Some of the sessions scheduled for the upcoming EGU General Assembly are PICO only sessions. This means that, rather than being oral or poster format, they involve Presenting Interactive COntent (PICO). The aim of these presentations is to highlight the essence of a particular research area – just enough to get the audience excited about a topic without overloading them with information.
PICO sessions start with a series of 2 minute long presentations – one from each author. They can be a Power Point, a movie, an animation, or simply a PDF showing your research on a display. After the 2 minute talks, the audience can explore each presentation on touch screens, where authors are also available to answer questions and discuss their research in more detail.
This format combines the best of oral and poster presentations, allowing researchers to stand up be recognised for great research by making an oral contribution as well as discuss their work in detail and network with other participants. This year we are also making a few improvements to the layout of the PICO presentation areas in the large halls to minimise noise disruption to presenters.
See the General Assembly website for more information about PICO. You can also check out the short introductory video below:
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