ARVO2020


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


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