Major Changes and Notifications

・There will be no online poster session in 2024.

・Flash Talks for Posters-only sessions (sessions without orals) will be set in an independent date and time by the Program Committee.

・Presentation materials for poster Flash Talks must be the e-posters uploaded to the Meeting Participation portal "Confit".

・Oral presentations at the on-site venue are to be given using the presenter's PC. (see HERE for details)

Oral Presentations

●【Principle】 Zoom will be used to broadcast the on-site oral presentation sessions. For oral presentations, presentations can be made on- site or online via Zoom webcast to allow for presentations and participations in both ways.

●【Optional】 "On-demand videos" and "additional materials" can be uploaded separately regardless of your presentation methods, oral presentation on-site or online. Please see HERE for detailed instructions.

● Separate from the presentation materials mentioned above, oral presentations are, in principle, to be given using PowerPoint or other presentation slides prepared by the presenters themselves.

●【Optional】 Presentation materials such as pre-recorded videos may be played during the session (regardless of the player or the method of playback). It is recommended that such video recording be made and uploaded to the Confit as an "On-demand video" or "additional material." By doing so, the chairperson can select the relevant material during the session and play/stream the video, without extra work to collect files from the presenter.

Presentation Method

On-site Participation

●All on-site presenters are required to register for the meeting in advance and make sure that they succeed in logging in to Confit before coming to the venue.

●Presenters are requested to use their own PCs to give a presentation at the venue.
・In order to allow online participants viewing, please make sure that your PC is connected to Zoom via the link posted in the timetable on Confit. There will be a cable for wired LAN connection. If you need extra cables to connect the wired LAN, please bring them yourself. You may also use your own mobile Wi-Fi/portable hotspot device.
A separate PC is provided for projection at the venue, so there is no need to connect a video terminal (HDMI, etc.) cables.
Even if you present on your own PC, it is recommended that you bring your presentation file on a USB in case of any problems.

●If for some reason you cannot use your own PC for your presentation, you may use a PC (Windows 11, PowerPoint available) provided at each presentation room.

●Since presenters will use their own PC, there will be no upload system for on-site oral presentation material for this year.

Online Participation

●Zoom is to be used as the online platform.
The Zoom link will be provided on the timetable on the Confit.
*Meeting registration is required to log in to Confit on and after 17 May.

Poster Presentations

●【Required】 Contributors must upload poster materials in their own presentation space on the Confit. E-poster, On-demand video, and additional material can be uploaded. One or more of these will be combined to form the poster presentation material. However, please note that if you upload only additional materials, we may not be able to issue a certificate of presentation. Also, e-posters are to be used for Flash Talks, so please upload your e-posters as much as possible. Please see HERE for detailed instructions.

●There are two presentation opportunities for posters, "Flash Talks in the oral session" and/or "On-site Poster".

Presentation Method

On-site Participation

●All on-site presenters are required to register in advance before coming to the venue.

●We will provide poster boards at the on-site venue for all poster presenters.
There is no need to send us a request in advance.
The size of the poster board is 180 cm (width) by 90 cm (height) in horizontal view.
The poster size, number of sheets etc. is all up to the presenters as long as it fits the board.

*There is no poster printing service desk on the venue.

●The poster venue can be used all day even outside the core time (PM3).

● We will provide a poster posting service for those who cannot attend on-site but wish their posters to be posted at the on-site venue. Please see HERE for details.

Flash Talks during the Oral Slot

●15 minutes of each 90-minute oral session slot will be allocated for flash talk time of the poster presentations. The method of conducting Flash Talks such as the order will be decided and announced by the conveners using the session mailing list. If you have any questions, please contact the convener directly.

● For Flash Talk presentations, materials uploaded on Confit (e-posters in principle) will be displayed using the PC at the venue. If you wish to use a different material such as on-demand videos or additional materials, please let the venue staff know. In any case, please do not forget to upload your materials on Confit.

● For poster-only sessions, flash talks are to be moderated by the conveners in the designated date and time. Please refer to the schedule-at-a-glance for the time and venue.

● The flash talks are not a prerequisite for approval as a formal presentation, but are encouraged unless there are unavoidable circumstances that flash talks cannot be given.

Online Participation

●There will be no online poster session at the 2024 meeting.
Poster presenters and participants who participate online are encouraged to use the comment function of Confit for question and answer and interaction.

Uploading Presentation Materials

Presentation materials are those to be posted in each individual presentation space of Confit.
As described below they fall into 3 types of "On-demand videos," "e-posters," or "additional presentation materials."

To upload your presentation materials, you must complete registration using the ID you used for your submission by the registration deadline of 23:59 Thu, 18 April (JST).
If you do not register by the above deadline, you will not be able to upload your presentation materials and may not be able to fulfill the requirements for presentation acceptance.

Only on-demand videos require advance request for uploading.
If you wish to apply, please fill out and submit the following form by 18 April.
*We will accept requests on and after 20 April, but it may take up to one week to send you the upload link.

Uploading of presentation materials is scheduled to begin on 20 April. Uploaded materials will be posted on Confit from 17 May (from this date, login authentication is required to view Confit, so the materials will be available only to attendees).
There is no deadline for uploading and replacing presentation materials, but we recommend that you upload your presentation materials no later than three days before the start of the meeting (23 May) so that participants can view them before the meeting.
Detailed uploading instructions will be sent to presenters by e-mail.

Material type	Apply for use by 18 April	Registration by 18 April	Upload by oral presenter	Upload by poster presenter	Download/Copy protect	File formats, etc.	Edit/Replacement after uploading
On-demand video	Required	Required	Optional	Either on-demand video or e-poster is required * Formal presentation requirement	Yes	Movies can be uploaded. Accepted file formats are MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI. File size limit is 250 MB.	Available anytime
e-poster	Not required		-		Yes	Posters can be posted for viewing in image files（JPG, JPEG, PNG）. Either single-slide as for on-site posters or multi-slide format is acceptable. File size limit per slide is 10MB.
Additional presentation material			Optional	Optional(*)	No	Up to 10 files (PDF, JPEG, JPG, PNG, GIF formats) each 10 MB or less, can be uploaded. YouTube video links (thumbnails will be displayed) can also be included.

*Additional presentation materials may be considered as poster presentation materials only under unavoidable circumstances.

For those who wish to upload slides in e-poster format

Upload each of your slides as a single file. 100 slides can be uploaded.
The first page of slides will be displayed in the presentation space in Confit, and subsequent slides can be viewed in order.

*If it is known in advance that the presenter will not be able to speak during the oral session either on-site or online, it is recommended that a prerecorded video be created and posted as an on-demand video (to be played by the chairperson or others during the session).

*Oral presenters are requested to make oral presentations using the presentation slides prepared by the presenters themselves, but presentations using the on-demand videos and additional presentation materials uploaded above are also acceptable.

Presentation Related Manual

On-site Poster Posting Service for Online Poster Presenters

JpGU2024 will provide poster boards for all poster presenters regardless of whether they are participating, on-site or online. This service is provided to make the posters of online participants more visible to the on-site participants and to encourage more people to visit the online posters.

If you are an online participant and would like to have your poster displayed at the Makuhari Messe venue, please follow the steps below.

Requesting on-site participants (colleagues or friends) to display your poster.

If someone you can ask for will participate in-person, you can ask the person to display your poster at the site. Please note that there is no online connection service available during the on-site poster core time. Please indicate on your poster that you are participating online.

Points to note when requesting

・The person who will post your poster on behalf of you (your proxy) should be a registered attendee. Free entry for only to post a poster is not allowed.

・Please make sure you inform your proxy of your presentation ID and the location of the poster board correctly. It may cause difficulties when posting without this information.

Requests for those who post a poster acting as proxies

・Please post it at the address specified by the presenter. If a poster is posted in a different location and/or on a different day than the original location, it may be removed by the headquarters staff.

・Please also remove the poster after the core time is over. Any posters left after the core time will be discarded.

・Poster cases, etc. used when you brought your poster should also be collected by your proxy. Poster cases left after the core time will be discarded.

Sending posters directly to the local venue (Makuhari Messe)

If you send your poster to Makuhari Messe, the Meeting staff will display your poster by your poster core time on the day of your presentation.

Points to note when mailing

・Posters sent to Makuhari Messe must be paid for by the presenter. Posters sent by cash on delivery will not be accepted.

・To prevent shipping and receiving problems and to ensure smooth poster display, posters must be shipped by Yamato Transport. Posters shipped by other carriers may not be delivered, and your poster may not be posted in time for the start of the on-site poster core time.

・Poster cases used for shipping cannot be kept or returned. We will dispose of all the poster cases.

・Please specify the desired delivery date and time in the morning of the day before your presentation date. We will not be able to respond to any problems if the date and time are incorrectly specified. If your poster presentation is on the first day, Sunday, 26 May, please specify the delivery date and time as 14:00-16:00 on Saturday, 25 May, the day before your presentation date.

・Posters cannot be returned and will be discarded after the core time is over.

・Please indicate on your poster that you are participating online. Please make sure that your poster is made in one sheet. If multiple posters are received, only one poster with the presenter's name on it will be displayed. Poster size is not specified, but A1 or A0 is recommended. The poster board is 90 cm in height and 180 cm in width.

・Please be sure to indicate the following five items in the "Item Name" column on the shipping slip.
　(a) Poster for presentation
　(b) Presentation ID (e.g. AAA01-P00. Poster ID (e.g. AAA01-P00, please be sure to include the poster number)
　(c) Poster location address (e.g. A-01)
　(d) Date of presentation
*The sender's name must be the presenter's name.

Postal address

2-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8550, Japan
2F205, International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe, Chiba 261-8550 Japan Geoscience Union Meeting Headquarters
JpGU Secretariat, Poster Presentations
Phone number 080-3600-1920
*Example is available HERE.

Tips

*How to confirm your presentation ID - >You can confirm your ID in the Notification of Acceptance sent on 27 March or in the program of the Confit.

*Paper and plastic poster cases that can be collected will be recycled. Reusable poster cases will be given to those who need them. Please note that we will not be able to return any of them.