Monday 4^th to Thursday 7^th September 2017 in Budapest, Hungary

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend the 45th annual meeting of the European Teratology Society in Budapest, Hungary on 4th–7th September 2017. The conference will be held in the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, located in the centre of Pest (East of Danube), at easy reach from the many cultural and amusement sites offered by this Mitteleuropean Capital.

The Key sessions for ETS 2017 will include:

• Education Course: Hormones and Brain Development
• Pre-term births
• Safety Assessment of Herbal Drugs in Pregnancy
• Transplacental Exposure to Tumorigenic Agents
• IATA - Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment
• Satellite Workshop: Best Practices in interpreting developmental toxicity data

The Education Course and the Symposium on pre-term births will be organized in collaboration with European Network of Teratology Information Services (ENTIS).

Indeed, ETS 2017 intends to tackle cutting edge topics in the field of developmental bases of health and disease. The Education Course will illustrate the many interfaces between hormones and neurological development, from the role of homones in bran maturation to the effects of hormonally-active drugs and endocrine disrupters. Pre-term births are among the most adverse pregnancy outcomes and they might even be considered as “hidden epidemics”: the speakers will deal with epidemiological aspects as well as with experimental models. Herbal drugs are increasingly used for the most various purposes: yet, are there risks for use in pregnancy? For the first time the ETS will discuss this topic, from mechanisms of action to human evidence. The symposium on transplacental exposure to tumorigenic agents deals with the long-term effects on cancer risk in children and adults due to prenatal exposures, with a marked emphasis on system biology. Last but not least, IATA is a fashionable novel acronym, but what changes and innovations have to be introduced in toxicity testing? The symposium will present enticing viewpoints from industry and assessors.

A novel feature of ETS 2017 is the satellite Workshop, where industrial experts and regulatory authorities will discuss on how to implement best practices in the interpretation of developmental toxicity results.

The programme will also include the ETS/TS debate on “Morphological variations in animal studies: useful for human risk assessment, or red herring?”, the ETS Presidents award lecture, the ETS/Elsevier best manuscript presentation and, perhaps most important, free communication and poster presentations will provide room for all participants, and mainly junior scientists, to present and discuss their activities.

In addition to the scientific programme there is Budapest: the attractive and imposing capital of a Country with unique cultural features at the boundary between central and eastern Europe, will provide a stimulating atmosphere for scientific exchanges as well as new acquaintances.

Finally, we all mind about resources: in addition to the blocks of rooms reserved at referential rates for the conference delegates, cheaper accommodation options are available in Budapest to meet all budgets.

I look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to the conference.

Benvenuti/fogadtatás/welcome to Budapest

Alberto Mantovani,
President of the ETS.

Meeting Organisation

Solution office e.K.
Julia Robker
Bergstr. 2 
29646 Bispingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 5194 97449-0
Fax: +49 5194 97449-4
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Preliminary Programme Overview

 * Additional registration required. The Education Course and the Satellite Workshop will take place at the same time.

Call for Abstracts

Participants interested in giving an oral or poster presentation are invited to submit an abstract. Work on topics related to the main symposia or the education course and ETS/TS Discussion, will be given preference for free communications.

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the ETS officers or selected experts. Accepted abstracts received before 1st June 2017 will be published in the Special Conference Issue of Reproductive Toxicology. Abstracts received after this date will be distributed at the meeting.

Abstract template:

The maximum size of posters is 1000 mm wide x 1500 mm high (i.e. portrait format).

• Authors names should appear in bold, with surname first followed by full first name and second initial. Presenting author should be indicated with an asterisk after surname. Example: Beekhuijzen*¹ Manon, Mantovani² Alberto, Barrow³ Paul. Failure to follow this format will result in incorrect indexing in the journal.
• Affiliation in italics, name of institute, place and country only. Multiple affiliations indicated by superscript numbers after surnames.
• One line spacing before body text.
• Abstract body in plain text in one paragraph, no indents or empty lines. No figures or Tables
• Up to three references may be cited indicated by numbers in square brackets in line with the text. The reference style of Reproductive Toxicology should be used (https://www.elsevier.com/journals/reproductive-toxicology/0890-6238/guide-for authors#20300).
• Organize text in: introduction, methods, results and conclusions. Provide factual text. Avoid general statements like: “results will be presented”.
• Use 300 up to a maximum of 500 words for complete abstract (including title, authors, affiliation and text).
• Add preference choice for poster or oral presentation.

Abstract deadline (extended): 1st June 2017

Please email abstracts to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

ETS/Elsevier Prizes

The following prizes will be awarded during the ETS meeting:

• The Teddy Edwards Prize for Research into Congenital Malformations, awarded to the poster or free communication, which best exemplifies the aims of the Society.
• The ETS and Elsevier Publication Award Prize for best Reproductive Toxicology manuscript in the previous year.
• The ETS Prize given best poster or free communication delivered by a young scientist at the conference.
• The Elsivier Best Presentation Award for best poster or free communication at the conference.
• The ETS Presidents Award lecture, given by an esteemed member of the society at the invitation of the president.
• The ETS Young Scientist Round Table Medal for the best presentation at the young scientist round table discussion session.

ETS Young Scientist/Student Support

Thanks to our Sustaining Membership Sponsors, the ETS has the opportunity to encourage, educate and support a number of young scientists/students through travel grants, research/congress bursaries, young scientist prizes and reduced registration fees. In order to be eligible, students must submit an abstract for presentation at the conference and apply for membership to the Society. Applications should be made by the student’s Supervisor to the Secretary of the ETS. Awards will be given at the discretion of the ETS.

ETS Secretary: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Education Course: Hormones and Brain Development

Increasing knowledge delivers better insights into the complex interaction between maternal hormone status during pregnancy and fetal brain development. Whereas the critical role of maternal thyroid diseases has been known for long, the exact mechanism of action and its impact on brain development is still a matter of research.

Understanding the role of stress and stress hormones during pregnancy and their effects on infants’ later life is a rather new field of research. Yet, the mechanisms how hormones can regulate human neurodevelopment are not completely clarified; and fetal consequences of maternal endocrine imbalances need further investigations. In addition, a number of hormonally active drugs and environmental disruptors might interfere with fetal neurobehavioral programming. It remains unclear how to reliably test these effects, understand their long term impact and relevance for human health.

The course is co-organized in collaboration with the European Network of Teratology Information Services (ENTIS) in order to provide a multifaceted viewpoint, from endocrinology and embryology to toxicology and clinical teratology.

Key learning objectives:

• update on the role of maternal thyroid function and subclinical iodine deficiency on the fetus.
• the interactions between prenatal stress, glucorticoid hormones and fetal brain development
• endocrine disruptors and neurobehavioral impairment: what is the weight of evidence?
• neurodevelopmental toxicity of chemicals and drugs; how to identify and assess endocrine-related effects?

Satellite Workshop*: Best Practices in interpreting developmental toxicity data for classification and labeling

This workshop has been endorsed by ETS upon the proposal by HESI – Health and Environmental Sciences Institute and is addressed to participants working in industries or regulatory bodies who are involved in testing and assessment of the potential developmental toxicity of chemicals. A large number of chemicals are going through the CLP process and many are being classified as CMRs. The workshop will discuss best practices to achieve a consistent and accurate classification in regard to developmental toxicity, in particular within the REACH, biocides or pesticide regulations. Topics will include the interpretation of developmental toxicity studies, particularly developmental effects in the presence of maternal toxicity and considering the entire weight of evidence in determining a classification. The workshop will provide views from both regulatory and industry scientists.

Social Programme

Welcome Reception – 4th September 2017, 18.30 h

The Welcome Reception will take place at “Mazel Tov”, what is only 700 m and a short walk away. It is in the middle of the Jewish Quarter which is Budapest’s night-life center.

We would like to invite you to this get-together to meet with old and new colleagues and friends and have a good and merry start to the Conference. Even late-comers will have a chance to come around and enjoy the evening.

ETS Conference Dinner – 6th September 2017, 19.30 h

The conference dinner will take place in the Halászbástya Restaurant in the Fisherman’s Bastion on the Buda side. This restaurant is located in the first district, more precise in the Castle district. 

The name is taken from the fact that it was built above the so-called Fishermen’s Village (Halászváros) with the fish market. In time of war the same fishermen used to defend this bastion. During the Second World War the bastion was badly damaged. It took a long time until the building was restored and reopened again in 2010.

Dress code: Business casual

ETS Annual Meeting Registration

Please register online at: http://www.etsoc.com you will be able to pay directly by credit card (American Express, Master Card and Visa).

The fees quoted are inclusive of VAT (27%). A VAT receipt will be issued to permit VAT registered companies to reclaim the tax.

Registration Fees

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Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellations are to be notified in writing to the ETS Conference Organizing office. Refunds will be made under the following conditions:

• You may cancel at no penalty within 48 hours of placing your registration.
• Until 1 July 2017 a 60% refund of the registration fee will be given.
• After 1 July 2017, no registration fees will be refunded.
• All refunds will be handled after the Conference.  

Accommodation

The conference hotel is holding a limited number of rooms until the 3rd July.

The congress hotel (Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center) is located in the city center of Budapest, in Pest, bordering the Jewish district. Public transportation is very close to the hotel and gives the possibility to reach all cultural highlights easily.

Make your reservation as early as possible. Budapest is well booked all year!

There are a lot of smaller hotels and bed and breakfasts in walking distance to the congress venue that can’t offer speacial allotments for conferences. It might be cheaper to have a look for a room in such a hotel.

Delegates are welcome to book their own accommodation other than the accommodation service offered by the Congress Secretariat.

Following some suggestions:

Besides this you can also have a look at google maps.

Meeting Organisation – Registration Queries

Solution office e.K.

Julia Robker
Bergstr. 2 
29646 Bispingen
Germany

Tel.: +49 5194 97449-0
Fax: +49 5194 97449-4
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Congress Venue

The Courtyard by Marriott is located in the East of the Danube, in Pest. It is direct at the border between district VII and VIII. The district VII is the Jewish district that is well-known for the night life. A tram and a metro station are only 100 m away from the hotel. With the public transportation the Parliament for example can be reached easily.Courtyard by Marriott Budapest City Center

József krt. 5
1088 Budapest
Hungary
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Climate in Budapest

September is still a good month to travel to Budapest. By day it still gets warm with about 23 degrees and an average sunshine duration from 6–7 hours. At night temperatures fallen to about 12 degrees, so who wants to go out in the evening should take a jacket.

How to get to Dublin

You can get to Budapest easily by plane or by train.

From the airport to the hotel

From the train stations to the hotel

Language

The official language in Hungary is Hungarian. This language belongs to the Uralic language family; therefore it is different from most other European languages, whereas a distant relationship exists with Finnish and Estonian.

Currency & Exchange

The Hungarian currency is the Hungarian Forint (HUF), divided into 100 fillér. In 1999 all fillér coins were withdrawn from circulation. Currency can be exchanged at the airport, banks and exchange offices. ATMs are widely available.

Electricity

The electrical supply in Hungary is 230v/50Hz. Sockets are suitable for europlugs and plugs of Type F (grounding clips on both sides). Check that your appliance supports dual voltage and frequency.

Visas

Hungary is a member of the European Union and of the Schengen Area. Therefore, separate immigration controls are maintained. Citizens of EU and EEA countries (and Switzerland) only require a valid national identity card or passport. Non-EU nationals may need to apply for a visa to travel to Budapest. Please consult the following link: http://konzuliszolgalat.kormany.hu/how-to-apply-for-visa.

Visa Requirements

It is the sole responsibility of the attendee to take care of his / her visa requirements. Attendees who require an entry visa must allow sufficient time for the application procedure. Attendees should contact the nearest embassy or consulate to determine the appropriate timing of their visa applications. It is recommended to apply for a visa at least 3 months in advance of the Congress. When the registration has already been paid, the registration fee minus a handling fee of € 50.00 will be refunded after the Congress if the visa was applied for in time, and proof of this, together with an official notice from the embassy confirming that a visa could not be granted, is forwarded to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Letter of invitation

If you need a letter of invitation for your visa you can request one via: jThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that a letter of invitation will only be issued after you have registered and paid for the congress.

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Special THANKS to our sponsors & exhibitors:

Many thanks also to our sponsors and exhibitors of last year’s meeting who made it a success.

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