Session Moderator Guidelines

Session moderators are generally the session organizers. Their primary duties are as follows:

• In the first 5 minutes of your session, provide a broad overview of its theme.
• Remind audience members to mute themselves and to hold questions until each speaker is finished.
• Mention that each speaker has 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions, and that no time extensions are possible, as a courtesy to all presenters and participants.
• Mention that there are 5-minutes at the end for general questions.


• Then, introduce each speaker in sequence (name, job title, affiliation, and title of presentation)
• Keep presenters on schedule.
• If necessary, politely cut off a speaker whose 15 minutes have elapsed.


• In the last 5 minutes, thank all presenters, and invite general questions.

If you are interested in possibly moderating a session, please contact us to learn how straightforward and rewarding this can be.