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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Indian Association for Radiation Protection – National Conference

The Indian Association for Radiation Protection (IARP) and Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur organized the National Conference (IARPNC-2008) in Jodhpur during November 19-21, 2008. The focal theme of the conference was “Management of Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies”. Other topics related with the radiation protection and safety, were also covered in the conference by way of Invited talks, and Oral/Poster presentations. The conference was well attended by the top DRDO scientists, scientists from Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)family and a Hon’ble Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Delhi. In the end, there was a Panel Discussion on Public awareness regarding safety aspects in peaceful applications of ionising radiations.

The technical proceedings of the conference are brought out as a 464 page, hard-bound volume (Volume 31) of the journal “Radiation Protection and Environment”, published by the IARP. The enquiries for procuring the Proceedings volume may be directed to the Secretary, IARP, C/o, RP&AD, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400085, India (Email: bcbhatt2003@yahoo.com).

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