Year Conference was held: 2018
Years the Conferences has been held: 50
Disciplines: Neuroscience
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $75-600
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 60000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 15000
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Neuroscience
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 37000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 30000
Geographic Location(s): United States & Canada
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: NIH, Eli Lilly, Jansen, Biogen, SfN, Molecular Devices, Nancy Rutledge Zahniiser Fund, Bernice Grrafstein, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Gruber, KOPF, AMGEN, eNeuro, Millipore Sigma
Digital or Virtual Options: 2 past conference so far only: https://www.sfn.org/meetings/virtual-conferences/upcoming-conferences
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: Yes but Parents and guardians are responsible for providing infant care supplies. The infant care room will be unsupervised. SfN will not be responsible for accidents or injuries that may occur in this room.
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: Yes for 6 months-12 year children: The service provider, KiddieCorp, is a national firm with more than 20 years of experience in on-site conference child care. KiddieCorp services will provide attendees with flexibility in their meeting schedules and a reliable, affordable and trustworthy option for child care during the annual meeting.
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1.Teaching Computation in Neuroscience 2. Optimize Your Grant Application: News You Can Use From the NIH 3. The Art of Building a Career 4. Advancing Your Career Through Effective Science Writing for the Public and Creating Eye-Catching Research Statements 5. Building a Neuroscience Career at a Teaching Focused Institution 6. Neuroscience Departments and Programs Workshop - Hiring and Promoting Faculty in the Era of Team Science 7. Science Management 8. Becoming a Resilient Scientist 9. Navigating Team Science 10. Bringing Genetic Diversity to Neuroscientific Research 11.How to Thrive as a Woman in Neuroscience 12.Getting Creative with Course-Based Research Experiences to Enhance Scholarship and Generate Publishable Data 13. Integrating Research and Teaching at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions 14. Imposter Syndrome: Confronting the Career Development Monster Hiding Under the Bed 15. Reproducibility for Everyone 16. Preparing for Your Career Away From the Bench: Essential Skills for Navigating Your Career Transition)
ECR Promotion Events: A Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Reception
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1. Trainee Professional Development Award: For undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows. Includes free registration and $1,000 - $2,000 2. Undergraduate Brain Awareness Travel Award: This award recognizes an undergraduate student who is involved in Brain Awareness Week. Includes free conference registration and a $750 travel stipend. 3. Science Journalism Student Award: For undergraduate or graduate students. Includes mentorship and covers travel expenses.)
Code of Conduct: https://www.sfn.org/membership/professional-conduct/code-of-conduct-at-sfn-events.
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: Feature Lecture: 6 Men: 5 Women, Special Lecture: 8 Men: 7 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: 95 Men: 54 Women
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Program Committee: 7 Women: 5 Men
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: https://www.sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2018
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