SDB meeting


Year Conference was held: 2020

Years the Conferences has been held: 79

Disciplines: Develomental Biology

Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None

Registration Cost (US dollars): $290-$660

Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000

Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1898

Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 474.5

Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Developmental Biology

Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 2019

Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 949

Geographic Location(s): Chicago, Illinois

Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual

Host, Funders and Sponsors: Developmental Biology-Elsevier; Aquarius Fish Systems LLC, Northwestern University; WIREs Developmental Biology-Wiley

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 (The Society for Developmental Biology does not endorse any of these services. It is the meeting participants responsibility to verify the appropriateness of the service and make reservations.)

Caregiver Grant: None

Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (Job Skills Incubator: Get HIRED)

ECR Promotion Events: None

Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1.SDB Student/Postdoc Travel Award, 2.Paul D. Henion Graduate Student Travel Award ($500), 3. SDB International Student/Postdoc and Faculty Scholarship ($2000) 4. SDB Teaching and Junior Faculty Travel Grant)

Code of Conduct: https://www.sdbonline.org/code_of_conduct

Safety Instructions/Apps: None

Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.

Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.

Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 19 Men: 14 Women

Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.

Conference Chair Gender Balance: Program committee: 3 Men: 1 Woman, Local Organising Committee: 1 Man: 2 Women

Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None

Public Engagement Events Outreach: None

Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None

Conference URL: https://www.sdbonline.org/2020mtg

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