Cascade Chapter of the Health Physics Society


Upcoming Meetings



Fall 2009

Date:November 6th, 2009
Location:Red Lion Hotel in Olympia, WA
Featured Speaker:
Our featured speaker for the meeting will be Daniel Strom, PhD, CHP. He is the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. He is also our liason to the National HPS. He will will briefly talk to us as our liason, but he will also be speaking on two topics, Variability, uncertainty, error, bias, and blunder and Physics, Health Physics, and Applications of Backscatter X-ray Imaging Technology. There is 15 minutes alotted for questions, so make sure to bring plenty.
Special Guest Speaker:
We also have a special guest speaker for this meeting, Bill Bartholet who is an Associate Technical Fellow with The Boeing Company. He will be talking about Radiation Protection in Space. Again, there is 15 minutes built into the schedule for questions.
Agenda:9:15 Executive Committee meeting
9:30 Breakfast (Sponsored by Seltech)
9:45 Registration
10:00 Chapter Business Meeting
10:45 National HPS Liason
11:00 Presentation - Variability, uncertainty, error, bias, and blunder
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Presentation - Radiation Protection in Space
2:30 Break (Sponsored by Mirion Technologies)
2:45 Presentation - Physics, Health Physics, and Applications of Backscatter X-ray Imaging Technology
4:00 Meeting adjourned
Menu:

Breakfast will be provided by Seltech. Goodies will be available in the morning during the registration period. Come early and enjoy coffee, juice and pastries.

Lunch Menu: (Please indicate if you would like the vegitarian option on your registration form.)

  • Tillamook Cheddar Chive Chicken - Chicken breast crusted with aged Tillamook cheddar cheese, roasted and served with chive butter cream sauce. Served with seasonal vegetables.
  • Stuffed Portobello Mushroom (Vegitarian Option) - stuffed with roasted vegetables, rice and Israeli couscous topped with marinara sauce.
  • House salad
  • Warm rolls with butter
  • Coffee, lemonade or iced tea
  • New York cheesecake with berry sauce and whipped cream
Goodies will be provided by Mirion Technologies during the afternoon break.
Lodging:Room are available at a discounted rate. The discounted rate is good for up to three days before and three days after the meeting. Reservations can be made online, or by telephone. More information can be found here.
Registration:Fill out this registration form and then click the Print button to send it by mail, or click the Email button to send your registration data to the secretary via email.

Registration Form

Directions:See the Fall 2009 Avalanche or the Red Lion Hotel Website.