HISPANIC ORGANIZATION of TOXICOLOGISTS (HOT)

HOT Reception Program at the 2012 SOT Annual Meeting

Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:00–9:00 pm

Jillian’s @ Metreon
101 4th Street, Ste. 1070
San Francisco, CA 94103

We look forward to sharing with you:

1. Reports from Outgoing and Incoming Presidents
2. Travel Awards Presentation
3. Introduction to new HOT Officers
4. Info on upcoming meetings & conferences relevant to HOT members
5. Presentations by our sister Organizations
6. Great Networking Opportunities! Mix and mingle with other cool professionals & students

The Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists was founded in 2004 and became a Special Interest Group within the Society of Toxicology in 2006. It is an organization integrated by professionals of Hispanic origin with expertise in scientific areas associated with Toxicology. It serves as a focal point for interaction among Hispanic Toxicologists in the United States and the international Spanish and Portuguese-speaking scientific communities with emphasis in outreach to the Hispanic population. Its main goal is to provide a forum, for the awareness and dissemination of toxicological information and issues as they relate to the Hispanic community. It also provides specific and special support to the SOT on its outreach in global toxicology. One of the Organization’s key objectives is to stimulate discussion, increase general awareness, and engage in the search of relevant toxicological information on issues related to the Hispanic community inside and outside the U.S. Other objectives are listed below:

• Develop and conduct programs and educational activities relevant to the Hispanic community
• Assist SOT council by providing ideas and mechanisms to enhance the development of Hispanic toxicology members
• Enhance and advance the professional development of Hispanic toxicologists by several means, including:
• Sharing of information about research funding sources
• Provide opportunities and mentoring to trainees and junior scientists
• Enhance collaboration among Hispanic toxicologists
• Provide a forum at the SOT Annual Meeting for Hispanic minority researchers
• Stimulate new growth in toxicological issues related to the Hispanic community inside and outside the United States as it relates to the science of toxicology
• Act as a resource to the SOT in the area of toxicology

2010–2011 Travel Award Sponsors
Ingenieros Lemus de Mexico
2010–2011 Toxenlaces Sponsors

Sister Organizations: Societies
ATA Asociación Toxicologíca Argentina	SOMTOX Sociedad Mexicana de Toxicología
Asociación Española de Toxicología	Sociedade Brasileira de Toxicologia
Red Iberoamericana de Toxicología y Seguridad Química	Sociedad Cubana de Toxicologia
SRA-LA Society for Risk Analysis Latin America	Asociacion LatinoAmericana de Toxicologia ALATOX
Fundacion Plagbol
Sister Organizations: Universities
Universidad de Cartagena Colombia	Toxicologia Acuatica y Ambiental Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Center for Environmental and Toxicological Research of the University of Puerto Rico