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Kathryn D. Held, NCRP President

Due to circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) has cancelled the 2020 NCRP Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for 23–24 March at the Hyatt Bethesda Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland. In recent days, a number of speakers and council members have indicated that they will not be able to attend the meeting, with indications that others would reach similar decisions in coming days. The NCRP expresses its regret for the inconvenience.

The NCRP Annual Business Meeting will be held by webinar on Tuesday, 24 March, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern). All council members will receive a separate email containing information about joining that webinar within the next few days.

All in-person PAC meetings scheduled for Sunday, 22 March, are also canceled. Either NCRP or PAC chairs will be contacting the members of their PACs with information on rescheduling PAC meetings to be held by webinars.

The scientific program that was arranged for the meeting—"Radiation & Flight: A Down-to-Earth Look at Risks"—will be carried forward to the 2021 meeting (19–20 April 2021 at the Hyatt Bethesda).

If the NCRP office made reservations at the Hyatt Hotel for you for the meeting, we will take care of canceling the hotel reservations. We understand that many airlines are allowing flight cancelations/changes without penalty at this time. Please inform us if you have any problems.