Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 20
Disciplines: Materials Science & Engineering
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: Yes (The Organising Committee is committed to the promotion of equity and recognition of diversity at the IUMRS International Conference in Asia. Our aim is to provide an environment that fosters fairness, equity, and respect for social and cultural diversity, and that is free from unlawful Discrimination, Bullying, Harassment, Vilification and Victimisation. We strive to offer equal opportunities for participation in all aspects of the Conference with a minimum of 30percent of all plenary, keynote and invited speakers to be female, as well as session chairs and our own organising committees. Our goals to increase diversity include: – To encourage individual differences to be valued at all levels; – To generate awareness of diversity, inclusivity, accessibility and transparency issues. – To develop targets around diversity to be embedded across all IUMRS-ICA activities; – To ensure activities and targets to improve diversity, inclusivity, accessibility and transparency are initiated, led and monitored. We encourage any attendee to make contact if they require family-friendly measures so that we can facilitate their availability. In developing our gender balance policy we were influenced by the following articles: The Lorne Protein conference article on the Women in Science Australia webpage (link to https://womeninscienceaust.org/2015/11/15/achieving-gender-balance-in-less-than-3-years/), and the “Ten Simple Rules to Achieve Conference Speaker Gender Balance” (link to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4238945/).) see full statement here: https://iumrs-ica2019.com/equity-diversity-policy/
Registration Cost (US dollars): $446-731
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 3600
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 900
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: International Union of Materials Research Societies International
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 1011
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 1800
Geographic Location(s): Perth, Australia
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Curtin University, Thermo Scientific, RMIT University, ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering and College of Engineering and Computer Science, IFM, ANFF, Australian Nanotechnology Network, Microscopy Australia, Materials, Australian Academy of Science, NPI Lasers, metals, Qantas Airline, Materials Research Society Singapore, Perth Convention Bureau, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
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 (1. Early-Career Researcher Panel Discussion: Academic Career Pathways. 2. Scientific Writing Workshop. 3. Lunchtime session: Meet The Editors)
ECR Promotion Events: None
Travel Awards for ECRs: None
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 29 Men: 9 Women
Speaker Gender Balance: 5 Men: 4 Women
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 116 Men: 40 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: 30 Men: 10 Women
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference co-chairs: 2 Men, National Organising Committee: 8 Men : 7 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://iumrs-ica2019.com/
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