Instructions to Presenters

1. We will use a video projector connected to a PC. We prefer you NOT use your own laptop since connecting and disconnecting to the projector takes too much time away from the actual presentations. We will also have a 35 mm slide projector available, but please let us know if you require this media. The meeting room is large (approximately 75' x 80') and we will again project on a 12' x 12' screen; overhead transparencies will be difficult to see and are strongly discouraged.

2. We prefer to load your electronic presentation directly on to the PC. In order to accomplish this, send your presentation to BACIMO2001@cira.colostate.edu (file name with author and "presentation," i.e. Wilson_presentation.ppt) no later than Tuesday, July 3rd. If you can not meet this deadline, bring your presentation on floppy, CD-ROM, or zip disk and turn it in to us upon arrival.

* Note on OS/presentation software: We will provide Windows 2000 which is NT and Windows 98/95 compatible, as well as the Office 2000 suite including PowerPoint 2000. If you plan on using any other systems or presentation software, please contact us by Monday, June 25th (see contact info at the end of this message) to see if we can accommodate your needs. We have no Macintosh resources.

** Note on FTP/mail/web access: The conference hotel has poor internet access. Do not plan on using it to access any real-time or web-based presentation materials.

1. The standard size for posters is 4' x 3' (or 3' x 4' if you prefer profile orientation vs. landscape). They will be mounted on the airwall of the meeting room and/or placed on easels and should remain available for viewing throughout the conference. We will provide velcro to affix to the back of your poster for mounting and can provide backing material if you are unable to bring your poster on a 4 x 3 sheet of paper (please let us know in advance if you need this backing).

2. For those few requests to present electronic posters, we ask you to bring your own laptops unless you make prior arrangements. 

Poster Commercials:

1. We have allowed for 1-2  minute poster "commercials" within the conference schedule.  Overhead transparencies are permitted, but you must bring your own hard copy as time will not permit us to receive and organize files for electronic video projection. 

All papers will be transferred to CD and distributed to attendees shortly after the conference. We request that you submit your paper with evidence of clearance for public release prior to the conference, if possible. Send your paper to BACIMO2001@cira.colostate.edu in PDF or HTML format, following the layout of your abstract. Please also indicate platform or poster in the upper right-hand corner. In order for your paper to be included on the proceedings CD-ROM that will be produced by the Army Research Laboratory, we need some type of clearance document from your sponsor, organization or superior stating that the information in your paper is not classified and has been approved for public release. Mail this documentation to Loretta Wilson, CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO  80523-1375.