Guidelines for Presenting at Photonics North 2026 Conference

IMPORTANT: To ensure the proper execution of this onsite conference, please pay special attention to the instructions below. If you have any questions or difficulties following the guidelines, please contact the PN 2026 Secretariat (pn.info@photonicsnorth.com) who will be happy to help.

Conference Format and Venue

The Photonics 2026 Conference will be held at the Centre des congrès de Québec in Québec City, Canada.

All Plenary, Oral, and Poster presentations will take place onsite and live, according to the official conference program. Presenters are expected to be available for the duration of their session to answer questions and take part in discussions.

There will be a moderator in each session. The moderator will then select questions from the attendees, depending on the time allocated for the discussion, and the presenter will be able to answer verbally during the session.

PREPARING YOUR PRESENTATION

Oral presentations

All Contributed Oral presentations will be 15 minutes total, including 3 minutes for questions.
All Invited Session Oral presentations will be 25 minutes total, including 5 minutes for questions.
All Keynote Session Oral presentations will be 35 minutes total, including 5 minutes for questions.

Preparing a Visual Support for an Oral Presentation at Photonics North 2026

You are required to use the same title as it appears on your accepted abstract. We recommend that your visual support be presented in WIDESCREEN format to enhance visibility in the room, but other options will be accepted. To take full advantage of the widescreen format, we recommend that you build or convert your presentation to 16:9 dimensions. We recommend using Microsoft Office PowerPoint for your presentation.

If your presentation includes video files, we require you to test it in the session room where your presentation will take place well in advance of the start of your session (but at the LATEST 30 minutes before the start of your session if no other session is undergoing) to give time to our audiovisual technician to make adjustments in the room if needed. You may take advantage of coffee breaks or lunchtimes to do so.

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 Speaker Test Desk:

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)
Insert pictures as JPG files (and not TIF, PNG or PICT - these images will not be visible on a PowerPoint based PC)
Use a common movie format, such as AVI, MPG and WMV (MOV files from QuickTime will not be visible on a PowerPoint based PC)

Presenting with your own Computer

You may bring your laptop as a back-up but please note that your presentation needs to be saved on a USB stick. No personal laptop will be accepted in the Conference room.

Photonics North 2026 Poster Presentation

The Poster presentation session will be 2 hours.

The PN 2026 poster session will be held XXXXX. Poster session provides an opportunity for informal, interactive presentations and discussions. Each presenting author will receive a schedule and a poster number by e-mail. Presenting authors are required to be at their poster for the entire length of their attributed session to answer questions and network with attendees. They are not required to present their poster at any other time.

Each author will have access to 1/2 side of a poster board, and each will have a useable area measuring 40" (102 cm) high and 36" (91 cm) wide. Poster materials should not extend outside the assigned area. A label indicating your poster number will be placed in your board space.

Preparing a Poster for Photonics North 2026

You are required to use the same title as it appears on your accepted abstract. Find below a few recommendations to prepare your poster:

Allocate the top of the poster for the title and authors as stated on the submitted abstract.
Simple "Introduction" and "Conclusion" sections are helpful.
When feasible, use graphs for depicting qualitative relationships and tables for precise numerical values.

Schedule for Poster Presenters

Technical equipment (tape, velcro) will be available for the mounting of posters. Presenters are responsible for the setting up and the removal of their posters according to the schedule:

Setup: June 3, 2025, between 7:30 am and 9:00 am

Removal: June 4, 2025, between 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm

Poster not removed by June 3, 2025, between 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm, will be discarded.

The Photonics North Conference 2026 cannot accept liability for lost or damaged posters.