The Scientific Liaison Coalition (SLC) was instrumental in the development of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) FutureTox II: In Vitro and In Silico Models for Predictive Toxicology Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) conference, which was held January 16‒17, 2014. Because of the success of this meeting, this coalition of 15 societies received a share of the conference profits to support its activities. This $40,000 will help foster the mission of the SLC of “improving the ability of societies to partner with other domestic and international organizations that have objectives consistent with the goal of increasing the impact of the science of toxicology to improve public health" by:
- Strengthening partnerships among scientific- and health-based organizations to increase awareness of the impact of toxicology and related subjects on human health, and
- Functioning as a means to enhance cooperation among societies as equals with the goal of accomplishing tasks benefiting human health and disease prevention through joint and several shared activities.
The participating societies in the SLC include the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT), American Chemical Society (ACS), American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), American College of Toxicology (ACT), The Endocrine Society (ENDO), Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS), International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX), Safety Pharmacology Society (SPS), Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP), SOT, and Teratology Society. For additional information about the SLC, please contact Marcia Lawson.
This profit-sharing opportunity is available to all SOT Regional Chapters (RC), Specialty Sections (SS), and Special Interest Groups (SIG) that submit and receive approval for CCT proposals. The proceeds are shared on a 50/50 basis and disbursement occurs after the initial seed funds provided by the Society are repaid ($25,000). These CCTs provide educational opportunities beyond the SOT Annual Meeting by offering a forum for cutting-edge science to be discussed anywhere in the world. Sharing in the profits is limited to SOT RC, SIG, and SS component groups and other organizations as approved by SOT Council, but is not available to outside organizations that sponsor a CCT. As an example, the Molecular Biology SS benefited from the outcome of the FutureTox CCT held October 18‒19, 2012, as described in a Communiqué blog, Molecular Biology SS Receives Profits from FutureTox CCT: Opportunity Open to All RC, SIG, and SS.