Speaker Resources

In-Person Live Sessions

The SIIM25 Annual Meeting will take place May 21-23, 2025, in Portland, OR and will feature select live stream sessions. 

We encourage all faculty to review the Program Schedule to familiarize yourself with the meeting. 

 

SIIM25 Speaker Ready Room

ALL Speakers MUST check in at the Speaker Ready Room no less than 6-hours prior to session. All presentations* WILL be pushed from the Speaker Ready Room. Personal laptops will NOT be permitted at the podium.

Room A104 | Level 1 
Oregon Convention Center | Portland, OR 

• Tue, May 20 | 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM  

• Wed, Jun 14 | 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM 

• Thu, Jun 15 | 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM  

• Fri, Jun 16 | 6:45 AM – 3:00 PM 

*Learning Labs ARE Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) device for both Speakers and Attendees. Please arrive to your session at least 20-30 minutes prior to set up. While we have backup dongles, you’re encouraged to bring your own to connect to the projector. 

 

Required Speaker Tasks

ALL speakers are required to complete a series of tasks in the Speaker Portal per accreditation rules. Please complete all tasks within the Speaker Portal.  

Speaker Portal 

• Log Into the Official SIIM Speaker Portal 

• Complete ALL Tasks within the portal   

• Upload Presentation to the portal – after May 18  

 

PowerPoint Template

All formal presentations are encouraged to be made in PowerPoint. All presenters must use the official SIIM25 PPT Template. 

PPT Template Download

• Select SIIM25 Sessions are being Recorded 

• You must disclose any conflicts on a slide at the beginning of your presentation, see placeholder slide in SIIM25 PPT Template 

• Presenters may place their institution logos on first and last slides 

• Presentation rooms will have presenter mode available  

• Presentations must be in 16:9 ratio 

 

Presentation Upload – Open through May 18

All Speakers MUST check-in at the Speaker Ready Room (A104) regardless of previous upload to review and/or edit your slides. 

• Speakers will not be allowed to use their own laptop and/or flash drives in the following conference rooms. 

• Regardless of online or in-person upload method all Speakers in these rooms must stop by the Speaker Ready room within 6-hours of their session to ensure slides present as desired on our system computers.  

Should you have any questions, please contact nmedina@siim.org. 

 

Posters & Demonstrations

Poster presenters must set up and tear down their posters during the allotted times. Posters not up in time may be ineligible for awards. Posters left after the tear down time will be disposed of. All poster presenters should be at their posters during the Posters & Demonstrations Roving Tours.  

Dimensions: Posters will have a 4’ (vertical) x 8’ (horizontal) tackboard to display materials 

Set-up Times – Visit the Registration Desk for Location Information  

• Tue, May 20 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM 
• Wed, May 21 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM 

Tear Down Times 

• Fri, May 23 | 12:45 PM – 12:55 PM 

Posters & Demonstrations Roving Tours 

• Thu, May 22 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM 
• Fri, May 23 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM 

 

Other Resources

• Present Your Science, by TedTalk alum Melissa Marshall 

• Outline & Scripting, via TedTalk 

• The Secret Structure of Great Talks, via Nancy Duarte 

• How Stories Change the Brain, via Paul J. Zak 

 

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