29th Annual NorCal SETAC Meeting Annoucement

Get ready for NorCal SETAC’s 29th Annual Meeting, our first ever virtual meeting week!  Registration is open!

This year’s theme of “The Future is Now: ​Novel Approaches for Evolving Challenges” is shaping up with a short course, two plenary sessions, and two days of virtual poster and platform presentations. Keep an eye out for a virtual social event - details forthcoming!

Sept 21: Short Course

• "Navigating the Intersection of Science and Policy in California" 

Sept 22: Plenary Session

• "Stress Equivalence: Challenges and Opportunities for Conservation Battles in the Anthropocene" — Dr. Marjorie Brooks, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Zoology; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
• "Toxics, Environmental Justice and Equity" — Deldi Reyes, Environmental Justice Manager, Office of the Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs and Border Relations; CalEPA

Sept 23-24: Platform and Poster Presentations - Abstracts due August 14!

• Session topics to be announced

The meeting week is FREE to current members (as of 2020), or $20 for professionals and $10 for students. Meeting registration renews your annual membership. Register for the short course (additional fee) to learn how to shift your research and development mindset and engage in science policy decision-making.

Know a professional or student working in environmental toxicology, chemistry, or a related field? Encourage them to submit an abstract! Graduate and undergraduate students are eligible to win presentation awards and free registration to SETAC North America’s virtual meeting in November!

We look forward to engaging with you this September! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter with #NorCalSETAC20.