Presenter Guidelines

Presentation Format - Slides

Your presentation slides must be prepared with 16/9 format, we highly recommend that you use the  ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2026 Slide Template.

My abstract is accepted in an Award session (Lecture room)  
These sessions will feature the 4 top-rated abstracts in the category.  Each finalist will have 10 minutes to present the research, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers from jury members.

The abstract jury members will be scoring on the following criteria: originality, scientific content, presentation and answers to questions.

You need to prepare a PowerPoint Presentation with a maximum of 13 slides (including the title slide).

Specific information and instructions will be sent by email to the presenters.

The results of the competitions will be announced during the Closing session on Saturday, 21 March at 17:30 in the lecture room 1.

My clinical case is accepted in Clinical Case Corner 1 (Research Gateway)  
Those highly interactive, practical and educational sessions will feature four clinical cases.

Each presenter will have 15 minutes to be structured as below - (ONLY 1 PowerPoint) - Maximum number of slides = 15 including the title slide. The presentation MUST be strictly respected.

Part 1 = 5 minutes for patient presentation/Initial work up/Diagnosis and Management/Follow-up 
Part 2 = 5 minutes to be dedicated to the illustration of the learning points including 1 or 2 MCQs based on the related ESC Guidelines (Show of hand votes. No electronic voting). 
Part 3 = 5 minutes Take home message slide to conclude the presentation – during this last part, presenters must be ready to take questions from the audience moderated by the Chairpersons.

My clinical case is accepted in Clinical Case Corner 2 (Research Gateway)  
Those interactive and practical sessions will feature 6 clinical cases and will be broadcasted Live from the congress for the Online Audience.  

Each presenter will have 6 minutes for the presentation followed by 4 minutes for questions & answers from the Chairpersons and the audience. 
Suggested format of the presentation -

1. Patient presentation
2. Initial work up  
3. Diagnosis and Management
4. Follow-up
5. Learning point(s)
6. Questions allowed to the audience – Show of hand votes. No electronic voting.

Maximum number of slides = 6 including the title slide. The 6 minutes allocated to the presentation MUST be strictly respected. 

Presentation Format - ePoster
My abstract is accepted in a Moderated ePoster session (Research Gateway)
You need to prepare an ePoster (1 PDF page). The timing should be strictly respected.

Technical requirements and recommendations to optimise the display of ePosters on the screen -

Create your document in PowerPoint (1 page)
Orientation: Landscape. Layout: 16 x 9
Save it as a PDF file
Please note that the use of the official ESC logo is not allowed. This also applies to ESC Association, Working Group and Council logos.

Suggestion - Important fields to include in your PDF layout:

Title, author(s), address (upper edge, across the width the whole poster)
Purpose
Methods
Results
Conclusions
The ESC does not allow QR codes on ePosters. The text should be broken by the inclusion of drawings and/or photos. The use of colour makes the ePoster more attractive and effective.

ZOOM ZONES

While you are uploading your PDF file, you will see on the screen a notification that your poster is processing and that the next step is to select the interactive zones (these are the areas you will focus and zoom on during your ePoster presentation).

• Close this confirmation window
• Return to the main screen and click on “select interactive zone”
• Use the « Add new zone » button to add interactive zones
• Repeat this step for every zone in your poster you will zoom on during your presentation
• Click on SAVE at the bottom of the screen to confirm and validate your selection
• Back on the main screen, you can re-access your ePoster, view it and if you want to re-upload a different version use “Delete” and start again the process

IMPORTANT FOR YOUR ePOSTER PRESENTATION -
Selecting Zoom Areas will allow you to make your ePoster Presentation more efficient and help you focus on the Key Areas you want to highlight during your ePoster Presentation.
A minimum of 3 Zoom Zones is required during the upload process.

Presentation Format - Paper Poster
My abstract is accepted as a Paper Poster (Research Gateway)
Technical requirements:

Landscape orientation
A0 Poster size - 84,1 cm (height) x 118,9 cm (width)
Posters on several sheets are not accepted (cannot be affixed)
Please note that the use of the official ESC logo is not allowed on your poster. This also applies to ESC Association, Working Group and Council logos.
Poster Design

Title, author(s), address (at upper edge, across the width of the whole poster)
Purpose
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Declaration of interest (mandatory). Please state "None" if no conflicts exist.
The title should be emphasised by the use of bold-face type. When displayed the letters used should not be smaller than 15 mm.

The sub-title should be printed in the same kind of lettering, but semi-bold and not less than 10 mm high when displayed. This guarantees clear reading even from 2-3 meters.

The ESC does not allow QR codes on Posters. The text should be broken by the inclusion of drawings and/or photos. The use of colour makes the poster more attractive and effective.

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