Asia Oceanic Radon Association (AORA)
&
Australasian Radiation Protection Society (ARPS)
Radon Symposium
24 October 2024
0900-1530
Symposium Convenors
- Professor Shinji Tokonami – President AORA
- Paula Veevers – President ARPS
Theme
Radon – “what we know and what we don’t know”
In 1994, ARPS co-hosted a radon symposium. Since this time, there has been no other standalone radon symposium in Australia.
ARPS and the Asia Oceanic Radon Association (AORA) are proud to announce the “second” radon symposium held in conjunction with the annual ARPS conference in Coffs Harbour. The symposium replaces the traditional technical tours that occur on day 4 of the ARPS conference.
The theme of the symposium is “Radon – what we know and what we don’t know”.
The symposium will feature invited international and Australian speakers and include a panel discussion on radon in the workplace. The symposium will be preceded with a short refresher course on radon for in-person attendees.
The organisers are pleased to announce that the symposium will be live streamed, with live in-person and live online presentations. Online attendees will be able to join the symposium at no cost, thanks to the generous support of key sponsors. This will assist and enable attendance from practitioners from countries around the world.
The final program will include:
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 0800-0825 | Optional - Refresher course on radon Jim Hondros - Vice President of AORA |
| 0900 | Opening of symposium and welcome Paula Veevers – President of ARPS (facilitator and host) |
| 0905 | Welcome Address Professor Tokonami – President of AORA (via video) |
| 0910 | Present status and future perspective on radon/thoron studies Professor Tokonami - Director of the Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine, Department of Radiation, Hirosaki University, Japan (recorded) |
| 0930 | 35 years since the last radon workshop in Australia – what has changed? Dr Riaz Akber, Safe Radiation |
| 0950 | Overview of radon activities of Hirosaki University Dr Chutima Kranrod and Donovan Anderson, Hirosaki University, Japan |
| 1010 | Overview of radon research and activities in China Prof Weihai Zhuo, China |
| 1030 | Morning tea |
| 1100 | Presentation from IRPA Dr Chris Clement - President of IRPA |
| 1120 | ICRP Perspectives on NORM Dr Olga German - Deputy Scientific Secretary of ICRP |
| 1140 | IAEA Activites on Radon Dr Laura Urso - Regulatory Standards Specialist of IAEA |
| 1200 | Overview of the European Radon association (ERA) Per Nilsson – President of the European Radon Association and José Luis Gutiérrez Villanueva |
| 1220 | Ultra-Sensitive Radon Detection Dr Scott Chambers, ANSTO |
| Young Professionals and Radon Dr Amy MacIntosh and Matthew Wiggins AUSYGN |
|
| 1230 | Lunch |
| 1300 | Asia Oceanic Regional Intercomparison Exercise in 2025 Prof. Karunakara Naregundi, Mangalore University, India |
| 1320 | Radon challenges in Indonesia Dr Eka Djatnika Nugraha, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) Indonesia |
| 1340 | Radon Research in Papua New Guinea Professor Panakal John Jojo, Papua New Guinea University of Technology |
| 1400 | Australian Perspective on Radon Emma Barnes, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency |
| 1420 | Student Presentation - Specificaiton of IREM radioactive aerosol chamber and its applicaiton to evaluate collection efficiencies for facial masks Yuna Sakai Department of Radiation Science, Hirosaki University, Japan |
| 1440 | Medical Uses of Radon Discussion - Practicality and Ethics Cameron Jeffries, SA Medical Imaging |
| 1500 | Panel session on practical radon into the future Facilitated by: Jim Hondros Panellists to be confirmed |
| 1525 | Close and acknowledgements Jim Hondros – Vice President of AORA |
| 1530 | End of Symposium |
| 1600 | AORA Executive meeting Invitation Only – Web Link to Be Provided to Executive Members |
The symposium will also include a panel discussion on radon in the workplace.
If you have already registered to attend the conference and wish to add this symposium to your registration, please email conference@leishman-associates.com.au.
Thank you to our Radon Symposium Supporters
Dean Crouch
Fiona Charalambous
