This year, the conference will be hybrid. You may give your talk in-person or remotely (if necessary). The videos will be used in the case of technical glitches, to cater to those in different time-zones, and to support the sharing of your work.
We therefore ask all presenters to upload a link to their video prior to the conference, by 1 July 2024 via this form.
Please note that only one author should submit a video link per paper. This will be the presenter for the paper. Please communicate with your co-authors to designate the presenter and ensure that individual submits by 1 July.
Video & Presentation Time Limits
Posters: Each poster will deliver a 30 second lightning talk. Presenters will also stay with their poster to explain the work and answer questions during the entire poster session in which their poster is scheduled (~90 minutes). Videos should be between 2 minutes and 4 minutes long.
Poster presenters are responsible for printing their physical poster and bringing it to the venue.
Industry Track & Short Papers: Each paper will be given 8 minutes to present the work and 4 minutes for questions (12 minutes total). Videos should be between 5 minutes and 8 minutes long.
JEDM & Full Papers: each paper will be given 12 minutes to present the work and 5 minutes for questions (17 minutes total). Videos should be between 5 minutes and 12 minutes long.
Poster Format
Posters should be size A1 and use a portrait orientation.
Accessibility Guidelines
EDM Guidelines for Authors and Presenters
These guidelines are based on the tips provided by CMD-IT for the Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing.
- Preparing Slide Decks for Accessibility
- Choose a color scheme with strong contrast (e.g., a white background with black or dark blue text) and large sans serif fonts.
- Use texture and/or shapes in addition to color in order to communicate information in charts and graphics.
- Avoid flashing content or complex animations.
- Captions should be displayed with all videos and images.
- Silent videos are not accessible to people who cannot see the screen, and videos without captions are not accessible to those who cannot hear.
- Accessible Presentation Tips
- Face the audience.
- If participating remotely, ensure that you are well lit. Backgrounds should be solid and non-moving. Use a headset if possible to allow for higher quality audio.
- Speak clearly, distinctly, and at a reasonable pace so that sign language interpreters can follow along.
- Speak all content on your slides.
- Use the microphone.
- Require those in the audience who ask questions to use the microphone.
- Turn on live transcript settings in Zoom
- Include captions for video recordings
- Stay in front of the podium (camera) for livestreamed presentations
- Accessible Poster Design Tips
- Use large, sans serif fonts.
- Select a high contrast color scheme.
- Caption or title all images and graphics.
- Be sure to provide alt text for any images.
- Consider providing a text only version of the poster for blind or low vision attendees.
Resources for Creating Accessible Data Visualization
Charts and Accessibility by Penn State
How to Write Alt Text and Why ACM
Additional Resources for Creating Accessible Presentations
Creating accessible presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint -> https://webaim.org/techniques/powerpoint
Creating accessible presentations in Apple Keynote -> https://pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca/docs/chapter/keynote/
FAQ
To be added.