Information for Oral and Workshop Presenters
Thank you for agreeing to present at CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025 conference taking place at the Halifax Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 17–19, 2025!
Download a PDF of this information here.
Presentation Lengths
Most concurrent sessions are 90 minutes, with the exception of one 60-minute concurrent session on Wednesday, November 19. Please refer to the information emailed to you to confirm the format of your presentation. It will be one of the following five formats outlined below.
| 1 | 90-minute session | 3 X 20-minute presentations | 30-minute moderated Q&A |
| 2 | 90-minute session | 6 X 10-minute presentations | 30-minute moderated Q&A |
| 3 | 60-minute session | 4 X 10-minute presentations | 20-minute moderated Q&A |
| 4 | 90-minute panel presentation | 1 X 90-minute panel session as submitted | 30-minute moderated Q&A |
| 5 | 90-minute interactive workshop | 1 X 90-minute workshop session as submitted | Q&A incorporated |
Your Contact Information
You can include your email address and other contact information in your presentation so that conference delegates know how to contact you.
Conference delegates will also be able to contact you directly via the Issues of Substance conference app. The presenter instruction email provides a link to upload your profile and bio.
Submitting Your Presentations
As noted in the email, all presentations must be submitted on or before November 4, 2025.
Note that submitted presentations will be available for viewing on the Issues of Substance conference app. If you do not want your presentation slides made available on the app, please email ios-info-2025@ccsa.ca.
Presentation Formats
PowerPoint is the preferred presentation format, but PDF is acceptable as well.
CCSA will preload presentations on laptops with Windows operating systems in the presentation room.
Changes to presentations made after November 4 will not be preloaded on laptops in presentation rooms or on the conference app.
You are welcome to hand out any paper materials required for your presentations or workshops. If paper materials are required, it will be the presenter’s responsibility to prepare and print sufficient quantities.
You will also be able to add handouts in the conference app when you submit your presentation, which can be shared electronically.
Technical Information
You cannot use your own computer during the presentation or workshop.
All concurrent sessions will be held in individual rooms, each equipped with a laptop, podium (lectern), microphone and projector with screen.
You will be receiving an email that asks whether you require any additional equipment along with instructions on how to respond.
Meeting Workshop Objectives
Please ensure that the learning objectives you identified in your abstract are achieved by the end of your workshop.
Workshops are designed to engage participants in both thought and action. Please ensure that participants in your workshop have time to practice, explore and discuss the objectives, as appropriate, so they are better equipped to implement their learning when they are back at their place of work.
The final Issues of Substance 2025 conference program and abstract book will be available on the Issues of Substance website by October. We encourage you to bookmark this page and consult it regularly for program updates.
We look forward to your presentation at CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025!