The ARPS 2024 Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.

SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER 2024
1400 – 1700 Exhibitors bump in Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1800 – 2000 Welcome receptionSponsored by Bayside Green
MONDAY 21 OCTOBER 2024
0730 - 0815 “Women in Radiation” – morning walk
To meet at the Hotel Lobby at 0725
Pacific Bay Resort Hotel Lobby
0800 – 1700 Registration Desk Opens Name Badge &
Lanyard sponsored by
Satchels sponsored by
Foyer of Island Courtyard
0800 – 1545 Speaker Room opens Boardroom 3
0800 – 1545 Exhibition + Barista Cart opens Barista cart sponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
Plenary Session 1 Marina Room
0900 – 0905 Convenor Opening Comments
Brent Rogers, ARPS 2024 Convenor
0905 – 0915 Welcome to Country
Aunty Jenny Skinner
0915 – 1030 Keynote Address
Radiation Protection Stewardship in a Rapidly Evolving Environment
Dr Gillian Hirth, Chief Executive Officer – ARPANSA
Followed by Q&A
1030 – 1100 Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition Sponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1100 – 1220 Concurrent Session 1.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Public and Environment 1
Concurrent Session 1.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: Radiation Protection Culture
1100 – 1120 Developing an ARPANSA framework for radiation monitoring, measurement, and assessment in the Australian environment.
Dr Adrian Hawley, ARPANSA
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in the Nuclear Industry.
Darren McPherson, ANSTO
1120 – 1140 Western Australia Environmental Monitoring Working Group Activities.
James De Corrado, ARPANSA
Consultation to 360 Engagement: Moving into the 21st Century.
Cameron Jeffries, SA Medical Imaging
1140 – 1200 UNSCEAR Evaluation of Public Exposure to Ionizing Radiation. .
Dr Cameron Lawrence, ARPANSA
Transforming Radiation Safety: Harnessing 3D Motion Capture for Holistic Ergonomic Solutions.
Rhiarn Hoban, ANSTO
1200 – 1220 Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radon in the Workplace - A Guidance Document.
Emma Barnes, ARPANSA
The ARPS Journal and Newsletter: The History, the future and submitting to the journal.
William Bartolo, Bartolo Safety Management Service
1220 – 1320 Lunch & Trade Exhibition Sponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
Plenary Session 2 Marina Room
1320 – 1405 Keynote Address
Best Practice in Radiation Protection for the Australian NPS Enterprise
Loch Castle, Acting Assistant Director General Nps Governance Authority, Australian Submarine Agency
1410 – 1510 Concurrent Session 2.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Future Developments & Challenges 1
Concurrent Session 2.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: Education
1410 – 1430 It’s a Long Way to the Shop if You Want a Sausage Roll.
Cameron Jeffries, SA Medical Imaging
Tools of the Trade – Enhancing Education in Radiation Protection Instrumentation for the Trainee Health Physics Surveyor.
Melanie Hulskamp, ANSTO
1430 – 1450 Radiation Harmonisation at IRPA16 - Main Themes and Outcomes.
Dr Amy Macintosh, ARPANSA
Introduction to Gamma Spectrometry as part of the ANSTO Health Physics Core Competency in Radiation Detection and Measurement.
Liam Brophy, ANSTO
1450 – 1510 Updating the ANRDR: keeping ahead of Australia’s expanding radiation industry.
Dr Cameron Lawrence, ARPANSA
Spinning Science: Harnessing Play-Based Learning in Science literacy education.
Henriette Rossouw, Maniacs Learn Through Play
1510 – 1540 Afternoon Refreshments & Trade ExhibitionSponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1540 - 1640 Concurrent Session 3.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Future Developments & Challenges 2
Concurrent Session 3.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: NORM 1
1540 – 1600 An Overview of the activities at the Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation at the University of Adelaide.
Professor Antony Hooker, Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation, University of Adelaide
Radiation Accounting: Insights from an Australian Mineral Laboratory.
Lisa Allen, Nagrom
1600 – 1620 Radiocesium accumulation in wild animals from Fukushima, with radiation doses to human consumers.
Donovan Anderson, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan
Radon (222Rn) exhalation from petroleum processing products.
Dr Riaz Akber, Safe Radiation
1620 – 1640 Advancements and Challenges in Absorbed Radiation Dose Assessment: A Capability Analysis of Biodosimetry in Australia.
Jonathan Sentzas, ARPANSA
Environmental scan of global aquatic dispersion models: Enhancing ARPANSA’s capabilities for predicting transport from radiological releases.
Dr Amy Macintosh, ARPANSA
1645 - 1745 ARPS AGM Marina Room
1800 Young Generation Network Dinner. Venue TBA – Meet at Hotel Lobby
TUESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2024
0715 – 0845 Breakfast Workshop (Registration required) - Radiological Emergency Workshop Crystal Sapphire Room
0730 – 1700 Registration Desk Opens Name Badge &
Lanyard sponsored by
Satchels sponsored by
Foyer of Island Courtyard
0815 – 1520 Exhibition + Barista Cart opens Barista cart sponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
0845 – 1600 Speaker Room opens Boardroom 3
Plenary Session 3 Marina Room
0900 – 0905 Welcome to Day 2
0905 – 1005 Boyce Worthley Oration
Adventures in Radiationland - A Personal Journey from the Invisible Light to the Blinding Light
Associate Professor Lee Collins
1005 – 1040 Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
Plenary Session 4 Marina Room
1040 – 1125 Keynote Address
Radiological Challenges at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr Scott O. Schwahn, Senior Health Physicist - Oak Ridge Laboratory
1130 – 1230 Concurrent Session 4.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Public and Environment 2
Concurrent Session 4.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: Medical
1130 – 1150 Radiating Expertise.
Nikki Keighran, ANSTO
The Big Banana Equivalent Dose: A Personal Perspective on Radiation Risk Communication in Medical Imaging.
Dr Jennifer Diffey, Hunter New England Imaging
1150 – 1210 New Australian Codes for Radiation Gauges and Well Logging.
Brendan Tate, ARPANSA
Radiation Measurement and Protection Challenges Associated with 212Pb for Targeted Alpha Therapy.
Drew Watson, Dept of Health Forensic and Scientific Services
1210 – 1230 Determining Radiological Guideline Values for Recreational Water.
Rachel Williams, ARPANSA
Experiences in using Monte Carlo simulation for dose calculation in radiation protection.
Dr Christopher Poole, Radiation Analytics
1230 – 1330 Lunch & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1330 – 1445 Plenary Session 5 Marina Room
1330 – 1415 Keynote Address
Helen Cassidy, Manager, Operations & Inventory, Australian Radioactive Waste Agency
1415 – 1445 Poster Session Foyer of Jetty Room
1445 – 1515 Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1515 – 1615 Concurrent Session 5.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Instrumentation
Concurrent Session 5.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: Future Developments and Challenges 3
1515 – 1535 Quality Management in a Radioanalytical Laboratory.
Drew Watson, Dept of Health Forensic and Scientific Services
Artificial Intelligence – Influences on Radiation Safety now and in the future.
Ron Rubendra, ARPS
1535 – 1555 Use of an Extrapolation Ionization Chamber for Uranium Slab Dose Measurements.
Dr Scott Schwahn, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Effect of Radon and Radon Decay Products in the Lung of Small Animals.
Professor Antony Hooker, Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation, University of Adelaide
1555 – 1615 Determining the radon diffusion coefficient in a waterproof material.
Dr Chutima Kranrod, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Hirosaki University, Japan
Voyage to Safety: Setting the Standard for Space Fission Reactor Safety in the Final Frontier.
Kaan Kaban, ANSTO
1900 – 2300 ARPS Conference Dinner - Restaurant & Deck, Pacific Bay Resort
WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER 2024
0745 – 0915 Breakfast Workshop (Registration required) - ARPAB Crystal Sapphire Room
0840 – 1630 Registration Desk Opens Name Badge &
Lanyard sponsored by
Satchels sponsored by
Foyer of Island Courtyard
0840 – 1600 Speaker Room opens Boardroom 3
0840 – 1505 Exhibition + Barista Cart opens Barista cart sponsored by Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
Plenary Session 6 Marina Room
0925 – 0930 Welcome to Day 3
0930 – 1015 Sponsored by Sponsored Keynote Address
Dr Julie McCredden, President - ORSAA
1015 – 1050 Morning Refreshments & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1050 – 1210 Concurrent Session 6.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Non-Ionising Radiation 1 (RF-EMF)
Concurrent Session 6.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: Regulatory
1050 – 1110 The WHO systematic reviews into RF and health: (Part I) what are they and why are they important.
Associate Professor Ken Karipidis, ARPANSA
Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO) permits to hold nuclear material—all your questions answered!
Peter Nolan, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office
1110 – 1130 The WHO systematic reviews into RF and health: (Part II) what have they found.
Associate Professor Ken Karipidis, ARPANSA
ANSTO Science and Technology for 21st Century RNEPR capability.
Joshua Reus-smit, ANSTO
1130 – 1150 Has public RF-EMF exposure in Australia changed over a decade?.
Dr Chhavi Raj Bhatt, ARPANSA
How does ARPANSA Influence and Adopt International Standards for Radiation Protection in Australia?
Dr Marcus Grzechnik, ARPANSA
1150 – 1210 Does population density affect personal far-field radiofrequency–electromagnetic exposures? Findings from Gold Coast measurements.
Dr Chhavi Raj Bhatt, ARPANSA
Title TBA
Neil Singh, ARPS Pacific Outreach Initiative
Riaz Akber, University of South Pacific
1210 - 1315 Lunch & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1315 – 1405 Plenary Session 7
Chair: Frank Harris, Rio Tinto
Marina Room
1315 – 1405 Panel Discussion: The latest revision of the ICRP Recommendations: Are the changes fit for purpose for Australia and New Zealand?
1410 – 1455 Concurrent Session 7.1 - Marina Room
Theme: Non-Ionising Radiation 2 (RF-EMF)
Concurrent Session 7.2 - Crystal Sapphire Room
Theme: NORM 2
1410 – 1430 Bridging the Gap: Advancements in Online Radiofrequency Monitoring for Enhanced Environmental Surveillance.
Victor Leach, ORSAA
Radon Decay Product (RDP) Management in BHP Copper South Australia.
Katrina Taloni, BHP
1430 – 1450 The to-date proposed biomarkers of EHS are not known/proven to be affected by RF-EMF exposures.
Adjunct Professor Dariusz Leszczynski, University of Helsinki
Introduction of Norm-II Guide in the Western Australian Mining Industry.
Jubin Koshy, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
1450 – 1510 The Importance of Being Uncertainty-Aware in Electromagnetic Measurements.
Simon Turner, Sensaweb
Gravimetric Field Estimation of Radioactivity in Soils at a NORM Impacted Site.
Matthew Crow, Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd
1510 – 1530 Afternoon Refreshments & Trade Exhibition Island Courtyard & Jetty Room
1530 – 1600 Awards Presentation
Closing remarks and Conference Close
Marina Room
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2024
0900 – 1530 Radon Symposium
The ARPS 2024 Conference reserves the right to amend or alter any advertised details relating to dates, program and speakers if necessary and without notice, as a result of circumstances beyond their control. All attempts will be made to keep any changes to an absolute minimum.