KEY SPEAKER DATES

Friday 26 April - complete conference registration
Monday 13 May - send full paper for inclusion in Healthcare Facilities Journal
Monday 3 - Wednesday 5 June - conference dates

EVENT INFORMATION

Location: The IHEA National Conference 2024 will be held in the Victory Room at Marvel Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne. For more information on the venue, please visit https://www.marvelstadium.com.au/

Event Theme: Our theme for the 2024 National Conference is Sustainability: Environmental and Beyond. By focusing on sustainability that extends beyond environmental concerns, the conference aims to inspire hospital engineers to adopt a holistic approach. This theme provides a platform for our abstract authors to explore innovative strategies that strike a balance between environmental stewardship, financial sustainability, and the well-being of patients and healthcare workers.

Program and Timings:  A copy of the program is available here. Please refer to the program to confirm your presentation time.

SPEAKER REGISTRATION

All accepted speakers are required to register for the conference by Friday April 26 2024 to confirm their position on the program. A speaker discount code has been emailed to all confirmed presenters. Please contact Mika at mika@icebergevents.com.au if you have not received the discount code. Note this discount code is only available until Friday 26 April, 2024.

Click the link below to register as a speaker and to confirm your position on the program.  

SPEAKER REGISTRATION

If you do not register as a speaker by the deadline, your presentation will not be included in the conference program.

ORAL PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Your Oral Presentation must be 20 minutes total in length (including Q&A). Please allow 5 minutes for Q&A at the end of your presentation.

All presentations must be created using Microsoft PowerPoint. Videos are to be embedded in your slide rather than inputted as external links.

Note: PowerPoint presentations are required in 16:9 format.

Tips for Creating your PowerPoint Presentation

Body Text:

• Use a font that is easy to read. Arial, Verdana or Calibri tend to be the easiest to read on screens.
• Font should be no smaller than 18pt
• Align text left. Centered text is harder to read.
• Write in point form, not complete sentences
• Include 4-5 bullet points per slide
• Avoid wordiness and clutter: A headline, a few bullet points, maybe an image – anything more than that and you risk losing your audience.

Headings:

• Heading font should be bigger than your body text

Colour:

• Put dark text on a white background. This is easiest to read. If you must use a dark background – for instance, if your company uses a standard template with a dark background – make sure your text is quite light (white, cream or light grey) and increase the font size.

Images, Charts and Diagrams:

• A chart, diagram or image can often convey much more to your audience than text
• Don’t use low resolutions images as these can appear blurry on the screen

Slide Timing:

• Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation

AUDIO VISUAL

Basic audio visual will be provided as follows:

• Small stage with steps
• Data projector and screen (16:9 ratio)
• Lectern and microphone
• Wireless clicker for advancing PowerPoint slides

There will also be an audio-visual technician in the room to assist with loading your presentation and any technical checks.

Please advise Mika (mika@icebergevents.com.au) by Friday 26 April 2024 if you require any additional AV equipment other than what is listed above.

FULL PAPERS

It is mandatory that all accepted oral presenters provide a full paper in accordance to the below formatting requirements by no later than Monday 13 May. Please send your full paper and any attachments to Mika Roldan via mika@icebergevents.com.au

The IHEA will review all full paper submissions to ensure authors have complied with the formatting requirements. 

Your paper may be published in the official IHEA Journal 'Healthcare Facilities' over the next 12 months.

Please see following correct format for presentation of your paper: