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Presenter Guidelines

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These guidelines were created to ensure a consistent, high-quality presentation experience for all WCB 2026 presenters and delegates.

Presenter Quick Guide (At-a-Glance)

Oral Presentations 

  • Standard Oral Abstract Presentation: 8 min + 3 min Q&A 
  • Leading Speaker Presentation: 12 min + 3 min Q&A 
  • Format: PowerPoint 16:9 landscape 
  • Upload or changes until 3 hours before session   
  • Download the Official Presentation Template

Poster Presentations

  • New posters displayed daily (July 12, 13, 14, 15) 
  • Install: 09:00–10:00 
  • Presenting: 10:30 – 11:30. All poster presenters are required to be present at their assigned poster boards to engage with attendees and answer questions.
  • Viewing: 10:00–17:00 (July 12, 13, 14) 10:00-13:30 (July 15)
  • Remove: 17:00–18:15 (July 12, 13, 14) 13:30  – 15:00 (July 15) 
  • Posters not collected by 18:15 = discarded (July 12, 13, 14)  15:00 = discarded (July 15) 

  • Poster Printing is available at the following link:
    https://colourtime.myprintdesk.net/DSF/SmartStore.aspx#!/CategoryHome/31 

1. General Presenter Expectations

All presenters must ensure that their content is: 

  • Scientifically rigorous and methodologically transparent 
  • Presented clearly for a multidisciplinary engineering audience
  • Free from commercial logos and promotional material 
  • Accessible, readable, and unbiased 

2. Oral Presentation Guidelines

Standard Oral Abstract 

  • 8 minutes presenting
  • 3 minutes Q&A 

Leading Speaker 

  • 12 minutes presenting
  • 3 minutes Q&A 
  • PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx), 16:9 widescreen, landscape 
  • Minimum font size: 14–16 pt 
  • High contrast color schemes 
  • Avoid excessive red text or lines 
  • Use visuals over text: diagrams, plots, simulations 
  • Disclosure slide is mandatory
  • Final take home message slide is mandatory

Tip: Test your slides on a large screen before arrival. 

  • Start with a clear research question or objective 
  • Visualize methods with schematics, workflows, or pipelines 
  • Use readable, minimal equations 
  • Ensure axes, units, and legends are fully labeled 
  • Summarize limitations / validation 
  • End with key contributions 

Submission 

  • Submission deadline: 3 hours before your session 

Reuploading 

  • Allowed until 3 hours before your session through the onsite Speaker Ready Room 

Onsite Editing 

  • Permitted in the Speaker Ready Room 
  • Presentations run from conference laptops only 

Template 

  • Check into Speaker Ready Room 3 hours before presenting 
  • Test all media (videos, animations, simulations) 
  • Arrive in session room 15 minutes early 
  • Meet Session Chair(s) 
  • Familiarize yourself with microphone and pointer operation 
  • AV team will verify your file 
  • The last uploaded version will be loaded onto the session laptop 
  • Edits only allowed in Speaker Ready Room – no session room submissions or edits allowed 
  • Bring a USB backup 
  • Portrait slide orientation 
  • Text smaller than 14 pt 
  • Videos or simulations not embedded 
  • Overly dense figures or unreadable images 
  • Logos or promotional content 
  • Failure to test slides onsite 
  • Exceeding your presentation time 

3. Poster Presentation Guidelines

Your poster dimensions can have a maximum width of 42 inches and a maximum height of 42 inches. 

Required components: 

  • Poster Number
  • Poster title 
  • Authors and affiliations 
  • Research question / problem statement 
  • Methods (experiment setup, simulation workflows, computational models) 
  • Results (plots, heatmaps, contour maps, model outputs) 
  • Conclusions & relevance 
  • Contact information  
  • Title: 72–100 pt 
  • Section headers: 36–48 pt 
  • Body text: 24–32 pt 
  • Use high-resolution images and plots 
  • Label all axes, units, and legends clearly 
  • Ensure figures are readable from 1–2 meters 
  • Use color-blind accessible palettes 

Header (full width) 

  • Poster Title (large) 
  • Author Names & Affiliations 

Left Column – Introduction 

  • Background 
  • Objective / Research Question 
  • Motivation 

Middle Column – Methods 

  • Workflow diagram or schematic 
  • Experimental setup 
  • Simulation/modeling pipeline 
  • Key parameters 

Right Column – Results & Conclusions 

  • Large plots & images 
  • Key findings bullet points 
  • Engineering significance 
  • Future work 

Footer 

  • Presenter contact 
  • Optional QR code 

Daily Poster Turnover 

A new set of posters will be displayed each day: 
July 12, 13, 14, and 15 

Installation 

09:00–10:00 on your assigned poster day 

Removal 

17:00–18:15  on July 12, 13 and 14 
13:30  – 15:00 on July 15 

Important 

Any posters left after 18:00 (July 12, 13 and 14)  or 16:00 (July 15) will be discarded. 
Storage is not available. 

Poster Day Date Viewing Time Presenters in Attendance
Day 1 July 12, 202610:00 – 17:00 10:30 – 11:30
Day 2 July 13, 202610:00 – 17:00 10:30 – 11:30
Day 3 July 14, 202610:00 – 17:00 10:30 – 11:30
Day 4July 15, 202610:00 – 13:30 10:30 – 11:30

Presenter discussion times will be announced individually.

Poster Printing is available at the following link:
https://colourtime.myprintdesk.net/DSF/SmartStore.aspx#!/CategoryHome/31 

  • Printing at incorrect size 
  • Low-resolution figures 
  • Text too small to read from 1–2 meters 
  • Missing units, labels, or legends 
  • Forgetting contact details 
  • Installing posters after 10:00 
  • Not removing posters by 18:00 (posters discarded) 

4. Accessibility & Visual Clarity

Applies to all presenters: 

  • Avoid red–green combinations 
  • Ensure strong text/background contrast 
  • Use distinct line styles and markers 
  • Verbally describe complex visuals 
  • Ensure readability from across the room 

5. Professional Conduct Expectations

Presenters are expected to: 

  • Respect time limits 
  • Maintain professionalism during Q&A  
  • Be available during poster discussions
  • Ensure content is appropriate for an international audience 
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Support Contact

For any questions, please contact: wcb2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.

June 11, 2025

Launch Abstract Submission and WCB Travel and Student Bursary Awards Application

December 5, 2025 (23:59 PST)

Abstract Submission Deadline

December 5, 2025 (23:59 PST)

Application Deadline for WCB Travel and Student Bursary Awards

February 25, 2026

Notification of Abstract Acceptance/Rejection

March 6, 2026

WCB Travel and Student Bursary Award Notifications

March 27, 2026 (23:59 PST)

Abstract Presentation Acceptance Deadline - Early Registration Deadline

May 8, 2026

Presenting Author Registration Deadline

July 11 - 15, 2026

Congress

Abstract Submission Tracks

Studies on any and all aspects of knowledge translation, education and commercialization. Scholarship on community engaged research. 

 

Studies on mechanics of blood, circulation, respiration, including applied research on interventional devices addressing disease. 

Sub Tracks: 

Methods, Models and Applications 
Materials and Devices 

Theoretical and experimental studies of the mechanics of proteins and nucleic acids, molecular mechanisms of stress transmission, mechanosensing and mechanotransduction in cells. 

Sub Tracks: 

Methods and Models 
Mechanobiology 

 

Studies on neuromuscular control (neuromechanics), whole body mechanics and movement, in clinical contexts or examining questions related to injury or disease. Studies that are treatment and/or translational in focus. 

Studies on the mechanics of non human organisms. Studies can include overlap with biomimetics. 

Studies on artificial intelligence, machine learning, biomimicry and bionics as applied in biomechanics. Studies involving in silico trials, novel stochastic approaches and data science application in biomechanics.

Studies on gait, biomechanics of human performance and motion, and applied research including biomechanics of sport. 

Sub Tracks: 

Balance, Posture and Control 
Locomotion/Gait 
Sports 

Studies on development or application of imaging techniques. Biomedical devices including internal, interventional and wearables.  

Sub Tracks: 

Imaging Fundamentals and Applied Research 
Artificial Organs, Devices 
Assistive Technologies 

Studies on mechanics of traumatic injury, model development, protection mechanics for mitigating injury and injury prevention. 

Studies examining microfluidics, nanofluidics, and molecules/cells including novel techniques for diagnostic, medical, biological, pharmaceutical, environmental, and chemical applications. 

Sub Tracks: 

In Silico Models and Simulation 
Experiments 

Studies on examining mechanical effects on proteins and nucleic acids, and the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of stress transmission, mechanosensing and mechanotransduction in living cells. 

Studies involving bones, cartilage, skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments and the form, support, movement and stability of humans or animals. Studies emphasizing fundamental mechanisms and questions. 

Sub Tracks: 

Tissues 
Joints and Motion 
Methods, Models and Applications 

Studies focusing on any of mechanical models, characterization of tissues or organs embracing both experimental and in silico approaches. 

Studies examining mechanical effects on musculoskeletal tissues during growth, function and repair. Studies examining interventional devices and instrumentation. Studies emphasizing pathology, diagnosis, and treatment including instrumentation. 

 

Sub Tracks: 

Trauma and Repair
Sports Medicine 
Lower Extremities 
Upper Extremities 
Spine 

Studies on rehabilitation, prosthetic devices and related instrumentation. Studies on occupational health with an emphasis on mechanical factors and/or occupational hygiene. 

Sub Tracks: 

Rehabilitation 
Occupational Biomechanics 

Studies merging engineering with biological science and medical science toward to creating functional tissue substitutes. 

Sub Tracks: 

Mechanobiology 
Methods, Models and Applications 

Abstract Submission Guidelines

  • Word Limit (not including title and authors): 350 words 
  • Title Word Limit: 30 words  
  • Tables/Images: Either one (1) table or one (1) image in GIF, JPEG, JPG or PNG format of a minimum of 300 dpi and 100% size. Higher resolution is strongly preferred. 
  • Structure of Abstract (Mandatory) 
    1. Introduction – Mandatory to complete 
    2. Methods – Mandatory to complete 
    3. Results – Mandatory to complete 
    4. Discussion – Mandatory to complete 
    5. Acknowledgements – Not mandatory to complete 
    6. References – Not mandatory to complete
  • Abstracts may include work that is ongoing, provided that preliminary results or initial findings are available at the time of submission.
  • Submission Fee: No submission fee
  • Presenting Author Limit: No more than 2 presentations (oral or poster or invited presentation) per abstract presenter.  
  • Number of Co-authors Limit: No 
  • AI Disclaimer: If you used AI technology to assist in creating content for your presentation or writing your abstract, you will need to provide the name of the tool, its application, and how you used it during the abstract submission process.

Manuscript Submission Opportunity

The top-rated abstracts will be invited to submit a full manuscript for consideration in special issues of the Journal of Biomechanics and the Clinical Biomechanics Journal (maximum 1–2 abstracts per track).

During the abstract submission process, authors may indicate whether they are interested in submitting a manuscript based on their abstract for one of these special issues and select their preferred journal. Authors selected for this opportunity will be required to submit their full paper by March 31, 2026.

This option offers an excellent pathway to expand your conference contribution into a peer-reviewed publication. We encourage invited authors to watch for upcoming communications with further instructions.

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Definition: Plagiarism encompasses any of the following: 

  1. Direct: intentionally submitting another person’s words or ideas verbatim as one’s own 
  2. Self-plagiarism: submitting work that has been previously published or presented
  3. Mosaic plagiarism: stringing together portions of text from other sources 
  4. Lack of attribution: failing to appropriately identify and cite sources for language or ideas that are incorporated. 

Screening

WCB screens all abstracts using anti-plagiarism software. Abstracts identified as having high levels of potentially plagiarized content will be evaluated by WCB staff and appropriate actions taken. 

Penalties

Penalties for plagiarism may include rejection of abstract and/or author(s) banned from making presentations at future WCB, ESB, CSB or ASB Conferences.  

Plagiarisms Policy

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