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14 October 2021
2022 IRPA North American Regional Congress

"Meeting the Challenges in the Practice of Radiation Protection"
20–24 February 2022
Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri

This coming February, the Health Physics Society (HPS) joins with the American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), American Nuclear Society (ANS), Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD), Canadian Radiation Protection Association (CRPA), National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and Mexican Society of Irradiation and Dosimetry (SMID) to host the first-ever North American Regional Congress for the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) both virtually and in person in St. Louis Missouri!

Accommodations

The North American Regional Congress will be held at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. The hotel occupies the 1894 Union Station, connects to the Union Station Aquarium and St. Louis Ferris Wheel, and is just minutes away from the Scottrade Center, the Peabody Opera House, Busch Stadium, the Gateway Arch, Lumiere Place Casino, and the Americas Dome.

Scientific Program

The conference will include talks covering a wide range of health physics interests as well as several trainings throughout. Topics include:

  • Scientific Basis of Health Physics
    • Biological effects of radiation
    • Epidemiology of radiation exposure
  • Characterization of Radiation Exposures
    • External dosimetry
    • Internal dosimetry
    • Environmental and wildlife dosimetry
    • Instrumentation and measurements
  • Nonionizing Radiation/5G
  • Applied Health Physics
    • Nuclear facilities
    • Medical health physics
    • Veterinary health physics
    • Military health physics
    • Environmental health physics
    • Natural radioactivity
    • Space radiation
    • Disasters in health physics
  • Regulations and Communications
    • Regulatory issues
    • Communications with the public
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Response
  • Reasonableness in Health Physics
  • Health Physicists' Response to a Pandemic
  • Controversies in Medical Health Physics

Awards

The IRPA Young Scientists and Professionals Award will be given at the conference. The purpose of this award is to promote professional development of and recognize the accomplishments made by early career scientists and professionals working in radiation protection in all its subfields. To apply for the award, review the rules. Important deadlines to apply are as follows:

  • Abstract submission deadline – 15 October 2021
  • Abstracts provided to respective Associate Society for evaluation – 1 November 2021
  • Associate Society selection of nominees – 1 December 2021
  • Papers due to Award Organizer and Associate Society – 15 December 2021
  • Associate Society indication if paper not approved – 15 January 2022
  • Formation of jury complete – 15 January 2022
  • Start of Regional Congress – 20 February 2022

For more information about the meeting please visit the HPS/IRPA 2022 meeting microsite.