Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 93
Disciplines: History of Medicine
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $155-$410
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1600
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 400
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: American Association for History of Medicine
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 1000+
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 800
Geographic Location(s): Columbus, Ohio, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Hosts: Ohio University,The Ohio State University, Sponsors: Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, McGill-Queen’s University Press, National Library of Medicine, Oxford University Press, Palinurus Antiquarian Books, Rootenberg Rare Books, Rutgers University Press, University of Chicago Press, University of North Carolina Press, University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Rochester Press, /Boydell & Brewer, Webb Dordick
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
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. The William Osler Medal is awarded annually for the best unpublished essay on a medical historical topic written by a student enrolled in a school of medicine or osteopathy in the United States or Canada. 2. Graduate students are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest. 3. Jack D.Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Development Award in 20th Century History of Medicine or Biomedical Sciences.The award and stipend of $1,000 is given yearly for outstanding work in twentieth-century history of medicine or medical biomedical sciences, as demonstrated by the completion of the Ph.D. and a proposal to turn the dissertation into a publishable monograph. The Ph.D. must have been completed and the degree granted within the last five years (i.e., 2015–2019))
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Speaker Gender Balance: 5 Men: 3 Women
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: Session Chairs: 35 Women: 13 Men
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Program Committee: 5 Women: 3 Men, Local Arrangements Committee: 5 Women: 2 Men
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.histmed.org/ann-arbor-2020
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