Call for Proposals for the EUROTOX 2018 Congress Scientific Programme 

• Heather Wallace, Chair
• Aristidis Tsatsakis, EUROTOX Executive Member
• Thomas Weiser, EUROTOX Executive Member
• 2018 LOC Scientific Programme Committee
  • Dominique Lison, Chair
  • Miranda Cornet, Member
• Chairs of the EUROTOX Speciality Sections
  • Jan Vondracek, Carcinogenesis
  • David Bell, ERAS Risk Assessment
  • Marc Pallardy, Immunotoxicology & Chemical Allergy
  • Hilmi Orhan, Molecular Toxicology
• Kai Savolainen, EUROTOX 2019 Helsinki congress delegate

1. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: scientific quality, relevance, timeliness and completeness of the information (including details of all speakers, chairs, title, and short description).
2. Geographical distribution (not more than 2 speakers from the same country, except for CEC’s)
3. The Congress Organization strongly encourages interaction between Academia-Industry-Regulators and interdisciplinary approaches (basic research, clinical/epidemiological, regulation) therefore we ask that you make every effort to include speakers from all mentioned organizations.

Specific Guidelines on preparation of session proposals for EUROTOX

• Symposia: A more formal session where 4 expert speakers present in depth analyses on a topic of wide interest.
• Workshops: A more interaction session where 4 speakers address a specific topic or an issue where views may differ or conclusions have yet to be reached. More time is expected to be dedicated to open discussion
• Roundtable: A discussion based session of 120 minutes with 4 participants. Only short presentations should be planned (5-10 minutes each presenter) with the majority of time allocated for open discussion with the panel and the audience.
• Continuing Education Course: An educational session where 4-5 experts in the field present a balanced view of established principles.  Proposers/chairs should ensure they work with individual speakers to achieve balance and prevent repetition.  Scheduled from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm including coffee and lunch breaks.  
• Keynote lectures:  1 speaker, 45 minutes.  For international renowned leaders in the field to present recent hot topics or an authoritative overview of issues of broad interest.