BWCHPS MTG Radiation Artifacts and More!

["Case, Diane (OD)" <DCase@ors.od.nih.gov>]

BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY
March 30, 2000 DINNER MEETING
			
			 						SPEAKER:
CAPT WILLIAM HOLCOMB
"THE RADIOACTIVE WORLD AROUND US"

Note:  This will be a very enjoyable non-technical presentation.  I encourage
you to bring a friend.  Mr. Holcomb is a self made expert in the historical uses
and perceptions of radioactive materials during the early part of the 20th
century.  He will bring some of his collection for our observation.

As the training officer for NIH since 1990, the training program has presented
more than 1900 classes to some 53,000 attendees (including MDs, PhDs,
housekeepers, maintenance, police, firefighters, nurses, construction workers,
etc.) and Bill himself presenting 800 of these classes to some 25,000 attendees.
These activities led Bill into developing the topic for the evening: "THE
RADIOACTIVE WORLD AROUND US."  Bill's objective was to try and bring some
perspective of radiation into the courses, talk about attributes and not
constant danger. In the course of developing this topic, he discovered numerous,
and in many unusual cases, consumer products which contained radioactive
substances as well as how Hollywood and the comic industry treated radiation.
His personal collection includes Fiesta dinnerware, uranium yellow-green
glassware, an advertising pencil containing uranium and suppositories, among
other things.

CAPT Holcomb joined the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 1974 and has
been with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Institutes of Health (NIH).  At EPA he was involved with low-level and
high-level radioactive waste management programs for the development of criteria
and standards for protection of the public health and environment from
unnecessary exposure to radiation. He has been at the NIH since 1990 as the
Radiation Safety Training Officer where he administers a program to educate
personnel in radiation safety and protection. Prior to his USPHS activities he
worked in the areas of reactor fuel reprocessing, fuel fabrication, radioactive
waste management, and reactor support at the Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory.  He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from New Mexico
State University and an M.S. in metallurgical engineering from the University of
Idaho and is also a registered Professional Chemical Engineer.

Date:				THURSDAY, March 30, 2000
Time:		6-7 pm		*Social hour with cash bar.
	 			7-8 pm 	*Dinner:  Buffet: Chicken Curry,
Seafood pasta, Tortoloni with Olive Oil Parsley, Linguini Pesto,
								Baked Potatoes,
Green Beans, Tabouleh, Tossed Green Salad, Assorted Dressings with Vegetable 
								Tray, Hot Rolls
and Coffee, and your choice of Dessert such as Parfait, Chocolate Mouse, 
								Chocolate
Sundae, Ice Cream, Fruit Pie, and Cream Pie.
				8-9-ish 	*Presentation: CAPT Holcomb

Cost:				$18.75 per person.
Location: 	USUHS Dinner Hall
Reservations:		Please email Ms. Janna Shupe at janna.shupe@nist.gov, or
call her at 301-975-5804 during normal work hours. Reservation cut-off is at
noon, 
					March 29, 2000.

Directions:  From 495, take the Bethesda exit. Go South on Rockville
Pike/Wisconsin Avenue (355). About a mile down the Pike you will see NIH on your
right, and then Navy Hospital on your left.  Take a left onto South Wood Rd
(directly across from the NIH/Medical Center Metro).  Bear right onto Palmer
road and drive straight until you can no longer do so (you will pass AFRRI on
left). Take a left and park in the Garage.  Exit garage, cross the road and
enter at "Security."  Show your ID, and take elevator up one floor. 

Your attendance will be appreciated.

Diane L. Case, Ph.D., CHP
President-Elect, BWCHPS
dcase@nih.gov


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