IVADO Digital Futures 2024

In mid-February, take advantage of free preparatory workshops, open to everyone and highly recommended for the event’s speakers.

Details to come

Also check out these preparatory documents and workshops, which will help you perfect your presentations:

Promote your research through the media (IVADO)
Structurer et scénariser une présentation orale académique (IVADO)
Making a better research poster (AJE – American Journal Experts)
Astuces pour une présentation par affiche dynamique! (Réseau de l’Université du Québec)
Conseils en communication scientifique (Acfas)
Les 10 RaccourSci de la communication scientifique orale (RaccourSci)
L’affiche scientifique : Maximiser l’impact de sa présentation (Sentinelle Nord)

Preliminary program

• 8:00-8:45: Welcome and coffee
• 8:45-9:15: Introductory remarks, including a speech by Yoshua Bengio
• 9:15-9:45: Opening keynote conference (Luc Sirois, Quebec Chief Innovator)
• 9:45-10:00: Coffee break
• 10:00-11:15: Student oral presentations
• 11:15-12:15: Networking and poster session
• 11:45-13:00: Networking lunch
• 13:00-14:30: Student oral presentations
• 14:30-14:45: Coffee break
• 14:45-15:30: Round table – AI and intellectual property: between misinformation, copyright and law-25
• 15:30-16:00: Closing remarks and awards ceremony
• 16:00-18:00: Cocktail reception and networking, presented by Ericsson

Once again this year, prizes will be awarded to the best presentations of the day, thanks to our sponsors:

• 1st jury prize – best oral presentation, presented by Ericsson ($1,500)
• 2nd jury prize – best oral presentation, presented by Desjardins ($1,000)
• 3rd jury prize – best oral presentation, presented by Fastercom ($500)
• Ericsson Public Choice Award – best oral presentation ($500)
• Desjardins Award for Best Poster ($1,000)
• Fastercom Award – Best article 2023 – My research project in 800 words ($500)

Guidelines for oral presentations

• Presentations must be given in English or French and must not exceed 5 minutes;
• The presentation must be based on a maximum of 5 slides, without animation or video;
• The slide must be integrated into the following template

Evaluation criteria for oral presentations

Jury members will evaluate presentations according to three criteria:

1. Speaking talent and involvement

• Clear, confident voice, rhythm and stage presence;
• Makes the audience curious about the subject;
• Able to make connections between his/her research project and its applications, advances and societal issues.

2. Science communication skills

• Ability to summarize and use accessible language for every public;
• Use of humor, figures of speech, relevant examples.

3. Presentation structure

• Sequence of ideas to facilitate understanding of the subject;
• Balance between the different parts of the presentation (introduction, development, conclusion).

Guidelines for poster presentations

• Maximum poster dimensions are 120 cm high by 240 cm wide.
• Your poster will also be evaluated on the basis of a three-minute pitch from you.

Poster presentation evaluation criteria

• Ease of reading (coherent structure, legibility of text and graphics, overloading, color contrast)
• Accessibility of the research project for the public, both on the poster and orally (3-minute pitch)
  • Highlighting of main results and scope of research
  • Clear, short, catchy title and conclusion
  • Student presence during poster session