Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 45
Disciplines: Biophysics, Physiology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: Yes Statement of Gender Equity and Diversity (https://www.biophysics.org.au/meetings.html)
Registration Cost (US dollars): $200-800
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 600
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 150
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Australian Society for Biophysics & Australian Physiological Society
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 195
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 300
Geographic Location(s): Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: SDR Scientific (www.sdr.com.au), General Electric Healthcare Life Sciences(GE), ADInstruments, AURORAScientific, APAC Scientific, Australian National University, MAWA (Medical Advances without animals), JGP (Journal of General Physiology)
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: Yes (Savant Thakur ECR Workshop will explore some professional and personal adversities that we must overcome in the physiology research field. As students and ECRs, we often have high expectations of what success in the field requires - including high impact papers, grants, and competitive post-docs. In this workshop, we will spend some time discussing how to manage expectations and some strategies to approach our career planning.)
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. The student and ECR mixer (Ticket purchase required) 2. Student and ECR Awards, Prizes & Travel Grants)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (Students may claim up to $400 if travelling from Perth, up to $100 if travelling from Sydney, or up to $250 if travelling from Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Hobart, Melbourne or other regions.)
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 1 Woman invited lecturer
Speaker Gender Balance: None
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Statistics for ASB meeting 2018, held in conjunction with the Asian Biophysics Association Male Female Invited speakers (Total = 46) 48percent (M) 52percent(F) Speakers selected from abstracts(Total = 40) 65percent(M) 35percent(F)
Session Chair Gender Balance: Session chairs (Total = 30) M 57percent: W 43percent
Conference Chair Gender Balance: 3 Men: 3 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.biophysics.org.au/meetings.html
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: http://aups.org.au/Meetings/201912/images/AuPS_ASB_2019percent20Conferencepercent20handbook.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12551-019-00519-0