PTTI Author Resource Center

ITM/PTTI Author Marketing Communications Toolkit

Welcome to the ITM/PTTI Author Marketing Communications Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to help you promote your technical presentation to friends, colleagues, and peers prior to the meeting. (Yes, even authors need to do a little promoting.)

 

Toolkit Contents

• Social Media and downloadable graphics
• Email to customize and send to your colleagues 
• Company Newsletter
• Media Release to have your employer release on your behalf
• Additional Tips

 

Social Media

Social Media Handles and Profiles

@ionavigation (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Threads)

@InstOfNavigation (YouTube)

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ionavigation
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ionavigation
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ionavigation/
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ionavigation
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/InstOfNavigation

 

Sample Posts and Graphics

When you share posts on Twitter, Facebook, and/or LinkedIn, please remember to:

• Tag us: @ionavigation
• Include a call to action and link to the session you’re presenting in

 

Sample Social Media Captions

Below are some sample social media posts designed for various social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Instagram, and more. The sections highlighted in yellow are intended for you to customize with both your personal  information and to suit your specific platform and audience.

Version 1:

[YOUR COMPANY HANDLE] is pleased to announce that [PRESENTER’S NAME & TITLE] will be presenting a technical paper at the Institute of Navigation’s (ION) ITM/PTTI 2026 meeting taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California. [PRESENTER’S NAME AND HANDLE] will be presenting their research on [PRESENTATION TITLE] in the [SESSION TITLE] on [DAY, DATE, TIME].

[ADD A BRIEF PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE RESEARCH BEING PRESENTED, WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AND WHY THEY SHOULD ATTEND].

The ION ITM/PTTI 2026 is the co-located International Technical Meeting and the Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting. A commercial exhibit and pre-conference tutorials are held in conjunction with the conference. Learn more at ion.org.

Version 2:

[YOUR COMPANY HANDLE AND PRESENTER HANDLE] is presenting a paper [PAPER NAME] at @ionaviagtion ITM/PTTI 2026, taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the @HyattOrangeCounty. Visit ion.org for more information.

Version 3:

I am pleased to announce that I’ll be presenting a paper [PAPER NAME] at @ionaviagtion ITM/PTTI 2026, taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the @HyattOrangeCounty. Visit ion.org for more information.

 

Graphics for Social Media

We have provided I’m Presenting graphics in standard sizes for you to use in your social media posts. To download, right click the image and choose the save image as option.

I’m Presenting: 1080 x 1350 pixels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m Presenting: 1920 x 1080 pixels

 

Email

Sample email for Colleagues (copy, paste, and personalize)

Subject Line: I’m presenting at ITM/PTTI 2026

I’m reaching out to let you know that I will be speaking at the Institute of Navigation’s ITM/PTTI 2026 Meeting taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California.

My paper, [PRESENTATION TITLE] will be presented on [DAY, DATE, TIME] in the [SESSION TITLE] session. You can learn more about ITM/PTTI 2026 at ion.org.

The ION International Technical Meeting is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

I’m hoping you can join me for this event. Make sure to register early to take advantage of savings. Register today at ion.org.

 

Company Newsletter

Sample Entry for Company Newsletter

We are pleased to announce that [COMPANY NAME]’s [PRESENTER’S NAME] will be presenting a paper at the upcoming Institute of Navigation’s (ION) ITM/PTTI 2026 taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California.

[PRESENTER’S NAME] paper is titled [PRESENTATION TITLE] and will be presenting on [DAY, DATE, TIME].

[ADD A BRIEF PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE RESEARCH BEING PRESENTED, WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AND WHY THEY SHOULD ATTEND].

The ION International Technical Meeting is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

 

Media Release

ION Media Contact
Beth Lathrop               
Phone: (703) 366-2723
Email: blathrop@ion.org

 

Sample Media Release

[COMPANY NAME] TO PRESENT AT THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION’S (ION) ITM/PTTI 2026

Month, Day, Year (LOCATION) – [COMPANY NAME] is pleased to announce that [PRESENTER’S NAME] is presenting a paper at the upcoming ION ITM/PTTI 2026 taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California.

[PRESENTER’S NAME] paper is titled [PRESENTATION TITLE] and will be presenting on [DAY, DATE, TIME].

[ADD A BRIEF PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE RESEARCH BEING PRESENTED, WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AND WHY THEY SHOULD ATTEND].

The ION International Technical Meeting is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

For more information on ITM/PTTI 2026, please visit ion.org.

[ADD YOUR “ABOUT” BOILERPLATE HERE]

 

Additional Tips

Add a footer/ signature to your emails: “I’m presenting a paper at ION’S ITM/PTTI 2026 taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California. Hope you can join me!

 

Good luck and please email blathrop@ion.org if you have any questions or need any assistance on promoting your paper.