Presenter checklist

Congratulations on being selected to present at Discovery Summit! The following information will help you prepare, format and submit your presentation for your paper or poster for the in-person segment of Discovery Summit 2026 or the online New User Edition. If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten Crannell.

Recording your presentation

All paper and poster presentations will be pre-recorded via Zoom and published after Discovery Summit.

Tips for energizing your virtual communications

From experienced online presenters to novices still not quite comfortable with speaking into a camera, there are always techniques to improve the effectiveness of virtual communications. The following video offers a variety of useful tips on how to deliver online presentations with confidence and credibility.

 

Uploading your presentation materials

You will have a presentation page and a speaker page unique to you within the Discovery Summit site. This is where you will need to upload your presentation materials and headshot.

  • Add your headshot to your speaker page.
  • Upload presentation materials prior to your scheduled recording date.
  • Do not include company information in your presentation materials; all PowerPoint presentations should be in a PDF format. 
  • If you do not currently have a JMP User Community ID please create one now (you will be prompted to create a SAS profile) and send to Kirsten Crannell.
  • Instructions for uploading your presentation materials.

Additional guidelines for presenters:

  • You may submit your presentation file in any format (for example, PDF or JMP journal).
  • If you choose PowerPoint, we recommend that you use your organization's own PowerPoint template and upload as a PDF. Alternatively, you are welcome to use this Discovery Summit template.
  • Include a title slide in your slide deck.
  • You are welcome to submit a paper corresponding to your presentation. Past experience has shown that this provides the highest value for attendees.
  • JMP is pronounced "jump," not "J-M-P." And SAS is pronounced "sass," not "S-A-S."

Presentation types

  • In-person paper presentation
    • You must record your presentation during the month of August. We will not be recording live presentations at the In-Person conference.
    • You will deliver your presentation live at the in-person conference (Oct. 19-22).
  • Posters
    • You will be given a time slot during the in-person conference to discuss your poster and answer questions from attendees.
    • Your poster should be around 10 minutes in length and styled like a lightning talk.
    • Your presentation must include the traditional poster template. In addition, you will be able to demo JMP at the peds during the conference.
    • Your poster presentation should not exceed 5 slides; you must use the provided poster template.
    • Poster template (.pptx)
    • Poster guidelines and FAQs
  • SimuLive
    • Your recorded presentation will be live streamed virtually on Sept. 23 by a JMP host during the Discovery Summit Early User Edition.
    • All presenters must be available during the live streaming to answer questions during the playback of the recording and afterwards for a live Q&A with virtual attendees.
  •  On-demand
    • Your recorded presentation will be available for on-demand viewing in the Discovery Summit website after the in-person conference.

Important dates

  • Feb 16: Call for Content Opens
  • Apr 21: Call for Content Closes
  • May 18: Paper and poster selections announced
  • Aug 3: Presentation recordings start
  • Aug 31: Presentation recordings complete
  • October 19-22: In-person paper and posters are presented.
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