Annual Science Meetings

Statistics on ASA Annual Science Meetings

2001 ASA ASM (Lorne, VIC. Hosted by Swinburne University)

  • Participants:
    Of the 123 meeting participants, 50 (40.7%) were students and 73 (59.3%) were full members.

    • Of the students, 44% were women
    • Of the full members, 15% were women
    • Of the full members, there were 11 professors (1 woman), 56 doctors (9 women) and 6 were non-academics (2 women).
  • Speakers:
    Of the 58 oral presentations: 45 standard science talks, 7 invited/special/prize talks, 4 education and promotion talks, and 2 astronomy funding talks. 31% of the talks were by students.

    • Of the special lectures, 1/3 (33%) were by women
    • Of the invited speakers, 1/4 (25%) were women
  • SOC/LOC: ****

2009 ASA ASM (Melbourne, VIC. Hosted by University of Melbourne)

  • Participants:
    Of the *** meeting participant, ** (**%) were students and ** (**%) were full members.
  • Speakers:
    • Of the invited speakers, 2/15 (13.3%) were women
    • Of the special lectures, 1/4 (25%) were women
    • Of the participating speakers, 14/43 (32.6%) were women
  • LOC:
    Of the 10 LOC members, 2/10 (20%) were women

2010 ASA ASM (Hobart, TAS. Hosted by University of Tasmania)

  • Participants:
    Of the *** meeting participant, ** (**%) were students and ** (**%) were full members.
  • Speakers:
    • Of the invited speakers, 5/10 (50%) were women
    • Of the special lectures, 2/4 (50%) were women
    • Of the participating speakers, 20/63 (32%) were women
  • LOC/SOC:
    • Of the 7 SOC members, 1/7 (14%) were women
    • Of the 11 LOC members, 4/11 (36%) were women