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Radsafers:
FYI.
Bob Cherry
bobcherry@cox.net
>
> From: "Fischer, Karl (NIH/OD/ORS)" <fischerk@ors.od.nih.gov>
> Date: 2004/10/07 Thu AM 08:49:40 EDT
> Subject: BWCHPS October Broadcast
>
> Fellow BWCHPS Member,
>
> The following announcements are provided to you by the Executive Committee:
>
> October Meeting Reminder
>
> Postcard announcements for the 10/19/04 dinner meeting were recently mailed
> to all members, but the presentation title was accidentally omitted due to a
> printing error. To clarify, Dr. Charles Miller (CDC) will deliver a
> presentation entitled "Reconstructing Radiation Doses to Members of the
> Public from Nuclear Weapons Production and Testing: Fact or Fiction?" The
> meeting announcement is online at
> http://www.hps1.org/chapters/bwc/announcement.htm
> <http://www.hps1.org/chapters/bwc/announcement.htm> .
>
> This meeting will take place at the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad, 5020
> Battery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814. The social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m.,
> followed by dinner at 7:00 and the presentation at 8:00. The cost is $20
> for Chapter members, $25 for non-members, and $10 for students.
>
> Advance reservations are necessary for this meeting and the facility
> requires a minimum guarantee of 40 guests, so please make plans to attend.
> Please confirm your reservation with Neil Barss (neil.m.barss@saic.com,
> 703-676-8041) by Noon on Tuesday 10/12/04. Please remember that the Chapter
> is required to pay for no-shows, so please honor your commitment to attend
> this meeting.
>
> Summer School Textbooks Available
>
> Thanks to the staff at Secretariat, textbooks from the 2004 HPS Summer
> School ("Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological
> Terrorism") will be available for purchase at the 10/19/04 dinner meeting.
>
> Wanted: Newsletter Submissions
>
> Ray Johnson is currently planning the next edition of the Newsletter, due in
> your mailbox by early November. We invite you to contribute to this and
> future issues by submitting items and articles that may be of interest to
> your fellow Chapter members. Examples might be:
>
> Work/research in progress
> Facility overviews
> Recent professional publications/articles of interest
> Book/article reviews
> Honors and awards
> Professional milestones (e.g. new jobs and promotions)
> Personal milestones (e.g. birthdays, birth of children)
> Job vacancies
>
> Items can be submitted via e-mail as text or in a word processing document.
> Depending on the response, the editor will decide how best to include
> submitted materials.
>
> Remember, you don't need to be an officer or attend meetings to get involved
> -- this is a great opportunity!
>
> Wanted: Committee Help
>
> Would you like to get involved with the BWC, but not sure how? Volunteer to
> help with a committee! Our committees and their primary responsibilities
> are:
>
> Membership -- recruit and welcome new members, renewal drive, Membership
> Directory, poll interests and preferences
> Program & Publicity -- plan meetings, recruit speakers, secure venues, and
> run publicity
> Education & Training -- plan and coordinate Certification Review Course and
> Science Teacher Workshops
> Affiliates -- recruit new affiliates and help businesses interface with
> health physicists in the region
> Publications -- coordinate Newsletters and various announcements
> Nominating & Elections -- recruit officer candidates, submit nominations for
> National awards and officers
> Finance -- budget, dinner meeting collections, scholarship program
> Legislative -- summarize legislative issues affecting radiation protection
> Public Information -- public education about radiation
> Website -- website maintenance, design and updates
>
> Committees are a great way to "learn the ropes" of the BWCHPS, interface
> with the Executive Committee, and express interest in serving as a future
> officer.
>
> American Nuclear Society Policy Forum
>
> The following announcement is provided on behalf of ANS-DC. Any questions
> or comments should be directed to ANS-DC.
>
> The DC Section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has formally invited
> BWCHPS members to attend a policy forum on Nuclear Science and Technology in
> the Next Presidential Administration, which will take place on 10/20/04 in
> Washington, DC. Representing the Bush-Cheney campaign will be Former
> Congressman Robert Walker, one-time Chairman of the House Science Committee
> and chairman of Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates. Representing
> the Kerry-Edwards campaign will be Dr. Henry C. Kelly, former Assistant
> Director for Technology in the White House Office of Science and Technology
> Policy and current President of the Federation of American Scientists. The
> forum will be moderated by Llewellyn King, publisher of Energy Daily and
> White House Chronicle. This will not be a debate. Each speaker will make a
> 25-minute opening statement/presentation and there will be opportunities for
> Q&A during the open discussion that follows.
>
> The forum will take place on 10/20/04 at 5:30 p.m. in the John Wesley Powell
> Auditorium at 2170 Florida Avenue NW, within walking distance of Dupont
> Circle Metro (Q Street exit) and Metrobus routes L2, L4, N2, and N4.
> Parking is available on the street or at the Washington Hilton Embassy Row
> Hotel. The Powell auditorium is affiliated with the private Cosmos Club,
> which places restrictions on the conduct of events permitted at the
> facility. Guests must be sponsored, and attendance is restricted to
> individuals or members of organizations that were invited to attend. Jacket
> and tie dress code for men and "the usual contemporary interpretation for
> women."
>
> A brief social half-hour with light refreshments will precede the
> presentations, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. The program is expected to end
> by 7:30 p.m., after which participants will be free to make their own dinner
> arrangements. If you plan to attend, please reserve your spot by October 15
> with Ken Rogers (kcrogers@aol.com <mailto:kcrogers@aol.com> , 301-530-4489)
> or Ray Durante (Raymond.W.Durante@aol.com <mailto:Raymond.W.Durante@aol.com>
> , 301-718-2995) and send a check payable to ANS-DC to Ken Rogers (6202
> Perthshire Court, Bethesda, MD 20817) or Ray Durante (Durante Associates,
> 4641 Montgomery Ave., Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20814) to help cover the costs
> of the auditorium and refreshments.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Karl W. Fischer, CHP
> Secretary, BWCHPS
> www.bwchps.org <http://www.bwchps.org>
>
>
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