Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 17
Disciplines: Education
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $358-$656
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 3000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 750
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: US national Postdoctoral Association
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 2000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 1500
Geographic Location(s): various locations inside United States
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: No information available online.
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 (Childcare Awards $500 minimum per award: childcare awards cover childcare expenses while attending the conference up to the limit of the award. Funds will be competitively awarded and limited to one per institution).
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes extensive number of events focused on postdoctoral researchers seeking employment: Career & Networking Event: The 2020 NPA Career & Networking Event is dedicated to facilitating the transition of highly-skilled postdoctoral researchers and graduate students into the academic and industry job markets. Postdocs and organizations will have the opportunity to network and discuss career opportunities.
ECR Promotion Events: Yes ECR job application and networking event: The 2020 NPA Career & Networking Event is dedicated to facilitating the transition of highly-skilled postdoctoral researchers and graduate students into the academic and industry job markets. Postdocs and organizations will have the opportunity to network and discuss career opportunities. The Career & Networking Event will take place during the 2020 Annual Conference. Also Package Sponsorship Opportunities. President $10,000: sponsorship of the opening reception, sponsorship of the keynote address, sponsorship of one workshop session, one full-page ad in the program book, three complimentary conference registrations, premium exhibit table, logo in rotating slideshow, mobile event app ad [one packages available], Ambassador $9,000: sponsorship of one plenary session, sponsorship of one workshop session, one full-page ad in the program book, two complimentary conference registrations, premium exhibit table, logo in rotating slideshow, mobile event app ad [two packages available], Governor $8,000: sponsorship of one lunch session or one breakfast, sponsorship of one workshop session, one full-page ad in the program book, two complimentary conference registrations, standard exhibit table, logo in rotating slideshow, mobile event app ad [five packages available], Senator $7,000: sponsorship of one networking break, sponsorship of one workshop session, one half-page ad in the program book, one complimentary conference registration, standard exhibit table, mobile event app ad [five packages available], Representative $4,000: sponsorship of one workshop session, one half-page ad in the program book, one complimentary conference registration, standard exhibit table, mobile event app ad [five packages available].
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (Travel Awards $1000 minimum per award: travel awards cover registration, lodging, and travel expenses for postdoctoral researchers to attend the conference. Funds will be competitively awarded and limited to one per institution [unlimited packages available]. Registration Awards $500 minimum per award: registration awards covers registration for local postdocs to attend the conference. Funds will be competitively awarded with no limit per institution [unlimited packages available)
Code of Conduct: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nationalpostdoc.org/resource/resmgr/docs/npa_code_of_conduct.pdf
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Yes 1 Woman
Speaker Gender Balance: Yes 1 Woman
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: No information available online.
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: No information availbale online.
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: In an effort to go paperless, attendees can use the conference app to view the conference schedule, connect with fellow attendees, exchange information, share pictures, and post to social media, all while seeing your logo and company name scroll across the screen. Mobile Event App Presenting App Sponsor $1,500: organizations logo and website will open the app for each attendee [one package available], Mobile Event Rotating Banner Ad Sponsor $350: organizations logo, linked to your website, will be seen in the app rotation [unlimited packages available].
Conference URL: https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2020AC
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: Since its founding in 2003, more than 160 institutions have adopted portions of the NPA’s Recommendations for Postdoctoral Policies and Practices. Today the NPA has 180 institutional members, whose research efforts are supported by 40,000 postdocs, and 2,000 individual members.