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Request for Abstracts; International Relations Committee - Health
The following from James Barnes
From: "Barnes, James G" <james.g.barnes@boeing.com>
To: "'RadSafe'" <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
Subject: Request for Abstracts; International Relations Committee - Health
Physics Society
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 15:15:46 -0800
Dear all,
The attached announcement is a pilot project of the International Relations
Committee of the Health Physics Society. The intent of the program is to
provide a forum for exchange between radiation safety professionals outside
the United States who may not be able to afford to attend meetings in the
U.S., but who have been involved in research or activities that would be of
interest to Society members.
The guidelines of the program and the contact information are provided in
the announcement. Please do NOT respond to this list.
If you know of anyone who may be interested in submitting an Abstract under
this program, please forward a copy of the announcement to them.
Thanks,
James Barnes, CHP
International Relations Committee; Health Physics Society
james.g.barnes@att.net <mailto:james.g.barnes@att.net>
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The International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Health Physics Society
(United States) is requesting abstracts for a special poster session it is
sponsoring at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society to be
held in Tampa, Florida, on 16 - 20 June 2002. This call is a new Committee
pilot project intending to provide an avenue of communication between health
physics researchers and practitioners who are citizens of foreign countries
and their peers in the United States.
This is a POSTER session; the submitter is NOT required to attend the
conference. It is the Committee's intent to sponsor up to ten posters to be
displayed at the annual meeting. Please note that the Committee is NOT
sponsoring travel or expenses for submitters to attend the conference.
The following guidelines should be followed in submitting the Abstracts for
this event. The DEADLINE is APRIL 24, 2002. The successful submitters will
need to provide a poster not later than 1 June 2002 for posting at the
conference.
The following guidelines apply:
1) The submitter is a citizen of (and residing in) a country other than the
United States. The work may not have any collaborators or authors from the
United States who would otherwise be qualified to submit the project to the
Society through a normal submission process.
2) The submitter is NOT intending to attend the meeting in person.
3) The subject of the submitted work is directly related to health physics,
medical physics, radiation biophysics, radiation biology, radiation safety,
radiation effects, or other discipline or activity directly related to the
field of radiation science or practice of radiation safety. Note that
discussion of innovative work practices, regulatory issues in the foreign
country, unique problems encountered in the practice of radiation safety,
medical treatment of radiation affected populations, etc., are all valid
subjects for submittal. The mere use of radiation or radioactivity in the
conduct of a project (such as radiotracer studies) does NOT qualify it for
consideration.
4) Minimum abstract length is 150 words; maximum is 1,000 words. The
abstract must be provided in the English language in an ELECTRONIC FORMAT
(i.e., MS Word, WordPerfect, ASCII text file, etc.).
5) Submitted abstracts are to follow this example:
TITLE.* Presenter 1, Presenter2, Presenter3(1Presenter 1 full address and
affiliation; 2Presenter2 full address and affiliation, etc.)
Text (A thorough description of the work. Not less than 150 words nor more
than 1,000).
*(If work was supported under government or private grant, or performed as
part of routine work duties, provide information as to the source of funding
or the employer.)
6) The Abstracts will be reviewed by members of the International Relations
Committee with assistance from other interested Society members. In general,
the criteria of review will be relevance to the practice of radiation
safety, quality of the science or practice, potential level of interest to
meeting attendees, etc. The Committee is particularly interested in
displaying work that is innovative or is exploring aspects of radiation
safety that have not been the subject of extensive research, commercial, or
regulatory interest in the United States.
7) Submittals must be in an ELECTRONIC format. The PREFERRED method of
submission is by email to:
IRC-Abstracts@worldnet.att.net
Alternately, an abstract may be submitted on a 3.5" floppy disk or on a
CD-ROM by surface mail to:
ATTN: International Relations Poster Session
Health Physics Society
1313 Dolley Madison Blvd; Suite 402
McLean, VA 22101
United States
8) Those persons whose Abstracts are selected for presentation will be
expected to provide a poster to be displayed at the annual meeting. The
available poster area will be approximately 240 cm x 120 cm (8 ft. X 4 ft.).
A member of the Committee or an interested society member will assist the
submitter in the preparation of the poster, if desired. For efficiency,
posters should be transmitted to the Society in an electronic format.
Posters must be prepared in the English language. A Powerpoint-type
presentation format is acceptable.
10) The posters will be displayed in a special section of the Poster
Sessions at the annual meeting. The International Relations Committee will
provide a host for each session who will describe the program, who will
provide a discussion of each poster with interested Society members, and
will assist members with contact information for the submitter. The
Committee will encourage members to contact the submitter in order to
establish collaborative efforts in the future.
11) The individuals preparing posters will receive an acknowledgement of
their participation in the annual meeting.
Questions regarding the program can be sent to james.g.barnes@att.net.
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