Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 79
Disciplines: Vertebrate Paleontology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $220-$800
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 3600
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 900
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 2300
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 1800
Geographic Location(s): Brisbane, Australia
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: No information available online
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: None
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: Yes but only in the form of A Family Room will be available for use daily during session hours. It will not be staffed; parents and guardians are responsible for the supervision and safety of their children and personal belongings.
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. Science Through Multimedia Stories 2. Ethics in Paleontology 3. Diversity in Paleontology 4. Student and Postdoc Roundtable and Reprint Exchange 5. LGBT and Allies Annual Dinner)
ECR Promotion Events: None
Travel Awards for ECRs: None
Code of Conduct: http://vertpaleo.org/2018-Annual-Meeting/Code-of-Conduct.aspx
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: Soecial lecture: 1 Man
Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this conference.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: No information available online.
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Confernece chairs: 1 Man: 1 Woman, Organizing committee: 14 Men: 13 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: Yes Public lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History was provided.
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: http://vertpaleo.org/2018-Annual-Meeting/Special-Events.aspx
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