As announced in December 2013, each month we have been encouraging every member to upload or update his/her profile picture on ToXchange. To provide additional incentive to do so by the end of 2013, we launched a year-ending ToXchange profile picture contest. Every Regional Chapter, Special Interest Group, and Specialty Section was automatically entered in the contest with the goal to achieve the highest percentage of your component group members to upload or update a profile picture by January 1, 2014.
The Prizes
Component groups with the highest percentage of member profile pictures posted by January 1, 2014, will receive an award stipend of $500 as travel support funds to the SOT Annual Meeting—to be dispersed at the discretion of the component group.
As component groups vary in the number of members, three levels of the competition were defined as follows:
A) Component Groups with up to 100 members.
B) Component Groups with 101–250 members.
C) Component Groups with more than 250 members.
The Winners
“Up to 100 members” Winner: Central States Regional Chapter with 36.5% of members’ photos uploaded
“Up to 250 members” Winner: Metals Specialty Section with 38.0% of members’ photos uploaded
“More than 250 members” Winner: Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group with 36.2% of members’ photos uploaded
Congratulations to the winners who will receive $500 each in travel support funds to the SOT Annual Meeting.
Special Mention goes to the following component groups who exceeded 33% in members’ photos uploaded:
- Cardiovascular Toxicology Specialty Section
- Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Specialty Section
- Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists Special Interest Group
- In Vitro and Alternative Methods Specialty Section
- Mechanisms Specialty Section
- Molecular and Systems Biology Specialty Section
- Nanotoxicology Specialty Section
If you have not yet uploaded your profile picture on ToXchange, why not do it now? Go ahead, get recognized! You just might find it to be an “awarding” experience.
Now is the perfect time to post your profile picture because the closer we get to the Annual Meeting (March 23–27, 2014) the more member searches there are on ToXchange. So put your face with your name, upload your profile picture today! Here’s how:
Go to Your MyPage:
1) From the My Options drop-down in the upper right corner, select MyPage.
OR
2) From your profile page, click on the "My Picture” button at the bottom of the "About this User" box on the right.
This is what your My Page looks like:
Update Your Picture!
First, be sure to know where your picture file is located so that you may easily browse and select it to upload.
1. On your MyPage, click the "Actions" button and select “Update Picture.”
2. Click the "Update File" button and browse for the picture file on your computer. You may upload a file as large as 2 MB only (most photos are between 1.0–1.5 MB).
3. Click the OK button to upload your selected picture.
It’s as easy as 1-2-3! If you need help, just click on “Help” in the top right of your ToXchange page – OR – just write in your question below and we’ll write a response to help you out. ToXchange—It’s Your Network!