Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 8
Disciplines: Cancer Research
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $355-$1775
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 48000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 12000
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: American Association for Cancer Reseaerch (AACR)
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 47000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 24000
Geographic Location(s): San Diego, CA,United States
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: (AbbVie, Inc. Scholar-in-Training Awards), (American Brain Tumor Association Scholar-in-Training Awards), (American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology), (Astellas Professional Educational Grant), (AstraZeneca Hotel Key Cards), (AACR Annual Meeting Walking Challenge AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk Professional Educational Grant), (Bayer: Scientist<->Survivor Program), (Benchling: President’s Reception), (Breast Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Awards), (Bristol-Myers Squibb: Burchenal Award Cancer Immunology Working Group: President’s Reception Regulatory Science and Policy Track Scholar-in-Training Awards Women in Cancer Research Resource Center), (Cancer Research Institute Lloyd Old Immunology Award), (Celgene Corporation Professional Educational Grant), (Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. Professional Educational Grant Wi-Fi Zones Shuttle Bus Service Mobile Charging Stations), (Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Awards), (Eisai Inc. Professional Educational Grant), (Exelixis, Inc. Scientist<->Survivor Program), (FUJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc. AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Genentech, A Member of the Roche Group Professional Educational Grant), (Gilead Sciences, Inc. Professional Educational Grant Scientist<->Survivor Program), (GlaxoSmithKline: Elion Award AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Guardant Health AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Illumina, Inc. AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Incyte Corporation Professional Educational Grant)., (Irving Weinstein Foundation Irving Weinstein Foundation Distinguished Lectureship), (Jazz Pharmaceuticals Professional Educational Grant), (Janssen Biotech Professional Educational Grant), (Lilly Professional Educational Grant), (Lilly Oncology Scientist<->Survivor Program Clowes Award Clowes Award Reception Team Science Award), (Merck & Co., Inc. Professional Educational Grant), (Mirati Therapeutics AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Mission Bio Annual Reception), (NanoString Technologies, Inc. AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk), (Northwestern Mutual Foundation Pediatric Cancer Working Group), (Novartis Cancer Immunology Working Group Professional Educational Grant Scientist<->Survivor Program Tumor Microenvironment Working Group), (Novocure Professional Educational Grant), (Pfizer Professional Educational Grant), (Promega Scholar-in-Training Awards), (Prostate Cancer Foundation Scholar-in-Training Awards), (Società Italiana di Carcerologia Scholar-in-Training Awards), (St. Baldrick’s Foundation St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research), (Sygnature Discovery Scholar-in-Training Awards), (Taiho Oncology Professional Educational Grant), (TESARO Professional Educational Grant), (Wuxi AppTec Scholar-in-Training Awards)
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: Yes (Annual Meeting attendees who are also nursing mothers will find the Nursing Mothers Suite to be a private, comfortable, and secure environment in which to nourish and nurture their babies. AACR-Women in Cancer Research is pleased to sponsor this important service.)
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: Yes (Professional child care services will be provided and fully subsidized by the AACR for children ages 6 months to 12 years during the Annual Meeting. Special arrangements may also be made for infants under 6 months old by contacting the Meetings and Exhibits Department at meetings@aacr.org.)
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: None
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards: Annual Meeting Early-career scientists presenting a meritorious proffered paper at the AACR Annual Meeting may apply for AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards. 2. Global Scholar-in-Training Awards The Global Scholar-in-Training Awards are available to eligible early-career investigators in countries designated by the World Bank as low-, lower-middle, or upper-middle income economies (LMIC), who wish to participate in the AACR Annual Meeting. Eligible scientists are full-time graduate students currently engaged in their doctoral research, residents, clinical or postdoctoral fellows, and early-career researchers (within 10 years of doctoral-level degree conferral). Only applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of a LMIC and who currently reside in a LMIC may receive one of these awards. 3. Women in Cancer Research Scholar Awards Available for members of Women in Cancer Research who are scientists-in-training and presenters of meritorious scientific papers at AACR Annual Meetings may apply for WICR Scholar Awards. 4. Minority and Minority-serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards Full-time minority faculty members and faculty members of Minority-serving Institutions [Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other Minority Institutions] may apply for Minority and Minority-serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards for attendance at the AACR Annual Meeting or special conferences. 5. Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards Graduate/medical students, residents, and clinical/postdoctoral fellows from groups considered to be underrepresented in cancer research by NCI (African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native-Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and Native Alaskans) may apply for Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards available for attendance at the AACR Annual Meeting or special conferences. 6. AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards AACR-Undergraduate Scholar Awards (formerly named the Thomas J. Bardos Science Education Awards), are available to full-time, third-year undergraduate students majoring in science, for participation in two consecutive AACR Annual Meetings. The purpose of these awards is to inspire promising science students to enter the field of cancer research. AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards: Other Conferences and Meetings In addition to the Scholar-in-Training Awards provided at the AACR Annual Meeting, a number of AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards are also available for scientists in training attending AACR’s other conferences and meetings throughout the year. The number of awards, award amounts, and application requirements vary by conference. Please visit the meetings and workshops calendar for a list of upcoming programs and details on financial support available.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes(CSCO Young Investigator Travel Awards: The AACR is pleased to offer the CSCO Young Investigator Travel Awards to AACR members who attended and presented their work at the recent AACR Annual Meeting, so they also may attend and present their work at the CSCO Annual Meeting. The CSCO Annual Meeting is held each September in Xiamen, China. These travel awards are made possible through AACR’s partnership with the Chinese Society for Clinical Oncology (CSCO).)
Code of Conduct: https://www.aacr.org/meeting/aacr-annual-meeting-2020/general-information/
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: No information available online.
Speaker Gender Balance: No information available online.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: No information available online.
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Program Committee Chair: 1 Man
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.aacr.org/meeting/aacr-annual-meeting-2020/
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: AACR has 47,000 members residing in 120 countries.