{"id":3241,"date":"2018-04-18T10:51:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/?page_id=3241"},"modified":"2018-04-19T18:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T21:02:21","slug":"2018-pan-american-conference-for-alternative-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/2018-pan-american-conference-for-alternative-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: -webkit-right; ; margin-top: -20px;\">\n<table style=\"width: 75px; height: 39px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/2018-conferencia-pan-americana-de-metodos-alternativos\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3274\" src=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_.png\" alt=\"pt.fw\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_.png 378w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pt.fw_-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/2018-pan-american-conference-for-alternative-methods\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3275\" src=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_.png\" alt=\"en.fw\" width=\"378\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_.png 377w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/en.fw_-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3259\" src=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo.png\" alt=\"Pan American Conference logo\" width=\"490\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo.png 1235w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo-600x271.png 600w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo-150x68.png 150w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-American-Conference-logo-1024x462.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2nd Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods 2018<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <strong>Date<\/strong>: August 23-24, 2018<br \/> <strong>Venue<\/strong>:\u00a0Rua Ferreira Viana, 81 &#8211; Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, in front of Windsor Florida Hotel (Casar\u00e3o)<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/windsorhoteis.com\/hotel\/windsor-florida\/?lang=en\">Hotel information<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"#inscricao\" class=\"readon smallmargintop\">Please Register Here<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Starting in 2016 in Baltimore, now 2018 in Rio and planned for 2020 in Canada, the series Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods\u00a0brings South, Central, and North America together to further alternatives to animal testing and build collaboration for the exchange of\u00a0scientific ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o \" ><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-Am-flyer-April-2018-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">F<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-Am-flyer-April-2018-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">lyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o \" ><\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2018-Pan-American-Conference-General-Info-v2.pdf\" aria-label=\"\u201c2018 Pan American Conference General Info v2\u201d (Editar)\">Conference General Info<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o \" ><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Pan-Am-Scientific-Committee-Invitation.pdf\" aria-label=\"\u201cPan-Am Scientific Committee Invitation\u201d (Editar)\">Scientific Committee Invitation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3260\" src=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/allogos.fw_.png\" alt=\"allogos.fw\" width=\"659\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/allogos.fw_.png 659w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/allogos.fw_-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/allogos.fw_-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/allogos.fw_-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>At this stage, we are recruiting the Scientific Committee and sponsors.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsorship Opportunities:<\/strong><br \/> You sponsorship will enable us to provide the optimal experience for all of our participants, including dinners, special events, and travel grants to participants requring financial support. To become a sponsor, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:caat@jhu.edu?subject=Pan-American%20Conference%20Sponsorship\">caat@jhu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Steering group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jose Mauro Granjeiro,Inmetro, (local host)<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Rocha, Natura Cosmetics (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Hartung, Johns Hopkins CAAT<\/li>\n<li>Charu Chandrasekera, University of Windsor, Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Method<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Scientific committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monica Andersen, CONCEA<\/li>\n<li>Rober Bachinski, IR Institute<\/li>\n<li>Lucien B. Balottin, Inmetro<\/li>\n<li>Tara Barton-Maclaren,\u00a0Health Canada<\/li>\n<li>Humberto de Mello Brand\u00e3o, Embrapa<\/li>\n<li>Patricia dos Santos Carneiro, Butantan<\/li>\n<li>Silvya Stuchi Maria Engler, Universidade de Sao Paulo<\/li>\n<li>Suzanne Fitzpatrick, FDA<\/li>\n<li>Lorena Gaspar, Universidade de Sao Paulo<\/li>\n<li>Erin Hill, IIVS<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Kleinstreuer, NICEATM<\/li>\n<li>Anna Lowitt, EPA<\/li>\n<li>Talita Miguel Marin, LNBIO<\/li>\n<li>Luiz Henrique Mour\u00e3o do Canto Pereira, MCTI<\/li>\n<li>Jason O&#8217;Brien,\u00a0Environment and Climate Change Canada<\/li>\n<li>Stevens Kastrup Rehen, UFRJ &#8211; iDor<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Eduardo Matos dos Santos, Altox<\/li>\n<li>Rusty Thomas, EPA<\/li>\n<li>Marcia Triunfol, HSI (Brazil)<\/li>\n<li>Marize Valadares, UFG<\/li>\n<li>Matthias Vey,\u00a0IFRA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This conference series is really \u201calternative\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be no registration fee, only a nominal fee for coffee breaks.\n<ul>\n<li>Regular admission: $100<\/li>\n<li>NGOs: $50<\/li>\n<li>Government and Academic: $50<\/li>\n<li>Student: $25 (must email student ID with registration)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Participants take care of their travel and lodging.<\/li>\n<li>Travel grants will be available. See below.<\/li>\n<li>There will be only 150 maximum slots for participants \u2013 first come, first serve.<\/li>\n<li>Sponsorships are used to make additional offers like a possible joint dinner to the participants and especially support travel of participants requiring financial support.\n<ul>\n<li>Diamond level: $5,000<\/li>\n<li>Gold level: $3,000<\/li>\n<li>Silver level: $1,500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Deadline for Submissions:\u00a0<strong>April 30, 2018<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Abstracts should be emailed to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:caat@jhu.edu\">caat@jhu.edu<\/a>\u00a0as an attachment following these guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Word document<\/li>\n<li>Include title, authors (indicating presenter), and affiliations<\/li>\n<li>Figures and references can be included<\/li>\n<li>Please include complete contact information<\/li>\n<li>Please indicate in the accompanying email if you want to be considered for an oral presentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The deadline for submissions is\u00a0<strong>April 30, 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Travel grants:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for a travel grant, you need to email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:caat@jhu.edu\">caat@jhu.edu<\/a>\u00a0the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Institution\/affiliation<\/li>\n<li>Highest degree<\/li>\n<li>Why should we award you with the travel grant?<\/li>\n<li>What do you hope to gain from this conference?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Themes proposal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cosmetics<\/li>\n<li>Read Across \u2013 Filling the gap of information on systemic toxicology and allergy<\/li>\n<li>Skin \u2013Loreal<\/li>\n<li>Large Scale of gene expression to efficacy investigation of cosmetics ingredients \u2013 Natura (Theme to be confirmed)<\/li>\n<li><em>In vitro\/in vivo<\/em>\u00a0Extrapolation- Multiscale modelling approaches for assessing cosmetic ingredients safety<\/li>\n<li>Fragrance<\/li>\n<li>Agrochemicals<\/li>\n<li>Drugs<\/li>\n<li>NGOs and 3 Rs initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Human-on-a-chip<\/li>\n<li>Evidence-based toxicology<\/li>\n<li>iPs Stem Cells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agenda will be developed over the next few months. Our call for abstracts will go out early 2018. We are compiling all abstracts for the scientific committee to review. The focus of the program will be the 6 Rs (see below).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 6Rs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Replacement\u00a0<\/strong>(3 sessions planned) \u2013\u00a0<em>n vitro\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>in silico\u00a0<\/em>including organo-typic cultures and mechanistic toxicology (Tox-21c)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refinement\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 \u00a0best practices including non-invasive methods<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduction\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 approaches including assay integration, minimal change formulations, green toxicology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read-across\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 read-across and related\u00a0<em>in silico\u00a0<\/em>approaches &#8211; advances and challenges<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevance\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 ethical and economical views, quality aspects such as good cell culture practice, evidence-based toxicology,\u00a0<em>in vitro \/ in silico\u00a0<\/em>reporting standards<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roadmaps\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 how to move the field? Communication, conferences, policy programs, stakeholder engagement\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you have questions, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:caat@jhu.edu\">email us<\/a>\u00a0directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"inscricao\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Please register here<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 1200px; border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/form\/form-Panamerican-Conference-on-Alternative-Methods\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" align=\"middle\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2nd Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods 2018 Date: August 23-24, 2018 Venue:\u00a0Rua Ferreira Viana, 81 &#8211; Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, in front of Windsor Florida Hotel (Casar\u00e3o) Hotel information Please Register Here Starting in 2016 in Baltimore, now 2018 in Rio and planned for 2020 in Canada, the series Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods\u00a0brings South, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3241","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"SBM","author_link":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/author\/root\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"2nd Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods 2018 Date: August 23-24, 2018 Venue:\u00a0Rua Ferreira Viana, 81 &#8211; Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, in front of Windsor Florida Hotel (Casar\u00e3o) Hotel information Please Register Here Starting in 2016 in Baltimore, now 2018 in Rio and planned for 2020 in Canada, the series Pan-American Conference for Alternative Methods\u00a0brings South,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3241"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3316,"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3241\/revisions\/3316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrologia.org.br\/wpsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}