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Presenter Guidelines

The 2024 Short Rotation Woody Crops International Conference will take place in person at the University of Missouri's Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building in Columbia, Missouri.

Oral Presentations

  • Each oral presentation is 15 minutes consisting of 12 minute talks followed by 3 minutes for questions

  • Presenters, please save your presentation file to a USB storage device and bring in to the conference so that they can be loaded onto the presentation computer

  • Please submit your presentation file in PDF format to Ryan Vinhal (ryan.vinhal@usda.gov)  and Liz Rogers (elizabeth.r.rogers@usda.gov) by May 10, 2024. This file will serve as a back-up file for your presentation

  • We recommend that presenters create their presentations in widescreen format (16:9 ratio) for enhanced viewing experience 

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Poster Presentations

  • There are two poster sessions during the conference:

    • Tuesday, May 14: 2:45PM-3:45PM​

    • Wednesday, May 15: 2:15PM-3:15PM

  • A student poster competition will take place on May 14 from 2:45PM-3:45PM. All student poster presenters are expected to be at their posters during this time. All other poster presenters are expected to be at their posters on May 15 from 2:15PM-3:15PM  

  • All posters are to be set up on Monday, May 13 during the welcome reception or May 14 during the registration period​​

  • Posters dimensions can be up to 40 inches tall x 60 inches wide (101 cm x 152 cm)

  • Materials will be provided for presenters to attach their posters to the poster boards

  • Posters must be taken down by 5:30PM on Wednesday, May 15

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Student Presentation Competitions

Presented by the Journal of Forest Business Research, and the Poplar and Willow Council of Canada

  • Two student competitions will take place during the 2024 conference

    • All student oral presentations will be judged by a group of conference organizers throughout the day on May 14 and May 15 

    • A student poster competition will take place on Monday, May 14 from 2:45PM-3:45PM. During this time, a group of conference organizers will be judging all student posters. All student poster presenters are expected to be at their posters during this time. 

  • Awards will be give to the top 3 oral and top 3 poster presentations

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