Greater New York Chapter of the Health Physics Society
Mark Maiello, Ph.D., President
- Attendance is worth 4 CEUs for CHP re-certification -
Presentation Schedule
8:00Registration and Check-In / Breakfast / Vendors
8:30Introduction by M. Maiello & Welcome by L. Glander
8:45Fukushima and Emergency Planning
Todd J. Jackson, CHP, Sr. Health Physicist, USNRC Region I
9:35Application of Low-Background Gamma Spectrometry to Monitoring Plume from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Thomas M. Semkow, Ph.D., Director, Nuclear Chemistry, New York State Department of Health,
Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY
10:15Break / Coffee / Vendors
10:45Public Protective Actions for Fukushima Daiichi - Risk Comparisons
Lawrence Dauer, PhD, CHP, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Dennis Quinn, CHP, DAQ, Inc.
11:30Observations and Lessons from a Radiological Emergency Assistance
Mission after the March 2011 Disaster in Japan
P. Andrew Karam, Ph.D., CHP, Director of Radiological Operations, Bureau of Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
12:15Buffet Lunch / Vendors
1:30Message Mapping Techniques for use in Nuclear Emergencies
Kathleen McMullin, Communications Consultant to Nuclear Power
2:15Off-Site Emergency Planning for US Nuclear Power- A History
Joseph H. Keller, ICF International, Inc., Consultant to FEMA/DHS
3:00Break / Refreshments / Vendors
3:30Ultra High-Throughput Radiation Biodosimetry after a Large-Scale Radiological Event
Guy Garty and David Brenner, Columbia University, New York, NY
4:15DOE’s Radiological Assistance Program
Kathleen L R McIntyre, CHP, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Radiological Assistance Program, Region 1, Nonproliferation and National Security Department
5:00Closing Remarks & Conference End
Greater New York Chapter of the Health Physics Society
Mark Maiello, Ph.D., President
Attendance is worth 4 CEUs towards health physics re-certification
Area HotelsThe Thayer Hotel
674 Thayer Rd
West Point, NY10996-1928
Toll Free: 800-247-5047•Phone: 845-446-4731•Fax: 845-446-0338
West Point Motel
156 Main Street
Highland Falls, NY 10928-1516
Toll Free: 888.349.6788 • (845) 446 – 4180 • Fax: 845.446.2543 • (0.5 miles south of main gate)
Holiday Inn Express - Fort Montgomery
1106 Route 9W
Fort Montgomery, NY 10992
Toll Free: 1 800 315 2621• (845)446-4277 • Fax: 1-845-446-4288• (4 miles south of main gate)
DirectionsMap and Directions to The Thayer Hotel
From Westchester County and Southern Connecticut: Take I-95 to Route 287 West, go over the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take exit 13N onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) heading North. Take the PIP to the end, follow signs to Bear Mountain/West Point. Proceed to the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow signs for Route 9W North/West Point (3rd exit off circle). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards the visitor’s center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties:Northern Westchester - Take Route 9 to Route 6 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) towards the Bear Mountain Bridge. Putnam County - To cross west from Route 9 to 9D the shortest is to take County 11 to 9D at Garrison or if you miss that turn you can take State Road 403 farther south. Over the bridge, bear to the right and follow signs to Route 9W North (1st exit off bridge). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards the Visitors Center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From New York City: Take the George Washington Bridge (upper deck) to the Palisades Parkway North. Take the PIP to the end, follow signs to Bear Mountain/West Point. Proceed to the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow signs for Route 9W North/West Point (3rd exit off circle). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards the visitor’s center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
If you need additional information, contact Lori Glander - phone: (914) 419–3790, (914) 474-3392
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