author will receive an email in late February to upload the presentation early, online.
    • If you wish to do so, it must be submitted by Monday, March 9th at 5:00pm ET.
    • After this date, you will need to come to the onsite Speaker Ready Room to upload.

PRESENTATION TIMING BREAKDOWN
Your presentation timing should have been emailed to you, but can also be found in the program here.

Please be mindful of your allotted time as you prepare your talk. The timing of all presentations will be strictly enforced .

SLIDE PREPARATION

  • General Guidelines: Consider no more than 1 – 2 slides for each minute of presentation time. Please work to make your slides easy to read, using sharply contrasting text on your chosen background. Select a font and size that will be easily readable and ensure that each slide does not contain so much data/images/pictures that it is confusing or overwhelming for the viewer.
  • Template: There is not a meeting-specific template that you must use.
  • Format: We will only accept slides in PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx). If you are using Apple/Keynote, you will need to convert your presentation to PowerPoint prior to submitting your slides.
  • Ratio: 16:9
  • Presenter View: This will not be available, please plan accordingly.
  • File Naming: Maximum of 50 characters. Please use this file naming convention: Day of Presentation and Last Name (i.e. Thu-August-8-Doe).
  • Videos: Embed your video within your presentation and bring a backup of your video as a separate file on your USB drive. Internet will not be available onsite at the lectern.
  • Animations/Transitions: Ensure that your presentation does NOT have a preset timer to advance slides.

ONLINE SLIDE DELIVERY

The presenter will receive an email in late February to upload the presentation early, online. If you wish to do so, it must be submitted by Monday, March 9th at 5:00pm ET.

After this date you will need to come to the onsite Speaker Ready Room.

ON SITE SLIDE DELIVERY

Please plan to visit the onsite Speaker Ready Room a minimum of 24 hours prior to your session time. If your session is taking place in less than 24 hours, we will not accept any changes.

Speaker Ready Room Location: Monroe I (Plaza Level)

Speaker Ready Room Hours (ET):

  • Wednesday, March 11: 7:30am-4:00pm
  • Thursday, March 12: 7:00am-5:00pm
  • Friday, March 13: 7:00am-3:30pm

ONSITE AUDIO VISUAL

Please note that a tech will be there to help kick off the session but will not stay in the room the entire session, as these sessions are not meant to be lecture based but interactive.

  • 1 – 8’ Tripod Screen/ with projector
  • 1 – slide advancer and mouse
  • 1 – laptop at the podium
  • 1 – speaker
  • 1 – wireless mic

ROOM SEATING

  • Guest Seating for (40)
  • (4) 72″ Round Table
  • (10) Chairs, per Table
  • (1) House Podium

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