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28 May 2021
Hybrid Midyear Workshop Was a Resounding Success

Emily Caffrey, 2021 Midyear Task Force Chair

The Health Physics Society (HPS) midyear workshop was the first of its kind in many ways: it was hybrid, with virtual and in-person attendees; it focused on students and early career members; it tested a brand-new virtual platform, Signalwire; and it hosted a variety of new events, including a three-minute thesis competition!

The first talk of the meeting was by the Environmental Protection Agency's Jon Nagata, who engaged the audience from the beginning using live polling software. Let's take a closer look at what Jon did. He ran live polling software used by individuals on and off site that fed through a PowerPoint presentation remotely from DC to the workshop in Clemson, South Carolina. And it ran flawlessly. I hope you are as impressed as I am. The HPS stood up to the challenges of COVID and offered the membership a wonderful meeting. I hope y'all will join us in Phoenix for the annual meeting in July, which promises to be an exceptional event!