AnnuAl report 2011Society of environmentaltoxicology and chemiStry - europe

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Contents

Annual report 2011

01 Word from the President02 Impressions from the Vice President03 Word from the Executive Director04 About SETAC Europe and its Council05 Membership

06 Annual Meeting 201107 Impressions from the chair of the meeting08 Regional Branches09 Committees11 Finances

12 Advisory groups14 Awards15 Other events

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Word from the President

last year was a most exciting and productive period for Setac europe. the

highlight was our 21st annual meeting in milan with a most interesting scientific

and social programme and the second highest number of participants so far at

Setac europe annual meetings (more than 2100)! congratulations and thanks

to emilio Benfenati and marco vighi, chairs of the local organising and Scientific

committees respectively, as well as to all their committee members for this most

successful event! this year we also held the 17th Setac europe lca case Studies

Symposium in Budapest, 2 Setac europe Special Science Symposia (Biocides;

mixture toxicity) held in Brussels, the Setac young environmental

Scientist meeting in aachen, and the Setac africa meeting in

cameroon. i would like to take this opportunity to thank the

organising committees and chairs for their hard work,

and congratulate them with these successful meetings!

We also made significant progress with Setac europe

engagement into the russian and former ciS countries,

with the invitation and participation of José Julio ortega

calvo to formally present Setac europe and give a

platform presentation at the russian international conference

on man and environment in puschino and moscow. We

continue to develop our summer school programme and

our proposal for an accreditation scheme in environmental risk assessment, to

help students and young scientists making progress in their careers and find new

professional opportunities.

of course, all these activities would not have been possible without the hard work

of dave arnold, our executive director, and our Brussels based office staff. this has

been a challenging year of change in the office, which has seen us say goodbye

to both Katrien arijs and daniel hatcher. But i would like to take this opportunity to

welcome roel evens, our new science project manager, valerie verstappen, our

new communications coordinator, and Sarah Spanoghe, our new administrative

assistant. i also wish both Barbara Koelman well with her new office & meetings

manager role, and veerle vanderveire with her new membership and meetings

registration role. thank you all for your commitment and efforts in assisting and

supporting the work of Setac europe this year.

it is with great sadness that we remember michael Kishimba who passed away on

18 october 2011. michael was president of Setac africa from 2008-2011, and

he was instrumental in setting up the Setac africa Branch and steering it towards an

independent geographical unit Status. he will be sadly missed.

i would like to make a very special acknowledgement to paolo masoni, our new

vice-president, lúcia guilhermino, our immediate past president, and david phillips,

our treasurer, for support, enthusiasm, hard work and friendship during 2011.

Peter Campbell

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the 2011 SETAC Europe Annual Report. First of all, I would like to share with you my enthusiasm regarding the growth that SETAC Europe is having and the most important contribution that our Society makes, such as providing new scientific knowledge, training and career opportunities to young scientists, as well as, supporting regulation, policies and business. Thus, I would like to congratulate all of you that have been involved in leading and/or participating, on a volunteer basis, in the activities of SETAC during the last year. In particular, I would like to thank our Regional Branches in Europe and Africa, the SETAC Europe Council and its Committees, as well as our Advisory Groups and Student Advisory Council that have been so active!

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2011 was a remarkable year for SETAC Europe, in particular for the excellent results of the Milan annual meeting, with outstanding scientific quality and exceptional levels of participation. Moreover, many other meetings were successfully organised, as outlined in the President’s statement.

furthermore, last year was also striking for myself: i was

nominated Setac europe vice- president by the council.

first of all, i would like to thank all the council members,

the past president lúcia guilhermino, and the president

peter campbell for their trust in me, and, in addition,

Jussi Kukkonen, at that moment chair of the nomination

committee, who encouraged me to put forward my

application.

it is the first time that a member of the lca community

assumes this high responsibility, and i am both excited

and concerned about this. i will try to use my enthusiasm

and experience to foster an increased multi- and trans-

disciplinary integration among Setac members, as

required by the complexity of the problems facing us, first

and foremost sustainable development.

in this regard, 2012 is a very challenging year for Setac

europe, with the organisation of the World conference

in Berlin, whose theme is Securing a sustainable future:

integrating science, policy and people. Setac is also

preparing for that conference a Berlin declaration on

Sustainability, a first significant effort by Setac to speak

globally as a Society, in the year of the rio+20 united

nations conference.

the year 2012 will be also be very important for the

lca community in Setac, experimenting a new format

for the traditional lca case Study Symposium, with the

organisation of the copenhagen event in november.

finally, i join the president in inviting you all to participate

actively in the life of the Society, with your ideas,

competencies and, when needed, criticism.

Impressions from the Vice President (Peter Campbell) my gratitude also goes to Setac europe council

members for their interesting ideas, energy and

work, and to mike mozur our global executive

director and the Setac World council, as well

as, to members from other gus, for their support

and cooperation during the year.

at the end, i would like to invite all of you to

increase even more your activity in our Society!

your contribution is fundamental for the significant

role that Setac europe is having in the world of

environmental toxicology and chemistry!

Paolo Masoni

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Word from the Executive Director Dave Arnold

much has been written already by peter campbell and paolo masoni concerning

the successes of Setac europe in 2011, and indeed it has been both an exciting

and a very busy year...and also one of change. i would like to record my thanks

to Katrien arijs, our former science and operational manager, for her tireless work

for Setac europe. Katrien set very high standards which i believe increased the

professionalism of the office support for Setac events. With Katrien’s

departure and with roel evens arrival we reorganised the office

responsibilities so that Barbara Koelman took on the new role

of office and meetings manager allowing roel to focus on

science project management. So, new faces, roles and

responsibilities but continued support for you, the members.

at last i can report that we have an accurate understanding

of our finances due , in no small measure, to the work of our

accountant adviser, luc van Boxel , who has finally unravelled

the books and who has educated us on how to do things better

in the future.

We have provided substantial support to Setac

africa branch as it prepares for geographic unit

status. We initiated an activity under the umbrella

of the unep billion trees campaign, and through

member donations and other contributions helped

pay for the planting of native tree seedlings in an

area of cameroon.

our scientific programme, as mentioned by peter,

is very healthy and, in addition to our successful

annual meeting, and the annual lca case Studies Symposium, we now provide

the scientific and regulatory community with two focused topic Special Science

Symposia each year in Brussels.

in 2011, our summer school programme was also successful resulting in very

positive feedback from those who attended.

i would like to thank peter—our president—and the executive committee for their

support during this challenging year of change, and the Setac europe office staff

for their dedication in supporting the membership and the Society activities.

Impressions from the Vice President

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About SETAC Europe and its Council Setac europe is one of the four geographic units (gu) of the global Society of

environmental toxicology and chemistry (Setac), established to promote and

undertake activities of Setac in europe, and to support activities of Setac in

the middle east and africa, currently organised as a regional Branch to Setac

europe. as a geographic unit we share the mission of Setac.

Setac europe is dedicated to the use of multidisciplinary approaches to examine

the impacts of stressors, chemicals, and technology on the environment. the

Society also provides an open forum for scientists and institutions engaged in

the study of environmental problems, management and regulation of natural

resources, education, research and development, and manufacturing. Setac

europe is incorporated in Belgium as a not-for-profit organisation. the society

is governed according its articles of association and by-laws. Setac europe

maintains its administrative office in Brussels.

Setac europe’s major initiatives are as follows:

• We organise the Setac europe annual meeting attended by more than 2000

individuals. this is the major meeting in europe in the field of environmental

toxicology and chemistry.

• We organise a range of smaller meetings, including Special Science Symposia

focussed on specific subjects and workshops to discuss the state of science in hot

topics with the aim of producing recommendations for preparative regulatory

use in europe.

• We have an education programme that includes summer schools and short

courses for professional education on environmental sciences and practices.

• Since 2009, we have been actively engaged as dissemination partner for the

7th framework programme engineered nanoparticle impact on aquatic

environments: Structure, activity and toxicology project (ennSatox)

the daily affairs of Setac europe are managed by a council of members elected

by the voting members at the annual general assembly conducted during the

Setac europe annual meeting. the council comprises 18 members normally

with equal representation from government, business and academia. members

of the council serve for a period of three years, which may be renewed for one

consecutive term. the terms of the council are staggered so that approximately

one-third of the members is replaced each year.

Council 2011 - 2012president | peter campbell, Syngenta, uK

Vice-president | paolo masoni, enea, it

treasurer | david philips, covance laboratories ltd, uK

Immediate past -president | lúcia guilhermino, university of porto, pt

And also:randal albertus, Sasol technology, Za

tania alvarez, Syngenta, uK

anne alix, dow agrociences, uK (formerly, ministry

of agriculture) fr

mónica amorim, university of aveiro, pt

gertie arts, alterra, nl

audrey Barletta-Bergan, gaB consulting, de

Karel de Schamphelaere, university of gent, Be

tim Kedwards, Sc Johnson ltd, uK

Katja Knauer, university of Basel, ch

laurent lagadic, inra, fr

gerd maack, federal environment agency, de

Jose Julio ortega-calvo, cSic, eS

elena redolfi, university hospital luigi Sacco, it

amadeu Soares, university of aveiro, pt

Jochen Zubrod, university of landau, de (student

representative)

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Membership

# Includes Sustaining Members

Global Membership % Membership %

32.3%SetAC - europe # 1,866 #

SetAC - north America # 56.5%3,266 #

8.2%472SetAC - Asia/pacific

2.6%151SetAC - latin America

25SetAC Global partners/Affilicates

total 5,780

regular member 1.101 59,0%Student member 513 27,5%recent graduate 51 2,7%3-year regular 26 1,4%Sustaining member 16 0,9%Senior active retired member 7 0,4%affiliate member 4 0,2%lic* regular 17 0,9%lumic* regular 73 3,9%lic* Student 8 0,4%lumic* Student 48 2,6%emeritus member 2 0,1%

Total - 1.866

SETAC Europe Membership by member type

*LIC=LowIncomeCountriesandLUMIC=LowerandUpperMiddleIncomeCountriesasdefinedbytheWorldBank.

“Over the years, SETAC has become my scientific family. As

a member I can get in touch with professionals from my field of expertise

from all over the world.”

“Being a student, SETAC has enhanced my scientific

presentation and networking skills.”

“What I particularly appreciate is the tripartite structure of the

society: the balance between academia, government, and business opens the

debate much more than in other organisations.”

Academia

Business

Government

other

Global Membership by sector2011

2011

2005

2005SETAC Europe Membership by sector

48,6%

30,9%

18,2%

2,4%

44,7%

33%

18,2%

2,1%

64,4%21,8%

11,2%

2,1%

53,7%

27,7%

15%

3,5%

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Annual Meeting 2011 the 21st annual meeting in milano was one of the most successful meetings of

Setac europe, with more than 2200 participants.

in 63 regular sessions, divided in ten main topics, 528 platform and more than

1300 posters were presented. Besides classical topics such as environmental

chemistry, ecotoxicology, lca and risk assessment, some innovative issues such

as combined stress factors and ecosystem health highlighted new insights in

environmental toxicology and chemistry. a particular indicator of the excellence

of the scientific programme was the high and growing quality of the work of

young scientists.

the programme was completed by seven interesting special sessions developing

issues of particular relevance.

in the keynote lectures ryszard laskowsky gave an insight of current issues

and future trends in ecotoxicology, lorraine maltby presented the protection of

ecosystem services as a challenge for environmental science, marika Berglund

highlighted the role of exposure in risk assessment. finally, the lecture of robert

costanza on the need for sustainable solutions represented a bridge between the

milano meeting and the Setac World meeting of 2012 in Berlin, specifically

addressed towards sustainability.

a new venture for this meeting was a 1.5 day special session in collaboration

with the international Society of exposure Science, addressing the issue of human

and environmental exposure to chemicals. the success of this session could be

judged by the fact that the lecture room was regularly full to capacity

as usual, an important moment of the meeting was the synthesis of the main

outcomes provided in the closing session. erik Smolders, matthias liess, annette

Koeler and thomas Backhaus highlighted the state of the science and the most

important novelties for the future development of the science in the four main topics

of Setac activity, emerged from the scientific programme of the four meeting

days.

the meeting developed in a warm and friendly atmosphere, during the scientific

programme as well as in the social events, excellent for stimulating contacts and

scientific discussions among scientists all over the world.

Marco Vighi

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organising the 21st annual meeting of Setac europe in milano has been an

honour and an emotional experience. the choice of milano has been particularly

significant, considering that italian ecotoxicology originates many years ago

from the school of milano. nevertheless it sometimes was a difficult and stressful

experience.

chairing the Scientific committee of the meeting is an important and difficult

task. the Scientific committee has the responsibility of deciding and organising

the scientific profile of the meeting, giving the necessary evidence to new and

emerging issues and providing adequate space to more traditional topics,

necessary for giving a picture of the present state of the science. however, as a

scientist, i am familiar with this kind of job.

in contrast, very unusual for me, and therefore more challenging, has been the

problem of the logistic and practical organisation of the meeting. up to the

day before the meeting one has the feeling that nothing is going well in the

organisation. then, the day of the meeting, as an unexpected miracle,

everything is working and all the problems seem solved.

Working with the Setac staff has been a pleasure and the support of their

experience has been essential for the work of the Scientific committee

as well as for the logistic organisation. a special thank to the staff of the

mario negri institute and, particularly, to raffaella Bertazzi. the success

of the organisation of the meeting is mainly due to its professionalism and

efficiency.

Impressions from the chair of the meeting

Kyrgyzstan 4Latvia 3Lithuania 2Luxembourg 6mexico 7moLdova 1morocco 1new zeaLand 4nigeria 1norway 28PoLand 25PortugaL 78russian Federation 10serbia 5singaPore 2sLovenia 5south-Korea (reP) 29south aFrica 8sPain 94sudan 3sweden 84switzerLand 93taiwan 6tajiKistan 2thaiLand 2the netherLands 104turKey 4uganda 1uKraine 1united Kingdom 172united states oF america 163zimbabwe 1

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argentina 6armenia 1austraLia 20austria 7azerbaijan 2beLgium 76bosnia-herzegovina 5braziL 36buLgaria 3cameroon 1canada 65caPe verde 1china 11coLombia 1costa rica 1croatia 2cyPrus 2czech rePubLic 26denmarK 63estonia 2FinLand 20France 165georgia 3germany 301greece 5guatemaLa 2hongKong 3hungary 2india 5ireLand 11israeL 4itaLy 243jaPan 34Kenya 1

Marco Vighi

“Lunch was very good! Good idea to supply a vegetarian dish as main dish since also non vegetarians can eat vegetables but not vice versa. It was also good to reduce carbon footprint of the conference.” “In general, I found the meeting well organised

and very valuable for me. Many thanks to the organisers for that.”

“Great science in Milan!”

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Regional Branches uK Branchthe Setac uK annual general meeting held in September was a resounding success. the theme of the agm was polluted planet: Sustaining Systems and Biodiversity. a diverse range of topics were covered by speakers implementing research in universities at the forefront of developments in ecotoxicology and chemistry. companies and organisations tackling matters of fundamental importance and advancements in innovations were represented. the broad geographical span of the investigative territories extended from the mudflats of nova Scotia to the ecosystem in new Zealand. the interest to delegates was not just in the subject matter pitched by the presenters but also in the content of the posters. another event of significant interest was a training workshop entitled the hazard and risk assessment of chemicals. experts from academia and industry gave presentations on specific aspects of risk and hazards. the Setac uK council is fortuitous with its organisational activities with the involvement of dynamic members representing academia, industry and regulatory bodies. in the last quarter of 2011 the role of Setac uK presidency was transferred to Kirit Wadhia, ncimB ltd.

German language Branchcurrently glB has about 350 members predominantly from germany, Switzerland and austria. the annual meeting was held on 18-20 September 2011 and took place in landau, germany. about 250 participants attended the 9 sessions scheduled with 3 sessions

running in parallel. these sessions covered topics such as terrestrial ecotoxicology, nanomaterials in the environment, aquatic ecotoxicology and so much more. additionally, about 70 posters were presented, plenary presentations were given and a panel discussion took place. the best oral and poster presentations of the meeting were awarded and the annual assembly of glB members was also held at this year`s meeting. it was decided the next annual glB meeting will take place in leipzig on 10 – 13 September 2012, as a joined event with the german chemical Society gesellschaft deutscher chemiker (gdch). moreover, the Setac glB council is announcing the young Scientist award for 2012.

Italy Branchthe Setac italian Branch has organised a workshop entitled la ricerca avanzata sui rischi ambientali in italia- advanced research on environmental risks in italy, during ecomondo. ecomondo is a very big expo green technology and new lifestyle exhibition (50,000 participants), and constitutes an excellent forum for businesses in the environmental and sustainability sectors to meet institutional stakeholders, trade associations, local/central government, ngo’s and a wide variety of industries and goods manufacturers, to discuss new economic growth models focussing on innovation, clean technologies and a new approach to urbanization and social contexts. this has been an ideal location for Setac iB to broadcast its goals and activities. through oral and posters presentation, Setac italy presented its activities and expertise at national and

international level. the active role of Setac europe, in facilitating the meeting between research, production and regulation bodies for the development and management of environmental quality was addressed. additionally, the Setac italian Branch council participated in the organisation of the Setac europe annual meeting in milan, and during the Setac italian Branch members annual meeting, renewal of the council was confirmed.

Central & east european Branchthe Setac cee branch provides important opportunities for discussion among academia, industry, and authorities from countries of the central and east europe promoting the application of scientific knowledge to environmental police. it organises workshops, scientific meetings and training courses on topics of environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, and life cycle assessment topics. an emphasis is given to support young scientists from central and east europe (e.g. organise easy and cheap meetings to get in contact with experienced scientists). an important mission of the Setac cee branch is to coordinate local national activities related to environmental toxicology and chemistry and to promote Setac europe in the region. on 23 - 24 march 2011, an international conference industrial ecology was organised in the czech republic, and parallel to the main programme held in czech, an international section in english was organised under auspices of Setac cee Branch. the Setac cee council will continue developping the future branch conception, the strategy and activities. one of these will be the next

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Setac cee meeting, that will take place in Kraków on 17 - 19 September 2012 at the institute of environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian university.

Africa Branch2011 was a very busy year for Setac africa. the major event was the 5th Setac africa biennial conference, which took place at the university of Buea in cameroon from 31 may - 3 June. for the first time Setac africa was having a meeting in a central african country. the conference was organised jointly with the cameroon Society for toxicological Sciences (cStS) in association with the africa education initiative (nef). there were over 150 participants from 19 countries and all continents except australia and South america. at least 28 participants benefitted from Setac sponsorship, many of which included international flight tickets and the concerned participants would not have been able to come without the funding. the Setac africa branch members are also participating in other Setac projects such as ‘trees for africa‘, an initiative launched at the Setac europe annual meeting in milan. through a donation box 1271 euros was raised and this money was donated to enhance a project in cameroon called cendep (centre for nursery development and eru propagation) that is expanding and conserving the mbiame communal forest for the provision of ecosystem services including water supplies, biodiversity and carbon. Sadly, Setac africa lost a very inspirational leader in the person of prof michael Kishimba, who died on 18th october 2011. he was the immediate past president of Setac africa.

Committees Awardsthe Setac europe award committee solicits nominations for Setac europe awards and advises the Setac europe council on the selection of award winners. the committee indentifies potential areas for new awards and looks for funding resources that will allow Setac europe to expand its award programme.

education & publicationsthe purpose of this committee is to plan and coordinate activities of Setac europe as related to continuing education of the membership and development of educational information for the general public. in 2011, several activities were developed. the constitution of the committee members was revised. the education committee is responsible for the organisation of the short course programme including soliciting course organisers, reviewing the course material and approving the short course programme. this committee has been evaluating and selecting the Setac Berlin 2012 short courses proposals. initially there were 24 proposals, which is a very high number. Setac europe Summer Schools were implemented. the committee pre-assessed c ourses for quality assurance and basic criteria fulfillment. there were 3 summer schools in 2011 (more about the summer schools on page 14). the committee has ongoing activities for a yearly short courses programme offer, as a continuum to the summer schools. discussions

are ongoing about the accreditation of european courses and professional training.

Financethe finance committee gives advice, makes policy recommendations and recommends operating procedures to the council and executive director on all aspects of Setac’s finances, including annual operating budget, increasing Setac’s financial base, membership dues changes, fee structure for meetings, short courses and publications, and long range planning for Setac.

Membership & p.r.in close collaboration with the Setac europe office, this committee is developing ideas for a new internet platform, with a better structure, making it easier to navigate through the homepage, especially for those, who are not regular visiting the website. however, it has been decided that whilst it is recognised that the website needs substantial improvement, no immediate significant changes will be conducted until the new membership software is introduced in 2012.independent of the above mentioned decision, the Setac europe website will be updated. one step in this direction is the introduction of the domains setac-europe.org; setac-europe.eu¸ setac-europe.com. all three domains will automatically direct to the actual Setac-europe site: http://www.setac.org/node/88.

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a more targeted approach of potential Se partners was necessary, therefore we have introduced 3 levels of partnership with different benefits: 1000 € for universities, 2000 € for other non-profit organisations including government agencies, and 3500 € for companies. new flyers, reflecting the changes are in preparation and will be published in 2012.

regional Branchesthe Setac europe regional Branches acommittee advises on policy with regard to Setac europe regional Branches and acts as the liaison between the Setac europe council and the regional Branches.

nominationsit is the charge of the nominations committee to prepare a list of nominees for election to the council of Setac europe (Se), and identifying Se representatives to the Setac World council (SWc). the committee is also responsible for identifying candidates to serve as vice president and treasurer, and if necessary president, for the Se council. the composition of the council should reflect the membership and diversity within the council will aid in providing a broad range of perspectives useful in decision making.

Sciencethe purpose of the Science committee is to provide guidance, direction, and assistance to the Society in addressing technical issues with the objective of ensuring overall scientific excellence of Setac and its members. the Science committee will work closely, and coordinate its activities, with other Setac europe and Setac World committees and advisory groups to ensure that it is aware of all technical and scientific issues pertinent to the Society.

Student Advisory Councilthe Student advisory council (Sac) of Setac europe together with the local organization committee (chair: Sabrina peddinghaus) and the scientific committee (chair: dominic Kaiser) jointly organized the 2nd young environmental Scientists meeting (yeS-meeting) that took place from 28 february to 2 march 2011 at rWth aachen university, germany. ninety students from all over the world were invited – based on the scientific quality of their submitted abstracts – to give either a platform or a poster presentation in one of seven sessions. furthermore, the

workshop “Written and spoken science – guidance to excellent publications and presentations” held by dr. peter chapman as well as two career talks (dr. Juliane hollender and dr. Steve maund) aimed at enhancing the presentation skills of the student auditorium as well as providing guidance for career planning. Based on both the results of a questionnaire about the meeting and press reviews, the 2nd yeS-meeting was – again – a great success.in may 2011 during the annual Setac europe meeting in milan regular activities of the Sac (mentor lunch, Student assembly) took place. currently, the Sac organizes activities for the Setac meeting in Berlin 2012 and prepares for the 3rd yeS-meeting. the Sac is composed of annika agatz (university of york, england), grazia Barberio (enea, italy), markus Brinkmann (past-chair; rWth aachen university, germany), tilman floehr (rWth aachen university, germany), dragan Jevtic (Jagiellonian university, poland), varja Knezevic (university of novi Sad, Serbia), tao liu (Kalmar university, Sweden), michael melato (cape peninsula university, South africa), ola Westman (Örebro university, Sweden), and Jochen Zubrod (chair; university of Koblenz-landau, germany). for more information about Setac europe’s Sac, visit http://www.sac-online.eu.

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Finances expenditureS Budgeted actualoperations 95.159 103.963 rent & leasing 31.094 33.799 communication 10.560 10.038 postage 3.000 1.615 insurances 5.000 8.438 representation general 9.000 2.776 transportations 3.400 2.149 gifts 1.000 787 personal development 3.000 599 membership dues / subscriptions 500 960 Service contracts 10.305 11.560 copies 2.800 2.120 office supplies 8.000 5.469 public relations 3.500 20.126 Social secretariat 4.000 3.527

membership Setac Journals 22.627 cost Sharing / Sponsorships 79.982 122.575

Sponsoring third party meetings 5.000 6.947 advisory groups 2.500 committees 500 5.571 Setac World cost sharing and reconciliation 71.982 110.057

awards & grants 19.500 10.542 external projects 9.700 957 Setac europe governance 6.850 8.125

annual general assembly 250 executive committee and council 6.600 8.125

meetings 812.498 748.717 venue scouting 1.500 106 annual meeting 2010 771 annual meeting 2011 727.515 713.215 lca symposium 2011 28.368 10.631 Special Science Symposium (SeSSS) 54.615 23.481 Setac africa meeting cameroon 2011 500 513

financial 21.000 99.022 depreciation office material 10.076 depreciation receivables 54.701 taxes 4.052 other 7.563 credit card charges 21.000 22.629

personnel costs / Salaries 327.163 351.716 other / contingency 10.000 4.733 exceptional coststotal expenditureS 1.404.479 1.450.349

revenueS Budgeted actualmeetings 1.100.329 1.140.328

annual meeting 2010 4.479 annual meeting 2011 961.409 1.038.739 lca symposium 2011 29.430 21.260 Special Science Symposium (SeSSS) 109.490 75.850

award Sponsorships 21.500 2.500 membership 252.653 226.421

individual membership fees 173.773 172.921 Setac europe partnership 78.880 53.500 projects 29.100 68.894 SWc projects 29.100 42.303 external project subsidies 26.592

other 2.500 3.473 other -82 financial 2.500 3.554

total revenueS 1.406.082 1.441.616

Setac europe Balance Sheet 2011fixed assets 8.171

tangible fixed assets 8.151 long term loans and investments 20

current assets 809.598 stock piles and orders 1.755 short term receivables (<1 yr) 105.328 investments 249.455 working capital 397.750 deferred expenses 55.311 total aSSetS 817.769

owners capital 566.091 capital 574.599 transferred benefits and losses -8.508

debt capital 260.410 short term debts 192.410 deferred income 68.000

total liaBilitieS 826.502 profit / loSS -8.733

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Advisory groups DottS | Dung organism toxicity testing

in 2002, the dung organism toxicity testing (dottS) advisory group was

established to exchange information about testing the effects of veterinary drugs

on dung organisms; to develop test protocols for toxicity testing with dung flies and

dung beetles; and to perform ring tests with dung flies and dung beetles in order to

standardise and validate the test protocols. these tasks have been widened within

the last years, for the following reasons.

much of the original work of dottS has been completed but two new issues

have been identified : higher-tier testing of veterinary pharmaceuticals with dung

organisms and identification of a second dung beetle test species suitable for

mediterranean/tropical regions.

concerning the issue of higher-tier testing of veterinary pharmaceuticals,

recommendations for the performance of field tests addressing the effects of

these compounds on dung organisms were published (Jochmann et al. 2010).

in parallel, a ring test with a second dung beetle test species (Onthophagus

taurus) was started. currently, six laboratories from canada, france, germany,

Switzerland and the united Kingdom are performing the practical testing. first

results were already presented at the Setac europe conference in milano (italy)

as part of a poster corner session organised by dottS members (J. römbke, n.

adler). final results are expected for late spring 2012.

the next meeting of dottS will be organised during the Setac World annual

conference (Berlin, germany) in may 2012.

lCA | life Cycle Assessment

during 2011 the lca Steering committee (lca ag) in europe continued to

foster lca also in view of recent derivates like carbon- or Water footprinting and

operates as a Setac advisory group. the activities of planning and organising

lca sessions and conferences delivered two important results.

• Setac europe annual meeting in milan: 5 lca sessions together with a variety

of lca related networking meetings were organised at the 21st Setac annual

meeting in milan, with an extraordinary attendance.

• 17th case Study Symposium in Budapest: twenty-eight oral presentations, 29

posters and two invited speakers.

also the lca young Scientist award was organised, and Stephan pfister from

eth received the award for his research activity and achievements on the topic

Environmental Evaluation of Freshwater Consumption within the Framework of Life

Cycle Assessment.

the lca Sc has drafted its Strategic plan to consolidate its adherence to the Setac

mission, linking its planned and foreseen activities to different action programs of

Setac eu. emphasis is put on new projects and targets like the establishment of

a Wg on toxic footprint within Setac. even if in its initial phase of development,

the Wg characterizes itself for providing a platform for an interdisciplinary and

global debate, in which the life cycle approach is at the core. further steps

include the development of a scoping paper and the organization of an expert

workshop. another important activity is the scientific support to the standardization

process. as formal member of the recently set up lca global coordinating

group (lca gcg), the lca Sc participated, together with other experts, in the

Working group on Water footprint, providing comments on the Wd 14046

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version 2. overall the ad will strengthen its role of facilitator and coordinator of

the information exchange between Setac lca gcg and lca experts on lca

standards developments.

finally, the lca ad re-arranged the format of the lca case Study Symposium.

the forthcoming in copenhagen on 26-28 november 2012 will be the first

example of such a renewed structure.

in 2012 the lca ad will be engaged in turning its strategic plan into concrete

actions, which great attention also on training and education activities. in fact,

the feasibility of a lca summer school will be explored, and the basis for its

implementation will be posed.

reACH | registration, evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals

the primary aim of the advisory group (ag) is to serve as a focal point

within Setac europe for scientific reach orientated discussions and activities.

Specifically in discussing regulatory concerns in order to encourage and channel

scientific activities, enhancing exchange of scientific information between experts

in the relevant fields and promoting the further development of scientific solutions

in order to facilitate the formulation of technical guidance by european chemicals

agency (echa)

eMAG-peSt | environmental Monitoring Advisory Group on pesticides

a Setac advisory group on post-registration studies and monitoring data for an

evaluation of environmental effects of plant protection products.

there is an increasing need for monitoring and post-registration studies throughout

europe, in the context of the decision making process for ppp (regulation

1107/2009/ec), either as an outcome of the risk assessment or as a means to

check the efficacy of risk mitigation measures accompanying the placement on

the market.

our experience in implementing and using monitoring studies so far indicate

several immediate needs:

- a clear definition of the type of monitoring studies that may provide a real

feedback about the actual impact of ppp on the environment;

- an optimisation of study design so that they can provide as much information as

possible and be robust enough to be a reliable support in decision making;

- a broad vision in elaborating further guidance on monitoring studies so that

they may be shared as much as possible within europe and thus avoid work

duplication.

four working groups have been identified where these issues are being discussed

respectively for:

• ground/surface water

• aquatic organism

• terrestrial vertebrates

• terrestrial and soil invertebrates and terrestrial plants.

the groups work on the development of methodologies aimed at illustrating the

different ways by which the data generated could feed risk assessment models

and decision making, or even help in identifying efficient indicators of the quality

of the environment. a particular emphasis is given to links with developments in

ecological modelling, linked to the Setac advisory group on ecological modeling

(memorisk), with the aim to identify the approaches that may generate reliable

data, from some of the monitoring being undertaken, for model parameterization

and for extrapolation purposes.

expected outcomes are to produce recommendations on how monitoring studies

may be used in risk assessment/environmental policies and provide some

guidance on how to perform a suitable monitoring for regulatory purposes. this

work should be shared through one or several scientific contributions over next

year.

MeMorISK | Mechanistic effect models for ecological risk assessment

the memorisk advisory group is focussing on the use of mechanistic effect models

(on organism, population, community and ecosystem levels) within the european

framework for authorisation and registration of chemicals like plant protection

product, biocides, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals. We are looking

back on a successful 2011. during the Setac europe annual meeting in

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Awards

In 2011 the following awards were presented:

ecetoc / Setac europe young Scientist

award for best platform presentation: charles

hazlerigg (imperial college, united Kingdom)

for his presentation entitled The importance

of density dependence and intra-specific interactions in

population models for s in ecological risk assessment.

tom feijtel fund / Setac europe young

Scientist award for best poster presentation:

a. patricia tcaciuc (massachusetts institute of

technology, united States) for her presentation

on A novel methodology to determine the narcosis potential

of contaminated sediments by using polyethylene samplers

and comprehensive two-dimensial gas chromatography.

eurofins / Setac europe Best publication

award for chemical analysis and

environmental monitoring: annekatrin dreyer

(helmholtz centre geesthacht; centre for

materials and coastal research, germany).

astra Zeneca / Setac europe Best publication

award for risk assessment, modelling and

theoretical Studies: claire duchet (european

university of Bretagne, france) and emma

undeman (Stockholm university, Sweden).

rifcon / Setac europe Best publication

award for ecotoxicology: Julia farkas (niva,

norway).

noacK laboratorien / Setac europe

environmental education award: yogeshkumar

naik (national university of Science and

technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe).

Setac europe life cycle assessment young

Scientist award: Stephan pfister (uc Santa

Barbara, uSa/eth Zürich, Switzerland).

The Awards Committee oversees SETAC Europe Awards presented at the Annual Meeting and is responsible for the establishment of new awards approved by Council. Each year a panel of experts is appointed to evaluate award nominations and to select the winner in each category.

milano, the yearly meeting advisory group was

held. the meeting was extremely well attended

by approximately 50 members.

memorisk activities included the organisation

ofthe Special Science Symposium the

environmental risk assessment of Biocides -

regulatory challenges and scientific solutions in

Brussels and a special symposium advances in

ecological modelling for assessing ecological

risks and ecosystem Services at the Setac na

annual meeting in Boston.

the Setac Workshop modelinK (how to use

ecological effect models to link ecotoxicological

tests to protection goals) will take place in autumn

2012 and spring 2013 in rennes (france) and

aachen (germany), respectively.

in Berlin, several sessions and a short course are

being organised by memorisk members. the

annual advisory group meeting will also take

place during this conference and is open to all.

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3rd SetAC europe Special Science Symposium: prospective and retrospective

environmental risk assessment of mixtures: moving from research to regulation

in order to provide an overview of the state of the art and to facilitate knowledge

exchange between scientists from different disciplines, regulators and chemical

industry, Setac organized a 2-day Special Science Symposium on the issue of the

environmental risks of mixtures in Brussels from 2-3 february 2011.  presentations

were given by a range of well-known experts from diverse fields of environmental

exposure and effects assessment, considering both retrospective and prospective

approaches encouragingly, common ground was identified at the symposium,

notably that: (1) concentration addition seems to be suitable for providing a

scientific frame of reference and as a slightly conservative, first-tier approach

for mixture hazard and risk assessment in (eco)toxicology; (2) Surprisingly little is

known on the actual exposure to mixtures. hence it is currently unclear by how

much the current compound-per-compound assessment, incorporating assessment

factors derived for these individual substances, might (or might not) underestimate

actual environmental risks; and (3) chemical mixtures in the environment are a

special challenge for environmental risk assessment and regulation, particularly

because of their organization in highly specialized data silos. a clear need for

overarching approaches was identified in all, a very constructive and rewarding

meeting.

4th SetAC europe Special Science Symposium: the environmental risk assessment

of biocides; regulatory challenges and scientific solutions the 4th Setac europe

Special Science Symposium was held on 25-26 october 2011 in Brussels, and

aimed to provide its participants with updates on the exposure and effect assessment

of biocides. right from the start the symposium promised to be a lively meeting with

very active participation from all representatives. the complexity of the risk assessment

of biocides was acknowledged by everyone present and provided ample

discussion.

Specific regulatory challenges for biocides were highlighted, such as the definition

of protection goals, harmonisation efforts between regulatory frameworks and

the cumulative assessment of biocides. leading experts from industry, academia,

echa and Jrc provided updates on the latest developments for risk assessment,

such as higher tier testing for specific biocidal uses, the assessment of mixture

effects and mechanistic effect modelling for the determination of toxicity.

regarding the exposure assessment of biocides, information on recent updates

of emissions Scenario documents was provided and a modelling exercise

showed the fate of chemicals in the sewage treatment plant. the relevance of

the environmental risk assessment for biocides was proven with field monitoring

data for rodenticides and a comparison between biocides and plant protection

products, where loss rates of urban biocides exceeded those of plant protection

products.

finally, the viewpoints on the future regulation were presented by representatives

from echa and industry.

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With open and active discussion, a valuable exchange of ideas and direct

feedback between the members of academia, industry and regulatory bodies,

this symposium delivered beyond expectations.

SetAC europe Summer school: practical approach to ecotoxicogenomics

this one week summer school took place from 5 - 9 September 2011, at the

university of aveiro in portugal. the course had 15 attendees, including senior

scientists, phd and master students, from various nationalities – Swedish,

danish, irish, Spanish, portuguese. it provided knowledge on the development

of molecular markers of stress using molecular biology techniques. this included

among others: rna extraction, cdna synthesis, basic cloning techniques, pcr

reaction development and optimisation,

real time pcr, dna sequencing, and

development of microarrays (cdna

arrays), their hybridization and analysis.

the course went extremely well with

successful outcomes, and was appreciated

by all the participants.

SetAC europe Summer school: Marine

ecotoxicology and risk Assessment of oil and

Hazardous and noxious Substances Spills

this course was held at the university of porto, portugal, from 13 to 17 June

2011, a joint initiative of Setac, the institute of Biomedical Sciences of abel

Salazar (icBaS) and the interdisciplinary centre of marine and environmental

research (ciimar) of the university of porto.

the course had 17 attendees, including senior scientists, phd and mSc students

from mexico, Brazil and portugal. lecturers included both senior and young

researchers from norway, the netherlands, united Kingdom, Spain and portugal.

the course provided knowledge on several major topics of concern nowadays

(such as endocrine disruption, cancer and fish diseases, combined effects of

pollution, invasive species and climate changes, environmental risk assessment

(era) in the marine environment, among others), and practical skills on techniques,

approaches, and data analysis for use in the scope of mSfd, Wfd and era to

assess the exposure, effects and risks of oil and other chemical spills in different

marine ecosystems (e.g. estuaries, coastal lagoons, open sea) and distinct

geographic areas (Sub-artic, temperate and tropical regions), including some of

broader use (i.e. freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems).

the sharing of experiences, scientific questions, day-to-day problems, and thinking

together were also very positive aspects, as highlighted by several participants.

ennSAtoX: engineered nanoparticle Impact on Aquatic environments:

Structure, Activity and toxicology

Setac europe is handling the dissemination of project activities and results for

the eu project ennSatox, which began in July 2009 and is to be completed

in June 2012. ennSatox is an ambitious, € 2.81 million Small collaborative

project, funded by the eu under the 7th framework’s nmp theme. the aim is to

study and relate the structure and functionality of well characterised engineered

nanoparticles, such as zinc oxide, titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide, to their

biological activity in the aquatic environment, taking into account the impact of

the nanoparticles on environmental systems from their initial release to uptake by

organisms. the activity of the nanoparticles will be studied in a series of biological

models of increasing complexity from single cells to fish.

the project will also conduct parallel environmental studies to examine the

behaviour of the nanoparticles in natural waters and how they modify the particles’

chemical reactivity, physical form and biological activity. finally, a comprehensive

model will be developed to describe the environmental system and predict the

effects of nanoparticles. more information can be found at www.ennsatox.eu.

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