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Tour Hosts launches ePresenter technology in Australia
Leading meetings and events management company Tour Hosts introduced its ePresenter technology to the Australian conference industry at a major scientific meeting in Melbourne in October.
The new technology, launched at The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, enables scientific research that was previously reproduced on paper posters to be presented in electronic format.
As electronic posters, the presentations enjoy greater longevity and can be more easily shared between delegates. Benefits of the technology include:
- ALLOWING poster authors to upload their presentation ahead of the event;
- ENABLING authors to edit posters via a dedicated web based portal;
- EASE of poster review for scientific program committee approval process;
- FACILITY for other delegates to request a copy of the poster;
- SPONSORSHIP opportunities for related business sectors.
Posters have been an integral part of many scientific and medical conferences as a way of illustrating key concepts and to ensure that quality abstracts are included in the program when the oral slots are full.
Managing Director Roslyn McLeod said the beauty of the ePresenter technology was that it made posters more accessible – even after the event was over.
“Hard copy posters demand a lot more time in their presentation format and authors who forget to collect them have sometimes lost their valuable research,” Roslyn McLeod said.
“In addition to the facility for delegates to request copies of specific presentations, RANZCR will now make some of these electronic posters available through its own educational portal after the scientific meeting is finished.”
RANZCR CEO Don Swinbourne confirmed that ePresenter was an exciting initiative for the College.
“It makes presentation of research findings easier for authors and more accessible for delegates and College members. It was met with overwhelming enthusiasm and requests for it to be available at next year’s ASM.,” Don Swinbourne said.
Another technological feature of the 1100 delegate RANZCR meeting was the inclusion of a webcasting lounge. There, delegates could catch up on any sessions they might have missed by simply browsing and selecting from the list of video and audio recorded presentations and was constantly in demand.
For demonstrations or tutorials of ePresenter or webcasting please contact the Tour Hosts team.
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RANZCR ASM Wrap
What: The Australia and New Zealand College of Radiologists 58th Annual Scientific Meeting
When: 4-7 October 2007
Where: Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre
Features:
1100 delegates
Tri-level exhibition with 70 companies
Webcasting lounge
Australian launch of ePosters
Monday, 8th October 2007
