Information for Speakers

Presentation Submission

Presentations must be submitted using the online presentation submission form below. NOTE: To complete the presentation submission form, you must have your Abstract ID number ready to access your record. If you cannot find your Abstract ID, please contact aecapc@ismi.sematech.org.

Presentation Submission Form

IMPORTANT:
If you have already submitted your presentation, but wish to make changes, you may also use this form to update your record and/or upload a new presentation at any time prior to the September 5, 2008 reformatting deadline. Please note that any changes that you submit will overwrite the existing information and/or presentation (i.e., your old information will not be saved).

Submission Deadlines
 

 
Please be advised that if your PowerPoint presentation does not arrive by the August 22, 2008 deadline, it will not be included in the Symposium proceedings and you will be excluded from the agenda.

Publication Permission Form

All poster presenters MUST complete the Publication Permission Form (pdf). If we do not receive the completed publication permission form by the August 22, 2008 submission deadline, your paper will not be published and you will NOT be permitted to present your talk at the symposium.

Please fax completed publication permission forms to:
(512) 356-7848
Attention: Carolon Gerkin

Reformatting

If your presentation is sent back to you for formatting and the formatting is not completed by the September 5, 2008 reformatting deadline, you will be excluded from the agenda and replaced with another presenter.

Symposium Registration for Presenters

All presenters are required to register for the Symposium and pay registration fees. Register on or before 5:00 PM (CDT) Sept. 1 and save $200.

Speakers Unable To Attend

Please contact Carolon Gerkin immediately. You may replace yourself with a co-author, if needed, however please ensure that we are informed of any changes immediately.

Presentation Format Requirements

Projection

All presentations must be submitted in Microsoft Power Point and will be projected using a data projector supplied by the AEC/APC Symposium. An overhead projector for transparencies will NOT be available. To ensure the information presented at the Symposium is consistent with the proceedings, last-minute changes to presentations will not be permitted.

Format

Please design your presentation to be shown on a data projector. The optimal font size is 36 point for titles and 24 point for text. Smaller text cannot be viewed well from the back of the room. Presentations MUST be in landscape page orientation; portrait-oriented files will be sent back to the author for reformatting. If reformatted presentations are not received by the reformatting deadline, the presentation will be removed from the agenda.

Length

You will be given 30 minutes to give your presentation (presentation = 25 minutes, questions and answers = 5 minutes).

Confidentiality, Anti-Trust and Ethical Restrictions

ISMI Presentation Confidentiality Policy

The final presentation must NOT contain CONFIDENTIAL or PROPRIETARY information. We will reproduce your presentation for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI) is solely responsible for acceptance or rejection of presentations. Presentations that contain excessive marketing and insufficient technical content will be rejected, even though your abstract was accepted.

All information presented at this meeting is considered ISMI and SEMATECH NON-Confidential. No material labeled confidential or proprietary (or similarly) will be presented or included in the proceedings. All information presented verbally will also be regarded as non-confidential.

Anti-Trust and Ethical Restrictions

All presenters are prohibited from discussing pricing, products, manufacturing capacity, output and territories. You may discuss previous, non-confidential business relationships as a normal way to indicate your level of experience. Please refrain from discussing the following aspects of the business of ISMI, SEMATECH and its member companies, supplier companies, or competing companies unless you have prior, written approval:

• Prices, current or future
• Prices customers pay or will pay for equipment or supplies
• Costs
• Products
• Quantity
• Customers
• Marketing plans
• Bids and unsigned contracts

Presenter Instructions

• Please locate your session chair prior to the start of your session to let them know you are there. Names of the session chairs will also be posted in the Technical Sessions page a week or two prior to the Symposium. The session chairs will also be listed in the proceedings.
• Please arrive 15 minutes early to the A/V table to have the lapel microphone attached and tested. The microphone must be returned to the A/V table when your presentation is finished.
• Your presentation will be brought up on the data projector screen (no transparencies) automatically at the appropriate time.
• Presenters will have the use of a remote mouse to advance or reverse the Power Point slides.
• A laser pointer will be available from the podium.
• You must keep to the allotted time given for your presentation. A timer will be available to help you monitor your time. Each presenter has a total of 30 minutes for the presentation and Q&A.

Speakers Suggestions

• Preparation is essential: Rehearse the delivery before a friend or group.
• Control your breathing: Speak slowly and distinctly in a normal voice. Hold your speaking level through to the end of each sentence; don't let your voice run down.
• Look at your audience: This holds their attention and allows you to project your voice into the room, rather than down at the lectern.
• Everyone enjoys humor, except when it's inappropriate or poorly executed.
• Watch your time: Use an agenda to guide the audience and yourself throughout the presentation. During the rehearsal, determine at which point in time you should arrive at each topic. The session chair will manage adherence to the allocated time and speakers that exceed their allocated time will be removed from the podium.
• Be sensitive to your audience: Assume some familiarity with your topic in general.
• Keep language simple and understandable.
• Strive to clarify rather than to obscure, be explanatory not evasive. Avoid jargon and acronyms.
• Eliminate everything that isn't directly related to the point of your presentation.
• A listener who would like to talk further about your presentation can consult with you immediately after the session or make an appointment with you during or after the conference

On-Site Rehearsals

The Ballroom will be available for 10-minute rehearsals on Sunday from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Please reserve your slot using the sign-up sheet available at the registration desk on Sunday between 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM.