Useful Information & Guidelines

Oral Presentations

• Oral presenters are allowed 10 minutes. Each presentation should take 8 to 9 minutes, with the remaining time devoted to questions and answers.
• Oral presenters must upload their presentation to the laptop desktop in the meeting room in which the presentation will take place. They need to ensure that their presentation is uploaded well in advance of the session, preferably at the beginning of the day, and check that the presentation is running smoothly, especially any links to other sites. For information on how to upload or in the event of any difficulties, oral presenters are kindly requested to contact the technical support.
• Oral presenters should check in advance that it will be possible to access any online materials or sites that will be linked to during their presentation and that these will work as required.
• The schedule is tight and good preparation is essential.

Poster presentations

Each poster will be allocated its own space in the poster area. Look for the code associated with your poster in the list on the website on the program page. 

Your poster should be in A0 portrait (high) format (800 mm wide x 1100 mm high). Materials will be provided to attach your poster to the board.
We recommend that you have your poster ready at least 2 hours before your session.
Please remove your poster at the end of the session. There may be another poster session later in the day.
Poster sessions are opportunities to present your work and get feedback. As you will be standing next to the poster for the duration of the poster sessions (see the programme), think of the poster as a visual aid that (1) allows you to present your work in the best light and (2) allows visitors to give you useful feedback.
Here are some tips on how to design your poster:
You can create posters using a variety of programs, including PowerPoint, Keynote, Sketch, and Adobe Illustrator.
Make your figures and text large and high contrast (e.g. no yellow on white).
Try to minimise the text as far as possible. You do not need to list every methodological detail (but be prepared to answer questions if asked), and you do not need to include an extensive bibliography. Avoid use of tables where possible. If your project involves statistics, use error bars and stars to indicate statistical significance in your graphs, rather than writing out statistical test results.
Divide your poster into a number of panels. Start by briefly stating your overall question in large text (you may need to provide some minimal background information to help frame your question). Next, briefly describe your methods using visual aids.  Then present your results graphically. There should only be a few brief conclusions in the final panel of the poster. Again, use large text so that visitors leave with at least one clear take-away message.
Maximum poster dimensions are 800 mm wide x 1100 mm high. Use vector graphics where possible. Rasterisation is more noticeable at larger scales.
Prepare a run-through of no more than 3-5 minutes.

• Present scientific advances: Highlight recent results of fundamental and applied research, as well as agricultural development projects conducted in arid and Saharan environments. The objective is to make the most recent knowledge accessible and to promote its dissemination among scientific, technical and professional communities.
• Assess climate impacts: Determine the impact of climate change on biodiversity, water resources, soils, and agricultural production. This assessment will also consider social and economic factors in order to better understand population vulnerabilities and define relevant actions.
• Promote innovations: Highlight the effectiveness of biotechnological, agroecological, digital, and hydraulic advances tailored to the constraints of dry zones. Farmers and rural communities will be given special consideration for solutions that are transportable, replicable, and accessible.
• Develop sustainable strategies: Develop integrated approaches to rational natural resource management and agricultural system resilience. These policies must integrate environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and economic viability to provide sustained food and nutrition security.
• Enhance cooperation: Increase scientific, technical, and institutional collaboration at the regional and worldwide levels by encouraging actor networking, harmonization of methodological approaches, and the sharing of experiences and resources.
•  Encourage exchanges: Create an interdisciplinary forum bringing together researchers, professionals, decision-makers, farmer organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and private actors. These encounters will foster creativity, encourage co-creation of solutions, and strengthening South-South and North-South collaboration on agricultural challenges in dry zones.