Year Conference was held: 2020
Years the Conferences has been held: 60
Disciplines: Weed Science
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $150-$900
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 4000
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1000
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: Weed Science Society of America & Western Society of Weed Science
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 3000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 2000
Geographic Location(s): Hawaii, HI, USA
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Annual
Host, Funders and Sponsors: BASF Corporation, Bayer Crop Science, Corteva Agrisciences, FMC Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, Helena Chemical, Valent USA, Winfield United, NuFarm Americas Inc., UPL NA Inc, Growmark Inc., Gylling Data Management Inc., Marrone Bio Innovations Inc., AMVAC Chemical Corp, Greenleaf Technologies, TeeJet Technologies, Nippon Soda Ltd, Oxiteno USA, Clariant Corporation, Lehigh Agri & Bio Services Inc., Minnesota Valley Testing Lab, R & D Sprayers, SePRO
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 (1. WSSA Early Career Outstanding Scientist Award (This award is for young scientists who have demonstrated originality and creativity have made a notable contribution to weed science and have potential for continued excellence.) 2. WSSA Outstanding Graduate Student Award 3. John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award)
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (The Weed Science Society of America is offering up to (6) Annual Meeting Grants to qualifying graduate student members for their first attendance at the WSSA annual meeting. These grants will provide for annual meeting registration fees as well as up to four nights lodging while at the meeting. Students and/or their graduate advisor are responsible for all remaining costs incurred to attend the WSSA annual meeting, including travel and meals. These awards are provided by WSSA to graduate students to encourage their involvement in the society’s annual meeting early in their degree programs, and to broaden the attendance of graduate students from nontraditional weed science research programs. The awards are limited to students attending the WSSA annual meeting for the first time. Names of awardees will be announced at the WSSA awards ceremony.)
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 1 Man
Speaker Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: Not Applicable to this meeting.
Session Chair Gender Balance: 69 Men: 11 Women
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference Chairs: 2 Men, Planning committee: 22 Men: 3 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: http://wssa.net/meeting/2020-annual-meeting/
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