Dear All:
Following up on our recent OpenTox meeting discussions we have set up 
two forms:

A) Form to express interest in membership, taking a work role, joining a 
working group etc:
http://www.opentox.com/opentoxorg-foundation

b) Form to indicate which dates you could make for a founding meeting:
http://doodle.com/9zc23zia8twxc99v

best regards
Barry


OpenTox Association

Background
OpenTox has been a successful effort thus far in its technical and
scientific dimensions A lot of excellent work was accomplished during
the OpenTox project, from which a community has developed around the
ideas and concepts. Further work is required on OpenTox development and
sustainability involving a longer term roadmap to maximize impact and
exploitation.

To help promote its further evolution in a market ecosystem of users,
developers, partners and other key influencers of the toxicology
community, a non-profit association will provide a common forum for
focused initiatives to provide dissemination support in the market
ecosystem. Benefits will accrue to the entire OpenTox community of
stakeholders including users, key influencers and developers who will
have a well-defined place to reach out for fully responsive interactions
and support.

Purpose
The purpose of the OpenTox Association is to create a highly-visible
(non-profit) focal point or nexus for everything related to OpenTox.
Membership will be open to anyone with an interest in promoting or using
the work of OpenTox.  The association will provide several benefits:

1.  The association will publish and promote (via website, scientific
meetings, etc.) the accomplishments of the OpenTox project for the
benefit of institutions, companies and individuals with an interest in
toxicology who may be able to build on the work of OpenTox.

2. The association will provide guidance and assistance to institutions,
companies and individuals with an interest in using or building on the
work of OpenTox.

3.  The association will publish and promote the expertise of the
partners involved in the OpenTox project, potentially opening up new
opportunities for the partners, individually and jointly.

4. The association will provide an authoritative forum to discuss and
resolve issues (technical and legal) relating to current and future work
(academic and commercial) based on OpenTox.

5. The existence of an OpenTox association will lend more credibility
and backing to partners pursuing future opportunities in the field of
toxicology.

6. The association meetings will provide a forum for the partners to
keep up-to-date and to explore new opportunities as they arise.