Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 52
Disciplines: Reproduction Biology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $400-$1000
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 10000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 2500
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Study of Reproduction
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 20,0000+
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 5000
Geographic Location(s): San Jose, CA, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, MARCH OF DIMES, CReATe Fertility Centre, IVF Hong Kong /IVF Worldwide, BURROUGHS WELLCOME FUND, VIRENDRA B. MAHESH NEW INVESTIGATOR ENDOWMENT FUND, USDA NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE, LALOR FOUNDATION
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 SSR will not provide childcare at the meeting. However, the Ottawa Tourism recommends using Nannies on Call to arrange childcare on your own. https://nanniesoncall.com/ )
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes SSR has trainee committee, forum and events(1.TRAINEE/MENTOR LUNCHEON 2. CAREER CONSULTATION CENTER 3. Diversity Symposium Lunch 4. NICHD PRE-MEETING WORKSHOP:NIH Support for Typical and Non-typical Career Trajectories: Getting to Where You Want to Be 5. PRE-MEETING MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP: Does speaking with the media make you break out in a cold sweat? 6. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION POST-MEETING WORKSHOPS 7. Searching, Applying, Interviewing, and Negotiating for Your First Job 8. NIH and CIHR Support for Typical and Non-typical Career Trajectories: Getting To Where You Want to Be 9. Trainee - Diversity Lunch 10. Progressive Lunch with Industry 10. Career Consultation Center)
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. SSR Trainee Research Awards are presented to the best oral and poster presen-tations by SSR Trainee members at the Annual Meeting as evaluated by the SSR Awards Committee. From these finalists, the Awards Committee selects First (USD $500), Second (USD $300), and Third (USD $200) prizes to be awarded to the three best poster and three best oral presentations 2. LALOR FOUNDATION MERIT AWARDS 3. USDA NIFA-AFRI MERIT AWARDS)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1. A grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund provides travel fellowships for under-represented minority trainees and junior faculty from the US and Canada to enable their participation in the SSR Annual Meeting. The fellowship includes reimbursement of meeting registration; up to USD $1,200 for housing, food, and travel expenses; and complimentary SSR Membership through the next calendar year. 2. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Fellowships for Underrepresented Trainees and Junior Faculty)
Code of Conduct: Yes (https://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/SSR/fbd87d69-d53f-458a-8220-829febdf990b/UploadedImages/Web_Version_SSR_52nd_2019_Annual_Meeting_Final_Program_WEB_062519_2.pdf)
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 4 Men: 4 Women
Speaker Gender Balance: 4 Men: 4 Women
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: Session chairs amd co-chairs: 40 Women: 18 Men
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference Chair: 1 Woman, Conference committee co-chairs: 2 Men, Program Committee: 14 Men: 15 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
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