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The 67th Health Physics Society (HPS) Annual Meeting was held in Spokane, Washington, 17–21 July 2022. The meeting was fully hybrid and included both in-person and virtual options. Here is part 3 of our photos of meeting happenings.
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Sessions from the 67th HPS Annual Meeting will be available until 31 December.
Outgoing HPS Officers and Board Members
HPS President John Cardarelli presents certificates of appreciation for their service to the Society to, left to right, Past Treasurer Ali Simpkins, Past Treasurer-elect Kendall Berry, and Past Director Latha Vasudevan; Director Tim Taulbee also transitioned off the Board in July.
Photos courtesy of Jill Drupa and Casper Sun
2022–2023 HPS Officers and Board of Directors
The current officers and directors of the HPS are, left to right, Secretary-elect Tim Kirkham, Executive Director Brett Burk, Director Adela Salame-Alfie, Director Kathy Higley, President-elect Elizabeth Brackett, Director Mike Boyd, Student Support Committee Chair Dawn Montgomery, Treasurer Kendall Berry, Secretary Nicole Martinez, Director Angela Leek, and President John Cardarelli. Not pictured: Director Shaheen Dewji and Director Jama D. VanHorne-Sealy
Photo courtesy of Casper Sun
Four Treasurers
It is not uncommon for friends and colleagues to congregate in the exhibit hall during the breaks. What is unique about this encounter is that it contains the last four HPS treasurers, left to right in order of their service, Kathy Shingleton, Mike Lewandowski, Steve King, and Ali Simpkins.
Photo courtesy of Dawn Lewandowski
Virtual Science Teachers Workshop
Latha Vasudevan, Science Support Committee Chair
The Science Teachers Workshop was held Sunday, 17 July. Participants included, left to right, Ken Krieger, Ian Lake, Dan Strom, George Tabatadze, Linda Morris, and Latha Vasudevan, joined by virtual attendees.
Photo courtesy of Casper Sun
The HPS Science Support Committee hosted its first one-of-a-kind "Virtual Science Teacher Workshop" on 17 July 2022 during the annual meeting in Spokane. The option was available to have local science teachers attend in person. However, we only had virtual attendees, including six science teachers (5th, 7th, and 8th grades) from Waco, Texas; Richland, Washington; and College Station, Texas.
Linda Morris (Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission) and Kenneth Krieger (Radiation Technology, Inc.) were the primary instructors who spearheaded this workshop and made it successful. Other instructors were George Tabatadze (Washington State University), Dan Strom (US Transuranium and Uranium Registries, Washington State University), and Ian Lake (Beaumont Health, Michigan). The topics covered in the workshop were Introduction and Workshop Information, Radiation Fundamentals, Overview of Biological Effects of Radiation, Radiation Meters and Experiments, Overview of Radioactive Waste, and Careers in Health Physics. A free instrumentation kit was sent to all the participating teachers prior to the workshop—the kit included a working Geiger counter, Lantern mantle, piece of naturally radioactive Fiesta® ware, and charcoal cartridge. The electronic files with all teaching materials and copy of the PowerPoint presentation were also included in the kit.
Science Teachers Workshop virtual attendees.
Photo courtesy of Latha Vasudevan
The Science Support Committee worked hard to put together the workshop materials, which are available through the HPS website. With the successful launch of this virtual workshop, the committee may consider doing this again at the next annual meeting and will be soliciting for more participation from teachers. If chapters wish to host science teacher workshops, they can reach out to any of the Science Support Committee members.
Overall, the workshop was a great success and the committee thanks all the instructors who put together a phenomenal workshop.
Exhibit Hall Advertisers/Sponsors
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Thank you to these advertisers and sponsors who support the HPS year-round and had booths in the exhibit hall, clockwise, Versant Medical Physics and Radiation Safety, Bionomics, Inc., Mirion Technologies, Ludlum Measurements, Inc., Eckert & Ziegler, ORAU, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Photos courtesy of Casper Sun
Making Things Happen
A lot goes on behind the scenes at an HPS meeting and some of the people working hard to make the meeting successful are HPS Executive Director Brett Burk; members of the Secretariat and registration desk helpers Cassidy Burk, Dawn Lewandowski, Lori Strong, and Jill Drupa; and photographer Casper Sun with Standards Committee Chair Antonio Triventi.
Photos courtesy of Casper Sun