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Are You Interested in Ocular Toxicology?—Plan to Attend SS Organizing Meeting
Are you interested in learning about a proposed new Specialty Section (SS) for Ocular Toxicology? All SOT members are invited to an organizational reception held in conjunction with the SOT Annual Meeting. This event will be held from 5:30 PM–6:30 PM on Monday, March 17, 2008, in the Capitol Hill Room of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. Discussion will be focused on the formation of an organizational committee representing academia, government, industry, and the private sector to do the groundwork to establish this Specialty Section.
The objectives of this proposed Specialty Section would be to promote an exchange of information among academic, clinical, and preclinical researchers in ocular toxicology, including:
- To provide a forum for the interaction of toxicologists and other professionals involved in ocular toxicity/toxicology studies;
- To advocate the development of sound science-based guidelines for ocular assessment of therapeutics and update, as needed, guidelines for ocular irritancy assessment;
- To organize educational programs that emphasize new developments and issues in ocular toxicology; and
- To provide a liaison with other professional organizations such as the International Society of Ocular Toxicology and the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
Exchange of information would be promoted through annual business meetings, sponsorship of sessions/workshops for the Annual Meeting, and liaisons with other professional organizations. Communications would be facilitated by use of the Internet. Student awards would be provided to encourage new scientists in the field of ocular toxicology. For further information, please contact Margaret Wills or Mark Vezina.
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