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Burk, Executive Director AAHP Courses ..............................21 Board PEP Programs ...............................23 Kendall Berry CEL Programs ...............................27 Jan Braun Author Index ............................... 29 Thomas Johnston Hotel Floor Plans ............................31 Mike Mahathy Thomas Morgan Tim Taulbee Registration Hours Jeffrey Whicker Ballroom Foyer Latha Vasudevan Sunday 26 January Tuesday 28 January 3:30 PM-5:30 PM 7:30 AM-3:00 PM Program Committee/Task Force Monday 27 January Wednesday 29 January Program Committee Chair: Chris Shaw 7:30 AM-3:00 PM 8:00 AM-10:00 AM Task Force Chair: Megan Lobaugh Jason Davis Exhibit Hours Hannah Graham Grand Ballroom D-H Tim Kirkham Monday Jack Kraus 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM.................Exhibits Open 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM.................Coffee Break 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM..........Complimentary Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ................Poster Session Looking for WiFi? 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM..................Coffee Break Network: Marriott_CONFERENCE 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM............Exhibitor Reception Password: HPSM Tuesday 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM.................Exhibits Open 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM.................Coffee Break 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM..........Complimentary Lunch Thank you to our Sponsor 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ................Poster Session Dan Caulk Memorial Fund 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM..................Coffee Break Final Program 1 HPS COMMITTEE MEETINGS All Committee Meetings are in the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Saturday 25 January 2020 Tuesday 28 January 2020 Executive Committee Meeting MHPS Board Meeting and Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Oakley 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Linden Oak AAHP Nominating Committee Board Reception 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Oakley 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Hospitality Suite 131 Wednesday 29 January 2020 Sunday 26 January 2020 Program Committee Meeting HPS Board Meeting 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Forest Glen 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Linden Oak AAHP Executive Committee 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Brookside A Speaker Ready Room Program Committee Meeting Middlebrook 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Middlebrook Sunday .................12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Science Support Committee Meeting Monday ................. 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Oakley Tuesday ................ 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday .............8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Monday 27 January 2020 HPS Nominating Committee 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Linden Oak CAMPEP Application Statement AAHP Nominating Committee The program committee has requested approval 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Linden Oak for 17.1 MPCEC for the midyear program. Note For CHPs The American Academy of Health Physics has approved the following meeting-related activities for continuing education credits for CHPs: • Meeting attendance is granted 1 CEC per contact hour, excluding meals and business meetings; • AAHP 8-hour courses are granted 16 CECs each; • HPS 2-hour PEP courses are granted 4 CECs each; • HPS 1-hour CELs are granted 2 CECs each. 2 Health Physics Society 53rd Midyear Meeting SOCIAL EVENTS All Social Events are in the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Sunday 26 January 2020 Tuesday 28 January 2020 Welcome Reception Dine With Us – Women in Health Physics Section 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM White Oak AB 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM White Oak A Plan on attending the HPS Welcome Reception. Please visit with our vendors and grab a lunch on This is an opportunity to meet friends and start Tuesday and then join members of the Women in your evening in Bethesda, MD. Cash bar and light HP Section. This will be an opportunity to meet other refreshments will be available during the reception. members of the Women in HP Section and socialize and catch up. If you’re not a member of the section but are interested in learning about the section, please feel free to join us! Monday 27 January 2020 Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Grand Ballroom D-H 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Grand Ballroom D-H Sponsored by Mirion Technologies Poster Session 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Grand Ballroom D-H Poster Session 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Grand Ballroom D-H Exhibitor Reception 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Grand Ballroom D-H Join the exhibitors for food, a cash bar, and the latest in health physics equipment. Ludlum’s Hands-on Calibration Concepts Training Course Monday 27 January • 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM Oakley The free 8-hour training class offered by Ludlum Measurements, Inc. covers the basics of calibrating survey meters. It’s a hands-on class with all the necessary equipment provided. The class covers both analog and digital meters. Sign-up for FREE by emailing, [email protected] Final Program 3 TECHNICAL TOURS AND NIGHT OUT Thank you to the following Monday 27 January HPS Sponsors Tour of the Armed Forces Radiobiology PLATINUM Research Institute (AFRRI) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM AFRRI conducts research in the field of radiobiology and related matters that are essential to the operational and medical support of the Department of Defense. In support of its mission, AFRRI operates a 1-MW TRIGA reactor (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics), and photo-irradiation laboratories. GOLD This tour will meet in the hotel lobby at 12:20pm. Closed to additional registrations. HPS Night Out – Midyear 2020 If you are interested in bowling Tuesday, January 28, 2020, please let us know. This is a No-Host event - HPS will make a reservation on behalf of the people attending. The cost will be $30 and will include two hours of bowling and rental shoes. Food on your own. SILVER https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexfioOKUGq UFN7O1Mr1TEK5Pl6FD7G0G2rgVz87iqaVzkX9A/viewform Tuesday 28 January Tour of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (Tour 1) 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Tour 2) The USNRC’s EOC is located across the street from the conference hotel. Two groups of participants will be accom- modated, one group at 1:00PM, and the other at 2:00 PM, for a one-hour tour, each. Logistics: Registrants for the tour will convene in the lobby of the conference hotel at 12:40 PM, and walk across the street to tour the USNRC facility. 4 Health Physics Society 53rd Midyear Meeting 2020 HPS MIDYEAR MEETING EXHIBITORS Located in the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Grand Ballroom D-H Exhibit Hours Monday Tuesday 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM....................Exhibits Open 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM....................Exhibits Open 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM....................Coffee Break 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM....................Coffee Break 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.............Complimentary Lunch 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.............Complimentary Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ...................Poster Session 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ...................Poster Session 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.....................Coffee Break 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.....................Coffee Break 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM...............Exhibitor Reception Food & Beverage Food & Beverage 115 214 215 314 114 113 311 210 Lounge 111 7 20610 207306 ds 105204 5 30420 Boar 202103 302 oster 201 P 5 101 200 300 ENTRANCE Final Program 5 2020 HPS MIDYEAR MEETING EXHIBITORS Located in the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, Grand Ballroom D-H 2020 HPS Annual Meeting Booth: 304 C&C Irradiator Service, LLC Booth: 103 National Harbor, MD 1030 Evarts St.