Propose a session at the meeting!
The online module for session proposals will open 15 June. The deadline for submissions is 15 August 2014. After this, all session proposals will be evaluated by the programme committee members. End September 2014, session proposers will be informed if their session is selected to be included in the call for abstracts.
Please note SETAC Europe supports the involvement of young scientists in the annual meeting programme and therefore would like to invite senior session organizers to encourage younger colleagues to come forward and (co-)chair. Sessions proposed by senior + younger chairs are highly recommended.
The scientific programme consists of 9 tracks for parallel sessions and 1 track for special sessions
- Aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology
- Ecosystem responses and services under multi-stress conditions
- Analysis, fate and behaviour of contaminants
- Identification and prioritization of emerging contaminants
- Characterization, fate and effects of nanomaterials
- Exposure and effect modeling & predictive toxicology (environment & human)
- Life Cycle Assessment and sustainability
- Risk assessment, regulation and public perception
- Pollution prevention and remediation
- Special sessions
- Submit a proposal for a PARALLEL session at the meeting
- Submit a proposal for a SPECIAL session at the meeting
1. Submit a proposal for a PARALLEL session at the meeting!
If you want to submit a proposal to one of these tracks, please follow this link. Login with your SETAC member/customer username and password.
Your session proposal should have the following format:
- Session title: max 150 characters, not in all caps, should read as a normal sentence;
- Session description / motivation: max 3000 characters;
- Keywords: max 4
The deadline for submissions is 15 August 2014. If the proposal is submitted by a SETAC Advisory Group, this should be indicated in the menu. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Roel Evens.
Find more information on (co-)chairing a parallel session.
2. Submit a proposal for a SPECIAL session at the meeting!
In addition to the parallel sessions, the Scientific Committee encourages the submission of proposals for special sessions, according to the following criteria:
- Environmental issues specifically related to southern Mediterranean countries and to the central theme of the meeting: managing the effects of multiple stressors, aquatic systems under water scarcity, solid waste treatment and management, water treatment and reuse
- SETAC is more than environmental science; bridging together science and policy is one of its aims. E.g., integration of epigenetics and OMICs into policy; scientific communication and outreach; environmental law.
- Topics attracting public interest and/or creating societal controversy, e.g. atmospheric pollution, environmental stress on human health, genetically modified food, circular economy, food sustainability.
Please note that the Scientific Committee will only accept a limited number of special sessions and might consider reallocation of proposals to one of the 9 parallel session tracks mentioned above. Special sessions can be organized with more flexibility and according to the personal preference of the chair, i.e., leading researchers can be solicited to contribute by personal invitation and the session can be organized more interactively via panel discussions, colloquium and/or video vox pops. Special sessions are NOT bound to a timing of strictly 20 minutes per presentation, and have the opportunity to trigger more focused and in-depth discussions than parallel sessions.
If you are interested to submit a special session proposal, please follow the special session track on this link . Login with your SETAC member/customer username and password.
Your session proposal should have the following format:
- Session title: max 150 characters, not in all caps, should read as a normal sentence;
- Session description / motivation: max 3000 characters;
- Keywords: max 4
Take into account that your proposal needs to contain substantial argumentation why you want to attribute a special session to your topic, and if possible a programme with a logical sequence of invited speakers.
The deadline for submissions is 15 August 2014. If the topic is submitted by a SETAC Advisory Group, this should be indicated in the menu. If you have any questions please contact Roel Evens.
Find more information on (co-)chairing a special session.