th The 8 Meeting of the IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY AND CHEMICAL ALLERGY SPECIALITY SECTION (ITCASS) November 6-7, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany ITCASS meetings are small and informal meetings that bring Organizing Committee together scientists working in the field of immunotoxicology. The Chair: aims of these meetings are to enable scientists to present their Charlotte Esser Leibniz-Institute for Environmental Medical Research, Düsseldorf, [email protected] Hans-Werner Vohr Bayer Pharma AG, Wuppertal [email protected] research in progress, to stimulate discussions between different experts in the field and to enable scientific collaborations within Europe. The meeting will cover for instance • contact and respiratory allergy, • drug allergy/autoimmunity, • food allergy, • alternative testing strategies in the field of immunotoxicology The program will feature talks from submitted abstracts, and Meeting website/email http://conference.iufduesseldorf.com/ [email protected] ITCASS Officers President: Raymond Pieters keynote lectures. Poster presentations are possible. Invited key note speakers: • Stefan Martin, Freiburg • Marc Pallardy, Paris Venue: The meeting will take place at the “Mutterhaus” Hotel&Convention center in the North of Düsseldorf, Germany. (http://www.hotel-mutterhaus.de/en.html ) The venue is easily accessible from Düsseldorf Airport (20 min by President elect: Marc Pallardy bus 760, or 5 min by taxi) and train station (20 min with tram U79 Secretary: Janine Ezendam station take appr. half an hour. Councilors: Unni Nygaard Laura Rossi Abstract submission encouraged, deadline September 1st, 2014 Please register online via http://conference.iuf-duesseldorf.com/ Registration fees are 240 Euro (early bird) or 320 Euro (late). to “Kaiserswerth”). Trains from Cologne Airport to Düsseldorf train Rooms for the meeting at 98 Euro/room /night have been blocked until September 10th and can be booked by participants at [email protected]. Please mention ITCASS. th The 8 Meeting of the IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY AND CHEMICAL ALLERGY SPECIALITY SECTION (ITCASS) November 6-7, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany Time schedule The meeting will start Thursday, Nov 6th at 12:00 with lunch and end Friday Nov. 7th at 16:00 Registration Early registration fee 240 Euro before August 1st, 2014; Registration after August 1, 2014 is 320 Euro. Registration fee includes abstract booklet, lunch and coffee breaks, meeting facilities and official congress dinner on Thursday night. Registration and more info online. Abstract deadline Talks will be selected from all submitted abstracts. Please submit your abstract by September 1st, 2014, at the latest. …about ITCASS The goal of the ITCASS is to serve as a focal point for members of EUROTOX interested in immunotoxicology, chemical allergy and food allergy through educational activities that emphasize fundamental development and application in immunotoxicology, chemical allergy and food allergy, planning and execution of scientific programs, and in particular, workshops and symposia held during the EUROTOX annual congress. In addition, the section seeks to promote immunotoxicology as a discipline by: 1) increasing our understanding of the impact of xenobiotics on the immune system 2) increasing our understanding of the mechanisms of immunomodulation, and 3) encouraging the development of new methods and techniques to improve risk assessment. ITCASS Officers include the President, the Secretary, and two Councilors. The term of each Officer is three years. All Officers are chosen among ITCASS members and are elected by ITCASS members by mail voting.