[ RadSafe ] Announcement and Call for Papers - Radiobioassay and Radiochemical `Measurements Conference (RRMC)

Wed Dec 13 11:13:01 CST 2017

Please find the RRMC Conference Announcement and Call for Papers below.  

The website URL is: http://www.rrmc.co/ 

Thanks!

Bob Shannon

 The 63nd Conference on

Radiobioassay & Radiochemical Measurements

Announcement and Call for Papers

Venue: Westin Portland Harborview, Portland, ME

Dates: May 21-25, 2018

OBJECTIVES: Over the past 63 years, the Radiobioassay & Radiochemical
Measurements (RRMC) has been an informal open forum where professionals can
discuss works-in-progress and common problems encountered during the
development of state-of-the-art methods and procedures for detecting,
measuring, and analyzing radioactive materials found in a large variety of
environmental and biological media.  The unique objective of the Conference
is to provide a test crucible for pre-publication ideas, assumptions and
approaches where the participants engage in intense straight-forward
interactions to share new discoveries, challenge axioms, gain insights,
share experiences, learn of the latest developments, seek solutions to
technical problems and barriers, debate rational, resolve technical issues,
develop solutions and consensus, exam the impact of new policies and
regulations, and establish valuable technical contacts.  The fundamental
benefits for the participants are new ideas and approaches that can be taken
back and directly applied in their laboratory or office to improve their
capabilities.  The Conference fosters technical excellence and acts as a
platform for the development of common but essential technical philosophies
and practices that are used by government, academic, and regulatory
radioassay laboratories, both nationally and internationally.

The compilation of abstracts distributed to each registered attendee
represents materials submitted by the authors and will not be peer-reviewed
or edited.  Inclusion in the Conference presentation schedule does not
preclude publication in a peer-reviewed journal.  The conveners adopted the
policy to accept either regular or extended abstracts to offer authors the
opportunity to submit research material that was either complete or still in
progress.  This policy best achieved the original objectives of the RRMC
that establishes an opportunity for attendees to discuss new findings and
resolve problems of mutual interest related to the radioanalytical analysis
of bioassay and environmental samples.  

SCOPE: The conference is focused on newest developments in radiobioassay,
analytical and environmental radiochemical techniques and relevant issues.
The conference is especially interested in technological advances including,
but not limited to the following areas: 

            Sample Pre-treatment and Dissolution Methods

            Radionuclide Chemistry

            Radioanalytical Methods

            Low-level and Non-nuclear Techniques (MS, KPA, Calorimetry,
Optical...)

            Rapid Analytical Methods in Response to Radiological Emergencies

            Instrumentation, Software, and Automation Tools

            Naturally Occurring Radionuclides in Terrestrial and Marine
Environments

            Radon and epidemiological studies

            Nuclear fuel cycles and nuclear power

            Nuclear Waste Characterization/D&D/Restoration/Management 

            Radionuclide Speciation

            Environmental
/Monitoring/Characterization/Remediation/Restoration

            Radioisotopes in nuclear medicine

            Nuclear Forensics

            Regulations, Standards, and Compliance Issues  

            In-vivo/In-vitro Radiobioassay, Dosimetry, and Radiation
Protection 

            Risk Assessment and Management

            Environmental and Biokinetic Model Validation

            Applications and Research Needs

            Reference Materials and Certified Reference Materials

            Metrology Applications

            Quality Assurance and Quality Control

            Method Validation and Verification

            Intercomparisons

            Performance Evaluation

            Traceability Evaluation

            Radiological incidents / emergency preparedness exercise

            Computational Methods/Statistical Tools/Uncertainty Evaluation

            Radiation safety

            Professional or career development activities or guidance

            Other topics relevant to radiobioassay and radiochemical
measurements

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

General Chair
Stephanie Healey, chair at rrmc.co

Communications Chair                                  Eva Auxier,
announcements at rrmc.co

Finances
Zhichao Lin, treasurer at rrmc.co 

Technical Program Chairs                           Jacqueline Mann,
abstracts at rrmc.co

                                                            Hiromu Kurosaki,
abstracts at rrmc.co

Svetlana Nour, abstracts at rrmc.co

Vendor Chairs
Larry Jassin, vendors at rrmc.co

Tammy Pattison, vendors at rrmc.co

Webpage Chair                                                         Robert
Baker, webmaster at rrmc.co

Workshop Chair                                                        Marty
Johnson, workshops at rrmc.co

Thomas Rucker, workshops at rrmc.co

CONFERENCE AGENDA:  This year's conference will consist of a series of
vendor workshops, technical workshops, oral presentations in general
technical sessions, poster presentations, and vendor displays.  The
conference is being organized to offer the participants full discussion of
the oral presentations, ample opportunity to study the poster presentations,
sufficient time to engage in in-depth discussions with each other and
vendors and flexible enough to accommodate several workshops and related
meetings.

Technical and vendor workshops, and associated working meetings will be
scheduled in parallel on Monday and/or Tuesday.  Oral presentations will be
assigned to Tuesday through Friday.  Posters and Vendors will set up Monday.
The poster session will be split into a morning and afternoon session on
Thursday, with presenters removing posters Thursday afternoon. Vendors will
disassemble late Wednesday afternoon.  

REGISTRATION: Please register at the conference website: rrmc.co.  

The registration fee schedule for RRMC 2018, Portland, ME (21-25 May 2018)
is outlined below.

On or before 1 March 2018 - Early Registration: 300 USDs; w/ Spouse: 400
USDs

On or before 1 April 2018 - Regular Registration: 350 USDs; w/ Spouse: 450
USDs

After 1 April 2018 - On-site/Late Registration: 400 USDs;w/ Spouse: 500 USDs

Student Registration: 100 USDs
Student Registration w/paper: Free

Payment of Registration Fee entitles registrant to:
* Daily Continental Breakfasts
* Welcome Reception
* Conference Dinner
* Business Meeting Lunch

* PLEASE NOTE: We must receive Regular Registration fees on or before 1
April 2018; after that date participants must register on-site at the
Conference in Portland, ME.

TRAVEL AND LODGING

The Westin Portland Harborview

157 High St 

Portland, ME  04101  

207.775.5411

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/RRMC2018 

<https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1503021937&key=255CE
28B> Reservations (for 63nd Annual RRMC) - Please note that there is a
different conference rate for federal vs. non-federal employees.  You will
need to provide the hotel with a federal agency I.D. at check-in to receive
the federal per diem rate.

Reservations must be made by April 28, 2018 to receive the conference rate
or the prevailing Federal per diem rate at the time of the conference
[currently $169/night and $106/ night respectively, plus tax] for room
nights between 20-25 May 2018 [with complementary Wi-Fi].  Check-in time is
3:00 PM, and check-out time is 12:00 noon.  Cancellations within 72 hours of
arrival will be assessed 1 night room + tax penalty.  The conference rate
may be available 3 days before and 3 days after the official room block
dates.  Attendees receiving the federal per diem for conference nights (May
20-25) will not be able to receive the federal per diem for additional
nights adjacent to the room block.  However, the regular conference rate of
$169/ night may be available for additional nights. The hotel is a 100%
non-smoking facility, and smoking in the guest room or hotel will result in
a fee assessed to the guest's hotel bill.

Airport

Portland International Jetport (PWM) 

Travel Distance: Approximately 6.18 km/3.84 miles

Options for getting to and from the hotel include:

Airport Shuttle Service

*	Fee: Complimentary 
*	Hours of operation: 

*	Sat-Sunday

6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

*	Travel Time: 12 minutes

Amtrak Downeaster

*	Hours: 24 hours 
*	Travel Time: 2.5 hours 
*	About: 

The Amtrak Downeaster runs from Brunswick, Maine, to Boston, making several
stops in between. Portland's Amtrak station is less than one mile from the
hotel. Complimentary shuttle pick-ups and drop-offs are available.

Parking Information

*	Self- and Valet Parking Facilities 26-34 USD per day 

Visitor Information:

https://www.mainetourism.com/things-to-do/

https://www.visitportland.com/

PRESENTATION ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS February 1, 2018

Please submit a 1 page abstract to abstracts at rrmc.co.  Use the guidelines
below for preparation of your abstract.

Please indicate if you prefer an oral or poster presentation. Priority
consideration for oral presentation will be given to students, early career
professionals, and abstracts submitted early.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS

Abstracts, one page in length will be published in the program proceedings.
Please include the presentation title, presenter, co-authors, institutions,
and email address of the presenter. Abstract documents should be MS Word
compatible in Times New Roman 12 point font, maximum of one page in length
including tables, figures and references.

See here the abstract format:

TITLE OF YOUR PRESENTATION IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

Name of Presenting Author, Affiliation

email address

Name of other Authors and Affiliation(s) Listed Here

Abstract text Table abstract text Figure abstract text Table abstract text
Figure abstract text Table abstract text Figure abstract text, and finally,
references

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You will be notified if your presentation abstract has been accepted by
March 1, 2018.  If accepted, abstracts will be compiled directly into the
conference program for distribution to attendees.  Final, updated, 1 page
abstracts ( or three page extended abstracts) for presentations will be
accepted at abstracts at rrmc.co until midnight on April 1, 2018.

The final abstracts will be compiled and placed on the conference website
for attendees to download prior to the conference.  If your presentation is
too large to submit via email, please contact the Scientific Program Chair
at abstracts at rrmc.co for instructions on submitting your presentation.

STUDENT ABSTRACTS

Students are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral presentations. The
technical committee will review and select several students who submitted an
oral abstract to receive student registration fee waiver awards.

WORKSHOP ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS February 1, 2018

Please submit a 1 page abstract for your proposed workshop to
workshops at rrmc.co by February 1, 2018.  Use the guidelines below for
preparation of your abstract.

Please include the following in your submission email:

.                   Sponsoring organization

.                   Statement of goals

.                   Will the workshop be technical or commercial in nature1

.                   Requested duration of the workshop

.                   An explanation of plans for workshop proceedings or
tutorial handouts

1 There will be a workshop fee of $125 for a workshop that is commercial in
nature

Please follow these directions to properly format your abstract:

Abstracts of one page in length will be published in the program
proceedings. Please include the workshop title, organizers, as well as the
institutions and email addresses for the organizers.  The abstract should be
an MS Word compatible document, maximum of one page in length including
references using Times New Roman 12 point font.

See here the abstract format:

TITLE OF YOUR WORKSHOP IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

Name of workshop organizer

Affiliation

e-mail address

Abstract text Table abstract text Figure abstract text Table abstract text
Figure abstract text Table abstract text Figure abstract text, and finally,
references

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Note: Abstracts in excess of one page will be returned to the workshop
organizer for reformatting

You will be notified if your workshop proposal has been accepted by March 1,
2018.

If accepted, abstracts will be compiled directly into the conference program
for distribution to attendees.  Final, updated, 1 page abstracts for
accepted workshops will be accepted at workshops at rrmc.co until midnight on
April 1, 2018 or the original abstract submitted will be used.

A computer projector will be available. Workshop facilitators are encouraged
to provide their own audio/visual equipment, such as laptops, flipcharts,
etc.

EXTENDED ELECTRONIC ABSTRACTS

We would like to allow workshop organizers to provide attendees with an
electronic version of the extended abstract to facilitate participation in
the workshop. As such, we welcome updated 3 page extended abstracts of
presentations from the workshop organizers.  Final extended abstracts for
accepted workshops files will be accepted via email at workshops at rrmc.co
until midnight of April 15, 2018.  The extended abstracts will be compiled
and placed on the conference website for attendees to download prior to the
conference.  If your presentation is too large to submit via email, please
contact the Workshops Chair at workshops at rrmc.co for instructions on
submitting your presentation.