SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting
Overview
“Embrace the Outlier: In Science, Regulations and Networks.”
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Important Dates
- 15 August: Session proposal submission deadline.
- 13 October: Abstract submission opens.
- 24 October: Training course proposals deadline.
- 30 October: Student grant application deadline.
- 30 October: Science slam application deadline.
- 26 November: Abstract submission deadline.
- 10 December: Science slam video deadline
- 18 December: Volunteer application deadline
(closed earlier due to overwhelming response).
Registration
Register for the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting
Take advantage of early bird fees and register by 17 March.
Registration Rates
Full Meeting Fees
With loyalty status
Registration fee with loyalty status¹
- By 17 March: €754
- By 15 April: €867
- After 15 April: €981
Discounted fee² for students and low-and middle-income countries
- By 17 March: €377
- By 15 April: €434
- After 15 April: €490
Without loyalty status
Registration fee (Full, Explorer or Free)
- By 17 March: €943
- By 15 April: €1085
- After 15 April: €1226
Discounted¹ fee (Full, Explorer or Free students and low- and middle-income countries)
- By 17 March: €472
- By 15 April: €543
- After 15 April: €613
¹ As of June 2023, SETAC launched a new membership model, introducing the loyalty program. To maintain your loyalty status and benefits from registration discounts, renew your full membership in time and do not let it lapse. Loyalty status is given to members who have a continued full membership of more than one year. Members joining SETAC with a 3-year membership automatically receive loyalty status. If you register for a 3-year membership, please allow for up to 1 hour for the loyalty badge to apply.
² Discounted registration fee is applicable for students (graduation date must be in the future) or participants from low- and middle-income countries according to the WorldBank.
Please note that an English student proof, including an anticipated graduation date, will be required during the registration process. If you do not have English proof available, or your student verification does not include this information, you may use the provided template.
Abstract submission
Late abstract submission will open on 9 February.
Guidelines
Please read all the guidelines carefully before submitting your abstract.
General Instructions
- Abstracts may not promote a research institute, consortium/project, commercial product, process, or service.
- The abstract should not have been previously published or presented.
- Only abstracts submitted through the online module will be accepted.
- Students can opt to compete for the Best Student Presentation Award.
- The selected presentation type (platform or poster) is not guaranteed. Final presentation types will be determined by session chairs and communicated in the acceptance emails.
- Each presenter can only give one platform presentation at the meeting. While the number of abstracts is unlimited, the presenter has to be prepared that abstracts are converted to posters if more than one platform application is accepted as such.
- Submissions of multiple abstracts that share a very similar or nearly identical focus will not be accepted. In such cases, only the first submission will be considered. If a single abstract is insufficient to adequately represent a project, authors should ensure that each presentation provides new information and adds value to the scientific programme of the meeting.
- By submitting an abstract, you are agreeing to abide by the SETAC participant policies, especially the copyright and presenter responsibilities, the recording and photographing policy, and the SETAC code of conduct.
- Please note that session inclusion in the call for abstracts does not guarantee that this session will be programmed at the meeting. Depending on the number of abstracts received, the Programme Committee will decide to accept, merge or cancel the session, and abstracts will be moved to another session.
- Presenting authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their abstract (and the final presentation type) on 2 February 2026.
- Presenting authors must register for the meeting by the early bird registration deadline, or their abstract will be cancelled and excluded from the programme.
- Acceptance of your abstract and invitation to present during the meeting does not include free registration nor any other financial compensation.
Short Abstracts
Guidelines for Writing Short Abstracts (all presentation types)
When submitting your abstract, you will be asked to provide the following information:
- Submit an abstract to a session to which the subject matter is applicable
- Use title case for your title (for example, “Recommended Minimum Reporting Information for Environmental Toxicity Data”), maximum 200 characters (including spaces) and spell out abbreviations and acronyms in the title.
- The body of the abstract should not exceed 2,500 characters (including spaces)
- Do not include citations, tables or figures and keep abbreviations and acronyms to a minimum in the abstract and fully define at first reference
- Write for your audience: session chairs and colleagues
- Be clear and concise. Suggested outline:
- Include one or two sentences on the background
- Identify the challenge, problem, question or purpose of the work
- Explain how you plan to address the challenge
- Describe methods or approaches without getting into excessive detail
- Report results or hypothesis, as appropriate
- Summarise main conclusions if research is complete
- Note the relevance of the study: How findings advance the topic or how they can be applied
- (Co-)authors: name, email, affiliation and country; specify the presenting author;
- Preferred Presentation Type:
- Platform presentation: Presenters must upload a 2–page extended abstract (PDF, see ‘extended abstracts’) in addition to their short abstract. Applications without an extended abstract will be automatically converted to poster preference.
- Poster presentation
NOTE: By submitting your short abstract, you permit SETAC to publish it in the meeting programme that will be made available to all participants.
Program
The Programme Committee of the SETAC Europe 36th Annual Meeting is committed to putting together a not-to-be-missed conference with an exciting scientific programme addressing the overarching theme “Embrace the outlier. In science, regulations and networks.”
This conference theme emphasises that outliers are matters of perspective. In science, unexpected, outlying data may point to unknown, yet potentially interesting phenomena that could lead to innovative insights and understanding. In some regulatory arenas, recent discussions have focused on the inclusion of new, non-standard studies and results. In this view, risk assessment should include the latest scientific insights, even though these may not necessarily completely rely on standardised studies or existing guidance. In networks, outlying opinions and perspectives may be very essential to broadening discussions and open-minded points of view.
The meeting's theme aims to challenge the SETAC community to acknowledge outliers and value their potential merits, while at the same time maintaining the highest scientific practices that are transparent and reproducible. Potential session chairs are encouraged to elaborate on less prevailing issues within their fields, while the use and inclusion of non-standard methods and approaches may be addressed in more regulatory-oriented sessions.
This theme strives to inspire and equip participants with a broad mindset, knowledge and tools needed to drive meaningful change, ensuring a safer and more sustainable future and provide new ideas for testing the advancements in practical case studies across all stakeholder groups, including those not usually targeted, to derive ‘lessons learned’ and showcase success stories.
Tracks
- Environmental and Human Toxicology: From Molecules to Organisms, From Omics to in Vivo
- Ecotoxicology Becomes Stress Ecology: From Populations to Ecosystems and Landscapes
- Environmental Chemistry and Exposure Assessment: Analysis, Monitoring, Fate and Modelling
- Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Chemicals, Mixtures and Stressors and Risk Mitigation Strategies
- Life Cycle Assessment and Footprinting
- Environmental Policy, Risk Management, and Science Communication
- Moving Beyond - Cross Cutting Themes, Emerging, Transdisciplinary and Outlying Topics
Training Courses
SETAC Europe offers a variety of training courses on the Sunday before the meeting begins. These courses cover a range of topics and provide valuable educational opportunities for both members and guests.
Courses are open to both members and guests. If you'd like to sign up for a training course without participating in the annual meeting, please email [email protected]. Please note that an additional fee of €52 will be added to the standard course fees for attending the welcome reception, which is also held on Sunday.
The viability of each course depends on the number of participants, so please make sure to sign up for the course before the early bird registration deadline to ensure that your preferred course takes place. You can find the fees for the training courses on the registration page.
Note that all training courses will be held onsite and will not be recorded.
Available Courses
Half-Day Courses
8:30–12:30 CEST
- TC01: Modelling Microplastic Fate in the Environment with the Free, Open-Source UTOPIA Web Application
- TC05: Fundamentals of Polymer Analytics for Regulatory Purposes
13:30–17:30 CEST
- TC02: Activity-Based Environmental Risk Assessment for PFAS and POPs
- TC06: Hands-on Landscape-Based Ecological Risk Assessment Using the Open-Source xLandscape Modelling Framework
- TC09: Assessing the Environmental Persistence of Chemicals in a Regulatory Context
Full-Day Courses
8:30–17:30 CEST
- TC03: SSbD in Practice: A Hands-On Approach to Safe and Sustainable Innovation
- TC04: Mesocosm Studies for Pesticide Risk Assessment – An On-site Demonstration
- TC07: Introduction to Mechanistic Effect Modelling for Environmental Risk Assessment
- TC08: Statistical Methods in Ecotoxicology Using R
Registration
Sign up for a training course when you register for the meeting. To add a course to your existing registration, follow these steps:
- Log in to your SETAC account and click View My Events.
- Click “view booking” next to the SETAC Europe Annual Meeting.
- Click “My sessions” then select an available course.
Parallel Program
In addition to the scientific programme, the annual meeting offers a variety of opportunities to connect, collaborate, and engage. The parallel programme features (business) seminars, courses, group meetups, and more, complementing the core programme to enhance your experience. Popular events like the Student Lunch Seminar and Job Event provide informal settings to foster connections and spark meaningful discussions.
Interested in contributing to the programme? Add your parallel event!
Whether it’s a networking session, an interest group meeting or a business seminar, you can request space for any of your activities and engage with the SETAC community during the meeting. Request your activity space through the Room Request Form by:
- 15 January for activities or meetings happening on Sunday, 17 May.
- 1 April for activities or meetings happening on the other days.
Exhibit and Sponsor
Become an Exhibitor
Exhibit and share information about your organisation, product and services with more than 2,500 environmental toxicology and chemistry professionals and support Environmental Quality Through Science®.
Exhibition Package
Get your booth for 3700€ by 31 January. After this date, prices will increase to 3950€.
- One on-site booth
- One complementary full meeting registration
- The possibility to buy up to 4 exhibitor passes (exclusive access to the exhibition hall) for 305€ each
- Your link featured on the event website.
Have a look at the exhibition floorplan, explore available booths and secure your spot before it's too late. Reserve your booth today.
Meeting Sponsors
SETAC Europe: Meeting Sponsors
General Info
Venue
MECC Maastricht
MECC Maastricht is an exceptional convention and exhibition centre located in the charming city of Maastricht in the Netherlands. MECC serves as the ideal venue for various events, including major congresses, trade shows, and lively cultural and sporting activities. The bright centre features four impressive exhibition halls with a total area of nearly 30,000 m². Additionally, there are two conference centres distributed across three floors, providing 23 flexible and multifunctional meeting and session rooms, the largest able to accommodate up to 1,700 seats. Other amenities include several foyers, shops, and catering facilities, bringing the total floor area to approximately 45,000 m².
MECC MAASTRICHT
- Forum 100
- 6229 GV Maastricht
- the Netherlands
- https://www.mecc.nl/
