Oral presentations

Thank you for presenting at ECCB 2026. To help ensure a smooth running of the scientific programme, please read the instructions below carefully.

Find your session  

Please check your presentation time, room allocation and session details.

🟦 View Parallel Sessions Schedule

🟦 View Schedule at a Glance


Presentation guidelines

Presentation language: English

Presentation duration:

  • Proceedings talks: 15-minute presentation followed by 3 minutes for questions
  • Highlight talks: 15-minute presentation followed by 3 minutes for questions
  • Invited and Keynote talks: please refer to the Schedule at a glance for the date, time, room and duration of your presentation.

Presentation Slides

  • Aspect ratio: 16:9.
  • Accepted formats: PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF.
  • Slide design: Please ensure your slides are colour-blind friendly. For guidance, see the Poster presentations.
  • Submission deadline: All presentations must be submitted to the Speakers' Preview Centre  as early as possible and no later than 2 hours before your scheduled presentation.
  • File naming: Please name your presentation file using the following format: Room_Day_Time_LastName (e.g. AD_Tuesday_1015_Smith.pptx or AD_Tuesday_1015_Smith.pdf).
  • Videos: If your presentation includes videos, please submit each video as a separate MP4 file, named Room_Day_Time_LastName_video1.mp4 (e.g. AD_Tuesday_1015_Smith_video1.mp4).

 Speaker preview centre opening hours: 

  • Sunday, 30 August: 16:00–18:00
  • Monday, 31 August: 08:00–17:30
  • Tuesday, 1 September: 08:00–17:30
  • Wednesday, 2 September: 08:00–16:00

On the day of your presentation

  • Please arrive at your session room at least 10 minutes before the start of your session.
  • Upon arrival, please introduce yourself to the Session Chairs.
  • The front row, next to the Session Chair's desk, will be reserved for presenters.
  • Presentations must be delivered in person using the conference computer. The use of personal laptops during scientific sessions is not permitted.
  • Please respect your allocated presentation time.
  • A presentation clicker will be provided to advance your slides.
  • A confidence monitor displaying your current slide will be available on stage.

Important information

  • Check your presentation time and room in the Parallel Sessions Schedule.
  • Upload your presentation at the Speaker Preview Center at least 2 hours before your presentation.
  • Be in your session room 10 minutes before the start of your session.
  • Please respect your allocated presentation time (15-minute presentation + 3-minute discussion) for proceedings and highlight talks.