04 Sep 2025

Getting to the Essence of Science: Curiosity, Discovery and Solutions

SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting Program Highlights

Stacey Harper, Oregon State University; Mark Surette, WSP USA, Inc.; and Denis da Silva, NOAA

Get ready for the SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting, where you’ll experience five days of cutting-edge science, inspiring plenary speakers, state-of-the-science workshops and training courses, and numerous social events from 16–20 November in Portland, Oregon. If you haven’t registered yet, do so by 17 September to lock in advance rates.

Throughout the week, you can explore more than 1,000 scientific presentations, with full details available in the meeting program. In addition, there will be plenty of engaging workshops and training opportunities, led by world-class instructors:

Discover Portland’s Best Through Group Adventures

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Portland, Oregon, will be vibrant with autumn colors in November; red, yellow and orange leaves will likely be enhanced with a bit of moisture that is typical that time of year. 

We have arranged numerous opportunities for you to get together with your colleagues to enjoy the beauty of Portland and the surrounding area. On Sunday, we will have a tour of Multnomah Falls and Bonneville Dam and an Oregon Wine Tour. This is followed by the Opening Reception at 6:30 p.m. 

Throughout the week, students and early career scientists can connect and learn at events such as the Student/Mentor Mix and Mingle, Early Career Social, Student Lunch Seminar, and Student Trivia and Mixer. 

On Tuesday, all are invited to start their day with a Fun Run and end it with an after-hours adventure at the Oregon Museum of Science and Technology (OMSI). 

Sign up for a parallel event when you register for the meeting. To add an event to your existing registration, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your SETAC account and click View My Events.
  2. Click “view booking” next to the SETAC North America 46th Annual Meeting. 
  3. Click “get more tickets” then select an available event.

 

In addition, we will be hosting a scientific art exhibit at the Convention Center this year. Novel Bodies will serve as a parallel visual compendium to traditional scientific posters at the annual meeting. This exhibit is being curated by Minal T. Mistry, scientist, artist and conference committee member from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and Patricia Watts, founder and curator of ecoartspace. Twenty visually captivating posters will be selected through a competition. Feeling artsy? Submit your artwork and information by 15 October for consideration. 

The SETAC Portland Program Committee looks forward to welcoming you for a week of science and socials! Cheers!

Contact: [email protected]