Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 41
Disciplines: Behavioral Medicine
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $165-$380
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 4800
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1200
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Behavioral Medicine
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 2400
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 2400
Geographic Location(s): San Francisco, CA, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Omada Health, Amedco, SBM, UConn Center for mHealth and Social MediaContinental, Hopelab
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: None
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. Early Career Investigator Award, 2. Recognizes excellence in a student/trainee member’s research through the Outstanding Dissertation Award 3. Distinguished Student Awards from funds raised through the Advocacy and Membership Development Campaign and donated from Springer Science + Business Media. These awards are provided to students who demonstrate outstanding academic and professional potential in the field of behavioral medicine.)
Travel Awards for ECRs: None
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 5 Women: 3 Men
Speaker Gender Balance: 7 Men: 6 Women
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Master Lectures: 4 Men: 1 Woman
Session Chair Gender Balance: Session chairs: 172 Women: 59 Men
Conference Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.sbm.org/meetings/2020
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