Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 42
Disciplines: Ethnobiology
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: Yes (1. Creating Space forour elderly and youth: We have set aside spaces for our Elders and youth in the First Nations House of Learning. Please ask at the registration desk where they are located. 2. Statement on Inclusivity and Diversity: We strove to create ways to encourage a range of respectful voices at our conference. One way we did this was by dramatically increasing our waivers and scholarships, especially to encourage local, Indigenous participation. Another way wasto createaconference space that is welcoming to diverse communities anddoesnot allow discrimination.To this end, we require all conference presentersto abide by the code of ethics adopted by our organization (https://ethnobiology.org/about-society-ethnobiology/ethics).Please also note:•There are gender-inclusive (single-stall) bathrooms in the conference venue.•The conference venues are wheelchair accessible.•There is a special, quietspace for Indigenous Eldersand others who need safe space.•There isa cozy space where children and their caregiverscan congregate.•There are non-traditional sessions for knowledge sharing (story-telling).•We encourage attendance by caregivers; no registration fee is required.)
Registration Cost (US dollars): $55-$120
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 500
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 125
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Society for Ethnobiology
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 400
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 250
Geographic Location(s): Vancouver, Canada
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Simon Fraser University (SFU) VP Academic, the Department of History at SFU, the Department of Archaeology at SFU, the Department of Anthropology at UBC, and the Faculty of Environment at SFU
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: Yes
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: None
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: None
ECR Promotion Events: Yes (1. The Undergraduate Ethnobiologist award is given to a keen undergraduate ethnobiologist who will sit on our Board as an appointed "Student Advisor." The student should come with ideas and energy to increase undergraduate student involvement in our Society. 2. Ecological Knowledge Research Graduate Fellowship 3. Urban Ethnobiology Graduate Fellowship)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1. the Student Conference Travel Award. Monies are to support travel for a presentation at the annual Society of Ethnobiology’s conference by an enrolled student (and must be enrolled at time of conference), graduate or undergraduate. This is a $450 grant. Award also includes a registration waiver and a year of online membership (to begin after award has been granted). Applicants cannot have received another SoE award within the past three years. 2. the Majority World Conference Travel Award. Monies are to support travel for a presentation at the annual Society of Ethnobiology’s conference by a new or existing member travelling from outside Canada and the United States. Preference will be given to presenters travelling from countries in South America, South and Southeast Asia, and Africa. This is a $1600 grant. Award also includes a registration waiver and a year of online membership (to begin after award has been granted). Applicants cannot have received another SoE award within the past three years. 3. the Indigenous People’s Conference Travel Award. Monies are to support travel for any Indigenous individual who wishes to participate and contribute to the annual Society of Ethnobiology’s conference. Conference contributions can include a table display, a workshop, sharing a story, giving a presentation, or a number of other options. This is a $1000 grant. Award also includes a registration waiver and a year of online membership (to begin after award has been granted). Applicants cannot have received another SoE award within the past three years. 4. The Society of Ethnobiology is offering a limited number of waivers for people presenting papers or posters at the 2019 conference. This waiver covers the cost of registration and allows submission of an abstract without becoming a Society member. We encourage applications for waivers from indigenous scholars and people of diverse backgrounds that are in financial need. Applicants who have received a waiver from the Society within the past three years are not eligible. 5. Graduate Student Conference travel award 6. Best student poster award)
Code of Conduct: Yes (https://ethnobiology.org/about-society-ethnobiology/ethics/code-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: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: Yes (A note about recycling and waste reduction: We recognize that the very gathering of people from distant places is counter to reducing our carbon footprint; we struggle with balancing this fact against the huge value of meeting with our community face-to-face. We also understand the value of small actions, even if they just empower us as individuals to take bigger and bolder actions. We have tried in this conference to reduce excess by doing things like reducing packaging, sourcing localand/or organicfoods, using non-disposable or responsibly disposable cutlery and plates and cups, using previously used name tag holders, and video-recording sometalks for people to remotely access them. We encourage all participants to pay careful attention to our recycling stations. We welcome suggestions on how our Society’s conferences, and indeed our Society more generally, can be better global stewards.)
Conference URL: https://ethnobiology.org/conference/conference-abstracts
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: None