  Conference attendance is fundamental for a successful career in astronomy.
However, many factors limit such attendance in ways that can disproportionately
affect women and minorities more. In this white paper, we present the results
of a survey sent to 164 research staff at the Space Telescope Science Institute
to determine what reasons motivate their attendance at science conferences and
what aspects prevent researchers from attending them. The information collected
through this survey was used to identify trends both in aggregate form and
split by gender and if respondents had dependents. We propose a set of
recommendations and best practices formulated by analyzing these trends. If
consistently adopted, these recommendations will achieve greater diversity in
astronomy through the broadening of conference participation.
