The AIT in-person 3 day conference “Inhalation Toxicology Rocks” will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th September 2024 plus there is an opportunity to visit the Charles River Laboratories Ashland site on Monday 16th September 2024. This is a great, small conference, to meet experts in the Inhalation Toxicology field, specialist suppliers and an opportunity to network.  Delegate information below.

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Conference exhibitors are very welcome; please see details here. 

 

Sponsors are very welcome. Please contact the AIT at aitoxicology@gmail.com for details of remaining sponsorship opportunities.

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If you have a poster that is related to inhalation toxicology and you would like to bring it to the in-person conference (as a registered delegate) or display it on our website then please let the AIT know.

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The AIT is planning presentations on the following topics. The talks are 30 minutes followed by a 5 to 10 minute Q&A session:

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The exciting 2024 scientific agenda includes topics on:

• New Approach Technologies (NAMs)

• Inhaled biologics/proteins

• Inhalation gene expression and cell therapeutics/biomarkers

• Intranasal dosing

• Aerosol generation in-vivo/in-vitro/novel methods and aerosol sampling

• Wildfires and smoke inhalation toxicology 

• Plus others in the planning phase (the topics are subject to change depending on speaker availability).

 

Delegate rate: Registration is open, please make delegate registration payment here: Link. 

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Early Bird (to the end of June 2024): £995 GBP

Late rate (from 1st July 2024): £1195 GBP

Delegate registration fees include:

• Visit to Charles River Laboratories, Ashland site on Monday 16th September 2024 (first 60 people to register only).

• 3 days conference attendance (Tuesday 17th to Thursday 19th September 2024), conference brochure provided

• Light lunches and refreshment breaks on each day

• Attendance at the evening network reception and conference dinner on Wednesday 18th September 2024
   

Delegates will need to book and pay for their own travel, travel insurance and hotel stay (the Hyatt Regency Hotel booking link will be provided to delegates to reserve the AIT Group Booked rooms).  Other local hotels may also be booked at your own discretion.

 

​The hotel room rates are $249/night plus tax (single occupancy), $249/night plus tax (double occupancy), $274/night plus tax (triple occupancy) and $299/night plus tax (quadruple occupancy), so if delegates from the same company are willing to share a room, the cost will be lower. If rooms are shared the hotel will charge the room fees to 1 credit card. As generally normal in the USA, breakfast is a separate charge. 

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Exhibitor rate:

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£2500 GBP:  Exhibitor registration fees include the following:

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• Registration for two company executives for the duration of the event inclusive of attendance at the conference presentation sessions (additional executives may attend for a £995 GBP fee). Exhibitors need to pay for their hotel and travel expenses.

• Visit to Charles River Laboratories, Ashland site on Monday 16th September 2024.

• Complimentary “elevator pitch” to the delegates on the first day of the conference – 2 minutes and 2 PowerPoint slides in a contiguous 20-minute presentation (i.e., one trade presenter after another).

• Attendance for 2 people at the evening reception dinner on Wednesday 18th September 2024.

• Refreshments and light lunch each day.

• Company listing, logo and company address including a 200-word summary of your products/services published in the meeting program provided to all delegates and invited speakers plus the brochure will be placed on the AIT website in the members area.

• Complimentary advertising (1 PowerPoint slide) on the marketing loop displayed during all breaks.

• Recognition in all advertising efforts for the meeting once payment has been received.

• One exhibition space (approximately 3m x 1.5m space) equipped with one or two tables, two chairs and an electricity power point (if required).

• Delegate pack (registered attendee details are not included).

• Inclusion of 1 item of promotional literature in the delegate packs (literature provided by yourselves and handed out by the AIT at registration).

• There is complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the conference centre.

• Recognised as a conference exhibitor on the AIT website for at least 1 year (www.aitoxicology.org) and detailed on the AIT LinkedIn page feed (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13654177/).

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Exhibitors will need to book their own hotel accommodation, travel and travel insurance as for delegates (see above). 

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AIT Bursary Opportunity for Early Career Inhalation Toxicologists.
 

There is one bursary available of £500 to help towards the cost of travel and registration to attend the AIT in-person conference. In addition, if the successful applicant is not already a member of the AIT, they will also receive 3 years free membership of the AIT to enable them to access previous conference documents and webinar recordings held in the members area of the AIT website.  

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Applications are welcome at any time from interested members and non-members of the AIT. The awarding of funding will be at the discretion of the AIT Committee.

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Priority will be given to individuals working within an “early career” environment, for example, MSc/PhD students, researchers studying/working within a relevant scientific field, or technicians at a recognised institution working towards a professional qualification or gaining more experience within the field of inhalation toxicology.

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All applications must be made by email to the AIT at aitoxicology@gmail.com.

Applications will be assessed by the AIT committee on merit. Priority may be given to candidates who have submitted poster abstracts to the meeting.

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Criteria for application:

1. The applicant must submit a brief description of the relevance of the meeting to their training or career needs and provide the following information:

2. A brief CV.

3. A letter of recommendation from a supervisor or senior colleague (in lieu of recommendation from an AIT member, if unavailable).

4. Details of alternative funding that they will receive for the meeting (the bursary will be paid following completion of the conference).

5. Up to 3 suggestions for future educational activities/topics that would be helpful to their training.

6. If applicable, a poster abstract.

Following the meeting and prior to receipt of the bursary funds the successful applicants must submit:

1. A short article (approximately 500 words) describing their own research, a brief overview of the meeting, or a description of how the meeting has contributed to their training/professional knowledge (this may appear in the members-only section of the AIT website).

2. An expense claim including receipts for expenses incurred in relation to the meeting (travel/registration).

By applying for the bursary, all applicants consent to their details being added to the AIT mailing list and will automatically receive information on other events when it becomes available.  Details will not be passed on to any other organisation without written permission.