Also of concern, and possibly impinging more directly on the public in manycountries, are the possible health risks of non-ionising radiation, especially electromagneticradiation from high-voltage transmission lines; this, together with other problems from laser safety to the effects of exposure to ultra-violet radiation, will be covered at the Congress.
It would not be fair to Vienna to ignore the other opportunities for socialinteraction among delegates that such an attractive venue provides. The organisers, being local, have taken full advantage of this and are proposing a concert at the Imperial Palace, a dinner at another of the city's palaces and a performance of the Spanish Riding School with its famous Lipizzaner horses. The Congress itself will take place in the conference suite of the Hofburg Palace.
The Council selected Dr. Daniel J. Beninson as the 1996 Sievert Award recipient.
Few practitioners of radiological protection can be unaware of the toweringcontribution that Dan Beninson has made to the profession for more than three decades. He was born and educated in Argentina. After graduating in medicine from the University of Buenos Aires, he studied biophysics there and radiation biology at the University of California. In his carreer at the Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, he held a succession of senior appointments culminating in the chairmanship of the regulatory authority in Argentina. He has served on numeral panels of experts for international institutions and he has been both secretary and chairman of the UNSCEAR. He was also a member of the Executive Council of the IRPA in de period 1966-1970.
But it is with the International Commission on Radiological Protection, above all, that Beninson will be associated: first as a member of committee 4, then successively member, vice chairman and chairman of the Commission, and now chairman of committee 4.
The newly selected award recipient has agreed to deliver the Sievert memorial lecture at the opening of the IRPA-9 International Congress in Vienna.
Each morning after a plenary lecture there are four parallel symposia. Each symposium focuses on a topic of current interest. All presentations will be made by invited speakers who will present general aspects and new developments. Sufficient time will be allocated for a question and discussion period.
At Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, the afternoon's programme starts with a plenary lecture, followed by four parallel Minisymposia & Poster Sessions. Approximately 900 papers have been accepted by the International Congress Programme Committee. All papers will presented in the form of posters. They are grouped in 12 sessions. Some of them were selected by the Programme Committee for mini-presentations. Selected authors will emphasize the most important points in their papers. Ample opportunitywill then be given during an extended break to view the posters, following which there will bea general discussion covering all the posters included in each session.
The afternoon session on Wednesday is reserved for the IRPA General Assembly and the Associate Societies Forum.
Meetings of the Executive Council of the IRPA and other business meetings are scheduled during the week,
with avoidance of any interference with the scientific programme.
Friday morning the highlights of the congress will be presented in a plenary session focusing on the main points raised during all sessions of the congress, together with any scientific conclusions reached.
Professional training will be an important part of the Congress programme. Sixteen different Refresher Courses provide a continuing education opportunity for those attending the IRPA9 International Congress. The topics for the refresher courses are specifically chosen to cover a broad range of subjects. The selection of invited course speakers is based on outstanding expertise and competence in lecturing.
To complete the scientific programme there will be an extensive technical exhibition comprising all modern instrumentation in ionizing and non-ionizing radiation protection by the leading manufacturers from all over the world.
The IAEA, in collaboration with WHO and CEC, will organize a pre-congress conference on "One decade after Chernobyl: Summing up the Health Effects". The conclusions of this conference will be reported to the IRPA Congress.
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