Speaker Frequently Asked Questions
Please CLICK HERE to view our speaker guidelines and tips.
For your participation as a speaker at the Scrap Expo you are provided with a complimentary full-conference registration to the event. Recycling Today magazine will send you access to a speaker portal where you will be able to register for your complimentary pass to attend.
Speakers will check in at the event registration desk. There you will pick up your badge and speaker packet.
If you are planning on providing your presentation on-site, we ask that you have it on a USB drive at the time of check-in. A Recycling Today magazine staff member will save it at this time to provide to the AV technicians.
A block of discounted rooms at the event hotels is available to event attendees at a discounted group rate until August 25, 2025, or until the room blocks are full.
You can book your hotel on your own by CLICKING HERE or you can complete the hotel registration task in your speaker portal.
The Kentucky Exposition Center is located at the junction of I-65 and I-264 (937 Phillips Lane) in Louisville.
For more information on travel to/from the Kentucky Exposition Center CLICK HERE.
Speakers are not required to stay at the event hotels. However, anyone who books outside of the group room blocks will not be eligible for any of the discounts, benefits or concessions provided by Scrap Expo.
While speakers are not required to remain at the event after their session has taken place, we do encourage all speakers to take advantage of their complimentary registration and attend some of the great educational sessions, the live demo, exhibit hall and networking opportunities that Scrap Expo has to offer.
All speakers are asked to check in at their session area 15 minutes before their session starts.
A series of pre-planned questions may be issued by the moderator to all speakers prior to the session. Audience questions will not be arranged beforehand. Please be prepared to answer other questions regarding your topic.
Yes, Scrap Expo has provided a PowerPoint template for you to use.
CLICK HERE to view presentation instructions and download the Scrap Expo PowerPoint template.
Scrap Expo will provide the following in each session room.
- Stage
- Podium with microphone (moderator)
- Table and chairs for panelists
- Microphones (handheld and/or wireless lavaliers)
- Wireless presenter control
- Confidence monitor
- LCD projector & screen
- Laptop
- Dedicated audiovisual technician
Yes, the session room AV technicians will either pin a wireless lavalier on you or provide you with a handheld microphone when you check into your session room. The AV technicians will turn on/off your microphone and control your volume from the back of the room.
If you plan to send you presentation prior to the conference, please send it to Emily Kriss at EKriss@gie.net.
If you plan to provide it on site, please bring a USB drive with your presentation on it with you to check in at the registration desk. A conference staff member will save your presentation to our files and return your USB drive at that time. While our conference staff will handle getting the presentation to our AV technicians, please be sure to bring your thumb drive with you for your presentation in case there are any issues with the file.
Yes, if you are planning on using a PowerPoint presentation, we ask that you provide the presentation by September 3, or on a USB flash drive on site when you pick up your conference badge.
The dedicated AV technician in the session room will upload your presentation and test it when you arrive at your session room 15 minutes before you present. If you have audio or video embedded in your presentation, please let Scrap Expo staff know when you provide your presentation.
No, the sessions at Scrap Expo are not being recorded in their entirety. We will have a videographer present at the event filming B-roll footage for our event promotions but the content of the session will not be recorded.
Yes, Scrap Expo staff has created a full promotional toolkit for speakers to use to help promote themselves and their session at the event. Click here to access the Promotional Toolkit.
Business casual attire is appropriate for the event. We recommend you carry a light jacket or sweater for the air-conditioned meeting space and exhibit hall.