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Jill Newmyer, Student Support Committee Chair

The Student Support Committee of the Health Physics Society (HPS) will be hosting a variety of events during the IRPA 16/69th HPS Annual Meeting, which will be held in Orlando, 7–12 July 2024. Come by and check them out!

Student Icebreaker Event

The student icebreaker will be held on Sunday, 7 July, 2–3 pm, right before the Quiz Bowl. Come out to meet and network with fellow students!

Quiz Bowl

Ever wanted to test your radiation protection knowledge against other students? Which school actually has the best health physics program? Group together and quiz your smarts in our annual HPS Quiz Bowl, sponsored by the Student Support Committee. The 2024 Quiz Bowl will be on Sunday, 7 July, 3–5 pm. Teams will be limited to eight teams with a maximum of six people per team. Sign-up for teams will be sent out via email and on-site 30 minutes before the start. See you there!

Speed Networking

The popular "Speed Networking" event will be back this year on Monday evening, 8 July, 5:30–6:30 pm. Open to all meeting registrants, this event is a whirlwind mixer designed to connect anyone looking for mentorship in health physics with those who have resources and advice to share! Participants are encouraged to bring LOTS of business cards and can certainly bring résumés or job postings if they would like. This is a great way for new attendees to find a mentor for the remainder of the conference or start a long-term mentoring relationship. This event is cohosted by the Mentorship and Student Support Committees.