\documentclass[10pt,letterpaper,twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsthm,url}
\usepackage[final]{microtype}
\usepackage{libertine}
\usepackage[varqu]{zi4}
\usepackage[libertine]{newtxmath}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

% Bit more space to utilize on a page.
\usepackage[margin=1in,columnsep=0.25in]{geometry}

%% For filler text.
\usepackage{lipsum}

%% Adjusted title without additional vertical spacing on top.
\makeatletter
\def\@maketitle{%
  \newpage
  \begin{center}%
  \let \footnote \thanks
    {\LARGE \@title \par}%
    \vskip 1.5em%
    {\large
      \lineskip .5em%
      \begin{tabular}[t]{c}%
        \@author
      \end{tabular}\par}%
    \vskip 1em%
    {\large \@date}%
  \end{center}%
  \par
  \vskip 1.5em}
\makeatother
%%

%% Your packages here.


%% Your meta-data
\title{The Title of your Presentation Here}
\author{Your Name here}

% We don't need the date, reuse for institution information.
\date{Department\\
     Institution\\
     \url{optional@address.ca}}
     


\begin{document}

\maketitle 

% NO page numbers.
\thispagestyle{empty}


%% Your content goes here.

\section{A First Section}

\lipsum[2-3]

\section{Another Section}

\lipsum[2-4]

\section{A Final Section}

\lipsum[2-3]

% References, e.g., using bibtex:
% \bibliographystyle{plainurl}
% \bibliography{references}
% 

\end{document}