Spring Issue 2006
Student Advisory Committee Events in San Diego Well Attended
Submitted by John Norman, 2005-2006 SAC Co-Chairperson
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The 2006 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in San Diego was once again
a tremendous success for the 660 student and 353 post-doctoral attendees.
The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) sponsored and coordinated several
student events at the Annual Meeting. The newly created Room Sharing Program
was a success, allowing students at various institutions and other meeting
attendees to locate roommates to help share in the cost of the Annual
Meeting. There were approximately 30 to 40 attendees who used the service
for the 2006 SOT Annual Meeting. The annual Student/ Post-Doctoral Mixer
was well attended and provided an excellent setting for students to interact
and network with one another. Posters from the Specialty Sections and
from some SOT Regional Chapters were also displayed for student/post-doctoral
perusal. The SAC awarded prizes for readers of the “2006 SOT Student Event
Planner,” which is a convenient student guide to the SOT Annual Meeting.
The “Lunch with an Expert” (LWAE) program is designed to facilitate networking
of students with other SOT members. This year, over 180 students and 40
experts participated in the LWAE program.
During the Annual Meeting, the SAC held elections for new officers. The
new terms begins on May 1, 2006, and the newly elected officers are:
John
Norman (SAC Chairperson), TBA (SAC Co-Chairperson), and
Kristina
DeSmet (SAC Secretary).
With over 1,000 current SOT student members, the SAC is pursuing several
initiatives in the upcoming year in an effort to serve the needs of the
growing student population. The SAC hopes to compile a resource guide
that will include programming ideas for students to use at their own institutions
and Regional Chapters as well as tips for poster and platform presentations
at the Annual Meeting. The guide will also contain an alumni directory.
The SAC is also proposing several measures to increase student membership
and participation in pursuit of its primary function. We look forward
to the challenges presented in the upcoming year.
If you have any further questions or comments regarding student events,
student initiatives, or student membership, please contact SOT
Headquarters. We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2007 Annual
Meeting in Charlotte!
