Year Conference was held: 2018
Years the Conferences has been held: 40
Disciplines: Medical physicists, biomedical engineers and adjoining health care professionals
Gender Balance/Diversity Statement: None
Registration Cost (US dollars): $217-$955
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: International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine(IUPESM), International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), Česká společnost fyziků v medicíně (ČSFM) - Czech Association of Medical Physicists (CAMP), Česká společnost biomedicínského inženýrství a lékařské informatiky – Czech Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics
Approx number of Society members (as of 2018): 140000
Approximate Number of Conference Attendees (Exhibitors included): 2000
Geographic Location(s): Prague, Czech Republic
Years held (Annual, Biannual, Triannual): Triennially
Host, Funders and Sponsors: Elekta (https://www.elekta.com/), Varian(https://www.varian.com/), RaySearchLaboratories(https://www.raysearchlabs.com/), Parha(http://www.praha.eu/jnp/en/index.html)
Digital or Virtual Options: None
Digital Archives (Recorded talks & slides): e-posters were available on conference website.
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: None
Travel Awards for ECRs: Yes for low and middle income country participants (The IOMP has, again this year, a program of Travel Awards to assist Medical Physicists from Low and Middle Income countries to attend the 2018 World Congress! For details on requisites, and how to apply, go to http://www.iomp.org. In addition, the IOMP is also awarding several “Reduced Registration Fees” for Medical Physicists to attend the 2018 World Congress. Details on qualifications and applications can also be found at: http://www.iomp.org)
Code of Conduct: None
Safety Instructions/Apps: None
Keynote Speaker Gender Balance: 28 Men: 3 Women
Speaker Gender Balance: 2 Men
Invited Speakers Gender Balance: No information available online
Session Chair Gender Balance: No information available online
Conference Chair Gender Balance: Organizing committee: 7 Men: 4 Women
Enviromental Sustainability efforts: None
Public Engagement Events Outreach: None
Sustainability Initiatives/Considerations/Green Strategies/Policies: None
Conference URL: http://www.iupesm2018.org/
Other Details/Announcements or Publications: The IUPESM now represents more than 140,000 professionals in over 100 countries. In spite of the difference in membership numbers between IFMBE (>120,000) and IOMP (>20,000), the Union operates based on the principle that there should be equitable sharing between the two organisations: https://2018.iupesm.org/about/history/