International Conference on Low Doses

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

I know several persons at the conference and hope to have a report within a
week or so. 

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
Radiation, Science, and Health

> I would be very interested to know if anyone on this list knows anyone who
> is at this conference.  I think a report summarizing it would make very
> interesting and relevant reading material.  Any 'takers'?
> 
> Chris Davey
>         RSO  Cross Cancer Institute  11560 University Avenue
>         Edmonton   Alberta   Canada  T6G 1Z2
>         (403)432-8616   fax 432-8615    email cdavey@med.phys.ualberta.ca
>         pager number 005, just call (403) 432-8771 and ask for that pager
> 
> Conference details:
> 
> "14 November 1997       IAEA/WHO International Conference on 
>     "Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: Biological Effects and Regulator
>      Control"
> The biological estimates of health effects of low doses of ionizing
> radiation and the regulatory approach to the control of low level
> radiation exposure have both been much debated during recent times.
> Fundamental research in molecular genetics and cellular biology has
> progressed significantly over the past years, increasing the knowledge of
> the basic mechanisms of effects. New epidemiological evidence related to
> human populations and other species has yielded better understanding of
> the health risks involved, and molecular epidemiology is opening doors for
> further improvement of such understanding.  To foster the information
> exchange on the biological and health effects of low doses of ionizing
> radiation and discuss recent research and findings, an International
> Conference, jointly sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency
> (IAEA) and the World Health (WHO), in co-operation with the United Nations
> Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) is being held from
> 17 to 21 November 1997 at Seville, Spain. Over 600 experts 85 countries
> and five International Organizations are expected to participate. The
> Government of Spain is hosting this Conference and is facilitating its
> organization through a group of five Spanish institutions led by the
> Nuclear Safety Council (CSN). (The levels and biological effects resulting
> from exposure to ionizing radiation are continuously reviewed by UNSCEAR.
> Since its creation in 1928, the International Commission on Radiological
> Protection (ICRP) has published recommendations on protection against
> radiation. These recommendations have served as the basis for national,
> regional and international safety standards on this matter, including
> those developed by the IAEA and the WHO.  The Conference in Seville
> features two background sessions with reports on developments and findings
> in the field as well as a series of discussion sessions on the different
> aspects of radiation effects. There will be two poster sessions where
> research results will be presented. A summary session will highlight the
> topics of the discussions and presentations of the Conference."