25 birthday candles for SETAC Europe!
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This year SETAC Europe celebrates its 25th anniversary. SETAC Europe was formally established in 1989, and its first meeting took place in 1991. It was then that the first seeds of global expansion were sown. Later, SETAC Latin America, SETAC Asia/Pacific and SETAC Africa would take root, with a geographically diverse SETAC World Council overseeing the organisation’s development.
Since 1990 much has happened. The membership in Europe has grown to approximately 1,600 currently active members, and the SETAC Europe annual meetings have become influential events in Europe, consistently attracting almost 2,500 participants. Many more initiatives have been taken up in Europe, and the SETAC community plays a significant role in society by providing the scientific backbone for European policy in relation to toxicology and chemistry.
SETAC Europe’s 25th anniversary will be celebrated at the 25th annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, to be held from 3–7 May 2015. Anniversaries are best celebrated with the participation of family and friends, and we invite you all, the SETAC membership, to join us. The meeting will kick off with a special welcome and anniversary reception/party. You don’t want to miss that!
To highlight the milestones in SETAC Europe's history, a photo wall will be displayed at the meeting in Barcelona. If you have any pictures to share, please contact SETAC. We are especially interested in photos made at meetings (annual meetings, special topic meeting, workshops, committee meetings, council meetings, etc.) prior to 2004.
It promises to become an unforgettable 25th birthday party in Barcelona!
Who is in the SETAC Europe 25th anniversary committee?
Joke van Wensem, Monica Amorim, Carlos Barata, Bart Bosveld, Mirco Bundschuh, Fred Heimbach, Barbara Koelman, Laurent Lagadic and Valerie Verstappen
SETAC Europe • Avenue de la Toison d'Or 67 b6 • B-1060 Brussels, Belgium • +32 2 772 72 81 • setaceu@setac.org