Instruction for Presenters

Poster preparation

Please prepare your poster on one sheet of cardboard. Alternatively presenters may display their material on several smaller sheets.

The dimensions of the poster should not exceed 90 cm wide x 120 cm high.
Allocate the top of the poster for the title and authors as stated on the submitted abstract.
The text, illustrations, etc should be bold enough to be read from a distance of two meters (six feet).
Tacks and technical equipment will be available for the mounting of posters.
Please refer to the Final Programme for the poster number assigned to you.

Please use the board with the same number.

Poster Sessions

Each poster will be on display for one day only according to the schedule below:

Session 1:

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Poster may be mounted from 07:30 and should remain on display until 20:00.

Topics

The HAPO Study

Diagnosis for GDM – The Consensus

Beyond the Uterine Environment – Fetal Origins of Adult Disease

Pharmacological Treatment in GDM

Diabetic Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

Metabolic Goals in Diabetic Pregnancy

The Diabetic Placenta: The Forgotten Compartment

New Technologies in The Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy

Ultrasound & MRI

Labor and Delivery

Pregnancy in Diabetic Animals

Infertility and Diabetes

Session 2:

Friday, March 25, 2011

Poster may be mounted from 07:30 and should remain on display until 20:00.

Topics

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

St. Vincent Declaration – More than 20 Years Later

General Issues

The Neonate of the Diabetic Mother

Prevention of Type II Diabetes

Congenital Anomalies

Contraception in Diabetic Pregnancy

Genetics & Epigenetics

Developing the Fetal Brain

Micronutrients & Diabetic Pregnancy

Poster Presenters should refer to the list of poster presentations in the Final Programme for their board numbers.

Posters Presenters are requested to stand by their poster at their designated boards at the break of each poster hanging session.

Posters (including posters in the Guided Poster Walks) not removed by 20:00 will be taken down by the organizers, who do not accept responsibility for the posters.

Guided Poster Walk Sessions

Poster Walks will take place on Thursday and Friday during the lunch break (please refer to the charts below for details). There will be a total of 6 parallel poster walks each day. Each poster walk will be guided by chairpersons.

Poster presenters that have been selected for Guided Poster Walk presentations will have 3 minutes to present their poster and 3 minutes for discussion. These parallel sessions will take place in the poster area. Poster Walk presenters are requested to stand by their poster at least 15 minutes before the start of the poster walks. The presenters are expected to be at their posters for the duration of the Guided Poster Walk session.

Poster Walk Session 1

Thursday, March 24, 2011, 13:30-14:30

Poster Walk	Topics	Session Title
1	The HAPO Study Diagnosis for GDM – The Consensus	Diagnosis for GDM
2	The Diabetic Placenta: The Forgotten Compartment Pregnancy in Diabetic Animals	Diabetic Pregnancy: Basic Science
3	Beyond the Uterine Environment – Fetal Origins of Adult Disease Metabolic Goals in Diabetic Pregnancy	Metabolism in Pregnancy
4	New Technologies in The Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy	New Technologies
5	Diabetic Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Labor and Delivery	Diabetic Pregnancy: Labor & delivery Complications
6	Pharmacological Treatment in GDM Ultrasound & MRI	Management of Diabetic Pregnancy

Poster Walk Session 2

Friday, March 25, 2011, 13:00-14:00

Poster Walk	Topics	Session Title
7	Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Micronutrients & Diabetic Pregnancy	Obesity and Metabolic syndrome
8-11	St. Vincent Declaration – More than 20 Years Later Contraception in Diabetic Pregnancy General Issues Prevention of Type II Diabetes Genetics & Epigenetics	General Issues
12	Congenital Anomalies Developing the Fetal Brain The Neonate of the Diabetic Mother	The Offspring of a Diabetic Mother

Oral Presentations for Invited Speakers Only

A Speakers’ Ready Room will be available every day throughout the Symposium for speakers.

If using a PowerPoint (or any computer) presentation, please note that you will need to bring your

presentation on a CD, DVD or Disk-on-Key (using the USB port in the computer) and load it on one of

the Symposium’s computers in the Speakers Ready Room, located on the second floor, at least 1 hour

prior to the start of the session. You may supply your own laptop computer as a back-up.

If combining video films with PowerPoint, please make sure to check it in the session hall where your

lecture is taking place during a coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before

the start of the session – even after checking it in the Speakers’ Ready Room. Please note that the

Symposium’s computers in the session halls are being supplied with Windows 7 and Office 2010.

Important Note for Macintosh Users

In order to use Mac Presentations on a PC compatible computer, please note that you need to prepare

it according to the instructions below, before bringing it to the Speakers’ Ready Room:

1. Use a common font, such as Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, etc. (special fonts might be

changed to a default font on a PowerPoint-based PC).

2. Insert pictures as JPG files (and not TIF, PNG, or PICT – these images will not be visible on a

PowerPoint-based PC).

3. Use a common movie format, such as AVI, MPG, and WMV (MOV files from QuickTime will not

be visible on a PowerPoint-based PC).

You may use your own Macintosh Laptop computer as a back-up. In such a case, please confirm that it

has a VGA socket for external signal and come to check it first in the Speakers’ Ready Room as soon

as you arrive and later in the session hall where your lecture is taking place during the coffee or lunch

break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session.

Please note that VHS Video projection, 35 mm’ slide projection and overhead projection (projections

of transparencies) will not be available.