Presentation Guidelines, for oral and poster presenters · IHC2026, 23–28 August 2026, ICC Kyoto

For both oral and poster presenters. What you need to prepare before travelling to Kyoto, and what to do once you are at the venue.

Read this first: four things presenters often miss

  1. You cannot connect your own laptop. Every oral presentation runs from the conference PC installed in the session room. There is no cable connection for personal computers, including Macs.
  2. There is no online upload, and files are not accepted by email. You hand your file in yourself, on a USB flash drive, at the Preview Center in Room 104 during the congress.
  3. Posters must be printed before the session. Bring a printed poster with you, or order one through the congress printing service — 16,500 yen including tax, printed on matte-coated paper. The deadline has been extended: registration, corrections and payment now close at 17:00 JST on 14 August 17:00 JST on Monday 17 August 2026. Posters are not printed at the venue on the day. Printing service
  4. PowerPoint Presenter View is available only in the Main Hall. In every other room the podium monitor shows exactly what the audience sees. You will have no speaker notes and no next-slide preview. Please plan for this before you build your slides. More details →

Your presentation, step by step

Presentations at IHC2026 are handled on site. Nothing is submitted through a website, and nothing is set up in the session room itself.

Stage 1

Before you travel

  • Confirm your presentation number, date, time and room in Program Search.
  • Complete your registration and payment. Only registered presenters appear in the programme.
  • Prepare your file to the specification on the oral or poster page below.
  • Poster presenters: print your poster and bring it, or order the printing service (16,500 yen, tax included) by 17:00 JST on 17 August.
Stage 2

When you arrive at ICC Kyoto

  • Collect your name badge at the Registration Desk. You need it to enter the session rooms.
  • Oral presenters: locate the Preview Center in Room 104 and hand in your file. The previous day works too.
  • Poster presenters: find your board in the Event Hall. Your presentation number is printed on the board.
Stage 3

On the day you present

  • Oral: be in the session room 30 minutes before your session starts, with your file already handed in at the Preview Center. Bring your QR code — it is what puts your presentation on the screen.
  • Poster: if you printed your own poster, mount it between 08:00 and 10:00 — posters ordered through the congress printing service are put up by staff. Be at your poster during the poster session from 14:00 to 15:00, and remove it between 17:00 and 18:00 the same day.

Find your presentation

Use Program Search to look up your presentation by author, title or presentation number. It gives your presentation number, date, time and room.

Your presentation number also tells you which guidelines apply to you: numbers containing P are poster presentations, and all others are oral presentations.

The online programme is the authoritative version. The programme book distributed at the venue is printed in advance and cannot show changes made after it went to press, such as withdrawals or time changes. Please check the online programme on the day of your session, and encourage the audience to do the same.

Guidelines for your presentation type

The Preview Center

The Preview Center is the room where oral presentation files are handed in and checked before they are sent to the session room. It is the only place where files are accepted. Poster presenters do not need to visit it.

Date Preview Center Registration Desk
Sunday 23 August 13:00 – 18:00 13:00 – 18:00
Monday 24 August 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00
Tuesday 25 August 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00
Wednesday 26 August 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00
Thursday 27 August 08:00 – 17:30 08:00 – 18:00

Registration

The presenting author must be registered and must have paid the registration fee to appear in the programme. Collect your name badge at the Registration Desk before going to the Preview Center or the poster area.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about your presentation

Contact the IHC2026 Congress Office: ihc2026@convention.co.jp. During the congress, staff at the Registration Desk and the Preview Center can help you.

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