Presentation Guidelines
There will be three different types of presentations available to delegates wishing to present their research at ProgPal 2026.
To submit an abstract: Please first register as an attendee. Once you have done so, you will be able to submit an abstract via your Dashboard on the website: look to the tab Abstracts at the right hand side at the top of your Dashboard, the tab to the right of the one you used to register.
Full talks
These are 15 minutes total with 12 minutes speaking time and 3 minutes set aside for questions. Slides should be submitted before the conference, and we will provide a submission deadline once speakers have been decided.
Lightning talks
These are 5 minutes total with 3 minutes speaking time and 2 minutes set aside for questions. Slides should be submitted before the conference, and we will provide a submission deadline once speakers have been decided.
Posters
Posters will be available for viewing through the conference, and will also receive a dedicated session. Posters should be printed in A0 portrait, and delegates should print these prior to the conference and bring physical copies with them.
Keynote talk
In addition, we will also be including a keynote talk, which will lead the talk session on day 2 and be 40 minutes in length. The keynote speaker will be chosen by the committee from among the full talks. We will notify the chosen speaker in advance of our final decision.