51st Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - Society of Toxicology

San Francisco, California
Special Events
Recognition and
Special Events
All activities will be held at the Moscone
Convention Center in San Francisco,
California, unless otherwise noted.
Full details on the Special Events will be
available in the Program, IT Planner, and on
the website.
Committee on Diversity
Initiatives Reunion
Saturday, March 10, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM
Grand Hyatt
Sponsor:
Committee for Diversity Initiatives (CDI)
The Committee on Diversity Initiatives
(CDI) will host the CDI Reunion from
8:00 pm–9:00 pm on Saturday, March 10.
Whether as a student, peer mentor, host
mentor, speaker, or organizer, anyone
who has ever been involved in the SOT
Undergraduate Program is invited to attend.
Visit with colleagues who have been involved
in the program over the last 23 years, meet
with program alums, and greet the undergraduate
students who are attending the
program this year. The Perry J. Gehring
Diversity Student Travel Award will be
presented. Enjoy dessert, coffee, and tea.
Start off your 51st Annual Meeting by joining
with the special people who have contributed
to the diversity in SOT through this important
activity.
Awards Ceremony Music
Sunday, March 11, 4:45 PM–5:15 PM
Performed by
Glenn Staller
Classical guitarist, Glenn
Staller will perform for SOT
Annual Meeting attendees
prior to and after the SOT
Award Ceremony. Glenn
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and began studying the guitar at the age of
13. After moving to California, a chance
meeting with renowned guitarist Jose Rey
de la Torre led to classical guitar studies
with Maestro Torres. Glenn later studied
with pianist Julian White, jazz guitarist Bill
Tapia, flamenco guitarist Chuscales, and
guitarist/composer Dusan Bogdanovic at
the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
The depth and breadth of his repertoire
and his unique ability to integrate musical
styles, from classical and contemporary
to flamenco, Brazilian, Argentinean, and
jazz, is a particular feature of his work. His
repertoire ranges from Scarlatti and Bach
to Gershwin, Debussy, Jobim, and Brubeck.
He has appeared in equally diverse concert
settings such as the Dean Lesher Center,
Le Petit Trianon, Valley Forge Convention
Center, Kennedy Center, Cowell Theater, and
numerous wineries, vineyards, and resorts
within the Bay Area, as well as performing
on television and radio.
Awards Ceremony
Sunday, March 11, 5:15 PM–6:30 PM
SOT will recognize our prestigious award
recipients at the SOT Awards Ceremony
(pages 38 and 39). Please refer to the Awards
and Fellowships section of the SOT website
for complete details.
Welcome Reception
Sunday, March 11, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Continue the celebration by attending the
Welcoming Reception following the Awards
Ceremony. The Welcoming Reception is a
great opportunity to renew old friendships
and to make new acquaintances. Please join
the Society in this kick-off of the Annual
Meeting.
25-Year (Or More)
Member Reception
Sunday, March 11, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
If you have been a member of the Society of
Toxicology for 25 years or more, please join
your colleagues to celebrate and recognize
the scientists who established the Society. Be
sure to sport your 25-year, 35-year, 45-year,
or 50-year member pin.
Global Collaboration Coffee
Monday, March 12, 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
The SOT Council and Global Strategies Task
Force invite scientists representing international
toxicology societies displaying posters
in the Global Gallery of Toxicology, Special
Interest Group Presidents, and the recipients
of the SOT/AstraZeneca/IUTOX and SOT
Endowment Fund Fellowships (senior scientists
from developing countries) for a Global
Collaboration Coffee. This event offers an
opportunity for scientific leaders to meet and
make plans for future collaborations. Send
RSVP (required) to Renee Maisel at renee@
toxicology.org.
In Vitro Toxicology Lecture and
Luncheon for Students
Monday, March 12, 12:00 Noon–1:20 PM
Marriott Marquis
(Ticket Required)
Chairperson(s): Lorrene Buckley, Education
Committee Chair, Eli Lilly & Company,
Indianapolis, IN.
Can In Silico and/or In Vitro Testing
Be Used for Toxicity Assessment
Instead of In Vivo Approaches?
Lecturer: Timothy J. Shafer, US EPA,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
Sponsor:
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Host:
Education Committee
The goal of the In Vitro Toxicology Lecture
series is to feature important research using
in vitro and alternative techniques to study
basic mechanisms and to illustrate how
these test methods benefit animal welfare by
refining, reducing, and replacing animal use
whenever it is feasible. Graduate students,
undergraduates, postdoctoral scholars, and
recipients of Colgate-Palmolive awards are
among the guests at the In Vitro Toxicology
Lecture and Luncheon. Students and postdoctoral
scholars register via the Annual
Meeting registration, and the $10 deposit
will be returned upon entry to the event.
Special Events
up-to-date information at www.toxicology.org 41