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MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - INTERNATIONAL DOSIMETRY SYMPOSIUM



     The 16th Annual Panasonic International Dosimetry Symposium will be 
     held June 2 - 6, 1997 in Myrtle Beach, SC.  If you plan to attend but 
     have not yet registered, contact Dave Katzman at Panasonic as soon as 
     possible --- (201) 348-5339
     
     The preliminary meeting agenda is:
     
     
     Mon, Jun 02, 1997, 
     Opening remarks; Factory Presentations
     Panasonic Dosimetry Fellowships; 
        Presentations by 1996 award recipients
     Greg Jones - San Jose State Univ: Measuring Heat Capacity of Panasonic 
     TLDs   
     Eric  Wagner - 
     
     International presentations
     
     Tue, Jun 03, 1997
     9:00AM - 3:00PM Individual Discussions  
     3:00PM - 8:30PM Dosimetry - Where we've been and where we're going S
     Presentations from the following are scheduled:
     Dr. John Cameron 
     Bruce Busby 
     Paul Martin (NVLAP)
     Bob Loesch (DOELAP)
     Rick Jones (DOELAP) 
     Joe Miklos - Current Status of Beta Particle Dosimetry Standards
     Mike Lantz - Electronic Dosimetry Issues
     
     Wed, Jun 04, 1997 -
     7:00AM - 8:30AM Early Bird Sessions
     9:00AM - 11:30AM Session #1 -  
     LtCdr Dave Schauer & Lt John Crapo (Navy) -- N-13 Standards Activities
     Bill Harris (Army) - Low energy photon dosimetry
     Alan Houston - Naval Research - Laser Based TLD Reader
     1LT  Francis Afinidad (Air Force) - Space Dosimetry - RME-III
     
     1:30PM - 5:30PM Session #2
     Gloria Loftus (INEL) characterizing the INEL Cs-137 irradiator
     R.O. Rushton (Hopewell Designs)
        Calibration Laboratory at Savannah River - Facility Overview    
     Development of an Automated Irradiator Control System
     Bert Miller (Union Electric) Experiences with NVLAP
     Greg Jones (Lawrence Berkeley Lab) - Automated Physical Review of 
     Panasonic TLDs
     DuToit Volschenk (South Africa Bureau of Standards) - Uncertainty 
     Estimate of a Panasonic 4-Element Dosimeter with a non-continuous Dose 
     Calculation Algorithm Break-Out Sessions - Software, Standards, 
     Electronic Dosimeter, Program management issues, Network Support, Etc.
     
     
     Thu, Jun 05, 1997
     7:00AM - 8:30AM Early Bird Session #2
     9:00AM - 12:00PM Session #3 -
     1Lt Francis Afinidad (Air Force) - Using UD-807 to characterize a 
     medical device 
     Emery Allen (Georgia Power) - Management of Personnel Dosimetry 
     Programs 
     Dave Pepalis (Argonne)  - New badge holder 
     Ralph Mapplebeck (New Brunswick Power) Topic ?
     
     1:30PM - 4:00PM Session #4 - 
     Joel White (ICN)  Environmental Dosimetry 
     Mary Lynne Thomas (NRC) The NRC dosimetry program
     Gladys Klemic (DOE EML) - 10th/11th Environmental  Intercomparison 
     Mr. Ke (Taiwan Power) - Environmental Dosimetry Program at Taiwan 
     Power
     Don McFarland (Arizona Public Service) A New Computer System for 
     Dosimetry Operations
     
     Fri, Jun 06, 1997, 8:00AM - 10:30AM 
     Wrap up Session
     
     A Symposium Proceedings will be published.
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     Individuals who wish to make shorter presentations may be accommodated 
     as time permits.  Contact the Symposium Chairperson as soon as 
     possible for details.
     
     Bruce Dicey
     Symposium Chairperson
     Phone: (210) 536-5569
     E-Mail: Bruce.Dicey@guardian.brooks.af.mil