Author information for accepted papers – preparing your presentation for the conference

What you need to do

Create a PowerPoint presentation using the CIRED 2025 template. When creating your presentation please ensure you consider the following:

• Presentations must be in 16:9 ratio.
• Avoid blocks of text on a slide. Use short bullet points, not paragraphs.
• Avoid using hand-drawn scanned images.
• Present the relevant information in the clearest way possible.
• Tables, graphs and diagrams can help at times.

Upload your presentation in ppt or pptx format to the submission system by Friday, 30 May.

You should prepare a 12 minute presentation, which will be followed by a brief Q&A.

Please refer back to the programme at regular intervals as the time and location of your presentation is subject to change.

In addition to your oral presentation, you are also invited to participate in the poster session.

Currently, your contribution is included, but if you prefer not to participate in a poster session, please let us know by emailing cired@theiet.org.

You can find all the details about the poster session and the poster template here.

The speaker preview room will be located in office four at the entrance to the Congress Centre at Palexpo.

If you need to make any last minute updates to your presentation in Geneva, the speaker preview room will be available during the following times:

Your PowerPoint presentation will be loaded onto the system within the room you're presenting in ahead of your session. However, authors are asked to bring a copy of their slides on a USB with them to the conference as a back-up.

Each of the six CIRED Technical Sessions has organised four oral sessions:

Presenters are required to be present for the duration of the session in which they are presenting.

Tuesday, 17 June

Wednesday, 18 June

Thursday, 19 June

Authors are required to attend a pre-session briefing ahead of your presentation session as per the schedule below.

What you need to do

If you have been selected for an oral presentation in a RIF session, you are required to present your research during your technical session’s RIF presentation slot.

You should prepare a presentation, which will be followed by a brief Q and A.

The duration of your presentation depends on the technical session in which you will be presenting:

Session one: 12 minutes

Session two: 15 minutes

Session three: seven minutes

Session four: nine minutes

Session five: 12 minutes

Create a PowerPoint presentation using the CIRED 2025 template. When creating your presentation please ensure you consider the following:

• Presentations must be in 16:9 ratio.
• Avoid blocks of text on a slide. Use short bullet points, not paragraphs.
• Avoid using hand-drawn scanned images.
• Present the relevant information in the clearest way possible. 
• Tables, graphs and diagrams can help at times.

Upload your presentation in ppt or pptx format to the submission system by Friday, 30 May.

Please refer back to the programme at regular intervals as the time and location of your presentation is subject to change.

In addition to your RIF presentation, you are also invited to participate in the poster session.

Currently, your contribution is included, but if you prefer not to participate in a poster session, please let us know by emailing cired@theiet.org.

You can find all the details about the poster session and the poster template.

The speaker preview room will be located at office four at the entrance to the conference centre at Palexpo.

If you need to make any last minute updates to your presentation in Geneva, the speaker preview room will be available during the following times:

Your PowerPoint presentation will be loaded onto the system within the room you are presenting in ahead of your session. However, authors are asked to bring a copy of their slides on a USB with them to the conference as a back-up.

Presenters are required to be present for the duration of the session in which you are presenting.

Schedule for pre-session briefings

Authors are required to attend a pre-session briefing ahead of your presentation session as per the schedule below.

What you need to do

If you have been selected for a poster presentation, you are required to present your work during one of your technical sessions guided poster tours.

Poster presentation instructions

You should create and bring a poster for physical display at the conference and a digital poster for inclusion in the conference app.

During the guided poster tour, you will have three minutes to present your work, followed by a brief Q and A.

You are required to print and bring your poster with you on the day of your poster session.

You should prepare your poster using the mandatory poster template, available to download. Posters should be size A0 portrait.

Please note: Your poster will only be displayed on the day of your poster session. On this day, bring your poster to Palexpo and attach it to the poster board showing your corresponding poster board number. Your poster board number will be sent to you by email in early June. Material will be available to hang your poster.

Do not bring your poster on the days you are not presenting in a poster tour as you will be unable to display your poster. 

Poster presenters are asked to remove their poster at the end of the day of their poster session.

To have your digital poster included in the conference app, log in to the submission system to upload your digital poster in PDF format here by Friday, 30 May.

Each CIRED technical session will organise guided poster tours.

Tuesday, 17 June

Wednesday, 18 June

Thursday, 19 June

During your poster session, you are required to be present at your poster. This is your opportunity to share your work with other attendees.

Please refer back to the programme at regular intervals as the time of your poster presentation may be subject to change.

Useful tips

• Your poster should consist mainly of keywords, diagrams, photographs, etc.
• Diagrams and graphs should have clear captions.
• All text should be easy to read.
• Use colour to emphasise important features.
• All graphs and diagrams should be drawn with thick lines (preferably 1mm or more in width).
• Handwritten text or diagrams are not recommended.

Remember

• The display should be visually appealing and should contain the essence of your paper in a form that is easy to understand.
• Try to attract the registrants to your poster. Unless they come to it, you cannot expect to have a discussion with them. 
• The poster can contain visuals that were not present in your paper. 
• The poster display is important. It is recommended that you take as much time and effort with its preparation as you did with your written paper.

Tell your colleagues and social media followers about your upcoming presentation at CIRED 2025  with a short video.

It’s really easy to put together – just film yourself saying a few words about your talk on your phone, tag us, and post it.

Filming hints and tips:

• Film in good light and try to make sure that the light source is behind you, as this will avoid casting shadows on your face.
• Place the phone so you are looking directly into it, and not up or down.
• Please smile, be expressive and don’t be afraid of small gestures.
• Play back your video before posting it. If there are any external sounds loud enough to be picked up on your video, have another go.
• Videos that are 60 seconds or less usually have the most impact on social media.

What to say?

Hello, my name is…. and I work for….

I‘ll be giving a presentation at CIRED 2025, taking place in Geneva from 16 – 19 June.

My talk/poster is about….

I hope I’ll see you there!

Creating your final video:

There are lots of video editing Apps available to help you with this.

Please include the conference hashtag #CIRED2025 when you post your video.