March 31st Meeting of the Baltimore-Washington HPS Chapter

[altman@cmr.gov (Stuart M. Altman)]

The Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society would like
to invite all
interested individuals in the Washington D.C. area and those who just
happen to be in the
area, to attend our next Chapter Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 31,
1998.  We are
proud to present Keith Dinger, President-Elect of the Health Physics
Society, as our
featured speaker.

DATE:     Tuesday, March 31, 1998

TIME:      6:00 - 7:00 pm    Social Hour
               7:00 - 8:00 pm    Buffet Dinner, with choice of Chicken Stir
Fry or
                                          Trout Almondine, Oriental
Vegetables, Wild Rice,
                                          Salad, and Desert (Cost $20 for
Members/

$25 for Non-members)
               8:00 pm               Speaker

TOPIC:     Keith Dinger is planning to present a talk entitled: "Health
Physics,
               the Society, and You - What to do? What to do?"  Keith will
provide
               his comments and thoughts regarding the state of our profession,
               the evolution of health physics into an operationally
oriented profession,
               and the role of the Society in responding to these changes.
Keith will
               discuss the question of regulatory burden, the issue of
applying the linear
               no-threshold hypothesis to radiation safety, and his plans
for his year as
               President of the HPS.

LOCATION:   Uniformed Services University Hospital of the Health Sciences
                   Bethesda Naval Medical Center Complex

RESERVATIONS: Call the HPS Chapter telephone, 301-949-4178 and leave your
name and telephone number.  Please speak slowly and distinctly so that we
can type the reservation list from the recording.  Reservation cut-off is
noon FRIDAY March 27. Cancellations must be received at least 24 hours
prior to the dinner or you may be required to pay for the meal.

NOTE:  Due to security requirements, anybody entering the USHHS facility
after 7:00 pm will be required to present a photo identification and sign in.

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Stuart M. Altman
Senior Nuclear Scientist
Pacific-Sierra Research Corp.
Center for Monitoring Research
voice: (703) 247-1833
fax: (703) 243-5379
altman@cmr.gov
http://www.cdidc.org