Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 5
Disciplines: Ophthalmology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $224-$804
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 22000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 5500
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 12000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 11000
Geographic Location(s): Baltimore, MD, United States
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Apellis, Spark
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 (Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. Parents/guardians who bring children into paper sessions must remove them immediately if they become disruptive. Children are not allowed to accompany parents/guardians in sessions/events where tickets are required or food is provided, unless otherwise noted and a separate ticket has been purchased. Under no circumstances are children permitted in the exhibit hall during set-up or dismantle times.)
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. Effectively communicating your data to tell your scientific story (PUB & MIT), 2.Overcoming bias through mentorship (DI & GM) 3. Member-in-Training career forum: Maintaining integrity and avoiding burnout throughout your career (MIT) 4. China-ARVO Networking Forum 5. Increasing the impact of your research: Social media, new metrics and beyond 6. Grant writing early-career funding opportunities 7. Eyes on the prize: Funding resources for the international community 8. 2020 Vision for successful NEI investigators (NIH-NEI) 9. Preparing for partnering: Core competencies 10. NIH-CSR workshop on the peer review of grant applications 11. New technologies, expanded opportunities for collaboration, and strategies for international vision research in the 2020s (NIH-NEI)
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (Poster Award: Members-in-Training Outstanding Poster Awards. Poster Presentation: MIT First Authors of the top five (5) scored abstracts scheduled as Poster presentations from each Scientific Section and Cross-sectional Group will be eligible for consideration as award recipients and invited to participate in the MIT Outstanding Poster Award Competition during the Annual Meeting. One award recipient will be selected from each Scientific Section and Cross-Sectional Group. Each recipient will receive a $100 award and an award certificate. Award recipients will be announced at the Thursday Keynote Session during the Annual Meeting. To be eligible for the 2020 MIT Outstanding Poster Award, You must be an ARVO MIT member paid through 2020. You must submit an abstract for the 2020 Annual Meeting as First Author. As part of your abstract submission process, you must indicate that you want to apply for the MIT Outstanding Poster Award. You may apply for the MIT Outstanding Poster Award, a Travel Grant, and the Alcon Award. Your abstract must be accepted for Poster presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes Travel awards are available (Limited in number 5 or so)
Code of Conduct: https://www.arvo.org/annual-meeting/meeting-info/meeting-policies/
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 1 Woman
Speaker Gender Balance: Panel: 4 Men: 1 Woman
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Mini-symposium speakers: 57 Men: 25 Women, Symposium Spekaers: 14 Men: 4 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: Mini-symposium organizers/chairs: 17 Men: 11 Women, Symposium organizers/chairs: 5 Men: 3 Women
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Data not available online.
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.arvo.org/annual-meeting/meeting-info/meeting-info/
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: 12000 members from 75 countries