Year Conference was held: 2018
Years the Conferences has been held: 114
Disciplines: Cell Biology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $95-$785
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 18000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 4500
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 12000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 9000
Geographic Location(s): San Diego, California, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: EB (Experimental Biology)
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: Yes (The ASBMB is accepting applications for grant support to help off-set the cost of child care to enable members with dependent children to present their research at the ASBMB annual meeting. The ASBMB Child Care Grant is a reimbursable allowance of up to $1,000 towards one of the eligible scenarios detailed below. Funds may not be used for on-going child care expenses or the costs associated with transporting the child(ren) or the attendee to the meeting.)
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. ASBMB Lab Management Course: Are you a new faculty member or PI? Are you a postdoctoral fellow or senior graduate student that is interested in starting your own lab? How do you go about setting up your lab? How will you manage an initial budget to get off to a great start? Who will you hire? What criteria will you use to select your staff and how will you mentor your trainees successfully? Will you be able to communicate effectively with your staff, and how will you handle any conflicts when they arise? If you have considered any of these questions, then sign up for this free interactive session.)
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. Undergraduate student research poster competition events 2. Undergraduate CREST (Connecting Researchers, Educators and Students) teams will meet to discuss their shared research interests.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (2020 Travel Awardee career development program)
Code of Conduct: https://www.asbmb.org/meetings-events/code-of-conduct
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: Featured Award Lectures: 2 Men: 2 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available (Session chair first names missing)
Conference Chair Gender Balance: 1 Man: 1 Woman, Meetings Committee: 7 Men: 5 Women, 2020 Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee: 9 Men: 8 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.asbmb.org/meetings-events/2020-annual-meeting
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