Moderator guidelines

Moderators of each session are an important part of the conference.

The following list is a guide to help moderators know what is expected of them at the conference and what their basic responsibilities are.

Duties of the moderator are:

• Familiarise yourself with the venue layout and location of the session(s) you are moderating

• Introduce yourself to the speakers in advance and work out how they would like to be introduced to the audience and how they want to handle questions (during the session or at the end)

• Make sure the session starts on time

• Introduce yourself to the audience and welcome everyone to the session

• Announce the name of the session and duration – this may include more than one presentation for the whole breakout session

• Introduce the speakers to the audience (you can include a short biography if the speaker wants you to do that)

• Help with any handouts the speaker might have (and announce that to the audience if appropriate)

• Help with microphones and questions from the audience at the end

• Thanks the speaker(s) at the end of the session (and ask for applause)

• Handle the transition between speakers during the session

A more detailed list of moderator guidelines is available below in PDF format – these are designed for moderators to print out and bring to their session(s).

Guidelines for moderators at IGeLU 2011