Presentation guidelines

NGWM2026 13-15 January 2026 | Turku, Finland

Please check your presentation time and type from the programme (will be available by 31 November).

Duration: 12 minutes for your talk, followed by 3 minutes for questions (regular presentations), session keynote presentations are 15 or 30 minutes long.
Format: PPT/PPTX (aspect ratio 16:9 preferred), or PDF. Please ensure in advance that any animations or embedded videos function properly.
Equipment: Presentations are run on the meeting room computer.
Uploading your presentation: Use an USB-drive to upload your presentation with the help of the on-site assistants. Do this well in advance before the start of the session, at the latest by the times indicated below:
- Morning sessions on Tuesday 13 January: prior to the Opening ceremony (8:30)
- Afternoon sessions on Tuesday 13 January: prior to the Plenary (13:00)
- All sessions on Wednesday 14 January: prior to 8:30 Wednesday
- All sessions on Thursday 15 January: prior to 8:30 on Thursday
Use the opportunity to check that everything runs smoothly and looks like it should.

Size & Orientation: Posters must be printed in advance by the presenter in A0 size, portrait orientation.
Readability: Please use font size large enough to be read from at least 2 m distance. Recommended font sizes are 90-100 pt for the title, 50-60 pt for headings, and 30-36 pt for the body text.
Setup time: Set up your poster primarily before the opening ceremony on Tuesday morning, between 7:30–8:30.
Materials: Supplies for mounting posters will be available at the Poster Info Desk.
Location: Each poster has a pre-assigned, numbered location. Please consult the overview map in the poster hall to find your spot.
Display Period: Posters should remain on display until Thursday afternoon.
Poster Sessions:
- Tuesday: 17:00–19:30 (during the icebreaker event)
- Wednesday: 17:00–18:00
- Posters will also be available for viewing during coffee and lunch breaks.
Removal time: Posters must be removed by Thursday at 16:00 at the latest. Note: Any posters left behind after this time will be discarded.

All poster presenters also have the opportunity to submit an ePoster in addition to a printed poster.
Poster presenters may upload their poster to the online conference platform’s Poster Gallery as a 1 page PDF file (portrait orientation, max file size 1MB). The poster gallery will be published on 12 January.
Further instructions and access link to Oxford Abstracts for uploading the poster file will be sent to the submitter on 2 January (via the Oxford Abstracts system).

Eligibility: Open to Master’s and PhD students. The presenter must be the first author and a student.
Sign-Up: Eligible presenters can sign up for the competition at the Poster Info Desk (near the main registration area).
Marking: Competitors will be marked on-site.
Announcement: The winner will be announced at the closing ceremony.

If you have questions regarding your presentation, please contact the organising committee: ngwm2026@utu.fi

Scientific programme
ngwm2026@utu.fi

Registration and practical details
events@certia.fi