Tutorial Guidelines

Yes, each accepted Tutorial presentation must have a unique full conference registration associated with it; please reference your acceptance email for information on how to receive the Speaker Rate. This is a full conference registration. Research Speakers may not use the Full Conference Student, Engineering Track or I LOVE DAC registration rates.

DAC tutorials are 1.5 or 3 hour tutorials presented by you on Sunday, July 26, 2026. This format enables attendees to participate in multiple tutorials, as well as in other DAC activities. The preferred structure for a tutorial is to have multiple viewpoints on a topic from multiple presenters with different affiliations.

Tutorial Organizer: The Organizer coordinates all tutorial activities with DAC, including insuring that content is delivered in a timely manner and that the final presentation goes smoothly; follow through is critical.

• The Organizer must interact frequently with the DAC Tutorial Chair.

• The Organizer writes the proposal for the tutorial and the abstract that is submitted for proposal evaluation.

• The Organizer selects and confirms the participation of the Presenter(s) (who could include the Organizer).

• The Organizer writes the material that will be included in the Conference Program. It is very important that the Organizer write the Conference Program material to help a potential attendee decide whether they should attend this tutorial.

• The Conference Program material should describe the target audience (e.g. EDA User, EDA tool developer, designer, SW engineer, Academic, embedded systems developer, etc.), and their expected level of familiarity with the topic (Expert/Intermediate/Beginner).

• An Organizer can propose multiple tutorials on aligned topics with different speakers.

Presenter(s): The Presenter(s) is/are responsible for delivering the presentation.

• The Presenter(s) must have a good speaking voice, and be clearly understandable by English speakers.

• The Presenter(s) must be comfortable speaking before a large audience, and maintaining control of the audience.

• The Presenter(s) is/are responsible for insuring that the presentation slides and any handouts are of professional quality, clear and easy to understand, complete, and can be covered within the tutorial timeframe.

• The Presenter(s) is/are responsible for being at the DAC Tutorial room 20 minutes before each scheduled presentation and staying until 10 minutes after the scheduled completion time to answer questions and coordinate a smooth delivery of the material.

• The presenters must represent multiple different organizations.

There is a strong chance that the initial proposal may be changed after submission. Once the tutorial submission has been reviewed, the Tutorial Chair will provide initial feedback that must be incorporated in the final tutorial. See timeline above for the deadlines.

If multiple tutorial proposals are submitted on the same or similar topics, the Tutorial Chair may choose to accept one proposal over the others; or may decide to merge the proposed tutorial teams and require a unified presentation.

DAC is dedicated to the success of the tutorial program! Once the selection is final, you will be sent detailed guidelines and deadlines to assist you with your planning.