Presenter Resources

As a presenter, you must register in order to present. Be sure to register by May 6 to get the early-bird rate. We also encourage you to book your hotel and travel early. Please visit our Hotel and Travel page for more information.

Yes. EDUCAUSE strives to hold meetings, conferences, and other professional events where all attendees feel welcome and barriers of any type do not exclude people from attending or participating. Please visit the Accessibility Information for Presenters web page and read through actions you can take to make your presentation enjoyed by all individuals.

An EDUCAUSE Profile is required to be listed as a session presenter and for conference registration. Also, because your profile is displayed with your session in the online agenda, it is important to have your current title and institution/organization. Please also upload a professional headshot.

Need to create a profile?

• Go to the Member Directory home page.
• Click the Create a Profile link.
• You'll be prompted to enter an email address first so the system can cross-check the database. If your email is not in the database, the next screen will direct you to Create a Profile.
  • NOTE: Please wait until you receive an email indicating that your profile has been approved, then proceed with the steps under Have a profile? below.
• If you need assistance, please contact the Membership Team at [email protected] or 303-449-4430.

Have a profile?

• Log in from the Member Directory home page.
• If you have a profile, log in with the red Login button in the upper right corner of your screen.
  • If you have forgotten your username/password, you may reset both from the Login page.
• Once logged in, Update Your Profile will display. Click this to update your bio, photo, visibility setting, and more.
  • Make sure that your visibility setting (found within Edit Primary Info) is not too restrictive. We recommend the option Visible only to authenticated EDUCAUSE members (with contact info).

EDUCAUSE has prepared an optional PowerPoint template for your convenience. The template is in 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen).

Important Note: This statement appears on the EDUCAUSE PowerPoint template and highlights the terms of the permission you accepted in EDUCAUSE's Publishing Agreement. If you are using your own PowerPoint, please include this statement on one of your slides:

This presentation leaves copyright of the content to the presenter. Unless otherwise noted in the materials, uploaded content carries the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), which grants usage to the general public, with appropriate credit to the author.

Please note that adult learning principles/best practices include the following recommendations for presenters using PowerPoint:

• Ensure your attendees can see your slides: use 32-point font or larger.
• The use of images that evoke, inspire, or compare to the educational points you are making will make for a much better presentation than large amounts of text.
• Limit the amount of text on slides—slides should complement the ideas that are being shared verbally by the presenter not contain the entire text of message being conveyed.
• For more tips on creating an effective PowerPoint presentation, visit EDUCAUSE's Presenter Concierge Resources page.

Yes! Please visit the Presenter Concierge page of our website for EDUCAUSE's new microlearning module series on "Presentation Best Practices" to help you create an outstanding session.

All presenters should share their presentation materials by June 8. You will receive a separate email in late May that will provide instructions and a link to the portal. Please then upload all slides to the Speaker Portal using the following format for file names.

Please rename files to be uploaded with the session title and the resource type (examples: NameofSession_Slides.ppt and/or NameofSession_ Handout.pdf). If you password-protect a PDF document, please make sure to enable the file to be read by a screen reader. It is our goal to make our resources easily available to those who use adaptive and assistive technology to access files over the internet.

You may use this copyright statement on one of your first slides:

This presentation leaves copyright of the content to the presenter. Unless otherwise noted in the materials, uploaded content carries the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which grants usage to the general public, with appropriate credit to the author.

The meeting rooms will be set in rounds of 8–10. The presenters will be at the front of the room with a table, chairs, and a lectern.

Yes. Coming soon!

All of the session rooms will have the following standard AV:

• LCD projector with HDMI capabilities and screen (16:9, widescreen format)
• Microphones:
• One wireless handheld microphone
• Two wireless lavaliers
• Sound patch for computer audio to the room through house sound

Please note: Computers are NOT provided in meeting rooms. Please bring your own computer and before arriving please make sure it is equipped with a standard HDMI output and that you know how to use a projector with your computer.

The following internet connections will be available:

• Wireless access will be available for both presenters and attendees. The connection speed will be sufficient to access and navigate web pages and email.
• One Ethernet connection will be provided for presenter use (cable dropped between lectern and table and requested to be long enough for use at either location).

Substantial bandwidth will be provided and should be sufficient for basic applications you wish to present. However, if you know that your presentation will require significant bandwidth and have concerns, please contact Sarah Reynolds.

Your audience will rate and comment on your session. On your last slide, as well as putting your contact details, encourage attendees to provide feedback by asking them to complete the presenter evaluation on the mobile app. We will send you your session ratings and comments within one month of the event.

Industry-Led Session
This session is a presentation given by a corporate client (at least one higher education institution is required). A subject matter expert from your corporation is on hand to add to the discussion. Your client will demonstrate the benefits your company's solutions have had on campus, enabling them to speak to general benefits for other campuses. Q&A offers valuable interaction between the client/corporation and the audience.