A Keynote Presentation at the Researcher to Reader Conference is a presentation given by one person, typically a notable member of the scholarly communications community or a public figure, where they are giving a strategic viewpoint. The Conference programme typically includes just one or two Keynote Presentations.

These sessions are typically structured as a single of talk lasting 30-40 minutes. This may be followed by a Q&A with the Conference participants lasting around 15 minutes, moderated by the speaker, or by a moderator provided by R2R. A keynote is typically scheduled at the start of the Conference timetable, or as a closing session.

The speaker may use slides if they wish, but it is strongly recommended that these are only used where they convey visual information; displaying a set of bullet-points that are merely speaker notes is strongly discouraged.

In the R2R Call for Papers, people who have proposed a Keynote Presentation may be invited to adapt their proposal to another session type. People may also contribute to more than one session at the Conference (for example giving a Keynote Presentation as well as facilitating a Collaborative Workshop).

Keynote Presentation speakers are strongly encouraged to participate in the whole Conference, not just appear for their own session, and are offered a discount on Conference attendance of 50% off the normally applicable early-bird tariff. Keynote Presentation speakers are invited to the informal contributor dinner at the end of the first day, at their own cost.

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