Year Conference was held: 2019
Years the Conferences has been held: 23
Disciplines: Marine Mammalogy
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $150-$750
Total Attendance Cost (US dollars): $2000-$4000
Travel Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 5462
Other Carbon Footprint (tons of CO2): 1365.5
Associated Scientific Society/Organization: European Cetacean Society (ECS) & The Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM)
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 1550+
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 2731
Geographic Location(s): Barcelona, Spain
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Biennial
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Government of Catalonia, WWF, The Marine Mammal Center, Wildlife computers, Sea Mammal Research Unit, GAP, DAP & WAM, National Marine Mammal Foundation, Animal Welfare Institute, Springer Nature, PR Statistics, GIS IN Ecology, Lotek, ifaw, OPCF, CREEM, ASCOBANS
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): None
Electronic program dissemination:
On-site Maternity Facilities: Yes (The WMMC 2019 will be a Baby-friendly Conference and you are welcome to come with your baby. A nursing room will be available Monday-Thursday. This room will be set up for breastfeeding and for parents to be able to stay and rest with their own babies. Please, note that no childcare will be provided. The Conference can provide your companion/baby sitter a special pass to enter the venue and the nursery room, to give you support with your baby care, but this pass will not allow her/him to any other conference spaces such as those dedicated to oral or poster sessions, exhibitors or plenary sessions, and coffee-breaks. To receive this pass, please contact registration@wmmconference.org before your arrival, and provide the name of the companion/baby sitter so that we can have it prepared for you. If you wish to bring your family to the Opening Icebreaker or the Closing Banquet, you must purchase guest tickets for these events. Children under 12 are permitted in free of charge to these events. Baby changing tables are provided in multiple locations as well)
On-site Childcare Facilities/Services: None
Caregiver Grant: None
Career Development Events and Workshops: Yes (1. Alternatives to an academic career for women: Where can your degree take you? 2. Win More Battles for Marine Mammals!!! Science Communication for real Impact)
ECR Promotion Events: The Student Annual General Meeting is open to all students registered at the conference and will include short presentations from people from different societies to enhance intersociety collaboration and mentoring, presentations from NGO’s offering opportunities for students, and more. In addition, students will be able to give their opinion/suggestions on how to better address student needs within our respective societies.
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes (1. International scholar travel grants 2. Student Travel Grants)
Code of Conduct: https://www.wmmconference.org/code-of-conduct/
Safety Instructions/Apps: Yes (Barcelona is a city and like any other city in the World you should take basic precautions when walking around. Please click on the link for helpful tips and advice for navigating the city. The link:https://mossos.gencat.cat/en/consells_de_seguretat/per_als_assistents_a_congressos/index.html)
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: 9 Men: 6 Women
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Conference Chairs: 1 Man: 1 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach:
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: Yes Certificate of Environmental Sustainability (https://ccib.es/en/sustainable-events/certifications/), also a disclaimer (The World Marine Mammal Conference encourages all participants to consider their carbon footprint while traveling to Barcelona, and applauds any actions taken to offset that impact. Our Societies do not endorse any particular plan, and support participants investigating actions that are best for them. The Centro de Convenciones Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) was chosen as our conference venue because of its environmental certificate of sustainability. To reduce Conference carbon emissions, we will not be printing the entire program, but will instead offer a small pocket guide, and your welcome package will contain a coffee mug that can be used throughout the conference.)
Conference URL: https://www.wmmconference.org/
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