Beltox Annual Meeting 2017 Bel Tox General Assembly

Beltox Annual Meeting 2017 Bel. Tox General Assembly 2017 Leuven, 1 st December 2017

Bel. Tox General Assembly 2017 • • Overview activities 2017 Financial overview Membership Planned activities 2018 Steering Committee 2018 -2021 Management Board 2018 -2021 European Register Toxicologists (ERT) Eurotox 2018, progress report

Activities 2017 • Courses and Workshops: – ESTIV-Bel. Tox Workshop on Applied In Vitro Toxicology (LIST, Belvaux, Luxemburg 8 -13 th January) - fully booked, 24 participants – In-house CEFIC course: Introduction to Toxicology and Ecotoxicology as the Scientific Basis for Management of Chemical Risk (CEFIC, Brussels, 27 th January) - 20 participants – 5 th Workshop on Non-Clinical Safety Assessment of Biopharmaceuticals (Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, 11 th May) - 55 participants – Advanced (eco)toxicology course on Embryo-fetal Development Toxicity Testing (WIV-ISP, Brussels, 25 th October) - fully booked, 50 participants – Evaluation of CAAT courses – SETAC/EUROTOX debate: bridging the gap • Bel. Tox Annual Scientific Meeting: – Application of Toxicokinetics and Exposure Assessment in Toxicology and Ecotoxicology with Young Scientist Competition (Erasmushuis, Leuven, 1 st December) – fully booked, more than 100 participants

SETAC 2017 Scientific Meeting • • SETAC/EUROTOX 2017 collaboration 19 sessions and 1 special session on human tox versus ecotox EUROTOX (Bel. Tox) members: reduced registration fee A similar approach will be followed at EUROTOX 2018.

Workshops and Courses Survey (1) • One-day courses are the preferred format

Workshops and Courses Survey (2) • Registration fees will be lowered based on survey results

Planned Activities 2018 • Courses and workshops: – In-house Essenscia course: Introduction to Toxicology and Ecotoxicology as the Scientific Basis for Management of Chemical Risk (Essenscia, Brussels) - needs to be confirmed. • Collaboration UCL-Bel. Tox for certificate in toxicology • EUROTOX 2018: www. eurotox-congress. com/2018/

Financial Overview 2017 (status 9 th November 2017) In Out € € Sponsorship + bank interests + website 4, 200. 00 Administration + bank charges 9, 342. 62 ESTIV course* 2, 348. 00 ESTIV course 14, 035. 52 Membership 6, 850. 00 Website 1, 784. 68 AM 3, 538. 56 AM Courses 25, 590. 00 Courses 1, 556. 55 ERT 1, 340. 00 ERT 1, 176. 29 Total 44, 226. 56 Total 278. 65 28, 174. 31 * The main income from the ESTIV course was booked in 2016; the course created a final income for Bel. Tox of € 7, 090

Membership 250 200 150 Total 100 50 0 59 97 139 167 185 161 209 194 154 167 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 2016 2017

Eurotox 2018 • Congress theme : "Toxicology Out of the Box" • Convention center : The Square • Local Organizing Committee (LOC): – Chair: D. Lison (UCL) – Members: M. Cornet (UCB), M. Martens (cons), F. Tencalla (cons), Ph. Vanparys (cons), M. Damsten (ECHA), T. Vanhaecke (VUB), C. Charlier ULg), P. Hoet (KUL) • • • Conference organizer : K. I. T. group, Germany Scientific programme finalized (see website) Sponsorship brochure available (see website) Registration open (early bird deadline 15 May 2018) Call for abstracts open (deadline 31 March 2018)

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Steering Committee 2018 -2021 (1) Affiliation Confirmed members Blaude Marie-Noëlle WIV-ISP Cornet Miranda UCB De Gerlache Jacques Ex-Solvay, Greefacts Gutleb Arno LIST Hoet Peter KULeuven Knapen Dries UAntwerpen Lison Dominique UCL Martens Mark MMTA consulting Moeller Ruth LIST Penning Willem Ex-DG SANCO Tencalla Francesca Tox. Minds consulting Van Miert Erik Solvay Van Miert Sabine Thomas Moore Vanparys Philippe Gentoxicon consulting Van Rompay An VITO Verberckmoes Steven Umicore Vinken Mathieu VUB Vrijhof Hendrik Ex-ECETOC

Steering Committee 2018 -2021 (2) Affiliation New members Desmidt Miek Janssen Pharmaceutica De Schamphelaere Karel UGent Silvestre Frédéric UNamur Affiliation Leaving members Damsten Micaela ECHA Lampo Ann Janssen Pharmaceutica

Management Board 2018 -2020 Name Role Miranda Cornet President Dominique Lison Vice-President Mark Martens Secretary Francesca Tencalla Treasurer Sabine Van Miert Communications Does the GA agree with the composition of the Steering Committee and the Management Board for the next three years?

ERT 2017 • Currently 67 ERT in the Belgian chapter • Board meeting of June 2017: – 1 new application approved – 10 applications for renewal approved • Next board meeting: June 2018 • Visit www. beltox. be

Why should you become a Member of Bel. Tox? • • • Reduced rates for participation in all Bel. Tox, EUROTOX and SETAC events (annual meeting, workshops, courses) Online access to abstracts and presentations of attended Bel. Tox events Participate to the Bel. Tox General Assembly Participate to the election of the Steering Committee Become a member of the Steering Committee and help to determine the course of the Society Automatic membership of the European Society of Toxicology (EUROTOX) Free subscription to the Bel. Tox newsletter with information on upcoming events in the world of toxicology and vacancies for toxicologists Get acquainted with other fields in toxicology than the one you are active in Help in the development of young scientists Seek advice from peers on toxicology questions via the contact page Networking opportunities

Thank you to all the Steering Committee and Bel. Tox members who contributed to a successful 2017 !

The Steering Committee of Bel. Tox wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!