Flash Presentations During the CNS Annual Conference

NEW to the CNS 2025 Poster Program

The Canadian Nutrition Society (CNS) is introducing 3-minute Flash Presentations as a pilot project in the Poster/Abstract Program during the 2025 Annual Conference. These presentations offer graduate student members with eligible abstracts the opportunity to showcase their research to interested delegates. Note: Only abstracts entered into the Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award are eligible for Flash Presentations.

Three Flash Presentation sessions will be scheduled throughout the conference, and presenters will be notified of their assigned date and time a few weeks prior to the event.

Presenting authors must register for and attend the full conference in person.

1. Presentation Format

• Each Flash Presentation is limited to 3 minutes.
• Presenters may use up to three slides in their presentation and will be required to upload this presentation to the CNS Virtual Poster Expo to allow delegates to view presentations online during and following the conference. Presenters have the option of also uploading a short (1-3 minute) video summarizing their research.
• Flash presentations will not be judged, and there is no Q&A session. 
• Presenters are encouraged to invite interested delegates for further discussion in a designated meeting area following their presentation, or during standard Poster viewing periods.

2. On-site Display:

• Prepare an 8.5” x 11” printed page that includes your abstract title, author contact information, and a QR code linking to your presentation. Instructions and a template will be provided.
• Display this printed page on the dedicated Flash Presentation Poster Board at the conference venue in place of a full poster.

3. Expressing Interest in a Flash Presentation:

• Abstracts entered into the Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award can be considered for a Flash Presentation. If your abstract is eligible, indicate your interest in a Flash Presentation by checking the appropriate box on the Abstract Submission Form.
• Interest must be indicated at the time of the abstract submission and cannot be added afterward.

4. Selection Process:

• Between 30 and 45 Flash Presentations will be selected from abstracts eligible for awards. 
• A balanced selection will be made across the Basic Research, Clinical, and Public Health/Regulatory categories.
• Dates, times, and locations of the presentations will be included in the conference program.
• Late-breaking abstracts are not eligible.