World Congress on Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering


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/


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