Contact:
Ted Borst, CHP

CRMCHPS Meetings

The CRMCHPS holds a total of about six dinner meetings per year, from September through May. Meetings are traditionally held at various locations between Golden and Fort Collins, and feature a social hour, dinner, and technical program.  Announcements from previous meetings are given further below on this page.

Upcoming Meetings

You are invited to attend a joint meeting of the Central Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Health Physics Society and the Colorado Section of the American Nuclear Society. The meeting will be held on Wednesday April 13, 2005 at the Ramada Plaza & Convention Center (Formerly Holiday Inn – Northglenn), 10 East 120th Avenue, Northglenn (driving directions below). Our speaker will be Ruth McBurney, the HPS President-Elect. Ruth will be speaking on “Health Physics and the Health Physics Society in a Changing Environment”.

On another note, mark your calendars for May 17 – a dinner meeting/Mini Symposium with the following participants: Val Johnson – tabletop display of radiation instruments Joe Aldrich – either the “Neutron Dose Reconstruction Project” or the “Former Radiation Worker Medical Surveillance Program at Rocky Flats” Jim Langsted – “Cost Considerations for Demonstrated D&D Technologies Used for Contaminated Glovebox Disposal” Peter Vernig – “Intravascular Brachytherapy” (irradiating coronary arteries with sealed sources to suppress a proliferative growth which clogs them in about 20% of angioplasty treatments) Gene Potter – “Intake and Dose Assessment from Contaminated Wounds” I will send more information on the May 17 meeting as the date gets a bit closer.

SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 13: Social Time 5:45 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Program 7:30 pm Adjourn 9:00 pm

MENU SELECTIONS: a) Grilled Filet Mignon with boursin cheese and merlot sauce b) Sauteed Breast of Chicken with a roasted garlic cream sauce, basil and red pepper aiolo lace c) Fettuccine Alfredo Nest served in a Ring of Roasted Vegetables, topped with Cheese Tortellini (Vegetarian dish)

All served with: The Wedge – crisp wedge of iceberg lettuce, tomato and cucumber slices served with a choice of dressing Seasonal vegetables Assorted rolls and butter Caramel Apple Granny – buttery caramel & toffee-studded custard hug fresh Granny Smith apples piled high in a melt-in-the-mouth shortbread crust (yum!) Coffee and Ice Tea

COST: HPS and ANS Members $20.00 for all menu selections Students $10.00 for all menu selections Others $25.00 for all menu selections

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Take the CO-128/120th Avenue exit from I-25 (exit 223). Go East on CO-128/120th Avenue. You will see the Ramada Plaza (Formerly Holiday Inn) right away on the South side of 120th Avenue. Take the first right turn to the Ramada. The main phone number for the Ramada is 303.452.4100.

RESERVATIONS: Please RSVP with your dinner selection to Ted Borst via e-mail at borsfj@inel.gov or by phone at 970.785.0690 no later than Wednesday, April 6, 2005.

This should be a fun and informative meeting – please plan to attend!



Previous Meetings