Please
join us for the CIRMS 19th Annual
Meeting
Oct. 18 – 20, 2010. Gaithersburg,
MD
CIRMS is a not-for-profit
organization made up of individuals,
organizations and corporations from
national and international government,
academic and private industry sectors
having an interest in identifying
strategic needs and directions for
ionizing radiation measurements and
standards.
CIRMS membership
is composed of leaders and experts
from the areas of medical radiation,
occupational and environmental radiation
protection, homeland security and
materials effects/industrial processes
based on radiation who have an interest
in and wish to influence the direction
of measurement programs, technologies
and standards.
Toward these ends,
we gather, evaluate and disseminate
information about measurement needs
facing the four application disciplines
with the aim to facilitate funding
and the ultimate satisfaction of those
needs. Each of these endeavors is
enhanced by the publication of the
"National Needs in Ionizing Radiation
Measurements and Standards" report,
which is updated every three years.
CIRMS holds an annual
meeting each fall to give its members
the opportunity to hear thorough topical
presentations but more importantly,
engage in dialogs that other professional
meetings are unable to provide. Nearly
half of the annual meeting is devoted
to breakout sessions where the informal
environment permits the open exchange
of ideas. Another important aspect
of CIRMS revolves around developing
young, new researchers. Each year,
CIRMS grants several awards to students
to cover the cost to attend the annual
meeting and present their research
during a plenary session.
