Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 14
Disciplines: Coral Reef Biology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $540-$980
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 250
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: International Coral Reef Society
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 827
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 500
Geographic Location(s): Bremen, Germany
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Bremenports, NOAA Coral Reef, Federal Ministry of Education & Research, ICRS2020
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 (The ICRS 2020 offers for the congress week every day from 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Friday, 10th July 2020 until 5:00 p.m.) child care with trained personnel in an area especially adapted for children (only for children aged 1 – 12 years and of registered parents). If you are interested in the child care service, please register before the congress latest by 10 May 2020. Without prior registration, the child care provider Kiro Bremen cannot guarantee to look after your child for the duration of the ICRS 2020. As childcare spaces are limited, registration will be on a first-come first-served basis.)
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. Getting Published 2. Workshop and social for early career scientists: how do I maximize success in academia or non-academic pathways?)
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (At least two ‘Best Student Talk’ and two ‘Best Student Poster’ awards will be given at International Coral Reef Symposia and at least one at other ICRS-sponsored/ affiliated regional or special topic meetings. The winners will receive a certificate, free membership to the society for the following two years and (if available) additional items. To be eligible, graduate or undergraduate students (or recent students) must: be the presenter of the talk or poster, be the first or second author of the presentation concerned be a current member of ICRS at the commencement of the meeting (unless otherwise specified), be a registered student at the time of abstract submission.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (twenty (20) student travel awards at €490.00 each to directly cover the cost of early student registration. These will be in addition to the ten (10) student travel awards for US$1,000.00 that have already been committed. The Society has received 247 applications from graduate and undergraduate student researchers. Awardees will be notified in mid-March 2020.)
Code of Conduct: https://www.icrs2020.de/code-of-conduct/
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Speaker Gender Balance: 4 Women: 3 Men
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conf chairman: 1 Man, Society president: 1 Woman
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: Yes (https://www.icrs2020.de/green-strategy/)
Conference URL: http://www.icrs2020.de/
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: Founded in 1980, the ICRS has 827 members in 67 countries.