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Your TCT 2014 Presentation

As a presenter at TCT 2014, you are requested to upload your presentation on-site in the Speaker Ready Room (SRR) located on the street level in East Salon D, E of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

If you have any technical questions related to your presentation(s), please feel free to contact the Ovation helpdesk at: TCT2014@ovationevents.com

Upload on-site

For all presentations, it is recommended that you check the final version with a technician in the Speaker Ready Room (East Salon D,E) to confirm all formatting, animations, videos, etc.

All speakers must submit their presentation(s) to the Speaker Ready Room at least three hours prior to their scheduled session. The Speaker Ready Room is located on the street level in East Salon D,E of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and will be open during the following hours, with technicians available to assist you:

• Friday Sept. 12 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM*
• Saturday Sept. 13 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM* | evening speakers only: last call 7:30p
• Sunday Sept. 14 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM*
• Monday Sept. 15 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM*
• Tuesday Sept. 16 6:30 AM – 6:00 PM*
• Wednesday Sept. 17 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM

* last call

Guidelines for all presentations

Please follow the requirements below for an efficient upload experience:

1. MS-PowerPoint (*.ppt and *.pptx) presentations with all associated videos will be accepted
2. Embed any fonts you have downloaded and used in your presentation as no ‘specialty’ fonts beyond what is standard in Microsoft Office will be loaded on any computer
3. Submit all original video files, even if embedded in your presentation
4. Do not submit video files in different folders; all videos must be saved to the same folder as the PowerPoint with no sub-folders before being uploaded
5. Have your file(s) loaded on a USB when you come into the Speaker Ready Room

IMPORTANT: You MUST have your disclosure information as the 2nd slide of your presentation. Click on the link below to download.

http://www.crf.org/images/meetings/tct/2014/presentation_slides/slide_template_master_blue_tct2014.pptx.zip

Please note: MAC users please allow an extra hour (4 hours total) before your talk to convert your presentation if you bring it in Keynote format. While we suggest you convert your Keynote presentations into PowerPoint pre-TCT and fix any formatting issues ahead of time, we will happily assist you on-site.

Presentation Technology

Each meeting room is equipped with a laptop and projector. A network-based presentation system will be used along with a conference specific interface to ensure the quality of all presentations. Therefore, personal laptops cannot be connected in the lecture room. All presentations must be uploaded in advance to the server.

Tips for Optimizing File Size:

Optimize Your Presentation:

Delete any hidden slides in your presentation that you will not be using. This is an easy way to get rid of unnecessary data and help your presentation load faster.

Optimize Your Pictures:

Click on any picture in your presentation. Then click on the ‘Picture Tools Format’ ribbon at the top of the screen. On the left-hand side of the ribbon, click on the ‘compress pictures’ option. A pop-up box with options will appear. Make sure to un-check ‘apply only to this picture’; this will make sure that all pictures in your file are compressed at once. ‘Delete cropped areas of pictures’ should stay checked; and if given the option, please choose ‘screen 150ppi’ otherwise select ‘use document resolution’. Depending on the photos in your presentation, this can greatly reduce the size of your file without greatly effecting quality.

Optimize Your Videos:

We recommend that ‘uncompressed AVIs not be used. Uncompressed files are very large and will slow down the upload process.