The 2014 Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting attracted more than 6,500 toxicologists to scenic Phoenix, Arizona, March 23–27. Participants from around the globe attended the 53rd SOT Annual Meeting, with international attendees accounting for 20% of participants who arrived from countries that included France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, and Brazil.
There were 2,890 abstracts submitted and the resulting scientific program featured five thematic tracks, Advancing Clinical and Translational Toxicology and Application of Biomarkers, Enhancing Strategies for Risk Assessment, New Science and Perspectives Surrounding Environmental and Occupational Exposures, Safety Assessment: Mechanisms and Novel Methods, and Stem Cell Models for Integrated Biology.
More than 75 scientists were involved in the organization of the 13 Continuing Education Sessions that drew over 1417 attendees. Courses focused on topics such as Current Trends in Genetic Toxicology; Methodologies in Human Health Risk Assessment; Nanotoxicology: Past Achievements, Future Challenges, and Potential Solutions; and Nonclinical Pediatric Drug Development: Considerations, Study Design, and Strategies.
ToxExpo was a beehive of activity with 339 booths this year as well as 59 Exhibitor−Hosted Sessions. ToxExpo is the preeminent toxicology tradeshow—showcasing the latest cutting-edge tools and technologies of greatest interest to toxicologists.
The Global Gallery, now in its fourth year at the SOT Annual Meeting, included 32 posters that presented the formation, key accomplishments, 
strategic initiatives, and current and future activities of these sister societies. The goal of SOT and of all these societies is to further the science of toxicology to advance human health and disease prevention. The participating societies included the British Toxicology Society (BTS), Association of Government Toxicologists (AGT), Federation of European Toxicologists and European Society of Toxicology (EUROTOX), Japanese Society of Toxicology (JSOT), Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS), Teratology Society (TS), Mexican Society of Toxicology (SOMTOX), American College of Toxicology (ACT), Russian Society of Toxicology, Turkish Society of Toxicology (TST), German Society of Toxicology (GT), International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (ISRTP), Asian Society of Toxicology (ASIATOX), Croatian Toxicological Society (CTS), Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP), INHAND Nomenclature Project, Toxicologists Without Borders (TWB), European Association of Poison Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT), International Neurotoxicology Association (INA), Society of Toxicology of Canada (STC), American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT), The Toxicology Society of South Africa (TOXSA), Academy of Toxicological Sciences (ATS), Safety Pharmacology Society (SPS), Society of Toxicology (SOT), African Society for Toxicological Sciences (ASTS), International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX), Irish Society of Toxicology (IST), Australasian College of Toxicology and Risk Assessment (ACTRA), Swiss Society of Toxicology, American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT), and Italian Society of Toxicology.
SOT thanks the Annual Meeting Supporters and Exhibitors for helping the Society forward its mission of “creating a safer and healthier world by advancing the science of toxicology.” Plans already are well underway for the 2015 SOT Annual Meeting in San Diego!