Each month, SOT provides an update on activities and events of importance to the toxicology community through the release of the “Around the World of Toxicology” blog. To submit an event, opportunity, or information for consideration for inclusion in the monthly “Around the World of Toxicology” blog, complete the special submission form for “Around the World of Toxicology” items. Please note that only activities by societies and professional associations (i.e., nonprofits) will be considered. If you are an organization or company seeking to promote an event, please submit your activity to the SOT “Calendar of Events.”
Reminders of Upcoming, Previously Featured Deadlines and Activities
- Nominations, including self-nominations, for American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT) President-Elect, Treasurer, and Trustee (3) are due June 30, 2024.
- The National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is holding a meeting June 4, 2024, that can be attended in person or watched via livestream.
Activity Announcements, Updates, and Opportunities
American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT)
Registration is open for the 2024 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology (NACCT), with early-bird pricing ending July 19, 2024. NACCT is taking place September 19–23, 2024, in Denver, Colorado.
View the congress website for more information >>
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)
The proposal submission deadline for the 2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting has been extended to June 3, 2024. Topics of special interest are diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical toxicology; occupational and environmental toxicology; toxicology and public health; toxicology in the news and current events; technology and sensor utilization; and using large databases in toxicology research. The meeting is being held April 4–6, 2025, in Vancouver, Canada.
View the request for proposals for more information >>
International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
May 31 is the new scientific session and keynote lecture proposal submission deadline for the 17th International Congress of Toxicology (ICTXVII). The theme for ICTXVII is “Toxicology for Safe Environment & Healthy Life.” The meeting is being co-hosted by IUTOX and the Chinese Society of Toxicology in Beijing, China, October 15–18, 2025.
Visit the ICTXVII website for more information >>
Federation of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX)
The late-breaking abstract submission site for the 58th Congress of the European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology will open in June. The theme for EUROTOX 2024 is “Toxicology—A Quest for Safe Chemicals and Medicines.” The congress will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8–11, 2024.
View the congress website for more information >>
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
On June 10 and 11, 2024, NIH is hosting a virtual workshop titled “Complementary and Integrative Interventions to Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.” The two-day workshop is being hosted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences and will focus on discussions and research on ways to reduce and mitigate the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in people who have been exposed.
Visit the workshop’s web page for more information >>
The NIH Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series will feature a presentation titled “The Neuroexposome: Data-Driven Approaches Supporting New Research Questions in Children’s Environmental Neuroscience” on June 25, 2024. Preregistration is required for this event, which is open for in-person or virtual attendance.
Visit the registration page for more information >>
Safety Pharmacology Society (SPS)
The early-bird registration deadline for the 2024 SPS Annual Meeting is May 31. The meeting is being held at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California, September 22–25, 2024.
Visit the meeting’s website for more information >>
US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA)
The US FDA Office of Talent Solutions in collaboration with FDA Pride is presenting a webinar that will focus on the art of federal resume writing, navigating the federal hiring process, and STEM stories of success. The two-hour virtual event is June 27, 2024.
Visit the US FDA events web page for more information >>
On July 11 and 12, 2024, the US FDA is hosting a public workshop titled “Evaluating Immunosuppressive Effects of In Utero Exposure to Drug and Biologic Products.” The workshop is being held at the US FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, Maryland, and there also is the ability to participate virtually via Zoom.
Visit the workshop’s web page for more information >>
Save the Dates for These Events
European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV) 22nd International Congress
June 3–6, 2024
Cubex Centre Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Congress Website >>
Society of Toxicological Pathology (STP) 43rd Annual Symposium
June 16–19, 2024
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland
Symposium Website >>
ESLAV-ECLAM-AAALAC Conference
June 19–21, 2024
Zuiderkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conference Website >>
Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (BDRP) 64th Annual Meeting
June 22–26, 2024
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Dowtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meeting Website >>
Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT) 51st Annual Meeting
July 3–5, 2024
Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan
Meeting Website >>
EUROTOX 58th Annual Congress
September 8–11, 2024
Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Congress Website >>
2024 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, hosted by AACT
September 19–23, 2024
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colorado
Congress Website >>
AIHA Occupational and Environmental Exposure of the Skin to Chemicals Conference
September 23–25, 2024
Hyatt Regency Dulles, Herndon, Virginia
Conference Website >>
2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting
April 4–6, 2025
Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
Meeting Website >>
17th International Congress of Toxicology, co-hosted by the Chinese Society of Toxicology and IUTOX
October 15–18, 2025
China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Congress Website >>
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