Conference on Radiation Risk

[Tore Ramsoy <Tore.Ramsoy@nrpa.no>]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

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INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (WORKSHOP) ON RADIATION RISK 
RISK PERCEPTION AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS

Time and venue
October 19-20, 1995 at 
     Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica, 
     Oslo, Norway.

Organisers
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority 
and Swedish Radiation Protection Institute.

The Risk seminar is sponsored by:
European Commission DG XII
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Swedish Radiation Protection Institute

Major themes
The major themes of the Workshop will be: 
1. Risk in the modern society
2. Risk philosphy of radiation protection
3. Risk perception and social constructions
4. Communication and information.

Participation and registration
All who are interested in the human aspect of risk perception and the need
of comminication and information around it are invited to participate in the
seminar.
	
The seminar fee is NOK 900.  
Final date for registration and payment of the seminar fee is 
July 1, 1995   ( if paid later than July 1 the fee is NOK 1500 )

Submission and publication of abstracts
Deadline for submitting abstracts is August 1, 1995.  Abstracts should not
exceed one page (figures and references included). The abstracts will be
reproduced photographically, exactly as typed, and compiled in the seminar
abstract book.  The proceedings will also be published in Radiation
Protection Dosimetry after normal refereeing procedures.

Registration/accomodation form and abstract to be addressed to:
Per Strand 
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
P.O.Box 55, N-1345 Østerås, Norway

Registration fee and accomodation deposit to be sent to :
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Bankaccount: 6322 05 11503, SWIFT-adr: XIAN NO KK SVK

Secretariat:  RISK/NRPA - P.O.Box 55, N-1345 Østerås, Norway, Tel.. +47-67
16 25 00  Fax: +47-67 14 74

Background
Risk assessment and communication has to a large extent been quantitative,
also in radiation protection. In most countries information strategies based
on this approach have largely failed, both in terms of reassuring the
general public about radiation risks and, in particular, establishing trust
in authorities after the accidents such as Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
The generally held view that these information strategies have failed in so
many countries is indicativ of some common problems. In addition, however,
specific issues (e.g. whether a country generates nuclear energy) in
individual countries may also be of importance. The radiation protection
community in general has been opposed by many environmental groups and from
different political standpoints. This also constitute parts of the social
condition for information, communications and decisions.

Objectives
The objective of the seminar (the workshop) is to bring together actively
working scientists from different diciplines, working on risk research, in
particular radiation risk research. It is to be hoped that inter-discipline
contact will fertilize and vitalize the research activitites in the field,
by addressing the questions from different standpoints and with different
methodology. It is hoped in particular that discussions on methodology
should facilitate multi-institutional projects combining quantitative and
qualitative methods into a more comprehensive approach to the problems.


Invited Lectures:

Dir.gen.em. Bo Lindell, Stockholm :  		
                The Risk Philosophy of Radiation Protection

Prof. Paul Slovic PhD, Eugene, Oregon :
                Radiation Risk Perception and Communication


Scientific committee:
Jon Reitan 			Norway
Lars Weisaeth			Norway
Neale Kelly			European Commission
Lennart Sjoeberg		Sweden
Bertil Maardberg		Sweden
Jean Brenot			France

Organising committee
Per Strand 			Norway
Neale Kelly			European Commission
Arnfinn Toennessen		Norway
Ragnar Waldahl		Norway
Ulf Baeverstam			Sweden



International seminar on Radiation Risk, 
Risk Perception and Social Constructions
Oslo, Norway  October 19-20, 1995

Registration and Accomodation booking 
Closing date July 1, 1995



    Registration


    Name:..........................Mr./Mrs. ....................


    Institute:..............................................................
........................................................................ 
    Address:................................................................
    
    Country:..........................Tel.:............Fax.:................


Title of contribution...................................................


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Registration is valid when seminar fee NOK 900 is paid within July 1, 1995

  

  Accomodation booking:  

 
Please reserve 	O   singel room (NOK 995,- per night incl. breakfast )
		O   double room (NOK  1195,-    ----      ---------  )

for me at Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica from

   ..........Oct.  to .........Oct., 1995




        Date	:___________


        Name    :_______________________________


Accomodation booking is valid when deposit NOK 600 is paid within July 1, 1995


Money transfer or checks drawn on a Norwegian bank should be payable to :

Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority

Bankaccount:  6233 05 11 503, SWIFT -adr: XIAN NO KK SVK

(Name/ad.ofbank:Kredittkassen,Otto Rugesvei 80,N-1345 Oesteraas, Norway)
 
Your name must accompany the payment.  
Please mark the deposits respectively:"Registration fee / Accomodation
deposit RISK seminar- Oct. 1995"



Secretariat:  RISK/NRPA - P.O.Box 55, N-1345 Østerås, Norway, Tel.. +47-67
16 25 00  Fax: +47-67 14 74 07