Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 4
Disciplines: Evolution
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $300-$600
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 400
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 100
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Gordon Research Conference
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): Not Applicable
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 200
Geographic Location(s): West Dover, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Biennial
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Gordon Research Conferences, Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship program, Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship program, National Science Foundation, ISME, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Agouron Institute, origin and function of META Organisms.
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: None
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: GRC offers guest and child registration packages that allow guests to share your accommodations and join you at meals. Children under 4-years-old are free of charge and children ages 4-12 receive a 50percent discount.
Caregiver Grant: Yes (50percent discount on registeration)
Career Development Events and Workshops: None
ECR Promotion Events: Accompanying GRS meeting is dedicated to ECR talks only.
Travel Awards for ECRs: Car Strom Underrepresented Minority Fellowship: Eligibility: must be: Graduate student, postdoc, faculty or research scientist, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, U.S. Citizen or permanent resident with a Green Card, Currently working at a U.S. institution is attending a GRC for the first time.
Code of Conduct: https://www.grc.org/about/grc-policies-and-legal-disclaimers/
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 19 Men: 14 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: 5 Women: 4 Men
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference chairs & Organizers: 2 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.grc.org/animal-microbe-symbioses-conference/2019/
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