How the sessions work (individual and group presentations)
Parallel Sessions are made up of 3 or 4 presentations, and led by a ‘chair’ (a member of Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University staff).
Where possible, all presenters and chair will arrive 5 minutes before the session is due to start, and set up their powerpoint presentation ready to use when the session begins.
A member of the conference support team will be available to help use the IT system.
The chair will introduce the speaker(s) before they begin to speak, and remind them of the time restriction.
Notification cards have been provided for the chair to use with “5 minute” “1 minute” and “STOP”.
Generally attendees are asked not to move between rooms during sessions to avoid disruption to the speakers.
Where the sessions will take place
All sessions are taking place in Law & Psychology building in the following rooms:
| L0.25 Lecture Theatre | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 1.06 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
The rooms are all located on the ground floor, except for 1.06. A lift is available.
Each session is identified by the name of the room.
Practice your timings
Make sure you are prepared to deliver your presentation / workshop or other session to time.
- Individual or group presentations: 15-20 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions.
- Workshops are 1 hour.
Chairs have been asked to make sure that presenters finish promptly.
Please rehearse your timing, especially if you are used to longer and/or more flexible speaking opportunities.
Prepare accessible presentation slides
Consider accessibility when preparing your slides.
- Use a font size of 18 or larger.
- Use readable fonts
Edge Hill’s Library and Learning team recommend…
The WebAIM site PowerPoint Accessibility with step-by-step guidance.
Take a look at this Microsoft page which has a step-by-step guide to Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities.
Edge Hill staff can access further information via the intranet.
Edge Hill students can access further support via this learning services page.
Sharing your presentation (by the 15th July)
If you are using a powerpoint or other format slides:
Please save your presentation file in the format DAY_SESSIONTIMEandRoom_1st AUTHOR SURNAME (session details have been sent to all presenters. Please contact us if you have not received these).
eg. Wed_11am009_Hastings or Thu_2pm029_Hodgson [for format only, not real examples]
Presenters are asked to upload their presentation to a central onedrive folder, a link has been shared directly with you (for group presentations, this was sent to the person who submitted the abstract).
If you do not have an edgehill.ac.uk account and the shared link is not working, please send a copy to us before the 15th July 2025.
If possible to send sooner this would be appreciated!
These documents will be available for you to open in the parallel session.
All presenters are advised to have a backup copy of your presentation: e.g. a memory stick or the presentation being accessible via the cloud is recommended. Please note Edge Hill University presenters, you will need to access onedrive online, if this is your backup option.
Venue Information
All rooms are set up with standard IT equipment for conference presentations including computers and digital projector / screens.
Some connectors for laptops are available but please check the room before your session, or if possible to bring your own this would be helpful.
Please bring a remote pointer with you if you wish to use one. You are welcome to sit at the presenter desk if you prefer.
There are a limited number of pointers available to borrow on a first-come-first-served basis.
An Edge Hill University colleague will be available in the room to support you setting up at the start of the session.
The rooms accommodate approximately 30 people each.
During the event
Please aim to arrive 5-10 minutes before the panel is due to start, so that you can introduce yourself to the chair (if your session time permits).
If you’re in a later session, please try and find the session chair before your session – this makes everything easier. Colleagues at the “information desk” (Ground floor IT room) can introduce you to your chair if you are having problems finding them, they will be happy to help.