International Radiation Protection Association IRPA S ROLE 1

International Radiation Protection Association

IRPA’S ROLE (1) o TO PROVIDE A MEDIUM FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD o This includes branches of knowledge as science, medicine, engineering, technology and law, to provide for the protection of man and his environment from the hazards caused by radiation, and thereby to facilitate the safe use of medical, scientific, and industrial radiological practices for the benefit of mankind.

IRPA’S ROLE (2) o TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RADIATION PROTECTION SOCIETIES

MEMBERSHIP o 50 NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES (61 countries represented) o AROUND 20 000 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

IRPA’S ROLE (3) o TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES

IRPA 10 Harmonization of Radiation, Human Life and Ecosystem on the Earth HIROSHIMA JAPAN 14 - 19 May 2000

IRPA 11 MADRID SPAIN 23 - 28 May 2004

IRPA 12 BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA 18 - 24 October, 2008

IRPA 13: Living with Radiation – Engaging with Society GLASGOW UNITED KINGDOM 13 – 18 May, 2012

SIEVERT AWARD o 1973 Professor Bo LINDELL (Sweden) o 1977 Professor W. Val MAYNEORD (United Kingdom) o 1980 Doctor Lauriston S. TAYLOR (United States) o 1984 Sir Edward POCHIN (United Kingdom) o 1988 Professor Dr. Wolfgang JACOBI (Germany) o 1992 Doctor Giovanni SILINI (Italy) o 1996 Doctor Dan BENINSON (Argentina) o 2000 Professor Dr. Itsuzu SHIGEMATSU (Japan) o 2004 Doctor Abel J. GONZALEZ (Argentina) o 2008 Professor Dr. Christian STREFFER (Germany)

REGIONAL CONGRESSES

IRPA REGIONAL CONGRESSES q PORTSMOUTH (UK) 1994 q DUBROVNIK (Croatia) 2001 q PORTOROZ (Slovenia) 1995 q FLORENCE (Italy) 2002 q CUZCO (Peru) 1995 q JOHANNESBURG (South q TEL AVIV (Israel) 1997 q BARCELONA (Spain) 1998 q PARIS (France) 2006 q HAVANA (Cuba) 1998 q BEJING (China) 2006 q BUDAPEST (Hungary) 1999 q ISMAILIA (Egypt) 2007 q RECIFE (Brazil) 2001 q SEOUL (Korea) 2002 Africa) 2003 q ACUPULCO (Mexico) 2006 q BRASOV (Romania) 2007

CURRENT & FUTURE CONGRESSES BUENOS AIRES OCTOBER 2008 HELSINKI JUNE 2010 JAPAN 2010 COLOMBIA 2010 GLASGOW MAY 2012 DEVELOP REGIONAL CONGRESS CONCEPT ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES FORUM INTERNATIONAL FORUM PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRAINING

IRPA’S ROLE (4) o TO ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS DEDICATED TO RADIATION PROTECTION

IRPA PUBLICATIONS AND SERVICES o IRPA HOMEPAGE ON THE WEB http: //www. irpa. net o IRPA CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS o REDUCED RATES FOR ‘HEALTH PHYSICS’, ‘RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY’ AND ‘JOURNAL OF RADIATION PROTECTION’

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IRPA’S ROLE (5) o TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTINOUS REVIEW OF UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS o TO ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT

COOPERATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS • • • IAEA UNSCEAR WHO ILO NEA • ICNIRP • ICRU • EC

CURRENT & FUTURE PROMOTE HARMONISATION OF PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION AND TRAINING ILO INITIATIVE – RECOGNITION In November, the ILO published the new draft definitions of Occupations in Health. Radiation Protection Expert is now included in the group of occupations covered by the definition of Environmental and occupational health and hygiene professionals. REFINE CODE OF ETHICS DEVELOP GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

CURRENT & FUTURE ENGAGE IN REVIEW AND REVISION OF BASIC SAFETY STANDARDS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM REGIONAL REPRESENTATION INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS VENUE FINANCIAL REFORM INCREASED ACTIVITY FAIRNESS

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (2008 – 2012) o Kenneth R. Kase (United States) - President o Renate Czarwinski (Germany) - Vice-President o Roger Coates (United Kingdom) - Vice-President for o o o o o Congress Affairs Jacques Lochard (France) - Executive Officer Richard Toohey (United States) - Treasurer Richard Griffith (United States) - Publications Director Eduardo Gallego (Spain) Alfred Hefner (Austria) Jong Kyung Kim (Korea) Gary Kramer (Canada) Bernard Le Guen (France) Sisko Salomaa (Finland)

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