The conference will be held at the University of Turku campus, in Arcanum building.
How to get to the onsite venue
University of Turku is situated near the centre of Turku, about 1 km from the city centre Market Square. Please read more here.
How to participate?
Onsite participation
Online participation
The virtual participation to the conference takes place on conference platform Oxford Abstracts, OA.
All registered participants will receive a personal login link to access the platform in August 2025. The link will be sent personally in e-mail. To sign in and access the platform via the link, please use the same email address you have used when you registered to the conference.
General oral presentation guidelines
These guidelines are for presenters with an accepted abstract. To ensure a smooth experience for both you and the audience, please follow the guidelines below regarding your presentation materials and logistics.
- All presentations are presented in the parallel sessions of the thematic streams, onsite or online via Zoom.
- The stream programme will be published on 10 June.
- Sessions include max. 5 presentations, each presenter has 15-18 minutes presentation time, including a few minutes for questions.
- Each session has a chairperson and a conference assistant helping with the technical aspects.
- Personal laptops cannot be used in onsite presentations. All onsite presentations will be run from the auditorium computer to avoid technical problems.
- On the day of your presentation: please arrive to the lecture room/Zoom well in advance before the start of your session (10-15 minutes).
Online presentations
- Be prepared to share and present your PowerPoint presentation in ZOOM. The Zoom link to your session will be found on the online programme, on the Oxford Abstracts conference platform, to which we will send you a link one week before the conference.
- Check that you have a stable Internet connection. A headset with a microphone is strongly recommended for better sound. Share your camera and be sure to turn on your microphone when it’s your turn to present.
- Join a Zoom test session to test your connection and sharing your presentation. Test times will be announced later.
Posters
Presentation guidelines apply also to posters. Posters will be presented digitally during the parallel sessions, where presenters may respond to questions from the session audience.
- Upload your poster file to the online Poster Gallery as a PDF file. Access link to Oxford abstracts to upload the poster file will be sent to you 2 weeks before the conference.
- In addition, you may prepare a short presentation, .PPTX slides, if you wish.
Presentation format and file requirements
- File Type: PowerPoint (.PPT or .PPTX). PDF will only be accepted if PowerPoint is not possible.
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 (widescreen).
- Fonts: Use standard system fonts. Minimum font size: 24 pt
- Videos: Must be embedded within the presentation. Additionally, upload video files separately in MP4 format as a backup.
- Copyright: Ensure that all media used are copyright compliant.
File naming standard
- Format: [presenter’s last name] and [programme code] (e.g. Jones_18.8).
- Programme codes will be found in the online session programme (after 10 June).
Submission Instructions
Onsite presenters
- Deadline: Upload your presentation in advance, the very latest by noon the day before your session.
- Upload link: Link will be sent to you in an info email 2 weeks before the conference.
Online presenters
- Online presenters will share their presentation directly in Zoom.
- Zoom test times for online presenters: will be announced later.