During a typical RI session, one speaker will be speaking, while the next speaker is setting up his/her laptop in the second podium. The current speaker’s laptop is projected to the main screen. A monitor at each podium shows the speaker what is (or will be) projected to the center screen. After three minutes, the spotlight shifts to the next speaker, whose microphone becomes live and whose laptop now controls the center screen. There will also be a 3-minute countdown timer. No questions are allowed as the talks will occur back-to-back.
Setup
For the speaking portion of the session, you will come to the front of the room at the beginning of the session. While the speaker before you is speaking, you will have three minutes to set up your laptop (VGA/HDMI connection will be provided). There will be a volunteer at the podium to help you if you need it. There will be a local monitor on the podium that shows what will project from your laptop to the screen, so you can be sure that the audience will see what you see on the monitor. There will be no audio hookup for your computer.
When the previous speaker’s three minutes are over, their microphone will turn off, yours will become live, your monitor will be projected to the main screen, and the spotlight will shift to you. Your three minutes starts right then and you can begin your talk. Practice rooms will be available where you can test your connection before the session. Finally, there will also be a second large screen in each room where the single digest slide of each paper will be shown. As a fallback, in case of technical problems setting up your laptop, you can give your presentation using that slide.
Presenting
You will have only three minutes, and there will be no changeover time and no questions, so you should be able to get your message across, enabling the audience to know if they want to learn more and discuss further about your work during the interactive session. Use the time wisely! Questions and discussions will happen during the interactive sessions.
Rules
You must finish in three (3) minutes! Plan on 2:50 to be safe. After three minutes, your microphone will go dead and your laptop will no longer be projected.
Suggestions
PRACTICE! Most likely, you will need to practice a number of times to get your message across effectively in only three minutes. You will not be introduced. Give your name and the title of your paper.
Your presentation is an advertisement for your paper, so focus on insights rather than details.
Avoid spending much time on related work. Consider giving an application/motivation of your work, the main result, and one piece of technical “meat” (e.g., a theorem, a design principle, an equation, etc.) that will help the audience understand the methodology and the depth of the work, understanding that there will not be time for all the details.
