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18th
Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards
(CIRMS)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Building 101, Green Auditorium
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
October 19-21, 2009
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Sponsors:
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National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Best Medical International; Bruker BioSpin Corp., EPR
Division; G.E.
Healthcare; H-E-B; Hopewell Designes, Inc;
IBA Industrial; Landauer, Inc.; Mirion Technologies; Nucletron
Corporation; ScanTech
Holdings; Sterigenics International; Theragenics Corporation;
Thermo Fisher
Scientific;
American Association of Physicists in Medicine; American College
of Radiology; Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US FDA;
Georgia
Institute of Technology, NRE Program; Kent State University; Los
Alamos National Laboratory; National Physical Laboratory (UK);
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Physikalisch-Technische
Bundesanstalt; US Army Primary Standards Laboratory; US Department
of Energy; US Department of Homeland Security; US Nuclear Regulatory
Commission; University of Notre Dame, Radiation Laboratory.
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Audience:
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Industry,
academia and government. |
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Format:
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Plenary, poster, and breakout sessions. |
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Purpose:
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This year's
meeting will focus on radiation measurements and standards for
incident response, including the use of radiation itself as a
tool in emergencies.
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Topics:
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- Medical
Applications
- Radiation
Protection
- Industrial
Applications and Materials Effects
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Registration
Contact:
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Teresa
Vicente, NIST, phone: 301-975-3883, email: teresa.vicente@nist.gov |
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Technical
Contact:
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Lisa Karam,
NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, phone: 301-975-5561, fax: 301-869-7682,
email: lisa.karam@nist.ogv
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Website:
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www.cirms.org |
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Registration:
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On-line
Registration
(By clicking on this link, you are leaving the NIST site.)
Registration
closed on October 12, 2009.
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Payment Contact:
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Tina
Sheehy, Federal Business Council, Inc. phone: 301-206-2940, fax:
301-206-2950, email: tina@fbcinc.com
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Accommodations:
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A block of
rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Washington DC/Gaithersburg
at 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The special rate
is $139.00 per night plus 13% tax. Please contact the hotel directly
at 301/977-8900. To make your reservation, mention that you are
attending the "NIST/CIRMS
Meeting". To
ensure the NIST group rate, reservations
must be received by September 20, 2009.
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