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INSIDE VOLUME 19, ISSUE 5
10 May 2018
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 A Personal Introduction and My Path with SETAC
Ross Smith
Let me take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Ross Smith, I am an Australian, and I work generally in the tropics.
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 SETAC Rome is Knocking at the Door
Anna Barra Caracciolo
The SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting in Rome is going to start in few days. We are busy putting the finishing touches on the meeting to make it an enjoyable and fulfilling event for everyone.
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 Should SETAC Journals Move to a Double-blind Peer Review Process?
Chris Mebane
Peer review is one of the most important factors distinguishing published journal articles from gray literature. The peer review imprimatur signals to the readers that the material received impartial, expert reviews prior to being published and is likely to be credible.
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 The State of the Science – High-Throughput Screening in Environmental Risk Assessment
Dan Villeneuve, Natàlia Garcia-Reyero, Katie Coady, Beate Escher, Ellen Mihaich, Cheryl Murphy and Tamar Schlekat
Environmental risk assessment relies on data and models to assess the likelihood that adverse effects to humans or ecosystems may occur as a result of exposure to one or more stressors. Unfortunately, the ability to provide timely and cost effective risk assessment for many chemicals is limited by a lack of available toxicity data for a vast majority of compounds.
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 Calling Recent Graduates – Travel Awards are Available for SETAC Sacramento
Mason King
SETAC members who have recently graduated and are starting their career paths are a valuable presence at society meetings. However, because many new employees have not developed sufficient tenure in their organizations, travel funds can be a barrier to attending. The SETAC North America Recent Graduate Travel Award is available to help recent graduates attend the SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting.
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 What Would Your Career Have Been Without SETAC?
Ruth Hull
This article was prepared on 28 April, which happens to be International “Pay it Forward” day. Although that day has now passed, it is still a good time to reflect on the good fortune in our lives, and how we can “Pay it Forward” to others, any day.
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We are marching towards Rome, and the pressure is on – not only for the SETAC office and the organizing committee to make sure the SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting in Rome runs smoothly, but also for all the committees that have the opportunity to meet face-to-face during the conference to talk about the policy issues that keep us busy as a society.
