IAAPA Expo Asia Speaker Resource Center

Important Dates

Bangkok | Education Conference: May 27-30, 2024 
Trade Show: May 28-30, 2024

Agenda

Overview of all sessions.

Please be present in the session room 30 minutes before the start of your session. You are welcome to come to Speaker Ready Room 1 hour before your session for rehearsal, all presentation deck will be preloaded to the computer for preview.

Floorplan

Expo Registration 

Education conference speakers receive one complimentary registration to IAAPA Expo Asia 2024. A promo code and directions to complete registration will be emailed directly to speakers. Contact Santina Wong if you have not received the promo code for complimentary ticket.

Speakers Details

We would like to represent you well on our website, social media and the IAAPA Connect + mobile app. You may create a Connect+ account to update your profile or email your headshot, job title and company name to [email protected] as soon as possible.

Presentation Template and Format 

Download 16:9 Template 

The IAAPA Expo Asia 2024 PowerPoint template must be used. 

Uploading Presentations  

If you’re involved in a panel of speakers, please work with your session coordinator to combine presentations into one file. Submit your FINAL PowerPoint presentation by emailing Santina Wong. If the file size is too large as an email attachment, we recommend WeTransfer.

• Deadline to upload Presentations: April 26, 2024
• Speakers MUST NOT supply last minute updates/ presentations on a USB. Use of own devices is strongly discouraged.  

Handouts

• IAAPA complies with all copyright laws. Ensure you have permission for use before presenting materials including facility pictures, cartoons and graphs.
• If you would like to provide handouts, please bring your own printed copies to your session, keeping in mind the number of possible attendees.
• IAAPA Expo Asia focuses on Sustainability. If you wish to make handouts available to the attendees on IAAPA Connect+ App, email the softcopy to Santina Wong by May 10. 

Reminders

• IAAPA complies with all copyright laws. Ensure you have permission for use before presenting materials including facility pictures, cartoons and graphs.  
• Presentations should not be promotional or include advertisements for products and services. 
• Videos must be embedded into the presentation. 
• Attendees must be 18 years or older with a valid IAAPA Expo Asia 2024 badge to access educational seminars. The education conference is provided complimentary to members. Not-yet-members may attend the educational seminars by purchasing the Education Conference Program package during the online registration process or on-site at the Expo. This includes family members and associates of speakers.

AV Instructions for Speakers and Moderators   

• If your presentation has been created on a different version of Microsoft PowerPoint then some minor changes may have to be made.
• All Show Windows Laptops are pre-loaded with Windows 10 and PowerPoint 2019.
• Please try and ensure that all Video files are: .Mp4 format with .h264 codec
• Videos must be embedded into the presentation. 
• Try not to clutter your slides. As a guide, stand approximately ten times your Screen size away. You should still be able to read the text on the slide. 
• Remove any settings that automatically advance your presentation slides. (unless intented) 
• All Theatres will have a slide advancer for you to click through your presentation
• All Theatres have the ability to play sound through the PA system from the Laptop

Presentation Guidelines

Welcome Slide

Presentation introductions should include the following:

• Session title
• Speaker name, title, and company
• Date

Slides

• Avoid text-heavy slides which can be distraction to the primary message.
• Avoid displaying more than one point per slide.
• Avoid having too many slides. If a slide does not have a purpose, remove it.

Font

Arial, IAAPA’s font type, is recommended for all presentations. Avoid using fonts not compatible with the standard Microsoft Office font package.

Graphics, Charts and Illustrations

• Include slides that are image-rich, and easy to understand.
• Use only high-resolution pictures and graphics.
• Keep graphs visually clear, even if the content is complex.

Using Bullet Points and Animations

• Limit the number of bullet points in a screen to 6.
• Keep bullet points brief.
• Use slide animations and transitions sparingly.

Promote Your Presence 

You may promote your presence with social media graphics for LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter and sharing on your social media channels.

For social media promotion on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, below are a few sample posts for your convenience.

• Join me at my session <insert you session name> at the global attractions industry’s premier event in Asia. See you in Bangkok! Don’t forget to register at  www.IAAPA.org/IAAPAExpoAsia
• I will be speaking at IAAPA Expo Asia 2024 in Bangkok this May. Let’s meet there! https://www.iaapa.org/expos/iaapa-expo-asia #IAAPAExpos
• I am excited to be part of the upcoming IAAPA Expo Asia 2024 in Bangkok this May. Come and hear my presentation https://www.iaapa.org/expos/iaapa-expo-asia #IAAPAExpos

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Press Information

• Press may attend all IAAPA education sessions unless otherwise noted.
• Press is not allowed during Special Events unless otherwise noted. 
• The moderator will ask press to identify themselves during the welcome and introduction part of the session.
• Speakers should assume press may attend education sessions and be careful not to present information that should not appear in the media. Keep in mind, attendees may also tweet/post session information which could be circulated or picked up by a media outlet.
• If IAAPA learns of interest from a reporter to cover a session ahead of time, the speakers will be notified.