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HPS IRPA-12 DELEGATE NOMINATIONS

Robin Hill, Chair, CCHPS Nominating Committee

The May 2008 Health Physics News announced that the Health Physics Society (HPS) will be sending 29 delegates to the General Assembly meeting that is held in conjunction with the 12^th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association. At this time 10 individuals have been appointed by the HPS Board of Directors. The CCHPS is fortunate in having 3 representatives appointed: Darrell Fisher, Kathy Pryor, and Dan Strom.

The HPS Board of Directors is looking for individuals interested in being considered for one of the remaining 19 delegate positions. If you are interested, there are two different routes you may take towards this goal.

The first route is to go through Chapter nomination. Each Chapter may nominate one member of the Chapter as a candidate for selection without having to go through the process of getting sponsors. If you are interested, please send a message to CCHPS President, Wayne Glines (Wayne_M_Glines@rl.gov), or Robin Hill, Chair, CCHPS Nominating Committee (Robin_L_Hill@rl.gov) at your earliest convenience. The deadline for submission by the Chapter is July 7, 2008. IRPA Delegation Application Form.

At the May 29^th Business Meeting the CCHPS voted to provide $1,000 in financial support for an additional CCHPS nominee selected to be a delegate.

The other route is to obtain sponsorship from 20 or more voting members of the HPS. The nomination form is attached and can be found at https://hps.org/membersonly/documents/irpa12_delegate_form.pdf. The subscribers shall (1) indicate that the nominee has agreed to accept the post of delegate if appointed, (2) indicate, to the extent known, the degree of financial support that the nominee will require should his/her candidacy be successful, and (3) provide a biographical sketch which describes in detail the nominee’s qualifications for the post of delegate.

The form and its supplemental material must be received by the Executive Secretary (Richard Burk, HPS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd, Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101; rburk@burkinc.com) by no later than July 7, 2008 or be handed in at the Pittsburgh Annual Meeting Business Meeting (July 13-17, 2008). If you are pursuing this option, it would be greatly appreciated if you would also contact Wayne Glines or Robin Hill.

Past CCHPS Meeting Notes

2007 Awards Banquet

April 3, 2008

Columbia Chapter nominees for national HPS Awards, 2008

Leo Faust - Candidate for Founders Award

Paul Rittman - Candidate for Fellow

Tracy Ikenberry - Candidate for Fellow

Certification by the American Board of Health Physics, 2007

Tracy Eaton - Mark Hulke - John Stephens

Columbia Chapter Award Recipients, 2007

Kurt Lawing & Brian Parsons - Radiation Safety Technologists of the Year

January 2008, Speaker: Antone L. Brooks, Professor Washington State University Tri-Cities
"Cellular and Molecular Effects of Low Dose Radiation "

(Professional Enrichment Program Lecture) The Professional Enrichment course ran two hours and is eligible for 4 Continuing Education Credits.

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