News and Reviews

IUTOX General Assembly 2004

Over 40 member societies participated in the 2004 IUTOX General Assembly held on July 13, 2004 in Tampere, Finland. (Click here for the full General Assembly Minutes.)

The meeting included election of officers and Nominating Committee.
Congratulations to the following IUTOX 2004-2007 officers:

The newly elected Nominating Committee members are:

Herman Autrup, Denmark

P K Gupta, India

Kinitoshi Mitsumori, Japan

Liliana Saldivar, Mexico

Robert Snyder, USA

Reports from the 2001-2004 Communications, Education, and Finance Commissions were also provided. Full details of commission reports can be found on the website. 2004–2007 Auditors were elected: Farel Fort, USA and Hans Timmick, The Netherlands.

Bylaws changes to allow electronic distribution of future ballots, to recognize the CTDC as an official IUTOX meeting, and to establish a Developing Countries Committee were passed by the membership.
Reports from the organizers of ICT-X, ICT-XI, and 6CTDC were presented. Up-to-date meeting information can be found on the IUTOX website. The Spanish Society of Toxicology was selected as the host of the ICT-XII meeting to be held in Barcelona in 2010.

It was reported that the International Assembly for the Recognition of Toxicologists (IART) had moved back under the IUTOX umbrella. The IUTOX Task Force on Certification and Recognition will work for a smooth transition and continued efforts in this area.

Erik Dybing, IUTOX President 2001-2004, reported to the General Assembly with a description of the accomplishments of the 2001-2004 Executive Committee. Ali Esat Karakaya, 2004-2007 IUTOX President, provided a summary of a Executive Committee plans for the coming years.