Research Day 2024 Presentation Guidelines

The information below is for the 2024 UTDRO / STARS21 Research Day Presentation Guidelines, which will be held in-person on Thursday, May 9, 2024, from 9 AM - 6 PM EDT.

All Presenters

  • Event registration is mandatory for all presenters. If you haven't already done so, please register for Research Day here.
  • A Program Schedule will be available closer to the event, with your presentation time. Please make sure to double check that your information is correct, and request any needed changes at radiation.oncology@utoronto.ca.      

Oral Presentation Instructions 

  • Each oral presentation is 7 minutes long (5-minute presentation, 2 minutes for questions). Please be mindful of time when planning your presentation.
  • Presenters are expected to use this Research Day Oral Presentation TemplateTo ensure a smooth transition between presentations, we kindly ask that you use this template and do not change the template master formatting. However, adding logos of your affiliation, additional references, or colors etc. is permitted.
  • In your template, you will see a Conflict of Interest Declaration slide after the title slide. This slide is required and must be used to notify the audience of any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter presented. If not applicable, indicate on the slide “Nothing to declare”.
  • Presentation submission deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 11:59 EDT
  • Please submit your MS PowerPoint Poster Presentation slides by email to radiation.oncology@utoronto.ca with SUBJECT: 
    Research Day 2024 - Oral - Your Full Name (e.g. Research Day - Oral - Indra Wang). 
  • Make sure you check the Program Schedule, when it is posted, for your presentation time.

Poster Presentation Instructions

  • Each poster presentation is 5 minutes long (3-minute presentation, 2 minutes for questions). Please be mindful of time when planning your presentation.
  • Presenters are expected to make a digital poster.
  • Please use this Research Day poster presentation template. To ensure a smooth transition between presentations, we kindly ask that you use this template and do not add any additional slides or change the template master formatting, e.g. readjust the title position. However, adding logos of your affiliation, additional references, or colors etc. is permitted, and we would allow some flexibility to adjust/condense some of the content parts, if necessary.
  • Only one digital poster is permitted per student.
  • Digital posters are presented via a 55" standing monitors, aspect ratio of 16:9, 3840 x 2160 (HDMI).
  • All posters should be presented in a way that is accessible to any scientist as poster judges may not be content experts. 
  • Following the presentation, judges would rank the abstract, poster, and presentation. 
  • Presentation submission deadline: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 11:59 EDT
  • Please submit your MS PowerPoint Poster Presentation slides by email to radiation.oncology@utoronto.ca with SUBJECT: 
    Research Day 2024 - Poster - Your Full Name (e.g. Research Day Presentation - Poster Slide - Ishir Patel). 

Questions? Please reach out to:

Email: radiation.oncology@utoronto.ca