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General Guidelines of AICBM 2018

In AICBM 2018, there will be several sessions in which all registered author(s) will be invited to
present their research results. Each session is expected to be chaired and moderated by two
experienced scholars who will be exploring areas for further development of the papers presented
in the conference. Each participant will be given maximum 10 minutes for the talk and 5 minutes
should be allocated for the questions and answers. Chairperson of the session may interrupt at
least 2 minutes before the talk finishes.

Authors are requested to bring their power point presentations on a USB flash drive preferably in
MS-Power Point or Adobe PDF format. Personal laptops are also allowed in the presentation hall.
All halls of AIUB, such as seminar hall, multipurpose hall and auditorium are usually equipped
with a laptop/PC and a multimedia projector. Therefore, authors are also welcomed to connect
their personal laptops to the projector.

Specific roles and responsibilities of Track/Session chair in AICBM 2018


The following guidelines have been set by the program chair of AICBM 2018. Track chair
/Session chair of the conference are requested to:

During the conference:


1. Commence the session and end the session on time. Session chair is kindly requested to
arrive at the allocated hall at least 5 minutes before the session begins. Usually, each
session will last for approximately ninety minutes; therefore, session chair is responsible
for allocating time limit to the authors as well as discussants.
2. Introduce the respective author(s) along with the paper title. Briefly introduce the
speakers (bio notes will be shared with the chair) and give the floor to speakers (order
according to program or as discussed with the panel);
3. Prepare a few questions to launch the discussion and moderate the discussion;
4. Manage the time of the session (essential)!
5. Close the session, summarizing key points and thanking the speakers (and the floor) for
their contributions.

Specific roles and responsibilities of authors /presenters in AICBM 2018

Before the conference:


1. Send PowerPoint presentation to aicbm@aiub.edu by 27th November, 2018 if you plan
on using one.
2. Send a short biography of the presenter in 100 words to aicbm@aiub.edu by 27th
November, 2018

During the conference:


1. Be present in the room at least 10 minutes before the session in order to verify
PowerPoint presentation and to meet the chair and speakers of the session (the room
number will be communicated in due time).
2. Take the floor after being introduced by the chair and make a presentation of 10 minutes.
Out of respect for fellow Session Chair, kindly limit your presentation to the time
allocated.
3. Prepare maximum 10-15 slides for your presentation.
4. Keep in mind that conference participants are coming from all parts of the world, local
issues and abbreviations may need to be explained as they are not necessarily
universally understood;
5. Prepare a concluding remark with a question put forward to the audience as AICBM is
striving for interactive sessions with time for question and answers.

Communicate with the conference secretariat via email at aicbm@aiub.edu if there is any query.

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