From Exposure to Human Health: New Developments and Challenges in a Changing Environment
Venue: PT Meeting Center, center of Parques das Nacoes
- The Technical Organizing Committee is planning a Tour of Lisbon Adventure. Be sure to check out the details including transportation, tour and dinner! There are limited spots available.
- The Diversity Committee is hosting a Women’s Networking Event sponsored by Bayer. An additional fee is required.
- The Europe Chapter is hosting a social sponsored by BAuA! Registration is required.
- July 1: Early bird registration deadline (prices increase after July 1)

2022 Meeting Chairs

Marina Silva, Ph.D.

Susana Viegas, Ph.D.

Urs Schlüter, Ph.D.
#ISES2022 will be an inspirational and educational experience for you and your colleagues in the field of exposure science.
Our Annual Meetings bring together hundreds of leading environmental and health experts from around the world, including representatives from academia, government, the private sector and non-governmental organizations.
There will also be plenty of networking and entertainment throughout the week.
NOTE: These special events and networking opportunities may have additional fees. Please add them to your registration when you register for the Annual Meeting.
Plan to join us for these extra events:
The Tour of Lisbon
The Tour of Lisbon will be your unique and customized tour of the great community of Lisbon. All registrants will tour the city from the unique perspective of a TukTuk. This four or six seat transportation style is the best way to see the city and experience a custom tour of the area.
The transportation tour will end at the Castelo de São Jorge. Castelo de S. Jorge is now a place where you can enjoy our heritage, get to know a little about Lisboa’s History at the Permanent Exhibition, explore the traces of the Moorish neighbourhood dating back from the 11th century at the Archaeological Site, discover yet unseen sights over the city on the Camera Obscura, stroll across the gardens and the belvederes, take a break at the Café do Castelo.
Next, registrants will experience a unique dinner at Zambeze. This restaurant has one of the most amazing views through the Tagus River. Dinner will start with a Welcome Drink while it will be possible to enjoy the Lisbon’ sunset. The dinner will include appetizers and drinks and will finish with exquisite Portuguese cuisine. Social hour and dinner will be at the restaurant that overlooks some of the beautiful scenery of Lisbon. Please take note to bring your favorite walking shoes or comfortable shoes so you can fully experience the historic cobblestone community of Lisbon.
Date: Tuesday, 27 September
Transportation/Tour/Dinner: $100
Dinner only: $75
Castelo de São Jorge – A bit of history
Built in the mid-11th century, during the Moorish period, this fortification is situated in the area most difficult to access at the top of the hill, making use of the natural slopes to the north and west. The purpose of the castle was to house military troops and in case of siege, the elite who lived in the alcáçova (citadel). Unlike most European castles it was not meant as a residence. It still retains eleven towers, the most outstanding being the Torre de Menagem (Tower of the Keep), Torre do Haver ou do Tombo (Tower of Riches or Trumbling Tower), Torre do Paço (Tower of the Palace), Torre da Cisterna (Tower of the Cistern) and the Torre de São Lourenço (Tower of St. Lawrence) located on the hillside. Ruins of older structures and a cistern still remain in a second courtyard. Also found here is a small door on the northern wall called the Door of Treason which allowed secret messengers to enter or exit when needed.
Women’s Networking Event
Join your fellow exposure science colleagues for an energizing ISES Women’s Networking Event (WNE)! WNE is a vibrant event to meet other women and colleagues who represent marginalized gender identities in the exposure sciences. We will discuss unique career, workplace, and work-life balance challenges women and colleagues who represent marginalized gender identities face in a safe and small group environment. This will be a tremendous opportunity to network with some of the most influential and instrumental leaders in the field of exposure science from around the world! Registration required, includes beverages and appetizers.
Date: Monday, 26 September
Fee: $30
Europe Chapter Social
The Europe Chapter is your host for this social activity. The Europe Chapter has reason to celebrate and is looking forward to honoring many of the inaugural board members who have established this chapter and started a great tradition of European Exposure Science. Join us for a small celebration! There will be great options for networking, but also for fun. Registration is required!
Date: Wednesday, 28 September
Fee: Complimentary
Join us in Lisbon, Portugal for this educational and in-person experience! The ISES Annual Meeting is the premiere venue to promote information sharing and facilitate discussion on exposure science and related fields in the context of emerging environmental exposures and complex and multidisciplinary issues in environmental health, including those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early Bird Rate through July 1, 2022
Category | Member | Non-Member |
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Regular | $650 | $895 |
Student | $370 | $500 |
Lower-Middle-Income Country | $370 | $500 |
Emeritus | $370 | $500 |
Regular Rate through September 23, 2022
Category | Member | Non-Member |
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Regular | $797 | $995 |
Student | $500 | $650 |
Lower-Middle-Income Country | $500 | $650 |
Emeritus | $500 | $650 |
NOTE: If you require an invitation or official letter of acceptance to travel to and participate in the ISES 2022 Annual Meeting, please contact Sarah Dee.
If you are interested in being an exhibitor or a sponsor for the ISES 2022 Annual Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, please contact Sarah Dee. There are various options and opportunities to support the meeting.
The International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) is the leading professional society for practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers working in the field of exposure science.
Our annual meetings bring together hundreds of leading environmental and health experts from around the world, including representatives from academia, government, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. Our upcoming meeting, ISES 2022, will be in Lisbon, Portugal September 25-29, 2022. This is the premier venue to promote information sharing and facilitate discussion on exposure science and related fields.



The Technical Organizing Committee is planning and organizing the Pre-Conference Workshops. Registration is open.
Title: Presenting at a Conference: Tips and Feedback
2 September, 11 AM – 1 PM ET
Virtual only
Description: This workshop will help attendees learn how to develop and execute a high-quality conference presentation for the ISES 2022 Annual Meeting. The registrants will be asked to review a previously recorded seminar and prepare their presentation. Each participant will have an opportunity to show their oral/poster presentation, to be evaluated and receive feedback from tenured members of the Society.
Title: UNEP’s USEtox consensus exposure and toxicity model for chemical substitution, risk screening and LCA
19 September, 10 AM ET – 1 PM ET
Virtual only
Description: The aim of this course is to introduce participants to the exposure science methods used in life-cycle assessment, comparative risk assessment, and chemical substitution. Participants will learn to use and evaluate basic tools for mass-balance, fate modelling, near-field and far-field exposure and intake fraction, and effect factor estimation. Participants will review underlying model assumptions and evaluate data needs along with data and knowledge gaps in these assessments. The course is intended for environmental science practitioners interested in the scientific fundamentals of chemical impact assessment. Only basic background knowledge of environmental modelling, risk assessment or life cycle assessment is considered necessary.
Title: Meet & Greet, Network with exposure scientists from around the world!
20 September, 10 AM ET – 11 AM ET
Virtual only
Description: The ISES Mentorship Committee is hosting a virtual meet and greet to prepare and get excited about the in-person annual meeting. This free event is open to all and it will be a good opportunity: * To meet exposure scientists from around the world * To meet people who are planning to attend the ISES 2022 conference * For students who would like to meet mentors within their field * For new members to meet other exposure scientists * For all who would like to brush up on their social skills
Title: Hands on analysis of mass spectrometry-based exposomics data using ADAP-BIG and ADAP-KDB
21 September, 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Virtual only
Description: High throughput gas chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS) technologies have made it possible to conduct large-scale exposomics studies. These studies can involve thousands of samples and produce hundreds of gigabytes of raw LC-MS and GC-MS data. Such a large amount of data raises fundamentally new challenges for software tools and cloud resources to preprocess raw data from instruments and annotate the resulting signals. These challenges include handling big data on available computing workstations, aligning data from multiple batches of samples, performing batch-effect correction, and others. This workshop will introduce a suite of software tools and cloud resources specifically designed to handle mass spectrometry exposomics data from large-scale studies.
Title: How to access open air quality data from the OpenAQ Platform
22 September, 10 AM – 12 PM ET
Virtual only
Description: The workshop will open with an overview of the OpenAQ Platform, the importance of open data, and its diverse applications in the scientific field. Participants will then have an opportunity to learn about how to access air quality data through a step-by-step interactive tutorial. Following a Q&A session, the participants will engage in a deeper dive with the platform, using case studies and examples of open data queries. These examples can be based on real-life research questions and/or objectives that exposure scientists are grappling with in their current research. Finally, the workshop will close with resources and opportunities to connect to the broader OpenAQ Community, a committed community of air quality advocates.
Title: Improving task-based exposure assessment accuracy using the Structured Deterministic Model (SDM) 2.0
25 September, 8:30-12:30, 13:30-17:30
In-person (8 hour workshop total), PT Meeting Center (Lisbon, Portugal)
Description: This workshop will focus on a sub-specialty field of exposure science dealing with work related exposures to chemicals.
* Assessing exposures in workplaces requires strategies and tools to make effective and efficient decisions in rapidly evolving domestic and international environments. Chemical regulations such as REACH, CEPA and the proposed overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the US are impacting large and small businesses alike. Consequent pressure from stakeholders has motivated many occupational/industrial hygienists and their organizations to identify more efficient, comprehensive methods for assessing and managing exposure risk.
* By developing and integrating new deterministic tools such as the Structured Deterministic Model 2.0, with existing tools using a Bayesian data analysis, a strategy for making more accurate, consistent, and efficient exposure risk judgments.
* During this workshop, participants will learn how to apply this user-friendly SDM tool to make more accurate task-based exposure judgments.
Title: Modelling of consumer aggregate exposure using ConsExpo and PACEM
25 September, 8:30 – 12:30
In-person, PT Meeting Center (Lisbon, Portugal)
Description: Aggregate exposure is becoming increasingly important in chemical regulations. It can provide insight which sources are most relevant in the total exposure of a substance for a population. Both the concept and the tools to deal with aggregate exposure using ConsExpo and PACEM are state of the art.
Title: Techniques of Sample and Analysis of Biological Aerosols
25 September, 8:30-12:30
In-person, PT Meeting Center (Lisbon, Portugal)
Description: Bioaerosols are airborne particles (aerosols) of biological origin, such as microorganisms, toxins, or fragments of living organisms that are present in the environment. Sources of bioaerosol exposure include human and animal activity, and range from agricultural, nosocomial, municipal, and industrial environments. Furthermore, basic environmental factors, such as ventilation, temperature and relative humidity, can significantly affect their growth and dispersion. Although interest in assessment of exposure to bioaerosols increased rapidly due to COVID-19, there are still important knowledge gaps, especially concerning infectious and respiratory diseases. Exposure assessment of bioaerosols has traditionally been hindered by a lack of standards/guidelines which stems from: (1) the complexity of microorganisms; (2) high background levels and large concentration ranges; (3) inter-individual susceptibility; (4) insufficient data to describe dose/response relationships; and (5) multiple existing techniques. A good understanding of exposure assessment methods is necessary to properly evaluate their identification, quantification, distribution, and health impacts.
Title: Strategies for enhancing peer review form an editor’s perspective
25 September, 13:30-17:30
In-person, PT Meeting Center (Lisbon, Portugal)
Description: Peer review is a critical quality control mechanism in the advancement of science. However, few researchers receive formal training on how to review and critique a scientific manuscript for publication. The interdisciplinary field of exposure science makes peer review more challenging but also more necessary; contributions from and communication among experts in more than one subject area is often required. We intend to provide workshop participants with knowledge, skills, and strategies to maximize the quality and utility of their reviews. Stronger reviewing skills will also help authors improve their own manuscripts.
Title: Stoffenmanager®: a validated and regulatory accepted chemical workplace exposure management tool combining latest exposure intelligence and smart IT
25 September, 13:30-17:30
In-person, PT Meeting Center (Lisbon, Portugal)
Description: Due to the enormous amount of chemicals used in all kind of different exposure scenario’s, chemical exposure assessment by traditional methods like personal air sampling and / or biological monitoring will never be feasible for all workplaces. Validated exposure assessment tools which err on the side of caution can help filtering out safe from non-safe workplaces. In such a tiered business wise chemical management approach modelled non-safe workplaces warrant further investigation by traditional methods.
NOTE: Some workshops are in-person and others are virtual.

Join us in beautiful Lisbon, Portugal for this engaging and inspiring ISES Annual Meeting. We will be in-person and looking forward to welcoming everyone to this amazing European community. Find all the things to do in Lisbon, along with general tourist and travel information, on the Visit Lisboa website.
The meeting will take place at the PT Meeting Center. This is in the heart of the Parques das Nacoes. It is right on the Tagus River and 10 minutes from the airport. There are restaurants and hotels within walking distance.
Hotels

4 Stars
MELIA LISBOA ORIENTE
- Avenida Dom João II, Lote 1.16.02 B
- 1990-083 Lisboa

3 Stars
MOXY LISBOA ORIENTE
Av. Aquilino Ribeiro Machado 10
- 1800-399 Lisboa