Presenters 

• Presentations should be a maximum of 15 minutes. Please respect that limit or any other instructions provided by your panel chair so that everyone on the panel has equal time to present. 
• Please check the schedule carefully so you know the date, time, and location of your session.
• If you are presenting a PowerPoint or other visuals, please bring them on a USB drive. You can also access materials via email or online/cloud storage from the computer in the presentation room. There will also be an HDMI lead in each room to connect laptops if required. Any Mac users will need to provide their own converter. 
• Please arrive 10 minutes early for your session to load any PowerPoint onto the room computer.
• Please speak at a pace that is considerate of non-native English speakers.
• Please read the language policy section carefully for further instructions about language in dual-lingual panels.
• We will have a team on site to help with any IT issues.

Chairs

The role of the chair is one of introducing the panel/roundtable to the audience, managing the time to ensure all presenters have the same amount of time and there is time left for discussion, and leading panelist interaction with the audience. It is also to set a tone of inclusivity and welcome towards all presenters and audience members.

If not in touch yet, please contact all panelists in advance of the conference to introduce yourself as chair and provide details about the panel, including the time limits for each presentation. (Most panels will have four speakers, so speakers should keep their presentations to 15 minutes maximum.) Please search for participants' email addresses online. If you cannot find a contact, please get in touch with the conference team.  

Suggesting a group coffee or lunch, prior to or after the session, is also encouraged, if availability permits.

All presenter bios are accessible online in the conference program, so on the day of presentation, we recommend that you simply introduce each speaker by their first and last name rather than reading out their full bios. If you are not sure how to pronounce a presenter's name, we encourage you to ask the presenter in advance and confirm in person before the start of the presentations.

In the interest of fairness, we recommend that you allow all presenters to give their papers before opening the floor to questions from the audience (rather than having a short discussion following each paper).

During the discussion period after the paper presentations, we encourage each chair to ask all audience members who raise a question or comment to introduce themselves by their name and institution. This is whether or not you personally know the individual, or whether you think most in the room know this person.

For bilingual panels, please read the Language Policy section carefully. We recommend conducting the Q&A sessions in English. 

Additional areas for guidance for chairs:

• Please check the schedule carefully so you know the date, time, and location of the session you are chairing, as well as the names and contact information of the speakers in the session.
• Please arrive ten minutes early for the session to help speakers load up their PowerPoint onto the computer. All conference rooms are equipped with a computer and a projector. Speakers have been instructed to bring their PowerPoints on
• a USB drive or to access materials via email or online/cloud storage, but there will also be an HDMI lead in each room to connect laptops if required. Any Mac users will need to provide their own converter.
• You may want to remind each presenter of this when you contact them.
• Session chairs may choose to signal time progress to speakers during the session. If you plan to do so, please take a moment beforehand to explain your strategy to the panelists.
• Any unacceptable behavior occurring during sessions should be reported in confidence to a member of the conference team in person or via email at buenosairesconference@memorystudiesassociation.org
• For up-to-date additional information regarding the directions for accessing the final version of the program, pre-conference workshops, and the cultural program, information about the location and venues, the weather and appropriate clothing, as well as the standard voltage and the type of plugs, please visit https://msabuenosaires2026.dryfta.com/.

Sustainability

In our collective effort to work more sustainably, we kindly ask delegates to:

• Consider bringing a refillable coffee cup with you for the coffee breaks. Consider bringing a reusable water bottle for hydration throughout the conference. Water bottles can be refilled at the venues. 
• Think carefully about any conference-related printing and only print where absolutely necessary. There will be no printing opportunities at the venues.
• Recycle materials where possible in the bins provided. 
• Use public transport where possible in Buenos Aires and the surrounding area.