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Upcoming Meetings

Spring 2013 – E. Dale Trout Annual Meeting

Date:

May 10th, 2013

Location:

The Vue in Corvallis, OR

Agenda:

8:45 Executive Committee meeting

9:00 Breakfast (sponsored by Seltech)

9:00 – 9:30 Registration and Election

9:30 Ballot Closed

9:30 Chapter Business Meeting

Treasurer’s Report

Committee Reports

Old Business

New Business

10:00 OSU Student Presentations –

Kevin Makinson (recently received his PhD in Radiation Health Physics), Preliminary Framework for the Run-Ahead Predictive Simulation Software (RAPSS)

Jarvis Caffrey (Nuclear Engineering PhD Candidate), Space Radiation Dosimetry

Jon Napier (Radiation Health Physics PhD Candidate), Establishment of Concentration Ratios for Riparian and Shrub Steppe Areas of the Eastern Washington Columbia Basin

Delvan Neville (Radiation Health Physics PhD Candidate), Fukushima effluents & Thunnus alalunga: Applying tracers to migration & stock structure questions

12:00 Lunch – See menu below

12:45 Presentation – HPS President-elect Darrell R. Fisher, Ph.D., Health Physics Society 2013: An Update

1:45 Break

2:00 Presentation – Nancy Kirner, Decommissioning of Indoor Legacy Thorium

3:00 Meeting adjourned

3:00 - 4:30 No-Host Bar Happy Hour with entertainment provided by Kevin Makinson’s jazz band, Cadillac Lunch

Menu:

Breakfast

Continental Breakfast Buffet including a fresh fruit tray with coffee, orange juice, and water service.

Assorted coffee cakes, fresh baked Danishes and muffins.

Lunch

Fajita Bar

Features roasted chicken with peppers and onions, flour tortillas, Mexican rice, cheese, sour cream, and salsa. Green salad will also be served,

Coffee, tea, assorted beverages.

Dessert

Afternoon Break

Fresh baked cookies and a variety of mini cupcakes, served with assorted cold beverages.

Cost:

	Meeting Only	Lunch & Meeting
Member	$10	$25
Group Member	Free	$15
Non-member	$15	$30

Registration:

Please send your meeting registration to the chapter secretary as soon as possible, and no later than Friday, May 3rd. Please indicate on your meeting registration if you want lunch or not, and if you are bringing a guest. You can register for the meeting by sending an e-mail message to: cascadechapterhps@gmail.com

Parking:

Parking is available in the lot to the South of the building.

Directions:

From North or South on I-5:

· Take I-5 Exit # 228 for Oregon Highway 34.

· Drive WEST on Highway 34 10.2 mi. to downtown Corvallis

(across the Willamette River Bridge). You will be on NW Harrison Blvd.

· Turn LEFT (SOUTH) onto NW 4th St/US-20 W/OR-34 W/OR-99W S/Pacific Hwy W.

(NW 4th St is just past NW 3rd St.)

· Drive SOUTH on NW 4th St. 0.5 miles and turn LEFT onto SW Washington Ave.

(SW Washington Ave. is just past SW Adams Ave.)

· Turn RIGHT onto SW 2nd St.

· The Vue is on the left at 517 SW 2nd St., Corvallis.

Click here for a map.

Lodging:

Lodging in Corvallis and the surrounding area is limited. If you are traveling to the meeting, lodging is available at major chain hotels in Salem 35 miles to the north and Eugene 45 miles to the south on Interstate 5. Check your favorite travel website for hotel availability and reservations.

Local Attractions:

Corvallis is located in the famous Willamette Valley wine country. If you are traveling to the meeting, why not stay an additional day or two and enjoy the weekend in beautiful Willamette Valley? Check out things to see and do at http://www.oregonwinecountry.org/.

Now playing at the Pentacle Theater in Salem: Radium Girls.

Past Meetings

Fall 2012

Spring 2012