GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT COMPETITION ORAL PRESENTATION
Registration
The presenting author of the accepted abstract should register to the conference not later than 01 September 2026. The presenting author should check “Competing” during Abstract Submission.
Important Notice:
Due to the volume of Abstract submission, the committee has screened the Abstracts deemed to compete for the Student Oral Presentation. Those who were not selected will present in the Regular Session.
Submission of Presentation File
The presenting author of the accepted abstract is required to submit their presentation file to the IFS Secretariat (ifs2026@upv.edu.ph) on the announced submission date. Email subject must include “Student Oral Competition”. The presentation should be saved as Microsoft PowerPoint Format (at least 2010 version) with slide numbers at the lower right corner. Please check the program guide and use the presenter’s code as filename of your PowerPoint presentation.
The Secretariat will no longer accept presentations on the day of the conference.
Revised Guidelines for Submitting Presentation Files
The presenting authors of accepted abstracts must submit a downloadable link to their presentation file via the submission Google Form no later than October 9, 2026. Please follow these formatting and submission requirements carefully:
- File Format: Save your presentation as a Microsoft PowerPoint file (2010 version or newer).
- Slide Formatting: Include slide numbers in the lower-right corner of each slide.
- File Naming: Name your file using your Presenter Code (found in the program guide) followed by your last name: PresenterCode_LastName.pptx.
- Access Permissions: Ensure the sharing permission on your link (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) is set to “Anyone with the link can view/download” before submitting.
- Submission Deadline: October 9, 2026
Mechanics for Competing Oral Presentation
- Papers for student competition will be presented in separate sessions for each Research Category. Submitted papers must follow the guidelines for Submission of Presentation File. Presenters should be present at the venue at least 15 minutes before their presentation schedule.
- Each presentation is allotted 15 minutes. The presenter should only speak for strictly a maximum of 10 minutes and leave 4 minutes for questions and answers. The remaining 1 minute will be allotted for finalizing the scores before moving on to the next presentation.
- A timekeeper will be assigned to each session and will notify the presenters on the remaining time for each presentation. Notification cards will be raised when the time reaches 5 minutes (“5 minutes left”) and 8 minutes (“2 minutes left”) for the presenter to wrap-up their presentation by then. A “Time is up” card will be raised when the time reaches 10 minutes. The 5 minutes Q & A will then follow shortly after each talk.
- The presentation should be delivered in English.
- A panel of judges will be designated to evaluate the presentations. The Best Student Oral Presenters for each category will be declared as winners (1 winner per category). The decision of the judges is final.
- The judging criteria for the oral presentation competition is as follows:
Scholarly Content 35%
Organization (logical presentation of ideas) 25%
Oral presentation and delivery 25%
Q&A Session (Ability to answer questions) 15%
TOTAL 100%
- Certificates of Recognition will be given to all oral presenters at the end of each session.
Announcement of Winners
Winners will be announced during the Closing Ceremony on 14 October 2026.
Prizes
The winners from each category will receive a Cash Prize and a Certificate of Recognition.
