Thank you for attending WDD-2016! Please read the following instructions for paper submission and oral presentations carefully.

1. PREPARATIONS - PAPER ABSTRACT
All speakers have the opportunity to write a short abstract of their research work. Please send your abstract by email toJessica@dnaday.com. Abstracts selected for presentation will be listed on the conference website after they have been accepted. We kindly request that you keep the cut-off date for paper submission in mind: February 20, 2016.

2. YOUR WRITTEN PRESENTATION
Please prepare your presentation in the English language. The deadline to include your presentation in the Conference Proceedings is February 20, 2016. We need to receive your paper in our office on or before this date. PAPERS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PRINTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. Please submit your paper in MS Word format to:Jessica@dnaday.com. If you need to make changes or withdraw your abstract/title from the program before the conference, please contact Ms. Jessica Tong at Jessica@dnaday.com.

3. FORMAT OF YOUR WRITTEN PAPER = A4
Your paper should contain the following:
Name, occupation, employer of speaker
Personal resume of speaker under the heading, 'About the Author'
Abstract
Your paper will be printed as you deliver it. Please make sure that all materials are of a representative quality. Your paper should not exceed the limit of 1 A4 page in length.
Important Note: Copies of overheads or PowerPoint slides are NOT ACCEPTABLE as your written paper.

4. YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION
Digital presentation
For your oral presentation you may bring a PowerPoint file on a CD or USB flash drive (memory stick). The organizers will copy the file onto the general laptop for beamer projection. You are highly encouraged to bring an additional copy of your presentation in case of technical difficulties. We suggest that you email a copy of your presentation to your personal inbox as a backup. If for some reason the files can’t be accessed from your flash drive, you will be able to download them to the computer from your email.

All oral presenters are required to submit an electronic version of their presentation either by 7:00 pm of the day prior to their presentation at the registration desk, or in the meeting room of their presentation 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the session. All presentations will be scanned for viruses and subsequently loaded on the main projector computer. Any changes to a file prior to its presentation must be made through the Registration Desk.

Movies: If your PowerPoint files contain movies, please make sure that they are well formatted and connected to the main files. Timing: Please make sure your presentation is well timed, and fits within the allocated time slot in the program. Every speaker has a maximum of 25 minutes total, including speaking time and discussion. Please consider that the program is full and the speaker after you would like their allocated time available to them.