Welcome to the Information Page for the 2025 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting Oral Abstract Presenters

PRESENTATION FORMAT:
Oral Abstracts are presented in groups of 4. Each presenter will have 10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A with the audience. Oral abstract presentations are judged by 3 volunteer judges. The top 3 oral abstract winners will receive a financial award and will be announced onsite on Friday, February 28 through the meeting app.

AV PROCEDURES:

The following equipment will be provided in each room:

• Windows-based computer with PowerPoint
• LCD projector and necessary cables
• Screen
• Podium, podium microphone, and audience handheld microphones for Q&A
• Table with 2 chairs and wired microphones

PREPARING YOUR PRESENTATION:
For presentation requirements and tips on creating a memorable presentation, please see our speaker guidelines. It is also available in the COaSIS Presenter Portal under the resources section. Please use the CREOG & APGO PowerPoint Template for your presentation.

Additional tips and guidelines for a successful oral abstract presentation:

• Include no more than 10 short slides (1 per minute)
• Allow for 5 minutes of questions from the audience
• Presentations should be in 16:9, High Definition. Acceptable formats are PowerPoint or PDF
• The primary presenter is required to upload a draft of the presentation in the “upload presentation for CME review” task by January 15
• If you would like to make your final presentation available to attendees in the meeting app, the primary presenter will need to upload the final presentation in the “upload final presentation” task in CoASIS by January 31
• Presentation must have a disclosure slide and a learning objectives slide. Please refer to the required slides section of the speaker guidelines document

AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEMS:
Audience Response Systems are not provided or supported by CREOG & APGO. Please note that the use of cell phones as audience response systems may not be reliable due to the interior location of the meeting rooms and/or speed of the WIFI connection.

Important!
All PowerPoint presentations must be loaded on-site in the Speaker Ready Room (Conference Room 501). Primary Presenters will be required to check into the Speaker Ready Room within 4 hours of their presentations. At that time, you can load and make any changes to your presentation.

SPEAKER READY ROOM:

The CREOG & APGO Speaker Ready Room (Conference Room 501) hours:

• Tuesday, February 25 – 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 26 – 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Thursday, February 27 – 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
• Friday, February 28 – 6:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Saturday, March 1 – 6:30 am to 10:00 am

CHECKLIST

• Primary Presenters will receive an email from acog@support.ctimeetingtech.com with a task list that needs to be completed in order to participate in the conference. Deadline to accept participation is October 18
• Primary Presenters must upload a draft of the presentation for CME review. Deadline is January 15
• Final presentations must be uploaded in the speaker portal by January 31 if you would like your slides shared with attendees.
• All speakers will be asked for their speaker information, biography, and photo. Deadline is December 31
• Register and pay for the meeting.
• Book your hotel reservations with the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. Please see the Travel Tab for more information.
• Bring a copy of your presentation on a USB drive to upload in the Speaker Ready Room on-site