ICIS (The International Congress of Infant Studies)


Year Conference was held: 2018

Years the Conferences has been held: 40

Disciplines: Infant studies, development of infants

Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: Yes (https://www.srcd.org/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion)

Registration Cost (US dollars): $140-$565

Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000

Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1700

Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 425

Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 5500

Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 850

Geographic Location(s): Philadelphia, PA, United States

Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Biennial

Host, Funders and Sponsors: The LEGO Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Positive Science, The Bezos Family Foundation, Brain Products, Jacobs Foundation, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Wiley publishing

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 (Tools for open science: reproducible data analysis and paper writing in R)

ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. Outstanding Undergraduate Submission Honorable Mention 2. Distinguished Early Career Contribution Award 3. Infancy Early Career Researcher Award 4. Outstanding Dissertation Award)

Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1. Jacobs Foundation International Student Travel Award 2. ICIS Graduate Student Travel Award (The award consists of $550USD that can be used toward travel, accommodation or registration.) 3. NSF/NICHD Undergrad Travel Awards)

Code of Conduct: None

Safety Instructions/Apps: None

Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 4 Women: 2 Men

Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.

Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Invited Symposium speakers: 175 Women: 62 Men

Session Chair Gender Balance: Invited speaker session charis: 7 Women

Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference chairs: 2 Women, Scientific program committee: 4 Women

Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None

Public Engagement Events Outreach: None

Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None

Conference URL: https://infantstudies.org/icis-leadership/

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