Chairpersons and Discussants Guidelines

Chairperson Guidelines

Chairpersons should ensure the smooth progress of the session, time management as well as encourage discussions and interactions between faculty members and the audience by allowing sufficient time for questions from the audience.

Chairpersons:

• Must be available for the entire duration of the session
• Moderate the session and organise discussions
• Deliver concluding remarks
• Lead session briefings (if applicable, an invitation and instructions will be sent)
• In order to contact the speakers involved in your session, please contact the scientific programme department icnc-ctscientific@escardio.org who will put you in liaison with the faculty involved in your session
• Complete the evaluation at the end of the session

Please refer to your agreement form  for confirmation of the presentation title, date, time of the session and specific instructions with regards to that session.

Discussants:

• Must be available for the entire duration of the session
• Sit on stage with all Faculty
• Intervene in the discussions, challenge the presenters and animated discussions with the audience as moderated by the chairpersons
• Attend session briefing (if applicable - an invitation and instructions will be sent)

Session Briefing

In order to comply with some sessions with specific content and technology requirements – Session briefings will be organised for some special sessions. Arrangements are confirmed in your agreement form.
If any doubt, please contact: icnc-ctscientific@escardio.org

Special Session Instructions

If you are involved in a special format session, please make sure to consult the session instructions shown in your agreement form which details specific information for the session, additional information will be communicated by email.

Review your session instructions: Access your Agreement Form

If any doubt, please contact icnc-ctscientific@escardio.org

Update your Profile

In order to give you more visibility, we propose that you update your Profile, your information will be available in connection with your presentation(s).

Please access or re-access your Profile, as some mandatory consents have been added to allow us to display the information you shared.

Doing so now, you will save time Onsite or at the time of Online Upload
You can do this at any time - update your Speaker Profile

Spread the word about #ICNCCT2024

A promotional toolkit with graphical elements is available to help on the promotion of ICNC-CT 2024 scientific programme to your network. 

Be active on Social Media

Share the science and add your voice to the biggest CV conversation on X!

• Use Congress hashtag #ICNCCT2024
• For post you deem pertinent for ESC to share, tag @escardio
• Post about the major breakthroughs/conclusions/highlights, and with the most relevant images from the speaker
• Avoid promotional posts ie 'session xyz starting now’ or content that does not give any scientific value ie 'Great talk from @abc…’ without adding her/his key messages, points etc
• Quote the speaker, or tag their profile using their handle
• Double check spelling and grammar
• If you have a concern/complain don’t use social media to raise it. Talk to a member of staff. We are always at your service
• Won’t have time to post? You can still share it (repost)
• Apply same ethics & etiquette you would in any other context

Video / Audio / Photos

The recording of video or audio during any session of ICNC-CT 2024 is strictly prohibited. 

It is the responsibility of each presenter or speaker to notify the audience of any restrictions on the photography of the content they are presenting.  
Such an announcement must be made at the beginning of the presentation.