Guidelines for Faculties

63rd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

PEDICON 2026

Child Rights and Survival – Steps to a New World

at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India
on 16th - 20th January 2026

Guidelines for Chairpersons for PEDICON 2026

To Do

  • Help & support the organizing & the Venue managers team to manage the Q&A sessions after all the talks of designated sessions are over.
  • Registration for conferences for chairpersons is compulsory. If not registered, click the link for registration, If already registered, ignore.
  • You would get a reminder message from conference time managers, 2 days before your session. Please save their number for further assistance.
  • Please prepare yourself with the background of the topic of the session you are invited to chair.
  • Please arrive at the venue of the session you would chair, at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the session and coordinate with the person in-charge of the venue for your session. Please be seated in the front row of the designated hall.
  • Time managers are appointed to manage the time. They would announce names of session & invite chairpersons & speakers on stage.
  • As CV(s) of speakers will be displayed on the Big Screen no need to introduce the speakers.
  • Please ensure that the session begins and completes as per the time indicated in conference science booklet.
  • A warning bell would be given 2 minutes before the allotted time of talk ends.
  • Please end the session if the speaker exceeds the allotted time for presentation.
  • After talk ends, initiate a short discussion & invite audience questions if time permits.
  • Conference time managers have been instructed steps to be taken in case of no show of a speaker. Please take his/her help.

Not to Do

  • Please do not summarise the speaker's presentation at the end of the talk/session.
  • Once the time is up, please don't ask to restart the projection. Speaker has to sum up without presentation on.
  • Do not extend the session beyond allotted time.

Thank you for your support in making this a world class conference

63rd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

PEDICON 2026

Child Rights and Survival – Steps to a New World

at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India
on 16th - 20th January 2026

Guidelines for Moderators (Meet the Expert) for PEDICON 2026

What is a Meet the Expert Session?
  • A panel of experts is set up to answer queries of the participants, to be conducted by a moderator.
  • This session is for 60 minutes.
  • The moderator introduces the Experts and the Theme of the Session to the participants not more than 5 minutes. The moderator also initiates the discussion on the issue under consideration.
  • Invites experts to share their experience on given issues for 5-8 minutes each.
  • Minimum of 30 minutes for audience Interaction.
  • The audience who can ask questions of the Experts.
  • The Experts are called to answer the queries of the participants.
  • Other Experts may react to, respond to or complement the views expressed by one expert.
  • At the end of the session, the moderator integrates and synthesizes the different points of view and presents them to the audience.

Guidelines for Moderators (Grand rounds/Symptom based approach/Panel Discussion/Case capsule) for PEDICON 2026

  • The moderator who initiates the discussion, questions, synthesizes and summarizes the key points.
  • The questions are then addressed to the panelists in a pre-determined order.
  • The panelists are called to express their views.
  • Panel members may react to, respond to or complement the views expressed by co-panelist.
  • At the end of the session, the moderator integrates and synthesizes the different points of view and presents them to the audience and not to entertain delegates Questions.

Guidelines for Juries for PEDICON 2026

This session is for 60 minutes in which 3 topics going to be debated (20 minutes each)

  • Jury-1 Introduce the topic for Max 3 minutes, opens up topic and invites the two speakers one by one to present their views 07 minutes each, Closes after both have presented.
  • Jury-2 will summarize and gives carry home message in 3 minute.

Thank you for your support in making this a world class conference

63rd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

PEDICON 2026

Child Rights and Survival – Steps to a New World

at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, India
on 16th - 20th January 2026

Guidelines for Speakers (Faculty) in PEDICON 2026

  • Out of the total time allotted as per the scientific schedule, the break up is as follows:
    • For 12 mins total time allotted - 10 Mins presentation 02 Mins Q & A
    • For 15 mins total time allotted - 12 Mins presentation 03 Mins Q & A
    • For 20 mins total time allotted - 17 Mins presentation 03 Mins Q & A
    • For 45 mins total time allotted - 40 Mins presentation 05 Mins Q & A
    • For 60 mins total time allotted - 50 Mins presentation 10 Mins Q & A
  • You would get a reminder message from conference time managers 2 days before your session. Please save their number for further assistance.
  • General instructions for preparing slides & other computer hardware requirements have been sent separately.
  • Conference Preview Room would open from 7am to 7pm from 16th January to 20th January.
  • Please ensure that your presentation is loaded at least 2 hours before your scheduled session.
  • Please arrive at the venue of your session at least 30 minutes before the beginning of the session and coordinate with the person in-charge of the venue for your session. Please be seated in the front row of the designated hall.
  • Time managers are appointed to manage the conference. They have been instructed to maintain a strict timeline. Humble request to please cooperate with them to ensure that the conference gets conducted smoothly.
  • Time managers would announce the beginning of the session & invite chairpersons & speakers on stage.
  • CV(s) of speakers will be displayed in Power Point before your session. Kindly have your CV as the 1st slide of your presentation.
  • A bell would ring 2 minute before your session ends. "TIME UP" slide to appear at the end of allotted time.
  • Time managers would politely remind you by walking close to you at 2 minute warning bell. As the time is up they would say – sir/madam, time is up, kindly finish your presentation.
  • Time managers have been instructed to politely decline requests to extend the time by speakers & chairpersons as conference protocols do not permit them to do so. Presentation would not restart, however 30 seconds would be given to sum up the session as a final action. Humble request for your cooperation to conduct the conference smoothly.
  • After the talk ends, if time permits, the Chairpersons would initiate a short discussion & invite audience questions.
  • All decisions regarding start of session, conducting & postponing sessions rest with conference time managers, in discussion with organizers.
  • Humble request to kindly cooperate.

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