All times are in UTC+8 (Beijing Local Time). Afterwards, more details will be released.

Friday, August 27, 2021

10:00--17:00	Check in and Conference Materials Collection
14:00--17:00	Tutorials

Saturday, August 28, 2021

09:00--09:10	Opening Remarks by the Conference Chair
09:10--09:50	Keynote Speech I
09:50--10:10	Coffee Break
10:10--10:50	Keynote Speech II
10:50--11:30	Keynote Speech III
11:30--12:00	Keynote Speech IV
12:00--12:10	Group Photo
12:10--13:30	Lunch
13:30--15:30	Parallel Sessions (Authors' Live or Virtual Presentations)
15:30--15:45	Coffee Break
15:45--18:00	Parallel Sessions (Authors' Live or Virtual Presentations)
18:00--20:00	Dinner Banquet, Best Student Paper Awards and Best Presentation Awards

Sunday, August 29, 2021

10:00--17:00

Social Program in Chengdu (Pending)

IMMS 2021 Presentation Guideline

Considering COVID-19 pandemic’s uncertainties, IMMS 2021 will be held in hybrid virtual style on August 27-29, 2021. Although IMMS 2021 prefer to have an in-person conference to the maximum extent possible, besides the regular live presentation format (oral), virtual presentation will be acceptable this year.

The virtual conference will operate on Zoom and will be similar to any in-person conference. Presentations are assembled in sessions according to the topic and they are assigned a virtual room. A session chair will coordinate 1 session. As with the in-person conference, people access their preferred session by entering a room.

Preparing Your Presentation:

Two presentation formats are offered for authors’ presentations.

1.Live Presentations 现场报告

Those who choose to present live should prepare their presentation on PowerPoint (or equivalent) the same way as they would for an in-person conference. The presentation will be arranged for 15 minutes slot including 2-3 minutes as Q&A.

Exceptionally, we will allow 2 co-authors to present together. However, both co-authors will have to register as the presenter or author and pay the full amount indicated according to the status.

2.Virtual Presentations 网络报告

If you cannot attend the conference in person due to the pandemic, virtual presentation may be a good choice. For virtual presentation, please prepare your presentation file in PowerPoint or PDF. The presentation will be arranged for 15 minutes slot including 2-3 minutes as Q&A. And in order to ensure a better experience, a test for ZOOM will be arranged for all virtual presenters before the conference.

A moderator will be assigned to each virtual session to ensure smooth transitions between virtual presentations and promote speakers when needed. A session chair will also be assigned to each session to facilitate and oversee time and question period.