Dave Niven, the Bulletin’s editor in chief, is welcoming back pretty much everything! Back to work in the office, back to travel plans . . . but most of all, he’s beyond excited for the return of in-person conferences. He talks about the opportunities that came out of a recent International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) conference and looks forward to ICRP 2021+1 in Vancouver in November.
In this issue of the Bulletin, continuing his tradition of interviewing interesting people involved in radiation protection, Chief Editor Dave Niven talks with Leah Shuparski-Miller, CRPA’s president-elect. He asks her about her life, her history with CRPA, her motivations for becoming president, and what she hopes to accomplish during her tenure. She says, “Sharing information openly helps us all grow and strengthen our radiation protection community.”
In June 2020, in response to protests and riots against police brutality and systemic racism taking place in the US, Canada, and the rest of the world, CRPA committed to re-evaluating their code of ethics and created the President’s Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI Task Force).
With deepest regret, we note the passing of Dr. Norman E. Gentner on January 14, 2021, in Renfrew, Ontario.
The 2019 conference was held in Ottawa May 27–30. The theme was “Connecting with Communities.” / Le congrès 2019 a eu lieu à Ottawa du 27 au 30 mai. Le thème du congrès était « Tisser des liens avec les communautés ».
On behalf of the local organizing committee, we are excited to welcome attendees and their companions to Ottawa for the 2019 annual conference of the Canadian Radiation Protection Association (CRPA)! / Au nom du comité organisateur local, nous sommes ravis de vous accueillir à Ottawa pour le congrès annuel 2019 de l’Association canadienne de radioprotection (ACRP)!
Roger Coates, Christopher Clement, Richard Wakeford, Qiuju Guo, Aaron Goodarzi, Steve Sugarman, Michèle Légaré and / et Peter Elder.
Networking and socializing are an important component of every CRPA conference and, as usual, there will be lots of opportunities to gather with your colleagues this week. / Le réseautage et la socialisation sont des aspects importants de chaque congrès de l’ACRP et, comme d’habitude, il y aura beaucoup d’occasions de retrouver vos collègues.
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Chalk River Facility Tour and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Laboratory Tour. / Visite de la centrale Chalk River des Laboratoires Nucléaires Canadiens et visite du Laboratoire de la Commission Canadienne de Sûreté Nucléaire.
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