At a glance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø) support and attendance at conferences and other related meetings is critical for our researchers. Our attendance helps leverage and advance the biomedical, scientific, and public health mission of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø. This report is submitted to report publicly on all agency-sponsored (hosted) conferences where the expenses exceed $100,000.
Overview
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø) works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø increases the health security of our nation. As the nation's health protection agency, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise. Effective outreach to our partners, grantees, and the general public is central to our mission. Our success is also contingent on our ability to collaborate with tens of thousands of healthcare and human services providers, scientific researchers, clinicians, advocates, and other key non-government partners across the country and internationally. Our support and attendance at conferences and other related meetings is critical for our researchers to leverage and advance the biomedical, scientific, and public health mission of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø.
This report is submitted as required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum on Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations dated May 11, 2012, which stipulates that federal agencies report publicly on all agency-sponsored (hosted) conferences where the expenses exceed $100,000.
Description of the report
In compliance with OMB Memorandum M-12-12, this report includes:
- Information about conference expenses for fiscal year (FY) 2020, as well as general information about conference activities throughout the year.
- A description of all ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø-hosted conferences for FY 2020 where expenses associated with the conference exceeded $100,000, including:
- The date of the conference.
- The location of the conference.
- A brief explanation on how the conference advanced the mission of the agency.
- A description of exceptional circumstances for conferences where net expenses exceeded $500,000.
- The total expenses incurred by the agency for the conference.
- The total number of individuals whose travel expenses or other conference expenses were paid by the agency.
- The date of the conference.
FY 2020 summary
ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø continues to take positive steps in support of the agency's initiatives to gain efficiencies in the use of appropriated funds for conferences and meetings (as prescribed in ). At the forefront of these efforts is ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's work to implement improvements to conference management practices through the release of updated training materials and resources.
Additionally, ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø launched Conference Approval Management System (CAMS), an enterprise solution that offers users the ability to create conference requests and manage conference attendees in a fully-automated submission and approval workflow.
The number of conferences hosted by ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø in FY 2020 was significantly reduced due to ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the associated moratorium on travel activities.
The following summarizes information about ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø-hosted conferences in FY 2020 that exceeded $100,000.1
- Total number of conferences: 4
- Total cost of the conferences: $658,219
- Total number of attendees: 1,114
- Average cost per attendee: $591
- Percent of conferences held locally near ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø facilities: 75%
- Percent of attendees traveling at ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø expense: 37%
Learn more in the ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø FY 2020 Report on ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø-Hosted Conferences.
- Total estimated costs are based on readily available and known costs for contractor support, venue, and audio-visual related expenses, as well as registration fees, travel, and other miscellaneous costs.