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13 September 2022
67th HPS Annual Meeting Photos: Special Sessions

If you attended the 67th Health Physics Society Annual Meeting live or virtually, you can revisit sessions you loved or those you missed by logging into the meeting site using the link you were sent when you registered. The Sign In button is at the top right side of the page. The sessions are available from the Schedule tab.

If you have trouble finding/accessing your Pathable link, email meetings@HPS.org and ask to have your sign-in information sent to you.

If you did not previously register and would like to view sessions from the meeting, registration is still open on the meeting website.

Sessions from the 67th HPS Annual Meeting will be available until 31 December.

Following are some of the many sessions held during the meeting.

 

International Collaboration Committee Special Session

The International Collaboration Committee Special Session, How to Influence the Future of Radiological Protection, was held on 21 July. Among the participants in the session were, left to right, Session Chair Dr. George Tabatadze and Dr. Donald Cool, International Commission on Radiological Protection. Cool presented "How Do I Get Involved in US Recommendations and Regulations." It was a phenomenal special session!
Photo courtesy of Sara Dumit

 

Internal Dosimetry Session

The Internal Dosimetry Session took place on 19 July and was well attended. A total of ten abstracts were presented in person. The presentations included topics on biokinetic models, dose assessment, in vivo counting systems, uncertain parameters, uncertainty propagation, effective communication, and others! The photo shows the session speakers and chair, left to right, Daniel Strom, Stacey McComish, Lainy Cochran, Deepesh Poudel, Session Chair Sara Dumit, Dmitri Margot, Mauritius Hiller, and LaVonne Stamper. Speaker Michael Stabin was not present when the photo was taken.
Photo courtesy of Sergei Tolmachev

 

HPS Government Relations Program Session

The HPS Government Relations Program Session took place on 18 July and included the following presentations:

Top row, left to right, Craig Little, HPS Federal Agency Liaison (Interacting With Federal Agencies and Congress: The HPS Government Relations Program), Joseph P. Ring, HPS Government Relations Committee Chair (Health Physics Society Government Relations Committee), and Isaf Al-Nabulsi, US Department of Energy (The United States Department of Energy Radiation Health Studies Programs)

Bottom row, left to right, Stephanie Coffin, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's $16 Million University Nuclear Leadership Program), Theresa Clark, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Health Physicists: The Next Generation, Building Capacity for Our Radiation Protection Future at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Mike Boyd, US Environmental Protection Agency (An Overview of the 2022 OSTP Recommendations for Coordinating Radiation Biology Research), and David Connolly, HPS Congressional Liaison (HPS and DC: The HPS Government Relations Program)
Photos and screenshots courtesy of Casper Sun and Mary Walchuk

 

Workings of the Health Physics Society: A "How To" Training Session

The Workings of the Health Physics Society Session took place on 21 July and included presentations by the following HPS leaders:

Top row, left to right, Tim Taulbee (Introduction), Nicole Martinez (Practical Strategies to Promote Inclusiveness), Jan Braun (Bylaws, Rules, and Standard Operating Procedures), and Emily Caffrey (The Health Physics Society's Ask the Experts Feature: A Tool for Risk Communication)

Middle row, left to right, Charles Wilson (Transitioning From Student to Early Career Professional for the Health Physicist), Thomas Johnson (Tips on How to Prepare for the ABHP Exam), Lainy Cochran (HPS Membership Renewal and Upgrade Overview), and Brant Ulsh (Getting the Most From Your Health Physics Journal)

Bottom row, left to right, Chris Shaw (Presenting at HPS Meetings: A Program Committee Perspective), Eric Goldin (Awards Committee and Scientific and Public Issues Committee), Mike Mahathy (HPS Continuing Education Programs: Past, Present, Future), and Brant Ulsh (Radiation Biology for Health Physicists)
Screenshots courtesy of Mary Walchuk