Chairpersons are requested to take their seat at the “Next Chairperson Seat” located at the front of the session room at least 10 minutes before the session begins.

Please moderate the session and ensure that presentations proceed smoothly within the allocated time.

All presenters must disclose any Conflict of Interest (COI) related to their presentation.
No COI
Please include the following statement on the first slide of your presentation:
In accordance with the regulations of the Japanese Society for Bacteriology, the presenter declares that there are no conflicts of interest associated with this presentation.
COI Present
If applicable, please include a COI disclosure slide as the first slide.
Details of the COI policy are available on the Japanese Society for Bacteriology website:
http://jsbac.org/about/coi.html

(Special Lectures, Symposia, Workshops, etc.)
Presentation Data
Please submit your presentation data at the PC Center (B2F Sakura) at least 30 minutes before your session.
Bring your presentation file on a USB flash drive.
Your data will be copied to the conference system and deleted after the meeting.
PC Center Opening Hours
March 20 (Fri) 08:00 – 16:00
March 21 (Sat) 08:30 – 15:30
March 22 (Sun) 08:30 – 14:30

• Presentations must be delivered using PC-based presentation (PowerPoint) .
• The recommended slide format is 16:9.
• Please be seated at the Next Speaker Seat at least 10 minutes before your presentation.
• A monitor, keyboard, mouse, and laser pointer will be provided.

Presenter View in PowerPoint is not available.

Please present in the language specified in the program.

Symposium / Workshop
Presentation and discussion times are determined by the session convener.
Junior & Senior High School Research Session
Presentation: 13 min
Discussion: 5 min
ICD Training Course
Presentation: 25 min
Discussion: 5 min
Flash Talk
1.5 minutes (no discussion)

Please bring your own laptop if:

• Your presentation was created on Mac
• Your presentation includes video

HDMI connection will be available at the venue.
Please bring adapters if required.
Audio playback is not available.

Venue March 20 - Room 3 (Dahlia 1)
March 21 - Room 3 (Dahlia 1)

Flash Talk presenters must upload their slide in advance.
Requirements:

• Format: PDF
• 1 slide only

File name format:
AbstractNumber_Name
Example:
FL01-01_TaroSaikin
Submission deadline:
March 16, 2026

• Presentation time: 1.5 minutes
• No discussion/li>
• Slides will be prepared on the session PC.

Please be seated at the Next Speaker Seat 10 minutes before your presentation.

Poster Venue
Hiroshima International Conference Center
B2F Cosmos & Ran

Poster panel size:
90 cm (W) × 180 cm (H)
The poster title, authors, and affiliations should be prepared within:
70 cm (W) × 20 cm (H)
Recommended font sizes:

• Title: 36 pt or larger
• Body text: 18 pt or larger

Pins for mounting posters will be provided.

Poster titles, authors, affiliations, and abstracts should include English.
If possible, posters are encouraged to be prepared entirely in English.

Poster Session 1 (P1-001 – P1-179)
Mounting
March 20 09:00 – 11:00
Discussion
Odd numbers 17:00 – 17:45
Even numbers 17:45 – 18:30
Removal
18:30 – 19:00

Mounting
March 21 09:00 – 11:00
Discussion
Odd numbers 17:15 – 18:00
Even numbers 18:00 – 18:45
Removal
18:45 – 19:15
Posters not removed within the designated time will be disposed of by the secretariat.