Announcing the agenda

Chairman: Ladies and Gentlemen. As you know, each speaker is allowed twenty minutes for the presentation of his paper. I certainly realize that this time is insufficient to cover the subject fully. And besides, we need question time. Still I hope the presentation will provide the ground for interesting and stimulating discussion.

Before I give the floor to the first speaker, I’d like to outline the agenda for this session. There are six papers on the agenda, but Dr. Weeks’ presentation has been shifted for the afternoon on his reguest. This morning we’ll discuss various aspects of heterojunction structures of both theoretical and experimental nature. And now I have the pleasure of introducing our first speaker, Dr. Rundle of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He will speak about interband scattering in a two-dimensional electron gas. Welcome, Dr. Rundle.

E x e r c i s e . Role play. Act as Chairman:

a) address the audience; b) tell the speakers about the time they are allowed for presenting of their papers; c) express hope that the presentations will be followed by an interesting discussion; d) briefly outline the agenda; e) introduce the first speaker and, if possible, say a few words about his professional background.

When given the floor, the speaker usually begins by thanking the Chairman and saying that he appreciates the opportunity to speak at this session. He can do it like this:

(1)	Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am happy to have this opportunity to speak at this session. The subject of my paper is the quantum size effect.
(2)	Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is certainly a privilege to speak at this session. I will discuss some aspects of superconductivity.
(3)	Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate this opportunity to present my paper here.

P apers / Scientific contributions

invited / solicited papers (доклады по приглашению)

contributed / free / uninvited papers (доклады, заявленные по инициативе самих участников)

Papers may be:

main / background/ keynote addresses / lead papers (основные доклады), overview / review papers (обзорные доклады), reports (отчетные доклады), tutorial papers (доклады образовательного характера), information papers (информационные доклады), summary papers (краткие доклады), detailed papers (подробные доклады), plenary papers (пленарные доклады), section papers (секционные доклады), poster papers (стендовые доклады).

XVII. Conducting a scientific session

Chairing a working group session (a workshop) during paper presentation includes the following functions:

1. Introducing the speakers;

2. Presenting a paper;

3. Thanking the speaker and assessing the presentation;

4. Conducting a discussion of the papers given;

5. Summing up the discussion and closing the session.

Vocabulary

доклад	содержащий фактический материал о деятельности … о ходе работы приглашенного участника экспертов		factual report report on the activity of … progress report invited paper expert report
краткое изложение получение тема	доклада		abstract (brief summary) receipt subject	of a paper
не отступать от темы доклада			to keep to the point at issue; to keep to the subject
экземпляр доклада			copy of a paper
включить в доклад			to include in a paper (report)
включить в доклад последние данные			to bring a paper (report) up to date (to update)
включить доклад в программу конференции			to schedule a paper for a conference
высказать (в докладе) мысль о …			to advance an idea on …
выступить с докладом			to read (to give) a paper
дать краткое изложение доклада			to give a brief summary (an abstract) of a paper
дать рецензию на доклад			to review a paper
делать доклад			to read (to present, to deliver) a paper
ограничить время доклада			to limit paper presentation
одобрить опубликовать отклонить отложить отобрать (выбрать) подготовить получить послать представить принять		доклад	to approve to publish to reject to postpone to select to prepare (to draw up) to receive to send to present (to submit, to offer, to contribute) to accept		a paper
распространять доклады (среди участников)			to distribute (to circulate) papers (among the participants)