Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 70
Disciplines: Botanical Sciences
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $250-$450
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 2000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 500
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: American Botanical Society
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 3059
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 1000
Geographic Location(s): Tucson, Arizona, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: American Fern Society, Society of Herbarium Curators, IAPT, ABLS (American Bryological and Lichenological Soceity)
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: None
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: Yes Free on-site available through KiddieCorp.
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. Present Your Work in Three Minutes 2.Empowering citizen science leaders with tools for robust community engagement 3. Tips for Success: Applying to Graduate School 4. Strategies for successful faculty/undergraduate student collaborative research at PUIs 5. National Science Foundation Information Session for faculty and other professionals (Presented by Representatives of NSF) 6. CV/Resume Review and Coaching Sessions 7. National Science Foundation Information Session for early career individuals (Presented by Representatives of NSF))
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. Awards for Early Career Scientists: BSA Emerging Leader Award, BSA Public Policy Award, Botany Advocacy Leadership Grant 2. Awards for Students:J. S. Karling and BSA Graduate Students: Research Awards, TRIARCH Botanical Images (STA), BSA Undergraduate Student Research Awards, BSA Young Botanist Awards, PLANTS Diversity (STA), 3. Genetics Section Student Research Awards for Conference Presentation, 4. Ecological Student Presentation Awards, 5. Ecological Student Poster Awards, 6. A. J. Sharp Award - ABLS/Bryological and Lichenological Section, 7. Developmental & Structural Section (STA), Ecological Section (STA), 8. Economic Botany Section (STA), 9. Genetics Section (STA), 10. Pteridological Section & American Fern Society (STA), 11. Physiological Section Student Presentation Award 12. Physiological Section Physiological Section Li-COR Prize 13. Physiological Section Best poster presentation 14. The Maynard F. Moseley Award is given to the best student paper, presented in either the Paleobotanical or Developmental and Structural sessions, that advances our understanding of plant structure in an evolutionary context. Current undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for this award 15. The Margaret Menzel Award is presented by the Genetics Section for the outstanding paper presented in the contributed papers sessions of the Genetics Section, or in one of the following topical sessions: Population Genetics, Genomics & Proteomics, Molecular Ecology & Evolution, Phylogenomics or Hybrids and Hybridization. Must submit as an Oral Paper and Must submit as a Genetics Section or Population Genetics, Genomics / Proteomics, Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Hybrids and Hybridization, or Phylogenomics Topics presentation 16. The Katherine Esau Award is given to the graduate student who presents the outstanding paper in the Developmental and Structural Section or the Evolutionary Developmental Biology topical session at the annual meeting. Current graduate students are eligible for the award. This award recognizes the influential work of Dr. Katherine Esau and her commitment to students. 17. The Isabel C. Cookson Paleobotanical Award is given to the student or recent Ph.D. who delivers the best contributed paper in paleobotany or palynology at the annual meeting. 18. The George R. Cooley Award is given by ASPT for the best paper presentation in either the systematics contributed paper sessions or the Biogeography topical session. Candidates for the award must be a graduate student or within one year of having received the Ph.D., and member of ASPT at the time the abstract is submitted.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Awards (STA))
Code of Conduct: Yes (https://2019.botanyconference.org/file.php?file=SiteAssets/_Botany_Conference_Code_of_Conduct_2019.pdf)
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Speaker Gender Balance: 1 Man
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 4 Women: 3 Men
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference director: 1 Woman, Organizing team: 10 Men: 10 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: Yes (Botany 2019 tries to be environmentally responsible.You can personally helpby consideringyour carbon foot print as you fly to Tucson. (Tucson’s airport code is TUC)Several airlines offer carbon offset programs –check with your carrier.Two such programs: •United Airlines http://co2offsets.sustainabletravelinternational.org/ua/cargo/•Alaska Airlines.https://carbonfund.org/partners/alaska-airlines/If your preferred airline does not offer a program –you can still help with a program such as this: https://calculator.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx?tab=3Note: This is for information purposes only –Botany 2019 or its partners does not endorse any program.)
Conference URL: https://2019.botanyconference.org/
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