Presenter information
Information on this page:
You may find it useful to make your presentation participative and interactive by:
 giving a brief introduction to your paper
extracting the key points from your paper and presenting these as bullet points
engaging with the participants in a way that suits your presentation style
drawing your presentation to a close by giving an appropriate summary of lessons learnt and implications for healthcare education and practice.
All presenters must register as full paying delegates for the conference. You can register online or use the registration leaflet which will be available in mid-March. To be able to present your paper you must register for the conference by Monday 4 July 2016. After this date we are unable to guarantee your place to present at the conference.
 Core papers, abstracts for theme papers, symposia and posters will be made available on this website 6 weeks before the conference to registered delegates only. The conference information booklet and the keynote papers will be available in printed form in the delegate pack given to you when you arrive at the conference. The abstracts and core papers will also be available on a memory stick as part of this delegate pack and on the NET2016 Conference App.
Core paper presenters
Core paper presenters should be aware that core papers are vital to the theme sessions; they will have been selected to 'set the scene' and help direct the discussion and debate for the rest of the session. Your core paper must offer a broad strategic healthcare education perspective, together with vision, depth, breadth and have a strategic/policy perspective to provide a suitable context to facilitate effective group discussion of relevant issues.
It is now an established practice that core presenters attend their entire theme session and work with their convenor to contribute to the ongoing debate throughout the session and to help summarise the key issues and points raised at the close of their theme session.
An integral part of the conference is the availability of the full core papers for delegates. Core paper presenters should prepare their full paper, of 2,000 words plus references, to be sent to us by Monday 6 June 2016. The full text will be available to registered delegates on this website in mid-July. They will also be available on the memory sticks included in the conference delegate packs and on the NET2016 Conference App.
 Full information and guidance on being a core paper presenter and preparing your full paper and presentation can be downloaded here.
40 minutes has been allocated for core paper presentations and we suggest you allow a maximum of 25 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for group discussion
references should use the Harvard referencing style. Please be sure they are correct. Click here for house style
please bear in mind, whether you are from the UK or overseas, when preparing your paper that you should not use local jargon or ‘shorthand’ or when delivering your presentation. Any abbreviations should be spelt out in full and the function of the organisation explained
delegates from other countries will not always be familiar with your healthcare and educational systems, so brief explanations should always be given
if English is not your first language, please contact us if you require additional support when giving your presentation.
Photocopying: If you wish to distribute handouts at the conference please bring between 20-30 copies with you.
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Theme paper presenters
Theme papers will be presented after the relevant core paper in the full day sessions or as part of the shorter half-day sessions which only contain theme papers.
The abstracts originally submitted for the theme papers will be made available to registered delegates on this website in mid-July. They will also be available on memory sticks included in the conference delegate packs and on the NET2016 Conference App.
 Full information and guidance on being a theme paper presenter and preparing your presentation can be downloaded here.
25 minutes has been allocated for theme paper presentations and suggest you allow about 15 minutes for the presentation (and no more than 20 minutes) leaving adequate time for group discussion
please bear in mind, whether you are from the UK or overseas, when preparing your presentation you should not use local jargon or ‘shorthand’. Any abbreviations should be given in full and the function of the organisation explained
delegates from other countries will not always be familiar with your healthcare and educational systems, so brief explanations should always be given
if English is not your first language, please contact us if you require additional support when giving your presentation.
Photocopying: If you wish to distribute handouts at the conference please bring between 20-30 copies with you.
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First-time presenter prize
NET offers an opportunity for those who have not presented at ANY conference before (excluding poster presentations) to present a paper in a supportive environment. A prize of a £50 book voucher will be awarded to the best first-time presenter.
This must be the first-ever presentation at ANY conference and only first-time presenters may give the presentation. If you have a co-author who is not a first-time presenter they may attend the session, but must not take part in the presentation or answer any questions. You may give a joint presentation only if both of you are first-time presenters.
The award criteria are:
academic content
presentation skills
ability to engage the audience and respond to questions.
 The joint winners of the first-time presenter prize for NET2015 were: Anna Buckby, and Anne Moffat, Practice Educators, NHS Education for Scotland/NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK [pictured here] and Jessica Hargreaves, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton, UK. There were also two joint highly commended first-time presenters: Paula Libberton, Faculty Lead for Practice Learning, University of Southampton, UK and Jean Mason Mitchell, Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Salford, UK.
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Symposium presenters
Delegates will be able to select one symposium to attend. To make sure delegates are able to select the symposium most relevant to their professional interests please make sure the title of your symposium is appealing and clearly explains the content to delegates.
The symposia abstracts originally submitted will be made available to registered delegates on this website in mid-July. They will also be available on memory sticks included in the conference delegate packs and on the NET2016 Conference App.
 Full information and guidance on being a symposium presenter and preparing your presentation can be downloaded here.
the session for symposia presentations is 90 minutes and should include at least 25 minutes for discussion and debate. You can divide this time between the different papers and group discussion in whatever way you think best
please bear in mind, whether you are from the UK or overseas, when preparing your presentation you should not use local jargon or ‘shorthand’. Any abbreviations should be given in full and the function of the organisation explained
delegates from other countries will not always be familiar with your healthcare and educational systems, so brief explanations should always be given
if English is not your first language, please contact us if you require additional support when giving your presentation.
Photocopying: If you wish to distribute handouts at the conference please bring between 30-40 copies with you.
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Oral poster presenters
Posters are an important part of the NET conference and delegates really appreciate the range of topics covered by the posters. We are sure that NET2016 will offer a wide range of posters covering topical and emerging issues regarding the future of healthcare education. Posters will be displayed in the marquee throughout the conference, and refreshments will also be served there. Delegates really appreciate poster presenters being available during the refreshment breaks so they can discuss the posters with them. Please make sure you take some of your refreshemnts in the marquee and be by your poster to talk to delegates.
The new oral poster presentation session introduced at NET2015 proved to be very successful and will be repeated at NET2016. There will be two dedicated sessions with half the posters being presented in each session. The first of these sessions will be at 15.35 on Tuesday 6 September with the second one at 1010 on Wednesday 7 September. These sessions will offer presenters the opportunity to talk to their poster for two minutes and showcase their work in front of an audience. This session will be available to all conference delegates.
 Full information and guidance on being an oral poster presenter and preparing your presentation can be downloaded here.
See below some points to consider when preparing your poster and two minute presentation:
remember this is an international conference so keep language clear and concise
please bear in mind, whether you are from the UK or overseas, when preparing your poster and two minute oral presentation you should not use local jargon or ‘shorthand’
any abbreviations should be spelt out in full and the function of the organisation explained
delegates from other countries will not always be familiar with your healthcare and educational systems, so brief explanations should always be given
keep the content simple, clear and brief – people will not stand for long periods reading a poster, particularly if there are plenty of others to see
organise it clearly, with an eye-catching introduction, main body and conclusion
the poster design need not be 'linearly ordered' as in a talk or written paper. For example, arrows directing the viewer to various parts of the display, and colour-coding of different aspects of the work may be used to advantage
try to add graphics to give more visual appeal, creative use of graphic detail such as drawings, charts and tables is recommended
use colour to highlight important points, but again, keep to a small number of colours. However, be careful in your use of colours, some people are red-green colour blind and some colours do not stand out in contrast to others
don’t overfill the poster – leave plenty of white space
don’t be tempted to use too many fonts – two or three is usually enough
ensure the font size is big enough to read when standing a few feet from the poster – test readability of your display before you arrive at the conference
be creative, but keep in mind the message of the poster
prepare an accompanying handout giving further details, references to your published work and contact details.
 Poster size
Please ensure your poster is presented in portrait format as shown here. The poster boards we are using are 1m (3ft) wide by 2m (6ft) high.
We would suggest, therefore, that you make your poster A0 paper size, the dimensions of which are: 841cm x 1189cm (33.1" x 46.8").
Fixing
Your poster should be fixed with Velcro. Please ensure you bring plenty with you, as we cannot provide you with these materials.
Handouts
If you wish to distribute handouts at the conference, please bring these with you in a wallet which you may keep with your poster. Having handouts or A4 versions of the posters has proved very popular with delegates and so we suggest that you arrange to do this.
Poster setup and location information
The poster boards will be in the marquee and refreshments will be available in the marquee for both presenters and delegates. The poster boards will be labelled with the day and time of oral presentation, poster number, title and author(s). Please find the board that relates to you and attach your poster leaving the label in place. Poster presenters should try and be available to discuss their posters during refreshment breaks.
Posters can be set up between 16.00-17.45 on Monday 5 September 2016 and any time before the opening session of the conference on Tuesday 6 September 2016.
Posters must be removed by 14.30 on Thursday 8 September 2016. Any materials left on the poster board after this time will be discarded. The conference organisers are not responsible for any discarded materials that are left at the completion of the conference.
Poster prize
There will be a prize donated by Elsevier, for the best poster. A panel from the conference scientific committee will judge them during the conference and select the best poster. The oral presentation is not part of this review. Posters will be judged on the following criteria:
the contribution the poster makes to healthcare education
clarity of purpose and message
accuracy and quality of content
overal visual impact
innovation in design.
 The winners of the best poster prize for NET2015 were: Guy Collins and Jo Brown, Senior Lecturers, University of Derby, UK with their poster: Innovative learning from simulated patient complaints [shown here].
There were also two joint highly commended posters: Helen Croft, Emilie Hindle and Ben Stanesby, Student Nurses, University of Derby, UK for their poster: Developing skills for the future: Student participation and engagement within values based selectio process for prospective nursing students at the University of Derby and Angela King and Ailsa Elliott, Practice Education Facilitators, NHS Lanarkshire Scotland, UK for their poster: Chief nurses' empower student nurses to have a voice.
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