Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 1
Disciplines: Human Genomics
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $485-$809
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 400
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 100
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: EMBO
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): Not Applicable
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 200
Geographic Location(s): EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Media Partners, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, an Elsevier journal, Molecular Systems Biology, an EMBO Press journal, Open Biology, a Royal Society journal, Wiley
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: Yes: https://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/info_participants/onsiteinfo/index.html#nursing
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: Yes but Not free (Children aged 3 months to 3 years are looked after on campus by our highly professional kindergarten teachers in the EMBL Kinderhaus. Languages: The two main languages of the carers are German and English. Childcare times: 8:30am - 5:50pm for the duration of the conference, Registration fee: €100 per child, per conference, Whats provided?: All necessary equipment such as meals, beds, toys and diapers are provided. Who and where?: Children are looked after on campus by our highly professional kindergarten teachers in the EMBL Kinderhaus. Childcare times: 8:30am - 5:50pm for the duration of the conference. Registration fee: €100 per child, per conference, Whats provided?: All necessary equipment such as meals, beds, toys and diapers are provided. The following criteria must be met to be eligible for EMBL childcare: The child must be between 3 months and 3 years. One or both parents must be registered participants to the corresponding conference, If your child has special dietary needs, requires medicine or special nappies, this must be provided for the duration of the conference, You must agree to the EMBL Kinderhaus Medical Guidelines. Valid travel insurance is required (in addition to the EMBL visitors insurance that covers the child during the conference), As childcare spaces are limited, registration will be on a first-come first-served basis. Your place can only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee. The children of conference participants who are registered for childcare at EMBL are covered by the EMBL liability insurance in the case that something should happen to them whilst under the care of the kindergarten teacher (e.g. if they fall or injure themselves). It is nevertheless required that the conference participants also arrange health or travel insurance for themselves and their child which is valid in Germany, and that covers them in the case of illness or accident in which they are at fault that takes place when the child is not in the EMBL childcare, or an accident that takes place off the EMBL premises. Cancellation of any booked onsite childcare service should be submitted in writing or via email and is valid only with acknowledgement of receipt by the EMBL Course & Conference Office. Cancellation fees are dependent on the notice given. If cancellation occurs less than 7 days prior to the start of the booked childcare service, the cancellation fee is 100percent of the fee. If cancellation occurs between 7 days and 1 month prior to the start of the event, the cancellation fee is 50percent of the fee. Earlier than 1 month, a cancellation fee of EUR 50 will be charged or 50percent of the fee, whichever is the lower. If the onsite childcare service has been booked by the registration deadline of the event and a visa is not awarded in time to travel to the event, the full fee for the onsite childcare will be reimbursed. In this case, the visa rejection letter or proof that the visa application process has been initiated on time is required before reimbursement is processed.)
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: None
ECR Promotion Events: None
Travel Awards for ECRs: None
Code of Conduct: https://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/info_participants/codeofconduct/index.php
Safety Instructions/Apps: Limited: https://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/info_participants/onsiteinfo/index.html#health
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 1 Man
Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this Meeting.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 11 Men: 6 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: 4 Men: 1 Woman
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Scientific organizers: 2 Men: 2 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.embo-embl-symposia.org/symposia/2019/EES19-02/?_ga=2.268803121.171280564.1542700212-1750436656.1542700212
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