SOCIETY O. TOXICOLOGY HISTORY - Society of Toxicology

• A new and quite successful aspect of the annual meeting was the addition in 1976 of
exhibits. They were attractive and well received by the attendees and are now a regular part of
the Society’s program.
• At the 2nd International Congress on Toxicology in Brussels, Belgium, in July 1980, final
steps were taken to establish the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX), in which SOT
played an important role.
• The Newsletter, started in July 1964 and published bimonthly, has been one of the most
important and successful ventures the Society has undertaken in its 25-year history. This was
done by the elected secretaries with whatever help they could muster from their staffs.
• The Newsletter has provided news of council meetings, plans for the annual meetings,
newly elected members, symposia and many other items of interest to the members. A valuable
addition to the Newsletter was the inclusion of pictures of the recipients of the Society awards.
• In 1977, the office of the Executive Secretary issued a special notice of candidates for
election with biographical sketches and pictures which provided background information to the
members to help in marking their ballots.
• On July 1, 1985, the Society moved its headquarters from Akron, OH, to Washington, D.C.,
with Mrs. Joan Walsh Cassedy as the new Executive Secretary.
• The 1986 meeting set a record for the number of platform papers, posters, admission of new
members, and general attendance.
• Two outstanding scientists were elected to Honorary Membership.