SETAC 2010
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry UK branch, Annual Meeting 2010
"Environmental Pollution in a Changing World"
The Linnean Society of London, 13th and 14th September 2010
Plus a SETAC-UK Training Workshop:
“Risk Assessment of Chemicals”
15th September 2010, London
Click here to view the flyer for this event. For more information, please visit http://www.setac-uk.org.uk/
Environmental pollution, the effects of chemicals, and the impact human activity on our planet are more important than ever. We have come to realise that our world is finite, and we must balance innovation/industrialisation with responsible use of chemicals in order to protect the environment.
SETAC-UK offers a multi-disciplinary forum for broad ranging discussions on environmental toxicology and chemistry. This annual meeting series brings together Environmental Chemists, Ecotoxicologists, Biologists, Public Health Professionals, Regulators and Policy Makers from Academia, Government, and Industry to provide a truly integrated debate on the science. SETACUK is also keen to promote the training and professional development of scientists, and early career scientists are especially encouraged to attend. Oral presentations and posters are invited on the broad theme of environmental pollution, including:-
- Measuring and monitoring contaminants in the environment.
- Soil, agriculture, and safety of the human food chain.
- Water and air pollution.
- Metals, organic contaminants, or radioactive substances.
- Ecotoxicology and biomarkers.
- Regulatory ecotoxicology, risk assessment and policy.
- Climate change, sustainability and pollution control.
- Emerging contaminants and novel materials.
Deadlines
The Abstract Submission deadline has been extended to Friday 23rd July 2010.
Registration deadline including payment - Tuesday 31st August 2010.
Further Information on the conference:
Please direct all scientific enquires to Dr Chris Collins, School of Human and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Email:c.d.collins@reading.ac.uk
Conference Venue:
The scientific sessions will be held in the meeting room at The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, LondonW1J 0BF. Information on travel to central London and local hotels can be found on the Linnean Society website: http://www.linnean.org/index.php?id=215. Delegates are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements as these are not included in the conference fee.
Registration Fees for the Conference:
These include access to the scientific sessions, the abstract book, tea/coffee, a buffet lunch each day, and the conference meal/social event. This fee does not include the training workshop.
Students: £90.00
SETAC & SEB members: £170.00
Non-Members: £195.00
To register for the meeting and/or the training workshop, please click here.
Please apply early as the number of delegates will be capped if this popular meeting becomes oversubscribed.
SETAC-UK Training Workshop on Risk Asssessment-Wednesday 15th September.
This is a one-day training event aimed at early career scientists in government and industry, PhD students in academia, and anyone wanting to obtain a professional overview of the risk assessment process for new chemicals. The workshop will introduce key topics such the concept of risk and hazard, ecotoxicity testing and hazard assessment, approaches to risk calculations and risk assessment, aspects of legislation/regulation, and policy.
The registration fee for the workshop, including the student notes and lunch is:
SETAC and SEB members: £90
Non-members: £130
Scientific Enquiries on the training workshop can be made to Professor Richard Handy, University of Plymouth: rhandy@plymouth.ac.uk. Registration deadline as above.
Abstract submission for the conference:
To submit an abstract for the meeting, please click here.
Enquiries on the abstract submission system can be made to Talja Dempster at the SEB office, Email: t.dempster@sebiology.org or
telephone +44(0)2076852600.
Organising Committee: Dr Chris Collins (Reading University); Prof. Richard Handy (Plymouth University); Dr Dean Leverett (Environment Agency, U.K).
