Please check the Technical Program for your scheduled presentation time - speaking slots are anywhere from 5-30 minutes, without Q&A, and some sessions are followed by panel discussions. Presentations should be in PowerPoint or PDF format. To ensure optimal time management, consistency, and high-quality presentations, we request that all speakers submit their presentations in advance and use the designated conference computer to display their slides.

Download the ME15 PPT Template – optional, but available to use for your presentation

Oral Presentation Best Practices

• ME15 aims to provide presenters with an opportunity to deliver engaging and concise presentations on their research. Our goal is to foster the exchange of ideas and promote learning and engagement among all participants. To achieve this, we kindly request that presenters prioritize the most significant and impactful aspects of their research and communicate their message in a clear and concise manner.
• The presentation slots do not include time for a question-and-answer period. Conference participants will have the opportunity to submit their questions online during the presentations. To facilitate further discussion and exchange of ideas, the session chairs will moderate a panel discussion at the end of each session, where presenters can respond to the questions and engage in a conversation with the audience.

Oral Presentation logistics:

1. Venues: All technical sessions will be held in the Orchid Main Ballroom at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
2. A/V: A PC computer, projector, screen, podium, and microphone will be available in the meeting room.
3. The projector aspect ratio will be 16:9.
4. To ensure optimal time management, consistency, and high-quality presentations, we request that all speakers submit their presentations in advance and use the designated conference computer to display their slides. This will help us ensure that all presentations run smoothly and transition seamlessly between speakers. Additionally, using the conference computer minimizes the risk of technical difficulties and compatibility issues.
5. The session chair or moderator will introduce each speaker and cue up their pre-loaded slides, then provide visual/verbal cues to indicate when 3/1/0 minutes remain. Speakers may use the supplied laser pointer and slide advancer.

Registration and Badge pick-up will take place during the following times:

Location: Fourth level of the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.

Poster Sessions

• Poster recommended dimensions are A0 portrait orientation, 841mm x 1189mm. Presenters are responsible for printing their own posters. Posters will be displayed on a sturdy panel with pushpins for mounting, provided.
• For Poster Sessions 1a/b (June 11 PM -June 12 during lunch) presenters, please put up your poster as soon as you arrive at the conference and please take them down before or during the 4PM break on June 12. Posters in Group 1 will be presenting during both parts of these sessions.
• For Poster Session 2a/b (June 12 PM - June 13 during lunch) presenters please put up your posters at the very start of the poster session 2 on June 12 (staff will be around to assist) and please remove them at the end of the conference day on June 13. Posters in Group 2 will be presenting during both parts of these sessions.
• Presenters will be informed of your group (1 or 2) by June 1 via email.

Rapid Fire Sessions

Selected poster presenters will be given 60 seconds (1 minute) to present one PDF slide on their work. Selected presenters will be informed of your scheduled talk time via email by June 1. Rapid-Fire presenters are still expected to provide a regular poster as discussed above.

Submit your PDF slide to imes@aiche.org no later than June 10. We will stitch the slides together into one presentation, so last minute changes cannot be accommodated.

Poster Awards

For poster authors: coming soon, please look out for an email week of 5/30

For poster award judges coming soon, please look out for an email week of 5/30

Contact Taylor Wickey (taylw@aiche.org) for arrival and setup information and Evan Flach (evanf@aiche.org) for on-site questions.

Conference Venue

The conference and all scheduled meal functions* will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, accessible from the Marina Bay Sands hotel via underground or above ground walkways. 

*Only the conference banquet will take place at the Flower Dome (Flower Field Hall, Gardens by the Bay, 18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953).

Events will take place in the following locations:

• Registration and Badge pickup: Fourth level of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the top of the escalators
• Conference Meal Room: Peony Ballroom
• Technical Sessions: Orchid Ballroom
• Coffee Break & Sponsor Room: Melati Ballroom
• Posters: Melati Junior Ballroom & Orchid Junior Ballroom

Getting To the Venue

International attendees can fly into Singapore’s Changi International Airport. Taxi and Grab (similar to Uber) is available from Changi International Airport to the Marina Bay Sands. Public transportation is also available. 

For international travelers: Within 3 days prior to the date of your arrival (including the date of arrival): Submit SG Arrival Card and e-health declaration via the official and free e-service on the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website.

Parking: For attendees driving to the meeting, limited complimentary parking passes are available from Monday-Wednesday at the meeting. Stop by the conference registration desk to receive a pass (first come, first served).

Directions to Marina Bay Sands

Plan your visit - recommendations from MBS

If you require a visa to Singapore or Invitation Letter, please begin your visa application process as soon as possible. Kindly check this information as it pertains to your individual situation. For an invitation letter, please contact AIChE Program Development at InvitationLetters@aiche.org with the request and the following information:

• Name: [name]
• Company: [company]
• Address: [address]
• O.B.: [DD/MM/YYYY]
• Passport #: [#]
• Expiration Date: [DD/MM/YYYY]
• Please Note: We are unable to directly contact embassies or various officials on your behalf.

All hotel reservations for ME15 attendees staying at Marina Bay Sands have been finalized at this time. If you have not received confirmation of your hotel reservation contact imes@aiche.org.

For ME15 attendees staying at Marina Bay Sands:

• Check in and Check-out
  • Hotel Check-in time is from 1500hrs onwards and check-out time is by 1100hrs.
  • Early check in & late check out request is subjected to hotel availability and occupancy levels.
• Check in location
  • Guests may check in at Towers 1, 2, or 3. The rooms are in Tower 3, but you can easily walk from Tower 1 to Tower 3 inside the hotel lobby. 
  • Tower 3 Lobby Check-in Counter is open from 0700-1700hrs. Outside these hours, guests to proceed to Tower 1 Lobby Check-in Counter as it is open 24 hours.
• Guests Breakfast
  • Breakfast is included daily for hotel guests. Guest can pay for the 2nd adult breakfast charge if they are traveling with their partner.
  • Breakfast locations:
    • RISE Restaurant: Tower 1, Lobby, 0630hrs – 1030hrs (1015hrs last seating)  
    • Spago: Tower 2, Level 57, 0700hrs – 1030hrs (1015hrs last seating)
• Extra rollaway bed will be chargeable at additional SGD100++ per room per night on top of the contracted rate and it will be on guest own account.

Printed program books will be available on site, and a copy can be downloaded below – some minor changes are possible. Prepare by browsing the abstracts of nearly 80 speakers and 400 posters.

• Browse full program and abstracts here
• Download complete program book here
• Poster titles, groups and numbers here 
• Browse Poster abstracts for session 1a/b here
• Browse Poster abstracts for session 2a/b here
  
   

The content presented at the Metabolic Engineering 15 Conference is the property of the presenters and the firms where they work. Recording of sessions or taking photos of slides is strictly prohibited.

Prior to arrival, all attendees should read AIChE’s Code of Conduct.

Plan your visit at the Marina Bay Sands

Visit Singapore

For questions not addressed in previous communications or in this guide, please message us at imes@aiche.org - include as much detail as possible for a faster response.