In preparation for our online conference and to ensure that your work is seen in the best possible way on the platform we are preparing, we want to share some advice in case you were chosen to participate in the LACA 2020 program.

Further down you will find sections with specific information according to the category in which you were accepted. If you have any questions contact us so we can help you answer them.

General advices

• You can make your presentation in any format, you have to be careful that it´s easy to read by different audiences, we also encourage you to use all the available digital tools to make it.

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• As it is an online event we ask you to be considered with people that could have difficulties reading your presentation. We leave you here three links in which you could find information on how to make your materials more accessible:

  • Inclusive meetings, presentations, and materials

  • Designing for accessibility

  • How to write alt text and image descriptions for
    the visually impaired

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• You can find the detailed program of the conference here. You will see the room where your work is located, as well as the schedule of the live session. You should connect to this room to answer questions from the public, some of which we will send you in advance.​

 As a participant, you will have a special         

 Google Drive account to save any material you           deem necessary related to your presentation.        

• When making your presentation, if you incorporate any kind of technology, you need to consider how easy it is to use it, if participants need to install a specific component, if it´s free and if its available in different platforms. In case that you require support, you can write to us, to see how we can solve your needs. Also, in case you need it, we can set up a virtual gallery or incorporate other type of options.

If you were accepted you must submit your work through the following sections  

before Satudray 10th of October, 2020. 

In order to do so you must have made the registration payment and in the next days you will be receiving an account with access to all the events of the congress and to upload your work.

Posters

About the document

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Dimensions are 40 cm (15.7 inches) wide by 70 cm (27.5 inches) long, vertical format. We recommend using font sizes 40 for the title, 24 for subtitles, and 20 for general text. Remember that, unlike face-to-face conferences, the public will review your poster on their computer screen. The poster must be saved in PDF format with a size smaller than 10 MB.

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Updated abstract

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If your work has made progress you can use this space to incorporate new results. If you want the summary with which you submitted your work to be used, leave this space blank. It must have a maximum of 250 words, it can be sent in Spanish or English.

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Video presentation

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You must record a video where you explain your poster, in this way the congress attendees can access the poster room and watch your explanation at any time. This video must have a maximum duration of 5 minutes. The style of the video is free, it can be as simple as recording yourself with a phone while you give your explanation, but you can also include visual elements such as images, videos, or animations. The video must be delivered in mp4 format with a 720p resolution and a maximum size of 300 MB.

By uploading your poster/presentation and/or recording your presentation to the LACA 2020 platform, you grant LACA 2020 and SCB Latin America and Caribbean permission to share your poster/presentation with conference registrants during and after the conference. All LACA 2020 presentations, session recordings, and sessions will be available to registrants for several months after the LACA 2020 concludes. 

Presentations

Google Earth tours

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It is possible to generate a virtual tour using Google earth, you can contact us so we can give you support to create the tour.

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Image Gallery

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The platform lets us generate a picture gallery and it could be available during the entire conference if you consider it necessary. You can contact us to explore this alternative.

By uploading your poster/presentation and/or recording your presentation to the LACA 2020 platform, you grant LACA 2020 and SCB Latin America and Caribbean permission to share your poster/presentation with conference registrants during and after the conference. All LACA 2020 presentations, session recordings, and sessions will be available to registrants for several months after the LACA 2020 concludes. 

Workshops

Google tools

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• You can prepare material for participants in Google Classroom so the activity can be like a lecture, you can include videos, questionnaires
  or other strategies.

• You can create collaborative files online with Google Docs, all the files can be stored in Google Drive.

• You can create tours using Google earth, you can make a special tour on your study area including pictures, videos, etc.

• You can create 360° tours with the help of the images available in Google Earth and you can put explanations, videos, pictures of your field work, etc. Click here so you can see what you can create!

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Symposia

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We would like to remind you that for symposia, it is necessary that all participants send their abstracts so we can include them in the Conference Proceedings.