Conference Organization Overview

In confernces with multiple workshops the Presiding Chair participates in the planning of each workshop and insures that they integrate with the overall theme of the meeting.
The Chair of the workshop is responsible for making final decisions with regard to the content of the workshop.
The Chair-Elect is responsible for taking minutes during the telecon, and distributing the minutes of the telecon to the other members of the organizing committee. The Chair-Elect succeeds the chair the following year and selects the following year organizing committee.
Committee Members assist the chairs by sharing ideas, moderating sessions, facilitating discussion, and perhaps to become chairs of future meetings.

Current Conferences and Organizers:

Gerald Miwa, APA Presiding Chair
Steve Unger, APA Presiding Chair-Elect
Jing-Tao Wu, APA Past Presiding Chair
Steve Unger, GLP Chair
Steven Michael, Discovery Chair
J. Scott Daniels, Biotransformation Chair
Jim Xu, APT Presiding Chair
Rick Robertson, APT Development Toxicology Chair
Kevin Leach, APT Discovery Toxicology Chair
Chris Kemper, APS Chair
Julian Adams, APC Chair
Rod Cole, ANT Chair
Chris Colangelo APB Chair

Organizers are assisted by the Boston Society Conference Director and Meeting Planner. This assistance will include agenda development, minutes organization, speaker communication and all logistical elements of planning the conference. Boston Society staff will generally schedule and attend all teleconferences.

Boston Society Officers & Staff:

Boston Society Inc. President and Chairperson of the Board (Adam Brockman):

Audit and control fiduciary responsibilities
Supervise & assist Conference Director
Monitor industry trends and select conference topics
Identify organizers and sponsors
Select conference location and time
Maintain and update website
Assist Chairs to develop conference agenda
Recruit organizers and sponsors

Conference Director:

Detail breaks & catering in conference agenda, and coordinate with venue
Facilitate communications among officers, speakers, attendees, etc.
Coordinate conference marketing & advertising
Coordinate on-site conference activities and responsibilities
Negotiate hotel contracts and services
Facilitate communications among officers, speakers, attendees, etc.
Serve as primary contact for attendee, speaker and sponsor inquiries
Contract sponsors and manage exhibit services
Manage on-site conference events and concerns