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Message from the President of the International Union of Toxicology

Fellow Toxicologists:

On behalf of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX), its 47 member Societies and 7 institutional members, it is a great honour to invite you to attend the Eleventh International Congress of Toxicology (ICT XI). Traditionally, the ICT has provided toxicologists with an opportunity to highlight their scientific advances and their interdisciplinary interaction among the various branches of toxicology. The program for ICT XI will continue in this tradition.

ICT XI will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the birth of the International Congress of Toxicology, the initial ICT having been held in Toronto in 1977. Hosted by the Society of Toxicology of Canada (STC), the first ICT congress was also the venue where a committee was charged with “preparing the statutes for the founding of IUTOX”, thus taking the final steps needed to form the International Union of Toxicology, an idea that was first put forward by William D. Deichmann in 1968. Thus, ICT XI in Montreal will not only be an outstanding scientific meeting, but it will also be a congress held at a date that has historical meaning for the ICT, the IUTOX and the STC.

ICT XI will surely be a memorable event for all participants; first and foremost because of its outstanding scientific program, but also because of the exceptional location of the meeting and the numerous social activities that will be complemented by Canada’s warm hospitality.

 

Prof. Dr. Ali Esat Karakaya
President, IUTOX