Presenter Information

Speakers for invited presentations are encouraged to prepare presentations lasting about 75% of the time allocated to their session, to ensure there is plenty of time for questions. There will be a moderator who will introduce you, facilitate the question-and-answer session, and ensure the session runs on time.

The first slide must include the title of your presentation, all co-authors, and affiliations. In compliance with Continuing Medical Education accreditation requirements, authors must include a conflict-of-interest disclosure on the second slide of their presentation. Additionally, please include a QR code on your final slide to encourage attendees to complete a session evaluation. The CSAM-SMCA Conference Committee will provide you with a unique QR code to include on the last slide of your presentation.

Advance Presentation Submission Requested:
Please upload your presentation to the provided Google Drive in advance so it can be added to the event app for attendee access and prepared for any required translation. Access to the drive will commence on October 3, 2025. You can start uploading your presentations at that time.

When naming your file, include the title of your presentation, speaker, and date/time of your presentation.

i.e. CSAM-SMCA Test Presentation – J. Smith – Saturday, Nov. 15

On-Site Presentation Setup:
Please bring your presentation on the day of the event. Laptops will be available in each room, and a floating technician will be there 30 minutes before your session to assist with uploading your slides. You are responsible for bringing a final copy of your presentation and ensuring it is ready for your scheduled session.

The presenters in a symposium are encouraged to coordinate their presentations to maximize information presented and minimize overlap or gaps between presentations. The presenters for a symposium can determine the length of each presentation within the symposium to best use the allotted time. Please check the schedule carefully for the time allocated to the symposium—75, 90 or 120 minutes. The lead author or delegate is expected to moderate the symposium. Please remember that each symposium must allocate 25 percent of the session time to questions and answers, as required in CME guidelines.

The first slide must include the title of your presentation, all co-authors, and affiliations. In compliance with Continuing Medical Education accreditation requirements, authors must include a conflict-of-interest disclosure on the second slide of their presentation. Additionally, please include a QR code on your final slide to encourage attendees to complete a session evaluation. The CSAM-SMCA Conference Committee will provide you with a unique QR code to include on the last slide of your presentation.

Advance Presentation Submission Requested:
Please upload your presentation to the provided Google Drive (link coming soon) in advance so it can be added to the event app for attendee access and prepared for any required translation. Access to the drive will commence on October 3, 2025. You can start uploading your presentations at that time. If you’d like your slides to be accessible to attendees, please upload the PDF version of your slide deck to the designated Google Drive. We will then upload it to the vFairs conference app alongside your presentation for attendees to access during and after the event.

When naming your file, include the title of your presentation, speaker, and date/time of your presentation.

i.e.: CSAM-SMCA Test Presentation – J. Smith – Saturday, Nov. 15

On-Site Presentation Setup:
Please bring your presentation on the day of the event. Laptops will be available in each room, and a floating technician will be there 30 minutes before your session to assist with uploading your slides. You are responsible for bringing a final copy of your presentation and ensuring it is ready for your scheduled session.

Each room is equipped with a mic, laptop and screen.

A Workshop is intended to teach new skills and allow opportunities for discussion. Workshop presenters are expected to use interactive and experiential teaching formats such as small group discussions, case examples, demonstrations, interactive polls and other skill-building exercises.

Please check the schedule carefully to determine the time allocated to your workshop, which may be 45, 60, 75, 90 or 120 minutes. Develop your workshop to fit within the time allotted.

The first slide must include the title of your presentation, all co-authors, and affiliations. In compliance with Continuing Medical Education accreditation requirements, authors must include a conflict-of-interest disclosure on the second slide of their presentation. Additionally, please include a QR code on your final slide to encourage attendees to complete a session evaluation. The CSAM-SMCA Conference Committee will provide you with a unique QR code to include on the last slide of your presentation.

Advance Presentation Submission Requested:
Please upload your presentation to the provided Google Drive (link coming soon) in advance so it can be added to the event app for attendee access and prepared for any required translation. Access to the drive will commence on October 3, 2025. You can start uploading your presentations at that time. If you’d like your slides to be accessible to attendees, please upload the PDF version of your slide deck to the designated Google Drive. We will then upload it to the vFairs conference app alongside your presentation for attendees to access during and after the event.

When naming your file, include the title of your presentation, speaker, and date/time of your presentation.

i.e. CSAM-SMCA Test Presentation – J. Smith – Saturday, Nov. 15

If you have printed materials you would like to distribute, please bring copies with you, as we are unable to print materials for presenters.

On-Site Presentation Setup:
Please bring your presentation on the day of the event. Laptops will be available in each room, and a floating technician will be there 30 minutes before your session to assist with uploading your slides. You are responsible for bringing a final copy of your presentation and ensuring it is ready for your scheduled session.

Each room is equipped with a mic, laptop and screen.

Oral presentations are concise presentations about a research project, new clinical program, educational initiative, or other project in addiction medicine. Oral presentations relating to different areas of addiction medicine have been grouped together into Topic Sessions, such as Opioid Use Disorder or Inner City Issues. Each Oral Presentation within a Topic Session is allotted a total of 15 minutes, including questions.

Please prepare a presentation of no more than 10-12 minutes. You are encouraged to rehearse in advance and use a limited number of slides to ensure your presentation will stay within the time limit.

Each Topic Session will have a moderator who will introduce each speaker, assist with the questions and answers after each presentation, and monitor the time to make sure each presenter has 15 minutes.

The first slide must include the title of your presentation, all co-authors, and affiliations. In compliance with Continuing Medical Education accreditation requirements, authors must include a conflict-of-interest disclosure on the second slide of their presentation. Additionally, please include a QR code on your final slide to encourage attendees to complete a session evaluation. The CSAM-SMCA Conference Committee will provide you with a unique QR code to include on the last slide of your presentation.

Advance Presentation Submission Requested:
Please upload your presentation to the provided Google Drive (link coming soon) in advance so it can be added to the event app for attendee access and prepared for any required translation. Access to the drive will commence on October 3, 2025. You can start uploading your presentations at that time. If you’d like your slides to be accessible to attendees, please upload the PDF version of your slide deck to the designated Google Drive. We will then upload it to the vFairs conference app alongside your presentation for attendees to access during and after the event.

When naming your file, include the title of your presentation, speaker, and date/time of your presentation.

i.e.: CSAM-SMCA Test Presentation – J. Smith – Saturday, Nov. 15

On-Site Presentation Setup:
Please bring your presentation on the day of the event. Laptops will be available in each room, and a floating technician will be there 30 minutes before your session to assist with uploading your slides. You are responsible for bringing a final copy of your presentation and ensuring it is ready for your scheduled session.

Each room is equipped with a mic, laptop and screen.

Prepare a visual summary of the work described in your abstract. This will be mounted on a poster board for the duration of the conference. Our poster session is Thursday,  October 16th, from 12:30-2:00 pm. An author of the poster is expected to attend the poster session to present and share their work with conference attendees. These will be informal discussions. The poster can be organized as preferred, but we suggest using the headings of Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions, although other formats are acceptable.

It is necessary to have a statement regarding any conflicts of interest, and important to include references. If poster authors wish to provide any handouts to conference attendees, these must be brought to the conference by the authors as we are unable to provide printing services.

We recommend you build your poster to fit 4ft x 4ft. Poster board size will be approximately 6ft long x 4ft high. Pushpins will be provided to mount your poster.

Authors can set up their posters starting Thursday morning at 8:00am EST. Room assignment TBD.

Posters for projects led by trainees will be considered for the Best Poster by a Trainee Award. Judging will take place during the poster session.

This is your opportunity to present a great, well-formed idea in 15 minutes, followed by five minutes of questions. Please note the time carefully! TED-Style talks are focused on the power of ideas to change lives and, ultimately, the world. These talks are generally delivered without notes, although we will allow presenters to have some basic outline notes on cards or a computer during their presentation. These are NOT spontaneous presentations, they are scripted and carefully rehearsed! PowerPoint slides are limited to only essential illustrations, traditional slides that summarize content are not allowed. TED-Style talks focus on you and your presentation–the slides only complement your ideas; they do not repeat your words.

Some points to remember:

• TED-Style talks are personal. The only reason to give a TED talk is that you feel passionately about something, and your sense of purpose creates an energy boost for both you and your audience.
• TED talks often take us on a journey. As the speaker shares their transition from ignorance to understanding of some important truth, we follow along in their footsteps.
• TED talks are concise. With only 15 minutes, speakers need to cut out any extraneous ideas so that every word counts.

Advance Presentation Submission Requested:
Please upload your presentation to the provided Google Drive (link coming soon) in advance so it can be added to the event app for attendee access and prepared for any required translation. Access to the drive will commence on October 3, 2025. You can start uploading your presentations at that time. If you’d like your slides to be accessible to attendees, please upload the PDF version of your slide deck to the designated Google Drive. We will then upload it to the vFairs conference app alongside your presentation for attendees to access during and after the event.

When naming your file, include the title of your presentation, speaker, and date/time of your presentation.

i.e.: CSAM-SMCA Test Presentation – J. Smith – Saturday, Nov. 15

On-Site Presentation Setup:
Please bring your presentation on the day of the event. Laptops will be available and a floating technician will be there 30 minutes before your session to assist with uploading your slides. You are responsible for bringing a final copy of your presentation and ensuring it is ready for your scheduled session.

Each room is equipped with a mic, laptop and screen.

What time is my presentation?

Please check the conference program to confirm your presentation time. Although the program is available on the conference website, the most accurate schedule will be within Vfairs (the conference app).

What room will I be presenting in?

Please check the conference program on the event website or within the conference app a week before the conference to confirm the room for your presentation.

How can I login to the conference app?

Presenters who have registered for the conference will receive an email invitation to login to the conference app. Once logged in, you will be able to navigate through the app using the menu on the left side of your screen. Please note: you will not be able to log in until the conference app opens on October 6.

Do I need to bring my presentation on a memory stick?

As a precautionary measure, please have your digital presentation (compatible with Mac or Windows) available on a USB drive or accessible through an online account as a backup plan.

Will my presentation be recorded?

No, we will not be recording presentations for this event. However, attendees will have access to any materials you upload, such as your slide deck, via the conference app.

Can I use a short video in my presentation?

If this is something you would like to incorporate into your presentation, please contact Becca Hebert at  to discuss further details.