Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 23
Disciplines: Glycobiology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): ~$150-$400
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 250
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Glycobiology (SfG)
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 1000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 500
Geographic Location(s): Phoenix, AZ, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Amicus Therapeutics, Lectenz Bio, Sbio, Sussex Research Glycosylation & Glycodesign, Avanti Polar Lipids Inc., Biosynth Carbosynth, Caisson, Glyco Analystics, Glyco Expression Technologies, GlycoT therapeutics, IBEX Pharmaceuticals Inc., LimmaTech Biologics, NG™, Omicron Biochemicals Inc., TCI AMERICA, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Z Biotech, Oxford University Press
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 (FASEB MENTORED POSTER/PLATFORM PRESENTER AWARDS: FASEB is offering awards for eligible underrepresented*** students and postdoctoral/clinical trainee fellows to help defray meeting registration and/or travel-related expenses associated with attending the SfG Annual Meeting. These funds are meant to defray the cost of meeting registration, lodging, air/ground transportation expenses, and per diem allowance (if applicable). Full-time undergraduate/graduate/medical students and postdoctoral/clinical trainee fellows (who are identified as being from a group considered underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical and behavioral sciences) are eligible to apply for the trainee awards)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (Only graduate students and Postdocs within 5 years of receiving their PhD are eligible)
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Award Opening Lectures : 1 Man: 1 Woman
Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: 46 Men: 23 Women
Session Chair Gender Balance: Session chairs: 6 Men: 4 Women
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: http://glycobiology.org/
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