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Session Chairs - info

2015 ICU CHAIRS – ACTION ITEMS

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CHAIRS’ MISSIONS

Very briefly welcome audience and introduce session 1 minute ahead of time.
Announce each speaker.
Be in charge of your session and ensure that:

Strictly enforced time management
Regular Presentation duration: 12 min Presentation + 3 min Q&A
Invited papers: 25 min Presentation + 3 min Q&A
Questions and Answers management (do not surpass the 15/30 min limit)
Report problems or failures
If Q&A time is insufficient ask the audience to ask questions at the end of the session or during the coffee break


ISSUE MANAGEMENT
Missing presenters: Mark a pause during the exact timing initially planned
(15 min or 30min) so that all other presentations stay on schedule
Report a technical issue to emergency related contact
A failure for one talk must NOT shorten the duration of the next talk.