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Brant Ulsh, CHP, PhD, Health Physics Editor in Chief
As I have mentioned before, I write these notes a few months ahead of when they are published. At the moment, I am at the Health Physics Society's annual meeting in Phoenix. It is great to get out to see colleagues after the lost COVID year. I have seen many intriguing talks this year delivered both in person and remotely. Consider the work that goes into preparing a talk—researching existing knowledge on the selected topic, designing experiments or performing a radiation safety function, analyzing and documenting the results, organizing the information, creating supporting graphics—many of the same steps are involved in writing a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
I want to strongly encourage all the speakers contributing to the Phoenix meeting to consider converting their talks into articles to submit to the Health Physics Journal. You have already done the heavy lifting in preparing your talks, so why not get the most bang for your buck and also present that material in the Journal? Talks are very valuable and are a great way to share your work with your colleagues participating in the meeting. The hybrid format of this year's meeting is expanding the audience for the talks beyond just the in-person attendees here in Phoenix. But to reach the widest audience, I ask authors to write those papers and get them into the journal so colleagues around the world can benefit from your work and experiences.
Editor's Pick in the September issue of Health Physics:
