2012 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference June 7
2012 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference June 7
2012 INFORMS Marketing Science Conference June 7
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INFORMaTION FOR SeSSION cHaIRS, pReSeNTeRS, aNd paRTIcIpaNTS<br />
33 rd AnnuAl MArketing <strong>Science</strong> conference<br />
<strong>June</strong> 9-11, 2011, Houston, Texas<br />
Guidelines for session chairs:<br />
1. Please arrive at the room where you are chairing a session at least 10 minutes before its official start time (during the<br />
break prior to the session).<br />
2. Plan to be present for the entire session.<br />
3. Choose a seat in the front of the room where a presenter can easily observe you.<br />
4. Introduce the session title at the beginning of the session and announce the allotted time per presenter (3 presentations<br />
per session: 30 min; 4 presentations per session: 22 min; 5 presentations per session: 18 min). The allotted time already<br />
includes Q&A.<br />
5. If presenters do not show up before the start of the session, you are free to allocate their time to the other presenters.<br />
6. Introduce each speaker at the beginning of his or her talk.<br />
7. Use the provided cards to let speakers know when there are 5 minutes and 2 minutes left in their allotted time.<br />
Guidelines for presenters:<br />
1. Please arrive at the room where you will be presenting at least 10 minutes before its official start time (during the break<br />
prior to the session).<br />
2. Bring your presentation on a USB key in appropriate format (generally Power Point).<br />
3. Insert your USB key into one of the slots of the laptop and copy your presentation to the desktop. Open your file to<br />
ensure it works, then close it. A student helper will be there to assist you.<br />
4. All conference rooms are equipped with a laptop with a USB-port and a beamer.<br />
5. If you are not going to be present for the entire session, please let the session chair know.<br />
6. Depending on the number of presentations in your session, you will have either 30 minutes (3 presentations), 22<br />
minutes (4 presentations), or 18 minutes (5 presentations) to present. The allotted time already includes Q&A.<br />
7. If you do not show up before the start of the session, the chair is free to allocate your time to the other presenters.<br />
8. You will be prompted when there are 5 and 2 minutes left of your allotted time.<br />
Guidelines for participants:<br />
1. If you want to attend presentations of two different sessions that run at the same time, we kindly ask you to leave the<br />
sessions only at the beginning or end of a talk.<br />
2. Please leave and enter the rooms quietly.<br />
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