BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250101 TZNAME:UTC TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday \;4th March 2026\nTime: \;12:00 - 13:00 (GMT)\nLocation: \;Online via Zoom\nSpeakers: \;Tim Morris (Novar tis)\, Karen Smith (UCB)\, Claire Brittain (Novartis)\, Emma Crawford (Cha ir of PSI DEIB Advisory Group)\n\nWho is this event intended for?:\nPSI 20 26 Conference presentation and poster presenters/authors. All PSI members welcome.\n\nWhat is the benefit of attending?:\nTo gain insight into devel oping presentations and posters with impact that are accessible to all.\nC ost\nThis webinar is free to both Members of PSI and Non-Members.\nRegistr ation\nTo register for this event\, please click here\nOverview\nThis webi nar brings together three complementary perspectives to help PSI contribut ors develop conference presentations and posters that communicate clearly\ , engage audiences\, and reflect inclusive practice. Across the session\, participants will explore how to refine their message\, prepare effectivel y\, and deliver with confidence.\n\nWe begin by examining how to move from substance to message\, focusing on what makes a talk genuinely resonate. This segment encourages presenters to think about what their audience will remember\, how to frame complex ideas with clarity\, and how to avoid com mon communication pitfalls that can dilute an otherwise strong contributio n. The aim is to help presenters shape their material in a way that suppor ts understanding and impact.\n\nThe second session turns to the practicali ties of preparation. Rather than offering an exhaustive checklist\, it hig hlights the habits and decisions that make the biggest difference: identif ying core messages\, preparing materials with intention\, rehearsing in wa ys that improve delivery\, and navigating the realities of both oral and p oster formats. The emphasis is on preparation that supports accessibility\ , reduces stress\, and helps presenters feel ready for the day.\n\nWe clos e with a reflective session on inclusive presenting\, inviting participant s to consider their own experiences as audience members and presenters. Th rough guided questions and shared insights\, the session surfaces the barr iers people commonly face in talks and explores simple\, memorable princip les that help make presentations more inclusive.\n\nTogether\, these sessi ons equip attendees to design\, prepare\, and deliver conference contribut ions that are engaging\, inclusive\, and impactful. \nSpeaker details\n\n\ n\n \n \n \n Speaker\n \n \n Biography\n \n \n Abs tract\n \n \n \n \n Tim Mor ris\, Novartis\n \n Tim works in Novartis&rsquo\;s S tatistical Methodology group\, where he moved in 2025 after spending 18 ye ars at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. He provides methodological sup port to Novartis studies and does research on simulation studies\, estiman ds\, handling missing data\, sensitivity analysis\, covariate adjustment\, meta-analysis\, and visualisation. He enjoys presenting but not as much a s he enjoys hearing others present well.\n \n From s ubstance to message at PSI 2026\n \n \n \n Karen Smith\, UCB\n Karen Smith joined UCB as a Director i n Early Development Statistics in 2025\, having previously worked across t he pharmaceutical\, CRO\, academic and NHS sectors. As a member of the PSI DEIB Advisory Group\, and lead for the Events sub-team\, she champions gr eater inclusion and accessibility within the statistical community.\n \n A deep dive into practice: \;\n prepar ing for your conference contribution\n  \;\n \n \n \n Claire Brittain\, Novartis\n Cla ire Brittain\, who works at Novartis and serves as Careers Director for PS I\, has long been passionate about ensuring stories and conversations are inclusive and accessible for audiences of all ages and abilities. \;\n She hosted the PSI Conference plenary on Neurodiversity in the Workplace in 2024\, which sparked wide-ranging discussions and helped pro mpt the creation of PSI&rsquo\;s DEIB Advisory Group\, which continues to guide and inform the PSI&rsquo\;s approach to inclusion.\n \n Delivering Inclusive Presentations: Making Sure Everyone Can Fol low\n \n \n Emma Crawford\, Chair of PSI DEIB Adv isory Group\n Emma Crawford is a Principal Biostatistician and Chair of the PSI DEIB Advisory Group. With over twelve years&rsquo\; exper ience across pharma and CRO settings\, she combines statistical leadership with a commitment to inclusive scientific communication. Emma advocates f or accessible\, impactful presentations and supports colleagues in sharing complex ideas with clarity and confidence. \;\n  \;\n \n \n\n DTEND:20260304T130000Z DTSTAMP:20261013T153257Z DTSTART:20260304T120000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Inclusive and Impactful Conference Contributions UID:RFCALITEM639275023774538472 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Date: Wednesday \ ;4th March 2026
\nTime: \;12:00 - 13:00 (GMT)
\nLocation: \;Online via Zoom
\nSpeakers: \;Tim Morris (Novartis)\, Karen Sm ith (UCB)\, Claire Brittain (Novartis)\, Emma Crawford (Chair of PSI DEIB Advisory Group)
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\nWho is this event intended for ?:
\nPSI 2026 Conference presentation and poster presenters/ authors. All PSI members welcome.
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\n What is the benefit of attending?:
\nTo gain insight into de veloping presentations and posters with impact that are accessible to all.
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Cost

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This webinar is free to both Members of PSI and Non-Members.

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Registration

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To register for this event\, p lease click here

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Overview

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This webinar brings together t hree complementary perspectives to help PSI contributors develop conferenc e presentations and posters that communicate clearly\, engage audiences\, and reflect inclusive practice. Across the session\, participants will exp lore how to refine their message\, prepare effectively\, and deliver with confidence.
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\nWe begin by examining how to move from substanc e to message\, focusing on what makes a talk genuinely resonate. This segm ent encourages presenters to think about what their audience will remember \, how to frame complex ideas with clarity\, and how to avoid common commu nication pitfalls that can dilute an otherwise strong contribution. The ai m is to help presenters shape their material in a way that supports unders tanding and impact.
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\nThe second session turns to the practic alities of preparation. Rather than offering an exhaustive checklist\, it highlights the habits and decisions that make the biggest difference: iden tifying core messages\, preparing materials with intention\, rehearsing in ways that improve delivery\, and navigating the realities of both oral an d poster formats. The emphasis is on preparation that supports accessibili ty\, reduces stress\, and helps presenters feel ready for the day.
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\nWe close with a reflective session on inclusive presenting\, invit ing participants to consider their own experiences as audience members and presenters. Through guided questions and shared insights\, the session su rfaces the barriers people commonly face in talks and explores simple\, me morable principles that help make presentations more inclusive.
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\nTogether\, these sessions equip attendees to design\, prepare\, and d eliver conference contributions that are engaging\, inclusive\, and impact ful.

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Speaker details

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Biography

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Abstract

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\n Tim Mor ris\, Novartis		\n

Ti m works in Novartis&rsquo\;s Statistical Methodology group\, where he move d in 2025 after spending 18 years at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. He provides methodological support to Novartis studies and does research o n simulation studies\, estimands\, handling missing data\, sensitivity ana lysis\, covariate adjustment\, meta-analysis\, and visualisation. He enjoy s presenting but not as much as he enjoys hearing others present well.

\n 		From substance t o message at PSI 2026
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\n Karen Smith\, UCB		Karen Smith joi ned UCB as a Director in Early Development Statistics in 2025\, having pre viously worked across the pharmaceutical\, CRO\, academic and NHS sectors. As a member of the PSI DEIB Advisory Group\, and lead for the Events sub- team\, she champions greater inclusion and accessibility within the statis tical community.
\n 		A deep dive into practice: \;
\n preparing for y our conference contribution
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Claire BrittainClaire Bri ttain\, NovartisClaire Brittain\, who works at Novartis and serves as Careers Director for PSI\, has long b een passionate about ensuring stories and conversations are inclusive and accessible for audiences of all ages and abilities. \;
\n She hosted the PSI Conference plenary on Neurodiversity in the Workpla ce in 2024\, which sparked wide-ranging discussions and helped prompt the creation of PSI&rsquo\;s DEIB Advisory Group\, which continues to guide an d inform the PSI&rsquo\;s approach to inclusion.
\n 		Delivering Inclusive Presentations: Making Sure Everyone Can Follow
EmmaEmma Crawford\, Chair of PSI DEIB Advisory Gro upEmma Crawford is a Principal Bi ostatistician and Chair of the PSI DEIB Advisory Group. With over twelve y ears&rsquo\; experience across pharma and CRO settings\, she combines stat istical leadership with a commitment to inclusive scientific communication . Emma advocates for accessible\, impactful presentations and supports col leagues in sharing complex ideas with clarity and confidence. \; \;