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1GENERAL INFORMATIONCONFERENCE PROGRAMMEPlease Note: The plenary sessions and thesymposia taking place in the Gold Plenary andthe Auditorium will be streamed live and will bealso available for viewing by participants afterthe Conference.Programme: A printed copy of the programme will beavailable for collection from the Registration Desk withyour conference materials. The programme can also beaccessed through the Conference App and you have theoption to create a personal schedule of sessions you wishto attend.Abstract book: The abstract book will be provided ona USB memory stick which is attached to the lanyard onyour badge. The abstracts are also available on the AMEEwebsite (www.amee.org/abstracts) and through theConference App.Language: All conference sessions will be conducted inEnglish.Conference SessionsPlenary sessions: The opening plenary will take placeon Sunday 1730 hrs with subsequent plenary sessions onTuesday and Wednesday. Time for questions has beenallocated at the end of each plenary. Plenaries will takeplace in the Gold Plenary, Level +2, MiCo and will be livestreamed. Participants may also access recordings ofthese sessions after the event free of charge by going towww.ameelive.org and entering the username amee andpassword milan2014.Symposia: 22 symposia on a wide range of topics areincluded in the programme. All symposia in the GoldPlenary and the Auditorium will be live streamed.Participants may also access recordings of thesesessions after the event free of charge by going towww.ameelive.org and entering the username ameeand password milan2014.Short Communication Sessions: Themed sessionswith between 5-7 presentations have been scheduled.Each presenter is allocated 10 minutes for presentationfollowed by 5 minutes for questions. All sessions will havea chairperson. Some sessions will have a discussion at theend of the session, in which case an opening discussanthas been appointed.Information for short communication presenters:Whether or not you are used to making presentations atconferences and meetings, your presentation at AMEE2014 will be an exciting opportunity to demonstrate yourwork to colleagues from around the world. Since youonly have ten minutes to make an impact, concisenessand clarity will be key features of your presentation.We suggest you try out your presentation in advanceon some colleagues to get their feedback as to whetheryour message and slides are clear. After you have givenyour presentation we hope you will stay on for the rest ofthe session, ask questions of your fellow presenters if theopportunity arises and take part in the general discussionif time permits. By doing this we hope it will enhance theexperience for you, the other presenters and the audience.• Note carefully the time and location of your session aslisted in the programme;• Hand in your PowerPoint presentation on a USB deviceat the Speaker Preview Room located on the balconyof Level+1, MiCo from 1430 hrs on Sunday 31 August,preferably the day before but a minimum of 2 hoursbefore your presentation; it will be pre-loaded onto thecomputer in your presentation room;• Go to your presentation room at least 15 minutes beforethe scheduled start of the session and introduce yourselfto the chairperson;• Think carefully about how you use PowerPoint slides.These should enhance and not detract from yourmessage. Bear in mind that you only have 10 minutesand don’t be tempted to try to include too many slides;• Ensure your slides are clear, that there is not too muchtext to read in the limited time available and that thetype is large enough to be legible for those sitting at theback of the room;• Speak slowly and clearly, remembering that for many inyour audience English may not be their first language;• Leave sufficient time for a short summary of yourpoint(s) and think about what message you would like toleave the audience with when you finish;• A single page handout giving the key messages from yourpresentation and your contact details can be useful;• Keep strictly to the 10 minutes allocated for yourpresentation. The chairperson will ask you to stop whenyour time limit has expired;• Be ready to take questions as time permits.Role of the chairpersons of short communicationsessions:• Before the session starts, check that the presentersand opening discussant (if one has been appointed) arepresent; any last minute changes to the programmewill be provided immediately before the session starts.You need not worry about loading the presentations asthis will already have been done by the technicians. Astudent will be available to assist you if required, and atechnician can be called in case of technical problems;• Introduce each speaker according to the programme,and ask him/her to stop speaking when the allotted10 minute presentation period is over (a timer will beprovided for your use);• Allow 5 minutes for questions between presentations;• If a 15 minute discussion period has been allocated, askthe opening discussant to lead off the discussion;– 9 –