Speaker Guidelines

Presentation Format (40 Minute Corporate Presentation)

• All presenters at the BIO CEO and Investor Conference 2008 are asked to prepare and submit their presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint for PC.
• Presentations will be limited to 40 minutes in length, including Q&A.  We highly suggest keeping the presentation to 25 minutes and reserving 15 minutes for Q&A.
• Presentations must be submitted on CDs, flash cards, or USB ports.
  

Submit Presentations On Site (Louis XVI Suite West, Waldorf= Astoria): Immediately upon your arrival at the Waldorf= Astoria, bring your presentation to the Speaker Ready Room (location, Louis XVI Suite West) to check it in to the Conference.

• Allow time to test the presentation. Your presentation MUST be received in the Speaker Ready Room no later than 4 hours prior to your scheduled presentation. (If your presentation is in the morning, be sure to check in your presentation the day before.)
• Bring a back-up copy of your presentation with you to the Conference.
  

Speaker Ready Room (Louis XVI Suite West, Waldorf= Astoria): The staff in the speaker ready room will be available to assist you in reviewing and testing your presentation.

• Only the presenter will have access to the presentation file once it is checked into the Speaker Ready Room server. At the end of each day, presentations for that day will be deleted from the presentation room PCs and the server.
• Speaker Ready Room Hours:
  • February 10th    4:00 p.m. –  7:00 p.m.
  • February 11th    7:00 a.m. –  6:00 p.m.
  • February 12th    7:00 a.m. –  6:00 p.m.
  • February 13th    7:00 a.m. –  6:00 p.m.
    

Presentation Room: A dedicated computer operator will be assigned to each session room and will advance all slides by presenters.

• At the podium, each presenter will have a preview monitor to view their presentations without turning their heads and a "cue light" to prompt the operator to advance their PowerPoint presentation slides.
• No overhead projectors will be provided.
• Each room will be equipped with an electronic timer in full view of the presenter. The 15-minutes time limit will be strictly enforced.
• Presenters will NOT be permitted to hook a laptop to the digital projector in the presentation room.
• Microphones will be provided.
• Please plan on arriving in your presentation room 30 minutes prior to the start of your presentation.

Investor Kits: Investor kits will not be received before Thursday, February 7, 2008.

Please send investor kits using the following format:

Waldorf=Astoria
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Hold for: Monica Simons/Hope Vagionis
Promenade A (Staff Office)
301 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-872-4624
Investor Kit Contact: ____________________
Date of Contact's Arrival: ________________
Pieces: __________ of __________________