Invited Speakers

Invited Speakers (for General Sessions, Workshops, Plenary Sessions, and Panels):

Presentations should be 20-25 minutes (unless otherwise instructed by SFB staff and/or session organizers) with 5 minute Q&A.  Presentation times are carefully crafted to ensure appropriate time for audience Q&A.

If you have not provided your presentation to SFB staff prior to arriving at the conference, please upload your presentation at least 4 hours prior to your session's start time in the Speaker Ready Room. Hours of Operation will be posted here once available. 
 

Presentation Upload Instructions (for Oral/Rapid-Fire presenters and any invited speakers only):

SFB will launch the Presenter Upload Portal, where you’ll be able to submit your presentation in advance of the conference using your assigned login credentials.
Please check back regularly for updated information and instructions on how to upload your presentation.

You will have an opportunity to upload your slides onsite in the Speaker Ready Room. We request that you arrive to the Speaker Ready Room at least 4 hours prior to you're presentation time to ensure that you're presentation is uploaded fully and correctly. The Speaker Ready Room is provided for presenters to prepare for and upload their presentations prior to their scheduled session. 

Presentation and Media Requirements  

SFB encourages, but does not require the use of the SFB PowerPoint Template for your presentation. Please follow all requirements for technical paper presentations. If you do not use the template in its entirety, we request that you please use the cover slide. 

For helpful hints on presenting your material, please review our Presenter Tips. 

Meeting Registration and Hotel:

Please note that all presenters are expected to register and pay their registration fees.

SFB has negotiated a special room block specifically for our event attendees. All conference attendees should make every effort to stay at the official event hotel. Supporting the official hotel room block provides staff support to resolve hotel reservation disputes; ensures attendees receive all applicable discounts and materials; and, assists SFB in maintaining affordable, quality programming. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the SFB Meetings Department at info@biomaterials.org.