Re[2]: HPS HomePage -Reply

["GREEN, JAMES K" <greenjx@songs.sce.com>]

Could this be a joint venture with the ANS RP&S?  Both Organizations would 
benefit from such a venture.


Jim Green
Treasurer, SONGS Plant Branch ANS
Greenjx@songs.sce.com

Jeff Kleck wrote:
     
>With regard to your [Marv Goldman's] ending remark (see below), 
>"Sending messages out on the internet that we don't do anything for 
>our members is being part of the problem."
     
>you are wrong! Open and frank discussions are what our society, and 
>any organization, need the most. They are indeed part of the 
>solution,  . . . . If my remarks are without substance, my 
>ramblings will quickly be refutted by an outslaught of e-mail 
>putting me straight. 
     
It is my opinion that anyone who considers themselves a 
"professional" in the area of radiation protection should belong to 
the HPS. I am certainly no cheerleader for the HPS and have let 
Marvin know, in no uncertain terms, what I think is wrong with it. 
Nevertheless, there are clear advantages to being a member:
     
I. Attendance at local chapter meetings (in large part, the chapters 
owe their existence to the HPS), regional meetings and national 
meetings 
    a. expand ones professional contacts.
    b. allow a frank exchange of ideas in an unthreatening atmosphere
with representatives of regulatory agencies.
    c. provide numerous educational opportunities through the
technical papers, poster sessions, continuing education lectures and 
professional enrichment programs.
     
II. Attendance at the HPS summer school provides an excellent 
opportunity to learn about a particular topic from a wide array of 
experts. 
     
III. Receipt of the newsletter provides information about job 
openings, hot topics, rule changes, upcoming courses etc.
     
IV. Receipt of the membership handbook alone is worth the price of 
admission. It provides addresses and phone numbers not only of 
members but state radiation program offices, federal agencies, 
vendors, and a bunch of other neat stuff.
     
V. Receipt of the Journal provides technical information and info on 
various commercial products. While most of the papers will be skipped 
over, there are always a few gems e.g. Cohens papers, said to "prove" 
hormesis and the falsity of the linear no threshold approach, are 
cited so often that I, for one, want to scream.
     
VI. The HPS has a lending library for videotapes that will also sell 
copies of handouts used in the HPS meeting PEP sessions.
     
VII. If you become an active member of an HPS committee and have a 
good idea, the HPS might support it financially. Thats how the 
Centennial Calendar came into being.
     
I could go on but I've got work to do. Jeff, there must be something 
membership does for you or you wouldn't be a member. Maybe it just 
looks good on the resume. Hey, thats another reason to join, reason 
VIII.
     
Paul Frame
Professional Training Programs
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
framep@orau.gov