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"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!

Dining Out

The food scene in St. Louis is reason enough to attend the conference. With the many different neighborhoods in St. Louis each grounded in different cultural backgrounds, you can be sure to find St. Louis famous treats such as:

• Gooey butter cake at:
  • Gooey Louie
  • Park Avenue Coffee
  • Federhofer's Bakery
  • Russell's on Macklind
  • Missouri Baking Company
• Toasted ravioli on the Hill at:
  • Lombardo's Trattoria
  • Charlie Gitto's
  • Zia's
  • Mama's
• St. Louis-style pizza at:
  • Frank & Helen's Pizzeria
  • Monte Bello Pizzeria
  • Joanie's To Go
• Barbeque:
  • Pappy's Smokehouse
  • Salt & Smoke
  • Sugarfire Smokehouse
• Pubs:
  • Maggie O'Brien's
  • Paddy O's
  • Seamus McDaniels
• … and more!

Weather

February in St. Louis typically experiences daily highs from 42°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 26°F or exceeding 67°F. Daily low temperatures range from 26°F to 32°F, rarely falling below 10°F or exceeding 45°F.

Pack Your Bags

Prepare for great accommodations, a fantastic scientific program, great food, and music all with your fellow radiation safety colleagues from across North America. Join us and expand your knowledge and find solutions to problems you may be facing. Come and share your ideas and work with us. Engage in networking and meet new people in radiation protection—you never know when that new connection may prove to be a valuable resource. Take the opportunity to learn about radiation safety topics outside your typical health physics practice. If you are excited as I am about this conference, start making your travel plans and join us in St. Louis!

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