Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 7
Disciplines: Allergy & Immunology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $290-$600
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 14000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 3500
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: American Association of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 6800
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 7000
Geographic Location(s): Philadelphia, PA, United States
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors:
Digital or Virtual Options: Yes, had virtual annual meeting planned:The Virtual Annual Meeting includes recordings of over 75 sessions from the live 2020 Annual Meeting.
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): Yes recordings of the virtual annual meeting will be available at a cost.
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: None
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: None
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: None
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. AAAAI Interest Section Fellow-in-Training Abstract Awards 2. AAAAI/EAACI Reciprocal Travel Grants: Each year, AAAAI sponsors two EAACI junior members to attend the AAAAI Annual Meeting, and in turn, EAACI sponsors two AAAAI fellows-in-training to attend the EAACI Congress. 3. Faculty Development Awards (awarded to 3 Men:1 Woman in 2020)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes awarded to 6 trainees nationally as well as 12 international scholar travel scholarships as well as the Medical Student and Resident Travel Scholarships, Domestic Fellow-in-Training Travel Scholarships, PhD Travel Scholarships
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Named Lectureships: 8 Men: 2 Women
Speaker Gender Balance: 10 Men: 5 Women
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: Plenary session chairs: 3 Women: 2 Men
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Chairs of the Annual meeting program: 2 Man
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://annualmeeting.aaaai.org/
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: Virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.aaaai.org/Announcements/COVID-Mar-8