[cid:image005.gif@01CD843B.21FD07A0] [cid:image006.gif@01CD843B.21FD07A0] Dear Colleague, Dear PhD Student, BelTox and INVITROM are organising a congress on 3 December, 2012 entitled “Reproductive Toxicology: from In Vitro to Human”. The final programme is included. During this congress, time will be reserved for 4 oral presentations on the subject of reproductive toxicology and ecotoxicology (in vivo and in vitro) by PhD students from The Netherlands and Belgium, in the “Young Scientists Forum for Toxicology and Ecotoxicology”. Besides, a poster session with a competition for the best posters presented by PhD students will be organised and which will be open for any aspect of research in the fields of toxicology and ecotoxicology. What ? “Young Scientists Forum for Toxicology and Ecotoxicology”, Where ? Hotel Ter Elst, Kattenbroek 1, B-2650, Edegem When ? December 3rd, 20102 Participants are requested to submit electronically a one A4 page abstract using the template on the registration webpage together with a completed registration before October 15th, 2012. The oral presentations of the young scientist forum will be limited to 4 presentations of 10-12 min each. The oral presentations will be selected from all the submissions received by the organising committee and the participants will be informed of the decision by November 1st. The poster session will not be limited in number and subject. The two best posters from members of each society will receive a prize of 200 € and 100€ for the second best posters. Poster presenters are requested to submit a pdf of their poster before November 26th, to be eligible for the best poster young scientist award. This meeting will, no doubt, be a unique opportunity for young researchers to communicate their results and exchange experiences with colleagues. For the other participants, it will be a unique occasion to meet with the leading scientists of tomorrow. Please mark your agenda for this stimulating event and don’t hesitate to enthuse colleagues and other PhD students to participate. Participation fee: BelTox and INVITROM members: free Non-members € 60 MSc students: € 30 Subscription as a non-member will provide you automatically membership to one of the societies for one year. We are all looking forward to meeting you in Antwerp, Jan Van Der Valk, PhD Coordinator of the Young Scientists Forum Joint BelTox-INVITROM congress Website and registration: http://www.invitrom.org/beltox/welcome.html