More than 2,300 presentations are already scheduled for the Society’s 53rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in Phoenix, Arizona. This is a reminder that the abstract submission site is open for a second submission opportunity. This second submission phase will close on Monday, January 6, 2014. All abstracts must be submitted online by 11:59 pm EST on the posted deadline.
In light of events this fall, particularly those resulting from the shutdown of the United States government, the Society of Toxicology (SOT) has made changes to the 2014 Annual Meeting program in an effort to enable full participation from our broad membership and contribute to a successful scientific and professional experience for all attendees. Scientists who had to wait until after the original October deadline to submit due to funding issues are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration.
For the 2014 Annual Meeting only, abstracts accepted from this second submission period will be integrated into the regular scientific program so as to be presented with relevant thematic content. These abstracts will be searchable by the Annual Meeting mobile app, and will appear in the printed Program and in The Toxicologist.
It is important to emphasize that all abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee and held to the same standards used to evaluate abstracts submitted for the original deadline. Additional criteria that determine whether an abstract qualifies for acceptance during this final submission phase include:
- Your abstract should not be a revision of a previously-submitted one that was not accepted unless you received specific communication from the Scientific Program Committee suggesting that resubmission during the late abstract period may be appropriate.
- Not more than one abstract will be accepted by the same presenting author.
- Scientists who have research with late-breaking results are highly encouraged to submit an abstract.
We look forward to welcoming you to Phoenix, Arizona, and hope that you will consider submitting your abstracts.
Sincerely,
Norbert E. Kaminski, PhD
Chairperson, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President
Peter L. Goering, PhD, DABT, ATS
Co-Chair, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President-Elect