1. MTN Event Participation Guide
Johannesburg, South Africa
September 2017
RAG Committee

2. Contents Code of Conduct Slide Format Facilities
The content and guidelines given in this document are specific to the 2017 September conference hosted by MTN in Johannesburg. As such, please follow the guidelines carefully and do not assume they are adequate for other events
If this document leaves you with questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with your primary RAG contact
Code of Conduct
Slide Format
Facilities
Audience Participation & Polls
Film & Photograph
Media Use
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3. CODE OF CONDUCT

4. Code of Conduct Respect the Authority of the Chair at all times
Not a sales opportunity
As it always has done, the RAG operates a strict ‘no sales’ policy for all vendors and suppliers. Presentations cannot be used as a means to push solutions or products directly. This is supported in no small measure by attendees who are specifically ‘turned off’ by sales pitches
Respecting Others
RAG also takes advantage of Chatham House Rule, meaning that everyone must remain respectful of others and their opinions, though healthy debate is encouraged. This policy also means that you cannot use any information gained from the group for commercial advantage or to cause embarrassment to other members through public disclosure
Engagement with Attendees During the Event
Please ensure that you do not engage in discussions with attendees during presentations or panel sessions. It would be rude for those involved in the session and distract from the event’s flow. Instead, ensure that you do this only during social points during the days and evenings
Exclusions
Failure to adhere to the above and to act within the spirit of RAG may result in any offending party being asked to remove themselves from the RAG with immediate effect and may result in exclusion from RAG membership and activities, group site access and a ban from attending future activities. Any breach, or suspected breach, of the code should be reported to the RAG chair, or another RAG Committee member as soon as is practicable
If you want to check a specific approach or detail, please contact your RAG Committee contact for discussion
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5. SLIDE FORMAT

6. Slide Formats
We need your final presentations completed and with us no later than Tuesday 30th August
RAG will absorb your presentation into the single, main slide deck for the day. This is to minimise the impact of transitioning multiple slide and to allow us to better manage the running of the conference days
Your slide format will be kept (on condition that the other requirements in this pack are followed)
PowerPoint 16:9 Format only
All slides are absorbed into the master deck for the day. Please note that your slide numbers will change if they are set dynamically
Do not embed active polling services within your presentations. As per the media guidelines, provide any polls or questions separately to us. If needed, please add a placeholder slide for any question you would like polled. Q&A slides will be inserted before your ‘Thank you’ or ‘Contact’ slide if you have one
Ensure that copyright material is carefully considered and managed by you
This is especially important for after the event when we will make the presentations available to RAG members through the website
Online Publication of Presentation Materials
Unless specified by you beforehand, please be aware that RAG may use information and material from you on the RAG website and other, related outlets
This may be within the RAG Member Only area of the RAG website, or publically on the website and through other outlets
If you do not want RAG to do this due to confidentiality reasons (or other reasons) please ensure that you advise the recipient as such when you submit your presentation
If a sanitised version of information is okay to share publically, please provide this at the same time as providing the main materials
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7. FACILITIES

8. Facilities Conference Room Preparation Presentations Wi-Fi
As the name suggests, the layout of the room is theatre style facing the main stage where presentations and panel discussion will take place
Preparation
There is no designated Green Room for preparation, briefings and production team use. Participants must make themselves known to Rob Chapman (RAG Chairman) and the leader of any session they are involved in (panel or presentation). This is to ensure you are known to key parties and to ensure you can be readied and to discuss any last minute needs
Presentations
All presentations are compiled into a single presentation for the day which follows the agenda running order. The machine running this will be either a host or RAG Committee member device. If you require notes to accompany your presentation, please ensure you have your own copy of them
Display of any material is projected onto the main screen
You are welcome to sit or stand. Whichever you are more comfortable with
Please advise before the day whether you would need to use a whiteboard, flipchart or other utilities during your session
A countdown clock may be used to try and ensure that all sessions run to time. It is important that you keep to time in order not to sacrifice any Q&A time which will be cut short to maintain the day’s overall timings. Please ensure that you take necessary cues from one of the event leadership team
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi will be available for general use throughout the day (details provided on-sight on the day)
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9. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION & POLLS

10. Audience Participation & Polls
Q&A
You will almost certainly get questions from attendees, so please be prepared for this and ensure that any presentation/speaker slot has adequate time to facilitate Q&A
Microphones
If the venue dictates that we use microphones for audience members wishing to ask questions, please bear with the mic handlers
Real-time Polling & Feedback
We use a real-time polling service
If you have questions/polls which you would like to have the audience answering, please ensure you provide them to us ASAP so we can build them in the service and present them accordingly. Also ensure that you tell us exactly when they are to be asked/presented within your session (preferably by slide number)
Throughout most sessions there will be a poll running to gather opinions and questions from the audience. This will be fed into the Q&A portion of your session as appropriate
The link to the RAG polling page is will be available to all participating on the day and this is where any question or poll is set for responding to (dynamically updated)
Polling Options
Multiple Choice
Open Ended (free text word cloud appearance)
Q&A (free text)
Ranking (multiple selection ranking)
Clickable Image
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11. FILM & PHOTOGRAPH

12. Film & Photographs Photographs & Video Web Conferencing Recordings
We may have photographs taken or, on occasion, film over the course of the day and evening for use in RAG promotional activities
Web Conferencing
We may choose to broadcast the event on the internet, so please be mindful of sensitive or copyright material used in your presentations
Recordings
Any recordings will then be provided and edited for RAG consumption and promotion as deemed appropriate by the RAG Committee
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13. MEDIA USE

14. Media Use Copyright images, video & audio
Please be mindful of copyright. Whilst it can be used within the confines of the meeting, it cannot be left within presentations, web conferencing or on audio or video recordings which we would look to use on after the event
Be mindful of a varied audience and ensure that any media you do use will not cause offence to any of the members
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