March 10th & 11th
Hotel Santa Fe
1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM
The Rio Grande Chapter of the Health Physics Society would like to announce our upcoming 2019 Spring Technical Meeting and Continuing Education Training Sessions scheduled for March 10th to 11th at the Hotel Santa Fe, The Hacienda Spa & Resort.
They have provided us with a group rate of $123 per nightfor lodging. When booking, please let them know that you are affiliated with the Rio Grande Chapter Health Physics Society when you call 877-259-3409 to make your reservation. To be given the RGC HPS Group Rate you must book your room by February 10, 2019 so be sure to make your reservations early!
The continuing education training on March 10th, 2019 from 8am – 5pm with lunch provided. The application is pending for AAHP continuing education credits for our training session as well as the technical meeting, both of which can also be applied to NRRPT continuing education requirements.
| Session | CEU’s |
| Spring Technical Meeting: | 8 |
| Emergency Response Session 1: | 4 |
| Emergency Response Session 2: | 4 |
Abstract Due Date: 11th February 2019
Abstracts will be printed directly from your electronic submission to RGC HPS President-Elect Kris Hyatt at kris@lanl.gov. Minor editing (punctuation and grammar) may be performed on your abstract; you will not see a revised version before publication. It is our intent to publish the agenda prior to the sessions.
- A submitted abstract is a commitment to present; cancellations should be avoided.
- If extenuating circumstances prevent the presenting author from making the presentation, it is the author’s responsibility to find an alternate presenter.
- Please submit a one paragraph abstract and a one paragraph bio.
- While Emergency Response is this year’s theme, any technical paper on health physics is welcome.
All Technical Session presentations are slated for an oral format with PowerPoint slides. Standard oral presentations are scheduled for 15 or 25 minutes segments with an additional 5 minutes for questions, please indicate the length of time you will require for your presentation when submitting your abstract.
If you need additional time for your presentation, please indicate this upon submittal.
Abstract Acceptance: Notification of acceptance will be sent via email to the presenting author by March 3rd, 2019.
Presentation Publication: In previous years, the RGC HPS has posted the technical presentations on its website. Please notify RGC HPS President-Elect Kris Hyatt at kris@lanl.gov upon submittal if there are any restrictions on dissemination. All presentation must be UNCLASSIFIED.
Schedule:
| Session | Date | Time | Cost |
| Continuing Education: Emergency Response |
March 10, 2019 | 8 am 12 pm 1 pm 5 pm |
$85 |
| Dinner & Social Hour (guests welcome) | March 10, 2019 | 6 pm 9 pm | $33 |
| Technical Session: Technical Presentations Chapter Business Meeting |
March 11, 2019 | 8 am 5 pm | $85 $42.50 Students |
Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration costs for each day.
RGC HPS Membership: $15
Sunday Continuing Education Session:
Sunday Dinner:
Monday Technical Session:
Students’ Monday Technical Session 1/2 off
Thank you,
RGC HPS
