TPO Conference Speaker Presentation Requirements and Information

Moderators, please distribute this important information to your respective presenters.  Thank you.

Speakers can feel free to contact your session moderator or call Norm Kakarala at 248-655-8483 if they have any questions about presenting at the Conference.

PRESENTATIONS

·         Presentation format is left to the discretion of the speakers.  Presenters should keep in mind that they are presenting at a technical conference and that there will be ample opportunity to market their products and services in the exhibit area.  The Conference Committee will review papers and presentations prior to the Conference for excessive marketing-oriented content.

·         Presentations, including Q & A, will last 30 minutes.  Please adhere to this time limit.

·         Presentations should be sent to the session moderator by September 10, 2010 in electronic format  All presentations should be saved on a CD and sent directly to your session moderator.

·         Presentations will be run on a PC and projector supplied by the TPO Conference.  Your presentation will be pre-loaded on the PC and ready to project at the time of your presentation.  You may NOT use your own PC.  This disrupts the flow of the conference.

·         Recommended font size is 24 point or larger for presentations, as some of your audience will be a good distance from the screen.

·         If you wish to show a videotape, projector slides or other media, you must contact Norm Kakarala prior to August 27, 2010 to make the appropriate arrangements.

·         Speakers are responsible for confirming the moderator has received the final presentation prior to the beginning of the conference.  Speakers are also responsible for bringing a back-up copy of their presentation on CD and on overhead transparencies in the unlikely event of equipment problems.  The TPO Conference will supply a transparency projector as a back-up to the electronic system.

·        You may preview the facilities and your presentation at the Best Western Sterling Inn, Sterling Heights, Michigan during the reception on October 3, 2010.

PAPERS

·         Paper format is left to the discretion of the author.  Authors should keep in mind that they are presenting at a technical conference and that there will be ample opportunity to market their products and services in the exhibit area.  The Conference Committee will review papers and presentations prior to the Conference for excessive marketing-oriented content.

·         Papers will be published on CD in Adobe Acrobat format.  Deadline for submitting papers is September 1, 2010.  Papers must be in your moderators hands in electronic format by this date or your presentation will be scratched from the program.  It is the authors responsibility to confirm with the session moderator that the paper has been received.

·         Papers should be saved in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) and should have the following suggested format:

·         Font:                           Times New Roman, 11 point

·         Left Margin:                1.25 inch

·         Right Margin:               1.25 inch

·         Top Margin:                1.00 inch

·         Bottom Margin:           1.00 inch

GENERAL

1.      The deadlines listed above are absolute.  The conference reserves the right to scratch any paper not received by the stated dates.

2.      SPEAKERS SHOULD CONFIRM WITH THEIR SESSION MODERATOR THAT THE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND THE PRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN LOADED ONTO THE SPE COMPUTER PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE CONFERENCE.

3.      Presenters (only) will receive a "Speakers" name badge, admission to the Conference, and the published papers.  Additional attendees must follow normal registration procedures.  Lodging and transportation are not provided.  All events of the Conference are open to all speakers.  A speaker seating section will be available in front of the conference area.