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INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

GUIDE BOOK

Version: May 2016

CONTENTS

PART I - CONSTITUTION AND RULES 1. IRPA CONSTITUTION ................................................................................................................. 7

2. RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ..................................................................... 25

PART II - POLICY DOCUMENTS 3. IRPA OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD .............................................................................. 59

4. DUTIES OF IRPA OFFICERS .................................................................................................... 61

(to be updated after IRPA13)

5. PROCEDURE OF REVISION OF THE IRPA CONSTITUTION ........................................... 65

AND RULES

6. REIMBURSEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES ............................................................... 69

7. SPONSORSHIP OF IRPA CONGRESSES................................................................................. 73

PART III - OFFICIAL MEMBERS 8. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2012 - 2016 ......................................................................................... 77

9. PUBLICATIONS COMMISSION 2012 - 2016 ........................................................................... 81

10. ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 ................................................................................ 83

11. SIEVERT AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 ................................................ 85

12. REGIONAL CONGRESSES CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 ........................ 87

13. RULES COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 ............................................................................................ 89

14. IRPA 13 - INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE .......................... 91

15. IRPA 13 - INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ......................... 93

16. DELEGATES 2012 - 2016 ........................................................................................................... 95

17. TASK GROUP 2012-2016.................................................................................................................101

PART IV - HISTORY 18. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ....................................................................................... 105

19. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS ...................................................................................... 112

20. INTERNATIONAL IRPA CONGRESSES ................................................................................ 114

21. ROLF M. SIEVERT AWARD .................................................................................................... 116

22. IRPA OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD ............................................................................ 118

23. IRPA REGIONAL CONGRESSES ............................................................................................ 120

24. YEAR OF ADMISSION OF ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES .......................................................... 125

25. NUMBER OF AFFILIATED MEMBERS (2000 - 2003).......................................................... 127




PART I

CONSTITUTION AND RULES

IRPA Constitution 7

1. IRPA CONSTITUTION Adopted in December 1964, Paris France

Revised in October 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CONTENTS PREAMBLE .................................................................................................................................................. 9

ARTICLE I: NAME ............................................................................................................................ 11

ARTICLE II: OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 11

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES ............................................................ 11

ARTICLE IV: FINANCIAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................... 13

ARTICLE V: ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................ 14

ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS ........................................................................................................................ 15

ARTICLE VII: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ................................................................................................. 17

ARTICLE VIII: GENERAL ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................. 18

ARTICLE IX: IRPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES ...................................................................... 21

ARTICLE X: GENERAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ...................................................................... 22

ARTICLE XI: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS .............................................................................................. 22

ARTICLE XII: BUDGET .......................................................................................................................... 22

ARTICLE XIII: ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ............................. 23

ARTICLE XIV: RULES AND PROCEDURES.......................................................................................... 23

ARTICLE XV: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION .................................................................. 24

ARTICLE XVI: DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION ...................................................................... 24

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PREAMBLE

The International Radiation Protection Association, IRPA, is an international organisation that enlists

individuals as members who are also members of an affiliated national or regional Associate Society. Its primary

purpose is to provide a medium whereby those engaged in radiation protection activities in all countries may

communicate more readily with each other and through this process advance radiation protection in many parts

of the world.

The IRPA accepts as an affiliate only one Associate Society in each country. It does not infringe upon the

autonomy of the Associate Society leaving the Society free to function effectively in radiation protection

activities of local, national or regional interest. It provides a medium whereby the Associate Society may

share in radiation protection activities at the international level. The IRPA depends upon the Associate

Society to recruit its members. It requires that membership in the IRPA be contingent upon membership in

good standing in an Associate Society. It prescribes in a general way the qualifications for membership in

the Associate Society and each member of the Associate Society automatically becomes a member of the

IRPA.

The IRPA recognises the individual member as a most important element in its corporate structure. It derives its

power to function directly from its members and its activities are guided by the members through

conventional democratic processes.

Control over the activities of the IRPA is vested in a General Assembly. The General Assembly, a

parliamentary body consisting of a comparatively large number of individuals, is composed of the members of the

Executive Council and delegates elected by and from the voting membership of the Associate Societies. The

number of delegates allocated to the membership of an Associate Society is based on the number of members

enrolled in the Associate Society. The General Assembly meets about every four years at the time of an IRPA

International Congress.

The administration of the affairs of the IRPA is vested by the General Assembly in the Executive Council.

The Executive Council includes the officers of the IRPA plus six Executive Council members. The officers

and other members of the Executive Council are elected either directly or indirectly by the General

Assembly.

The IRPA recognises that its most important functions include the holding of an IRPA International Congress

about every four years, the sponsorship of Regional Congresses and other international meetings, and the

sponsorship of scientific and technical publications in the field of radiation protection.

The IRPA activities are financed from dues paid by the Associate Societies, from grants and gifts, and from the

proceeds of IRPA congresses and other international meetings.

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ARTICLE I: NAME Section 1

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The name of this international body shall be the INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION

ASSOCIATION, which may be referred to in abbreviated form as the IRPA, and is hereinafter designated as the

ASSOCIATION.

ARTICLE II: OBJECTIVES Section 1

The primary objective of the Association is to provide a medium whereby international contacts and

co-operation may be promoted among those engaged in radiation protection work, which includes relevant

aspects of such branches of knowledge as science, medicine, engineering, technology and law, in the effort

to provide for the protection of people and the environment from the hazards caused by ionizing and

non-ionizing radiation and thereby to facilitate in fact the exploitation of radiation and nuclear energy for

the benefit of mankind.

Section 2

The activities of the Association are those appropriate to the accomplishment of its primary objective, namely

to:

(i) encourage the establishment of radiation protection societies throughout the world as a means of

achieving international co-operation among those engaged in radiation protection,

(ii) provide for and support international meetings for the discussion of all aspects of radiation

protection,

(iii) encourage international publications dedicated to radiation protection,

(iv) encourage research and educational opportunities in those scientific and related disciplines which

support radiation protection,

(v) encourage the establishment and continuous review of universally acceptable radiation protection

standards or recommendations through the international bodies concerned, and,

(vi) undertake any other matters appropriate to the Association.

Section 3

The Association is a non-profit organisation. Its funds shall be used exclusively to further the objectives stated in

Section 1. supra.

ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES

Section 1

The Association consists of individual members grouped in national or regional societies. The members of

the Associate Societies automatically become members of the Association and membership in the

Association shall be contingent upon membership in good standing in one of the Associate Societies.

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Section 2

The Associate Society shall be an organisation of a national or regional character and a Society may form

chapters, branches or sections, to function under its jurisdiction in accordance with its stated objectives.

Twenty or more individuals in one or more countries may join together to form an Associate Society. No

more than one Associate Society is authorised to function in any one country. The United Nations

definition and recognition of countries is used. Where individuals join together in two or more countries to

form an Associate Society, the individuals in any one of these countries may, at their discretion, apply for

and be granted Associate Society status upon meeting the requirements of the Association for Associate

Society status.

Section 3

An Associate Society may, in accordance with its stated procedures, elect to full membership in the

Society, and hence in the Association, reputable persons who (i) have graduated from a University, an

accredited school of college grade, or equivalent institution, or have recognised scientific, technological or

professional qualifications or, in exceptional cases, have equivalent training and (ii) are regularly engaged

in one or more appropriate aspects of radiation protection or, in appropriate cases, have an interest and

competence in one or more such aspects at a level commensurate with acceptable levels of performance in

the country or region where the Society functions. Appropriate aspects of radiation protection are

considered to include, but are not necessarily limited to, applied activities, research, education and training,

or administrative and regulatory functions. Full members may hold office in the Association.

Section 4

An Associate Society may, in accordance with its stated procedures, elect to associate membership in the

Society, and hence in the Association, reputable persons who do not meet the requirements for full

membership. Conditions for associate membership are decided by the Society, and there may be more than

one type of associate membership. Associate members shall, however, not be eligible for election as

delegates to the General Assembly, as members of the Executive Council, nor as Officers of the

Association.

Section 5

If an annual membership card (or certificate) is issued by an Associate Society to its members, it should include,

as minimum wording, the following:

This is to certify that

(name)

(address)

is (a full member/an associate member) in good standing in the

NAME OF SOCIETY

and the

INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

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The date of issuance and the date at which time the membership card (or certificate) is no longer valid, as

determined by the statutes of the Associate Society relative to continuing membership in the Society, should

appear on some part of the membership card (or certificate).

Section 6

Associate Society status may be obtained upon application to the Executive Officer followed by approval of the

Executive Council in accordance with the published rules of the Council providing that:

(i) qualifications for membership in the Society and the stated objectives and purposes of the Society

are consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the Association, and

(ii) the Society has adopted a published Code of Ethics consistent with the IRPA Code of Ethics;

(iii) the procedure for the selection of members and duly authorised representatives of the Society are

designed to express the will of the majority of the members of the Society. A duly authorised

representative is one who speaks for the Society and has been empowered under the statutes of the

Society to perform certain acts in the name of the Society.

Section 7

Each Associate Society is required to send to the Executive Officer any changes in its constitution or rules as and

when these become effective and at any time, on request, a copy of the current constitution and/or rules of the

Society.

Section 8

An Associate Society may terminate its affiliation with the Association by having its duly authorised

representative communicate in writing a termination request to the Executive Officer of the Association.

Individuals who hold membership in a Society that terminates its affiliation with the Association may apply for

membership in other Associate Societies.

Section 9

An Associate Society may be expelled by decision of the General Assembly at any regular meeting of the General

Assembly because of failure to pay its dues or for any other action judged to be against the best interests of the

Association. When expulsion of an Associate Society is undertaken by the General Assembly, the duly

authorised representatives of the Society shall be given at least six months advance notice that the matter of

expulsion will be placed before the General Assembly with the reasons therefore. Under no circumstances can an

Associate Society be expelled from the Association if

(i) the advance notice fails to give the reasons for expulsion proceedings,

(ii) the duly authorised representatives of the Society have not been given an opportunity for a hearing

before the General Assembly at which the vote for expulsion is to be taken, and (iii)

less than two-thirds of those present and voting is for expulsion.

ARTICLE IV: FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Section 1

The Association is supported financially, in part, by annual dues paid by the Associate Societies.


Section 2

The annual dues are determined by the General Assembly.

Section 3

Dues for each calendar year are calculated as of November 1st of the preceding calendar year and paid by the

Associate Society to the Treasurer of the Association on or before January 31st following. The annual dues

payment shall be accompanied by a statement providing the number of full members and the number of associate

members of the Society.

Section 4

In cases where an individual holds membership in two or more Associate Societies, for purposes of dues

payments to the Association, the individual shall be counted as a member of each Society in which

membership is held, and each Society in which membership is held shall tender dues in this person’s name.

Section 5

Financial support of the Association, in addition to the annual dues from the Associate Societies, may

include grants, gifts, and the proceeds from publications, IRPA Congresses and other international

meetings as may be decided by the Executive Council. The Associate Societies may assess and collect

membership dues to cover the cost of local operations, and they may supplement such financial support by

any other appropriate means. However, no grant, donation or gift may be accepted by the Association or

Associate Societies if it prejudices or compromises the objectives as stated in Article II supra, or if it

interferes with the free expression of opinion of individual members or of officers of the Associate Society

or of the Association.

ARTICLE V: ADMINISTRATION Section 1

The executive functions of the Association are performed by the officers, upon approval of the Executive

Council, and as delegated by the General Assembly. The officers are the President, the Vice-President of

the Association, the Vice-President for Congress Affairs, the Executive Officer, the Publications Director

and the Treasurer.

Section 2

Committees, Commissions, and groups of Associate Societies other than provided for in the Constitution may be

appointed by, or on behalf of, the Executive Council to deal with specified activities of the Association and

subject to any conditions the Executive Council may lay down.

Section 3

A permanent Secretariat, with branch offices as required, may be established in such place, or places, as are

designated by the General Assembly. The function of the Secretariat is to maintain the records of the

Association and to serve as general headquarters for the Association. The supervision of the Secretariat and its

branch offices is the responsibility of the Executive Officer.

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ARTICLE VI: OFFICERS

Section 1

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The President shall be elected by the General Assembly from amongst the members of the Executive Council.

The election shall be by secret ballot. All members of the Executive Council, except a duly elected incumbent

President, are eligible for election to the office of President. Their nomination to the office is automatic, and the

approval of an absolute majority of the delegates present or voting by proxy is required to elect. If the President is

not elected on the first ballot, the nominee receiving the least number of votes is dropped from each succeeding

ballot until a President has been elected.

The President is the Chair of the Executive Council, and the General Assembly. In the President’s absence, the

Chair shall be the Vice-President of the Association if present. In the absence of both President and Vice-

President of the Association:

(i) at a meeting of the Executive Council, the members present shall elect a Chair;

(ii) at a meeting of the General Assembly, the Executive Council shall appoint one of its members to be

the Chair.

Section 2

The Vice-President of the Association is elected by the General Assembly. The election shall be by secret

ballot. All members of the Executive Council except a duly elected incumbent President or a duly elected

incumbent Vice-President of the Association are eligible for election to the office of Vice-President of the

Association. Their nomination to the office is automatic. If fewer than two members of the Executive

Council are willing to be nominated, the Executive Council may nominate former members of the

Executive Council who are willing to serve or, if necessary, other members of the Association who have

demonstrated, by service to the Association, their suitability for high office. The approval of an absolute

majority of delegates voting in person or by proxy is required to elect. The Vice-President of the

Association automatically takes over the duties of the President during any absence or inability to act.

Section 3

The Vice-President for Congress Affairs is nominated by the Associate Society (or Societies) that will host

the next International Congress and election is automatic when the invitation to host the International

Congress has been approved. There is not eligibility for self succession in the office of Vice-President for

Congress Affairs.

The Vice-President for Congress Affairs in consultation with the President is responsible for organising the

International Congress and acting as liaison between the Executive Council and the host Society (or

Societies).

Section 4

The Executive Officer is appointed by the Executive Council, subject to the approval of the General

Assembly and is eligible for reappointment. The Executive Officer is ex officio Chair of the Rules

Committee.

The primary duties of the Executive Officer are:

(i) to manage the permanent Secretariat;

(ii) to be responsible for the correspondence of the Association;


(iii) to keep a list of the officers of each Associate Society with their contact information. This list shall

be revised at least yearly upon receipt of information from the Societies;

(iv) to keep minutes of all meetings of the General Assembly and the Executive Council; and

(vi) to perform other duties as may be provided for in the rules of the Executive Council.

Section 5

The Publications Director is appointed by the Executive Council subject to the approval of the General

Assembly and is eligible for reappointment. The Publications Director represents the Executive Council in all

matters involving publications. Other duties include being the Chair of the Commission on Publications, as well as

being the liaison between the Executive Council and the editorial staffs of the publications of the Association and the

Associate Societies.

Section 6

The Treasurer is appointed by the Executive Council subject to the approval of the General Assembly and is

eligible for reappointment. The primary duties of the Treasurer are:

(i) to establish a mechanism for the receipt of all monies payable to the Association and to cause such

monies to be deposited in appropriate accounts of the Association;

(ii) to remind the secretary of each Associate Society not later than November 1st of each year:

(a) to provide a statement of membership and offers as required in Article IVsupra, and

(b) to forward the dues on or before January 31st,

(iii) to cause to be drawn all drafts and cheques on the accounts of the Association for the payment of

bills against the Association or the transfer of funds from the accounts of the Association provided:

(a) all such, expenditures are within the annual budget approved by the Executive Council, or as

specifically approved by the Executive Council and

(b) the accounts of the Association shall be established un such a manner as to leave the Executive

Council free to withdraw or transfer funds from the accounts of the Association should the

Treasurer become incapacitated or otherwise unqualified to perform and

(iii) to keep proper financial records which shall be audited as provided in Article XI infra.

Section 7

If an officer is temporarily incapacitated and/or requires assistance in the performance of the duties of the office,

the Executive Council shall make such arrangements as it considers necessary. When a deputy is appointed

under these provisions, the deputy’s:

(i) duties and authority to act on behalf of the officer shall be defined by the Executive Council and

(ii) tenure of office ends when

(a) his assistance is no longer required by the officer or

(b) a new officer is chosen and installed in the office.

Section 8

If an officer, while in office, dies, is permanently incapacitated, or resigns from office in writing, the

Executive Council may appoint a member of the Association to fill the vacancy thereby created until the

next General Assembly elects or appoints a successor. Such appointment by the Executive Council shall

not prevent the individual concerned from being elected or appointed to the same office by the General

Assembly as if that person had not been so appointed by the Executive Council. In the case of the

President, the appointment must be made from among the members of the Executive Council and will

normally be the Vice-President of the Association. In the case of the Vice-President for Congress Affairs,

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the Executive Council may only make such an appointment after consulting the Society or Societies

responsible for the next IRPA International Congress.

ARTICLE VII: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Section 1

FUNCTION - The Executive Council has the responsibility for the general management of the affairs of the

Association performing those functions as are provided for in the Constitution or by direction of the General

Assembly. However, no member of the Executive Council shall be held responsible personally for any

consequences of decisions taken by the Executive Council in performing its functions as described here, and in

particular for any debts the Association might incur.

Section 2

MEMBERSHIP - The Executive Council shall be composed of twelve members consisting of

(i) six Executive Council members who represent the General Assembly and are elected by and from

the General Assembly, and

(ii) six ex officio members who also serve in a representative capacity to include: the President, the

Vice-President of the Association, the Vice-President for Congress Affairs, the Executive Officer, the

Publications Director, and the Treasurer.

(iii) In selecting the members of the Executive Council the General Assembly shall give consideration to

maintaining a balance in representation among the Associate Societies. No individual shall serve, as

a member of the Executive Council in more than one representative capacity at any one time and

each member of the Council shall have one vote.

Section 3

TERMS OF OFFICE - The term of office of each Officer and Executive Council member begins at the end of the

International Congress (or General Assembly, if this is held other than at the time of an International Congress) at

which that person is elected. In the case of an Officer, the tenure of office shall last until a new President takes

office after election by a General Assembly. An Executive Council member is elected to serve through two

presidential terms except that arrangements shall be made so that at least three Executive Council members

shall be elected at the end of each presidential term.

Section 4

VACANCIES - A vacancy occurs on the Executive Council when a designated term expires, a member resigns

his or her seat or ceases to function because of death or other circumstances. If a member whose term has not

expired is elected to another office on the Executive Council that member serves in the newly elected capacity

leaving a vacancy to be filled on the Executive Council. If a vacancy occurs in a seat held by members of the

Executive Council, the Council might make an appointment to fill the unexpired term until such time as the seat

may be filled by action of the General Assembly.

Section 5

The Executive Council shall meet prior to each meeting of the General Assembly and at other times subject to the

rules of the Council or at the discretion of the Chair.


Section 6

ADVISORS - The President, with the concurrence of the Executive Council may appoint non-voting advisors

to fulfil particular functions as needed.

Section 7

RULES - The Executive Council shall formulate and publish a set of rules by which the Association is

governed. All such rules shall be consistent with the directives of the General Assembly and the provisions of the

Constitution and shall be construed to secure a speedy and inexpensive administration of the affairs of the

Association commensurate with sound practice. The rules become effective when transmitted to the duly

authorised representatives of the Associate Societies, and have official status until amended or revoked by

action of the Council or by direction of the General Assembly. In general:

(i) The rules shall provide that no affirmative action can be taken by the Executive Council unless

sanctioned by at least seven voting members of the Executive Council and if a vote is to be taken at a

regularly scheduled meeting of the Executive Council, a member may be represented by his proxy. (ii)

The rules shall be specific as to the duties of the officers and the voting membership of the

Executive Council shall vest the officers with such authority as may be required for the efficient

execution of these duties. The rules shall provide for the bonding of any officer or agent who will be

responsible for substantial sums of money where this is practicable and not unduly expensive. The

rules shall also provide for equally acceptable alternative security measures where bonding is not

carried out.

(iii) The rules shall provide for a Commission on Publications which is responsible for the establishment

and management of the official publication of the Association under the Chair of the Publications

Director.

(iv) The rules shall establish criteria by which acceptance or rejection of an applicant for Associate

Society status is determined.

(v) No rule shall be formulated which violates the independence of any Associate Society. The

Associate Societies are autonomous in their own right and are free to pursue their objectives and

those of the Association in any manner consistent with sound management and in compliance with

the provisions of the Constitution of the Association.

(vi) The rules shall specify the general arrangements to be followed in the organisation of an IRPA

International or Regional Congress.

(vii) The rules may include other matters as may be considered appropriate and not inconsistent with the

provisions of the Constitution.

ARTICLE VIII: GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Section 1

The General Assembly is the representative body of the Association and, as such, shall have, hold and

control all funds, properties, and activities of the Association. The General Assembly may delegate as

much of its power and authority to the Executive Council as is appropriate for the efficient administration

of the affairs of the Association and these delegated powers are effective until revoked by action of the

General Assembly.

Section 2

The members of the General Assembly include:

(i) the members of the Executive Council and

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(ii) delegates elected by and from the membership of the Associate Society in which the individual

member is enrolled. Any full member of the Association, except members of the Executive Council,

is eligible to serve as a delegate to the General Assembly and the number of delegates eligible to

attend the General Assembly in any one calendar year shall be based on the number of full members

included on the annual list used for calculating the dues for that year (Article IV, Section 3. supra) as

follows:

Number of full members shown on the annual list Number of delegates eligible to attend the General Assembly

less than 50 2

50 - 149 3

150 - 300 4

over 300* 4 + (N - 300)/200

* In applying the above formula, where the number of full members exceeds 300: N equals the total number of

full members shown on the annual list. Fractions are treated as whole numbers.

Section 3

If, on 1st March in the year of a General Assembly, the Treasurer has not received from an Associate Society all

dues payable by that date, that Society shall be in default. Unless the General Assembly accepts, on the

recommendation of the Executive Council, that the dues concerned were remitted to the Treasurer in good time and

that any delay is outside the control of the Society concerned, it shall forfeit the right of its members to send

delegates to the General Assembly during that calendar year and will be subject to expulsion from the

Association in accordance with Article III, Section 8, supra.

Section 4

Each member of the General Assembly shall have one vote in the General Assembly when privileged. A member

is privileged when the action sought is not restricted by procedural rules adopted for the conduct of the meeting

and the action is not in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 5

If a delegate is unable to attend a meeting of her General Assembly, the delegation may authorise another

member of the Association to represent him as a proxy with the right to cast his or her votes. The delegate

desiring to be represented by a proxy shall submit a written authorisation to the Executive Officer giving

the name and address of the member chosen as representative. The written authorisation is effective for all

sessions of the General Assembly at which the proxy is present and the delegate is absent unless the written

authorisation limits the voting privileges of the proxy to specific sessions or special issues.

Section 6

The members of the Executive Council are ex officio members of the General Assembly and attend the sessions

of the General Assembly as aides to the President of the Association. When an individual who has been elected as a

delegate to the General Assembly becomes a member of the Executive Council, the title of delegate is vacated and

the members of the represented Associate Society are entitled to a replacement by an alternate delegate until such

time as a permanent replacement may be made.


Section 7

The General Assembly shall meet at each IRPA International Congress and holds as many sessions as

necessary to accomplish its business at a time which does not conflict with the scientific and technical

sessions.

Section 8

In the event of urgent business requiring a decision by the General Assembly between IRPA International

Congresses, the President may either:

(i) call a special session of the General Assembly solely to discuss and vote on the urgent business

specified, provided that the Associate Societies indicate that the number of delegates at such a meeting

would constitute a quorum, or

(ii) submit the urgent business to the Associate Societies for a vote by correspondence, in which case a

decision requires the agreement of the replies from Associate Societies possessing between them a

simple majority of the membership of a General Assembly. The President has a vote only in the

event of a tie. If, however, the replies from Associate Societies possessing between them two-thirds

of the membership of a General Assembly so request, a special session of the General Assembly

shall be held.

For the purposes of a vote by correspondence conducted between meetings of the General Assembly, the

members of the General Assembly entitled to vote shall be those who were elected as delegates to the last previous

meeting of the General Assembly or, where a delegate has appointed a proxy, that proxy instead of that delegate. If

a delegate cannot participate because he or she has died, is no longer a member of the Associate Society, is now a

member of the Executive Council or is not available, the Associate Society may elect or appoint another member.

Section 9

The decisions of the General Assembly, with the exception of the cases designated in Articles III, XV and XVI, are

reached by a simple majority of the members present or represented by proxy. In case of a tie vote, the Chair

may cast the deciding vote; otherwise the Chair shall have no vote.

Section 10

Two-thirds of the voting members of the General Assembly, including proxies, shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business.

Section 11

It shall be the duty of the President and the Executive Council to provide for an agenda which covers every aspect of

business that should be brought before the General Assembly. At least two months prior to the convening of the

General Assembly, the agenda shall be sent to the secretary of each of the Associate Societies for distribution

to its delegates.

Section 12

Ample time shall be allowed for discussion of each item on the agenda, and any member of the General

Assembly may participate in the discussion, move or second resolutions and vote unless the member is in a position

in which any or all of these are forbidden by this Constitution or the Rules.

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Section 13

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The General Assembly receives the reports and recommendations of the Executive Council, examines the

accounts, elects or confirms the appointment of the officers and Executive Council members, selects the place of

the Secretariat and the IRPA International Congresses, prescribes the dues and performs any other duty as required

by these statutes.

Section 14

In case a General Assembly scheduled to meet at an IRPA International Congress is attended by less than two-

thirds of the voting members personally or by proxy, essential business matters involving the Association

may be carried forward by the Executive Council in accordance with the stated rules of the Association in the

same manner as if no IRPA International Congress had taken place or no meeting of the General Assembly had

been called or scheduled. In this case the members of the Executive Council continue in office until replaced

by appropriate action of the General Assembly.

ARTICLE IX: IRPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES Section 1

The Association shall hold an IRPA International Congress at intervals of about four years at such time and

place as may be designated by the General Assembly. The primary purpose of the IRPA International

Congress is to provide a means whereby the members may discuss their professional experiences, exchange

ideas, and acquaint themselves with the scientific and technical problems of their international colleagues.

Section 2

An IRPA International Congress may be held in any country, and one Society alone, or two or more together,

may assume responsibility for hosting the Congress.

Section 3

Expressions of interest to host an International Congress received by the Executive Officer at least eight years

and three months in advance shall be reported to the next General Assembly for its consideration and an indication

of preference. The Associate Society or Societies responsible for the preferred option shall develop a detailed

proposal as specified in Section 4 below.

Section 4

The detailed proposal to the General Assembly to host the next IRPA International Congress shall be made in

accordance with the Rules of Administrative Procedures on the Organization of an IRPA International Congress

and shall be submitted to the Executive Officer at least eighteen months before the General Assembly at which

the final approval will be sought. If the General Assembly rejects the detailed proposal, the Executive Council shall

seek an alternative proposal to recommend to the General Assembly for its approval, if necessary by a vote by

correspondence.

Section 5

The budget for the International Congress shall include an amount determined by the Executive

Council for net proceeds to the Association treasury. Any net proceeds in excess of that amount


following an audit or review of the International Congress accounts (Article XI, Section 1, infra) shall be

distributed as defined in the Rules of Administrative Procedures on the Organization of an IRPA International

Congress.

ARTICLE X: GENERAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS

Section 1

The Executive Council shall submit to the General Assembly a report on the general state and proceedings of the

Association for the period since the most recent meeting of the General Assembly.

Section 2

The Treasurer shall prepare for the Executive Council a financial statement for the period between IRPA

International Congresses which shall submit it to the General Assembly. This financial statement shall include

a copy of the audits, or reviews as provided for in Article XI infra.

ARTICLE XI: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS Section 1

The accounts of the Treasurer of the Association shall be audited or independently reviewed, according to

the usual practices of the country where the accounts are held, by a suitably qualified person, approved the

Executive Council. The accounts shall be audited or reviewed for each fiscal year and at such other time or

times and for such other periods as the Executive Council may deem advisable. The auditor or reviewer

shall furnish reports on such reviews and make available an annual report of reviews completed. The

accounts of IRPA International Congresses shall also be audited or independently reviewed by a suitably

qualified person according to the usual practices of the country and presented through the Treasurer to the

Executive Council as soon as possible after the close of the Congress to which they relate.

Section 2

The Executive Council shall consider each auditor's or reviewer’s report to decide whether any of the activities

or procedures of the Association require modification.

Section 3

The accounts kept by the Treasurer for the period between IRPA International Congresses together with the annual

reports of the auditor or reviewer shall be presented to the General Assembly at each IRPA International

Congress or more often if directed by the General Assembly.

ARTICLE XII: BUDGET Section 1

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Prior to an IRPA International Congress, the Treasurer shall prepare for the Executive Council a detailed

proposed budget for the next period following the IRPA International Congress. It is sent to duly

authorised representatives of the Associate Societies at least 12 months before the IRPA International

Congress and suggested modifications, if any, must be returned to the Executive Officer at least three

months prior to the convening of the General Assembly at the IRPA International Congress. The final

proposed budget shall be placed on the agenda of the General Assembly for discussion and approval.

ARTICLE XIII: ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA OF THE GENERAL

ASSEMBLY Section 1

Any proposal, question or suggestion originating through the duly authorised representatives of an

Associate Society and received by the Executive Officer at least three months prior to the convening of the General

Assembly must be placed on the Agenda. Proposals received from an Associate Society after the three months

time limit may be presented at the meeting of the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of Article

VIII, Section 11, supra.

Section 2

Any member of the Association may present a proposal, question or suggestion to the General Assembly

by requesting the Executive Council to place it on the Agenda for the next meeting of the General

Assembly. Proposals, questions or suggestions submitted by a member under this procedure are sent to the

Executive Officer. Such proposals, if received by the Executive Officer at least three months prior to the

convening of the General Assembly, shall be submitted to the members of the Executive Council and, if

approved by seven or more members of the Council, the proposal shall be placed on the Agenda of the

General Assembly.

ARTICLE XIV: RULES AND PROCEDURES

Section 1

The Rules of Administrative Procedure shall provide for a Rules Committee on which each Associate Society

is entitled to have a representative.

Section 2

The Rules Committee shall carry out the following tasks as required:

(i) Resolve any conflict over the interpretation of the Constitution or the Rules when so requested by

either:

(a) the Executive Council,

(b) the General Assembly,

(c) a petition bearing the signatures of at least 200 members of the Association, or

(d) any Associate Society,

and its decision shall be final unless revoked by the General Assembly.

(ii) When requested by the Executive Council, advise it on any proposed new Rules, or amendments to

the Constitution.


(iii) Resolve any doubt, difficulty or conflict over the credentials of any delegation or delegate to the

General Assembly when so requested by the Executive Council, and its decision shall be final unless

revoked by the General Assembly.

ARTICLE XV: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

Section 1

Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by:

(i) the Executive Council,

(ii) the duly authorised representatives of one or more Associate Societies, or

(iii) a petition bearing the authorised signatures of 200 or more members of the Association. Proposed

amendments shall be submitted to the Executive Officer not later than three months prior to a meeting of the

General Assembly and are made a part of the written Agenda submitted to the delegates to the General Assembly

in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section 11, supra.

Section 2

The Constitution may be amended only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the General

Assembly present and voting.

ARTICLE XVI: DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION Section 1

A decision to dissolve the Association can be reached at any scheduled meeting of the General Assembly

provided proposals to that effect have been sent to the duly authorised representatives of the Associate

Societies at least six months in advance of the scheduled meeting.

Section 2

A proposal to dissolve the Association can be advanced by the Executive Council or by three or more

Associate Societies.

Section 3

Approval of the proposal to dissolve the Association requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the

membership of the General Assembly present and voting at the meeting.

Section 4

If dissolution has been approved, the residual funds of the Association shall, after discharge of all financial

obligations, be transferred to the Associate Societies and distributed in proportion to the membership of

each individual Society as of the preceding 1st November to the total membership of the Association.

Rules of Administrative Procedures

2. RULES OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

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The first set of Rules became effective on 7th September 1966. Then the Rules were revised successively

in 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1987, 1991 and 1996. The present Rules were adopted at the 67th Executive Council

Meeting 2015 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

CONTENTS

PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................... 27

1. PROMULGATION OF RULES ............................................................................................................... 29

1.1 Enactment of rules by the Executive Council.................................................................................... 29

1.2 Amendment or revocation of rules ................................................................................................... 29

1.3 Publication of rules changes ............................................................................................................. 29

1.4 Duties under the rules ....................................................................................................................... 29

1.5 Interpretation .................................................................................................................................... 30

2. ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES ........................................................................................................................ 31

2.1 Application for Associate Society status ........................................................................................... 31

2.2 Dues................................................................................................................................................. 31

2.3 Reduced membership ....................................................................................................................... 31

3. MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ....................................................................................... 32

3.1 Notice and agenda ............................................................................................................................ 32

3.2 Membership of the Assembly ........................................................................................................... 32

3.3 Quorum ............................................................................................................................................ 32

3.4 Records and minutes of proceedings ................................................................................................ 32

3.5 Conduct of meetings ........................................................................................................................ 33

3.5.1 Delegation chairmen ............................................................................................................ 33

3.5.2 Members of the Executive Council ....................................................................................... 33

3.5.3 Seating ................................................................................................................................. 33

3.5.4 Proxies ................................................................................................................................. 33

3.5.5 Elections .............................................................................................................................. 33

3.5.6 Nominations ......................................................................................................................... 33

3.5.7 Voting procedure ................................................................................................................. 34

4. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ...................................................................................... 36

4.1 Meetings and their frequency ........................................................................................................... 36

4.2 Membership, proxies and quorum .................................................................................................... 36

4.3 Voting procedures ............................................................................................................................ 36

4.4 Records and minutes ........................................................................................................................ 37

4.5 Business ........................................................................................................................................... 37

4.5.1 Agenda ................................................................................................................................ 37

4.5.2 IRPA commissions and committees ..................................................................................... 37

5. THE IRPA COMMISSIONS .................................................................................................................... 38

5.1 The Appointment of a Commission .................................................................................................. 38

5.2 Publication commission ................................................................................................................... 38

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6. THE IRPA COMMITTEES ...................................................................................................................... 39

6.1 The Appointment of a Committee .................................................................................................... 39

6.2 The IRPA Committees ..................................................................................................................... 39

6.2.1 Admissions Committee ........................................................................................................ 39

6.2.2 Rules Committee .................................................................................................................. 40

6.2.3 Sievert Award Selection Committee ..................................................................................... 40

6.2.4 IRPA Montreal Fund Committee .......................................................................................... 40

6.2.5 International Congress Organising Committee ...................................................................... 41

6.2.6 International Congress Programme Committee ..................................................................... 41

6.2.7 International Congress Support Committee .......................................................................... 41

6.2.8 General Assembly Arrangements Committee ....................................................................... 41

7. THE IRPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS .......................................................................................... 42

7.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 42

7.2 Offer to host an International Congress ............................................................................................ 42

7.3 Selection of host Society and Venue ................................................................................................. 42

7.4 Detailed Proposal to host an International Congress ......................................................................... 42

7.5 Organization and Financial Matters .................................................................................................. 43

7.6 Preparation of the Congress and the General Assembly .................................................................... 43

8. THE IRPA REGIONAL CONGRESSES………………………………………………………….. 45

8.1 Definition ......................................................................................................................................... 45

8.2 Application for approval of a Regional Congress .............................................................................. 45

8.3 Support of Regional Congresses by IRPA ........................................................................................ 45

8.4 Obligations of the host Associate Society ......................................................................................... 45

8.5 Proceeds from Regional Congresses ................................................................................................. 46

ANNEX A: Criteria for the Application for Associate Society Status in IRPA.......................................... 47

ANNEX B: Procedure for submitting a candidate for nomination to the Executive Council ..................... 49

ANNEX C: Voting Procedures for the Election of Officers and Executive Council Members .................. 50

ANNEX D: Procedure to be followed in the Administrating the Rolf M. Sievert Award .......................... 53


PREFACE

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Article VII, Section 7, of the Constitution of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) sets out the

authority for the formation and promulgation of the rules of administrative procedure of the Association1.

This article states:

“The Executive Council shall formulate and publish a set of rules by which the Association is governed. All such

rules shall be consistent with the directives of the General Assembly and the provisions of the Constitution and

shall be construed to secure a speedy and inexpensive administration of the affairs of the Association

commensurate with sound practice. The rules become effective when transmitted to the duly authorised

representatives of the Associate Societies, and have official status until amended or revoked by action of the

Council or by direction of the General Assembly. In general:

(a) The rules shall provide that no affirmative action can be taken by the Executive Council unless

sanctioned by at least seven voting members of the Executive Council and if a vote is to be taken at a

regularly scheduled meeting of the Executive Council, a member may be represented by a proxy.

(b) The rules shall be specific as to the duties of the officers and the voting membership of the Executive

Council shall vest the officers with such authority as may be required for the efficient execution of

these duties. The rules shall provide for the bonding of any officer or agent who will be responsible for

substantial sums of money where this is practicable and not unduly expensive. The rules shall also

provide for equally acceptable alternative security measures where bonding is not carried out.

(c) The rules shall provide for a Commission on Publications which is responsible for the establishment

and management of the official publication of the Association under the chairman of the Publications

Director.

(d) The rules shall establish criteria by which acceptance or rejection of an applicant for Associate Society

status is determined.

(e) No rule shall be formulated which violates the independence of any Associate Society. The Associate

Societies are autonomous in their own right and are free to pursue their objectives and those of the

Association in any manner consistent with sound management and in compliance with the provisions

of the Constitution of the Association.

(f) The rules shall specify the general arrangements to be followed in the organisation of an IRPA

International or Regional Congress.

(g) The rules may include other matters as may be considered appropriate and not inconsistent with the

provisions of the Constitution”.

1 The first set of Rules became effective on 7th September 1966, and they have been revised in 1969, 1970, 1973,

1975, 1987, 1991, 1996 and 2010


1. PROMULGATION OF RULES

1.1. Enactment of rules by the Executive Council

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Rules may be enacted only by the Executive Council. Proposals shall be circulated to the members of the

Executive Council with the agenda for the meeting, and an entry of the full text of the rule(s) (as agreed) in the

minutes of the Executive Council shall be proof that such rules were enacted unless a member who was present at

the meeting gives notice to the Executive Officer within 30 days of receiving such minutes that in her/his view

they are incorrect, and listing the alleged inaccuracies. If the member can, by correspondence with the

Executive Officer and the President, agree on a revised wording as being that agreed by the Executive Council

this revised wording shall be circulated by the Executive Officer to the members of the Executive Council

allowing a further period of 30 days for any other member to give notice of an objection to the revised

wording. In the absence of any such notices, the rules as enacted become effective at the end of whichever

period of 30 days is appropriate.

1.2. Amendment or revocation of rules

Amendment or revocation of existing rules may be effected by the procedure set out above in Rule 1.1. In addition,

any meeting of the General Assembly may resolve to direct the Executive Council regarding the promulgation,

amendment or revocation of any rule, provided that the text of any such proposed resolution has been circulated to

members of the General Assembly as part of the circulated agenda (Rule 3.1.), and the Executive Council is then

bound to observe any such direction. (Art VII, Sect. 7).

1.3. Publication of rules changes

Within 30 days of a new rule, or an amendment to a rule, becoming effective, or of an existing rule being

revoked, the Executive Officer shall (see Section 1.1. above) send details of the change(s) in the rules to

each member of the Executive Council, the secretary of each Associate Society and each member of the

Rules Committee over the signature of the President. The Executive Council shall, at least once during the

term of office of each President, consider whether the time has come for a consolidated and revised version

of the constitution and/or the rules to be prepared and circulated, incorporating all the changes since the

last such revision.

1.4. Duties under the rules

Where a duty is laid by these rules, or by the constitution, on the Executive Council, this duty may be

carried out between meetings (subject to Art VII, Sect. 6a) by the President acting on behalf of the

Executive Council; the President may at any time seek the views of members of the Executive Council, or a

formal decision by the Executive Council by electronic mail ballot (Rule 4.3.b) Where a duty is laid on the

President, this may be delegated by the President to another member of the Executive Council (subject to

Art VI, Sections 1 and 2 of the constitution or other specific provision of these rules) who shall be

responsible to the President (or the Executive Council, as the case may be) for the action taken. Where a

duty is laid on a commission or a committee, this may be carried out between meetings by its chairman

who shall be responsible both to the commission or committee concerned, and the Executive Council.

Where a duty is laid on any other person, and she/he is unable for any reason to undertake this duty, the

Executive Council may delegate this duty to a member of the Association and specify whether she/he shall

be responsible to the person concerned, or to the President, for any action taken, subject to the provisions

of Art VI, Sections 7 and 8 of the constitution. Unless otherwise specified, any duty undertaken under these


rules or the constitution is undertaken on behalf of the Executive Council and shall be reported to that

body.

1.5. Interpretation

Where a request for interpretation of these rules, is initiated under Art. XIV of the constitution,

interpretation shall be determined by the Rules Committee subject only to revocation by the General

Assembly. In all other cases, interpretation shall be determined by the Executive Council, which may set up a

working party to make recommendations to the Executive Council. The working party shall consist of not less than

three, nor more than five, members of IRPA including as chairman a former officer of IRPA (when possible a past

president) and also at least one legal adviser to IRPA.

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2.1. Application for Associate Society status

Any society with interests in radiation protection may apply to the Executive Council for status as an

Associate Society of the IRPA so long as it conforms to the provisions of Article III of the IRPA

constitution, the procedures of the Admissions Committee (see Rule 6.2.1.), and the criteria laid down in Annex

A to the present rules. When an Associate Society notifies the Executive Officer of any change in its Rules and/or

Constitution as amended the Associate Society shall at the same time provide a statement that its Rules and

Constitution as amended are not in conflict with the Constitution of the IRPA. The Executive Officer shall

ask the Vice- President of the Association, as Chairman of the Admissions Committee, to confirm this

statement.

2.2. Dues

If Associate Society status is conferred on a society before 1st August in any year that society is required to

pay dues for that year on its membership at the time that Associate Society status is conferred. If this status

is conferred on or after 1st August in any year, that society is not required to pay IRPA dues for that year,

but will be required to pay on or before 31st January dues for the following year (see Art IV, Sect. 3). An

Associate Society is not required to pay dues in respect of organisations which support it or are affiliated

with its work.

2.3. Reduced membership

If the number of full members in an Associate Society falls below 20 (see Art VIII, Sect. 2) this fact shall be

notified by the President or the Secretary of the Society at once to the Executive Officer who shall bring it to the

attention of the Executive Council. The Executive Council shall give all assistance to the Associate Society to

increase its membership to more than 20, and may also initiate negotiations with a neighbouring Associate Society

with a view to amalgamation. During this process, such an Associate Society will continue to be regarded as

having 20 members for the payment of dues and for membership of one IRPA General Assembly. If, as another

IRPA General Assembly approaches, its membership is still less than 20 members and it has not yet

amalgamated with another Associate Society, the Executive Council shall prepare to bring to the General

Assembly a motion, either calling for the expulsion of that Associate Society under Art III, Sect. 9 or, where the

Executive Council judges that the situation so requires, calling for such expulsion not to be carried out at that

General Assembly.


3. MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

3.1. Notice and agenda

A meeting of the General Assembly is held in conjunction with each IRPA International Congress or when called by

the President. Notice of the meeting, giving date and site, is to be sent by the Executive Officer to each Associate

Society at least eight (8) months prior to the date of the General Assembly to be followed at least two (2) months

before the date of the General Assembly by the agenda. This may include items originating with the President

and the Executive Council (Art VIII, Sect 11), with the Associate Societies (Art XIII, Sect 1) or individual

members of the Association (Art XIII, Sect 2).

At a meeting of the General Assembly, the business shall proceed in the order given in the circulated agenda

unless the meeting decides otherwise. The procedures to be followed in the conduct of the meeting shall be outlined

to delegates in the form of a written statement.

3.2. Membership of the Assembly

The first item of business in any General Assembly shall be the announcement by the Executive Officer of

the membership of the meeting, taking into account any decisions of the Rules Committee and any proxies

of which notice has been received. This shall be done by the presentation of a list of the names and

addresses of the members of the General Assembly, which had previously been submitted by Delegation

Chairpersons. Those individuals who are proxies shall be identified as such. Any case of doubt about the

membership of the meeting shall be resolved by the General Assembly and, in this matter, any individual

or delegation whose position is in doubt shall be entitled to speak but not to vote. When any such matters

have been resolved, the membership of the General Assembly shall be agreed by vote of the General

Assembly, and the membership as agreed shall, for all purposes, be the membership of the meeting, but

this shall not debar any members from making arrangements for a proxy at any time during the meeting.

The chairman of the General Assembly shall be the President or, in her/his absence, the Vice-President of

the Association. In the absence of both President and Vice-President of the Association, the Executive

Council shall appoint one of its members to be the chairman. (Art VI, Sect 1).

3.3. Quorum

No business may be transacted unless the number of members present, including proxies, is at least

two-thirds of the total number of members entitled to vote, as determined by Art VIII, Sect. 2, Art VIII,

Sect. 10. If at any time in the meeting the chairman has reason to believe that a quorum is no longer

present, a roll call shall be taken; unless a quorum is present, the chairman shall then abandon the meeting,

or adjourn it to such a place and time as her/he shall determine. In such a roll call, the Executive Officer

shall call the names of the Associate Societies in alphabetical order and in each case the delegation

chairman shall report the number of delegates from his society present, including her/him.

3.4. Records and minutes of proceedings

Minutes of meetings of the General Assembly shall be kept by the Executive Officer. As soon as

practicable after each meeting, she/he shall send a copy of the draft minutes, as agreed by the chairman of

the meeting, to each member of the Executive Council serving as such at the general Assembly and, after

taking into account any comments made as a result, to the secretary of each Associate Society. Where there

has been a change of Executive Officer, these duties shall be shared between the outgoing and incoming

Executive Officers, as agreed between them or as directed by the incoming President. The Executive


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Officer shall also keep such other records of a meeting of the General Assembly as are appropriate,

including a list of the names and addresses of the members of the General Assembly, including proxies.

3.5. Conduct of meetings

3.5.1.Delegations chairperson

Each delegation shall be headed by a chairperson whose duties shall be 1). to ensure that in the list of

members of the General Assembly, the names and addresses of the members of her/his delegation

(including proxies) are correctly entered, and 2). to liaise between those responsible for the conduct of the meeting

and the members of the delegation.

3.5.2. Members of the Executive Council

Each member of the Executive Council except the chairperson of the meeting, is thereby a voting member

of the General Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall act as a delegation, except that each

is a representative of the Association as a whole without reference to any Associate Society of which she/he

is a member, and the Vice-President of the Association shall act as the chairman of the delegation.

3.5.3. Seating

Seating arrangements for a meeting of the General Assembly shall be made by the General Assembly

Arrangements Committee (Rule 6.2.9). The members of a delegation shall sit together except where the

business of the meeting requires that a member or members be elsewhere.

3.5.4. Proxies

Any member may be represented at a meeting of the General Assembly by her/his proxy. A proxy is a

person who is a member of the Association and has been authorised in writing by a member (or by more

than one member but not, except with the permission of the General Assembly itself, by more than five

members) to act on her/his (or their) behalf in all the ways open to the member(s) if present, or subject to

such limitations as may be specified in the authorisation. However, an authorisation given by a delegation

chairperson may only authorise a proxy to act as delegation chairperson if the proxy is a member of the

same Associate Society. When the rules of the member's Associate Society govern proxies to the General

Assembly, a proxy will not be acceptable to the General Assembly unless those rules are observed. The

authorisation for a proxy shall be submitted to the Executive Officer and, if valid, shall be recorded under

the registration of the membership of the meeting or, if received during a meeting, in the minutes of that

meeting.

3.5.5. Elections

The members of the General Assembly shall be called upon to elect a President, a Vice-President, an

Executive Officer, a Treasurer, a Publication Director and Executive Council members of the Association,

and these elections shall be conducted separately and in that order. Candidatures for nominations shall be

submitted by Associate Societies to the Executive Officer at least 120 days before the date of the General

Assembly. The procedure for submitting a candidate for nomination to the Executive Council is described

in Annex B.

3.5.6. Nominations

Arrangement for sufficient appropriate nominations for each election for Officer and Executive Council member

is the responsibility of the Executive Council. The list of nominations to be proposed by the Council shall be

made available to the Presidents of Associate Societies and publicized through the IRPA Web Site at least three (3)

months before the convening of the General Assembly.

The nominations are presented in the following order:


a. President. As early in the meeting of a General Assembly as practicable, the chairperson shall present

the nominations for President.

b. Vice-President of the Association. After the announcement of the result of the election of President,

the chairperson of the General Assembly shall present the nominations for Vice-President of the

Association.

c. Executive Officer. After the announcement of the result of the election of the Vice-President of the

Association, the chairperson shall announce the appointment of Executive Officer made by the

Executive Council, and ask for the approval of the General Assembly. If such approval be not given,

the General Assembly shall stand adjourned until either -

(i) the Executive Council can announce another appointment of Executive Officer for which it asks the

approval of the General Assembly, or (if this is not immediately practicable)

(ii) the Executive Council announces which member of the Executive Council is willing to act as pro

tempore Executive Officer pending an early appointment to be made by the Executive Council after the

General Assembly, which appointment shall be submitted to the General Assembly for approval as soon as

practicable by electronic ballot.

d. Treasurer and Publications Director. After the appointment of the Executive Officer has been dealt

with under Rule 2.5.6. (c) above, the chairperson of the General Assembly shall announce in turn the

appointments made by the Executive Council of Treasurer and Publications Director. If, in either case,

the appointment is not approved by the General Assembly, the Executive Council shall seek the

approval of the General Assembly for the appointment of another person either before the end of that

meeting of the General Assembly, or by postal ballot as soon as practicable by electronic ballot.

e. Executive Council Members. After the approval of the General Assembly has been given to the

appointment of Publications Director, the chairperson of the General Assembly shall present the

nominations for Executive Council Members.

3.5.7. Voting procedure

The voting procedures for the election of Officers and Executive Council members shall be as detailed in

Annex C to these rules. The procedure will preferentially take place in electronic format or should the

electronic procedure fail to work, in paper format. For all other votes, the procedure is indicated in Art VIII,

Sect. 9 of the constitution. Subject to these provisions, the following apply. There will be more detailed

instructions developed by the Rules Committee and/or this Committee will be consulted.

a. The first act of the General Assembly after agreeing upon its membership shall be to appoint a teller and

a sufficient number of assistant tellers, after considering the names proposed by the General Assembly

Arrangements Committee.

b. Before any vote is taken, the chairperson of the General Assembly must be satisfied that a quorum is

present.

c. Each nominee and each teller (if a delegate to the General Assembly) is entitled to vote. The

chairperson of the meeting may only vote in the event of a tie.

d. Once the voting has begun, no further discussion on the items involved in the vote is permitted while the

voting procedure is being completed.

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e. At the discretion of the chairperson, any vote may be taken by a show of hands, or by an

electronic/paper ballot vote, except that a ballot vote shall be taken at any time after tellers have been

appointed, for any vote about persons, and also when a motion calling for a ballot vote has been agreed.

For a ballot vote, the teller shall issue to each delegation chairperson the correct number of electronic

votes (e.g. electronic voting keypads) or ballot papers for the members of his/her delegation. In case of

paper ballot voting, each member, after marking her/his vote on the ballot paper, shall fold it for

collection by the tellers, who will then count the votes and report on the result to the chairperson of the

General Assembly.

f. A vote of two-thirds of those present and voting is necessary to carry a motion expelling an Associate

Society from the Association (Art III, Sect 9); or one amending the Constitution (Art XV Sect 2) or one

dissolving the Association (Art XVI Sect 3); any other motion is carried if a simple majority of the

votes cast is in favour.

g. In the event of a vote by correspondence (Art VIII, Sect. 8), the full text of any resolution proposed

shall be sent to the secretary of each Associate Society and to each voting member of the Executive

Council together with the name and address of the teller appointed by the President to tally the total

votes cast. Each Associate Society shall then conduct a ballot among those who were its delegates to the

last General Assembly. If a delegate can no longer participate because he/she has died, is no longer a

member of the Associate Society, is now an Executive Council member, or is not available, the

Associate Society may appoint a substitute. A delegate who is qualified to participate may, however,

appoint a proxy if he/she wishes. Such a ballot must be conducted in accordance with the voting

procedures of the Associate Society; an officer of the society will then certify the result and send it to

the teller, to whom each voting member of the Executive Council sends her/his vote direct. If the vote

required for a resolution to be carried has not been received by the teller 120 days after the text of the

resolution was sent to the Associate Societies, he/she shall declare the resolution concerned to have

been lost.

h. Use of Electronic Voting

Before an electronic vote can take place, adequate information on the operation of the electronic voting

system and equipment must be given to all Delegates. The chairperson must be assured that the system

is understood by the delegates. The electronic voting system used should allow each delegate to be

confident that his/her vote has been registered as intended. Those who are voting should not be able to

see any real time representation of the aggregation of the votes whilst they are being cast.


4. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

4.1. Meetings and their frequency

The Executive Council shall meet prior to each meeting of the General Assembly, and at least one full day

shall normally be allowed for this. It shall also hold a meeting once in each calendar year (the Annual

Meeting) and at such other times as may be required. A meeting shall in any case be held within 120 days

a). upon written application to the President bearing the signatures of a majority of the Executive Council or b). on

the direction of the General Assembly. Any meeting of the Executive Council may consist of sessions extending

over a period, for example the period of an IRPA Congress; the meeting shall start with the opening of the first

session and end with the adjournment of the last such session or with the election of a new President, whichever

occurs first.

At least 90 days notice of each meeting of the Executive Council shall be sent by the Executive Officer to each

member of the Council, each Associate Society and each official body referred to under 4.2. below. At least 60

days before each such meeting, a copy of the agenda shall be sent to all those who have been sent notice of the

meeting.

4.2. Membership, proxies and quorum

The voting members of the Executive Council are the six Officers of the IRPA and the six elected

Executive Council Members. The chairperson of the Executive Council shall be the President, or in her/his absence

the Vice-President of the Association. In the absence of both President and Vice- President of the Association the

members present shall elect a chairperson.

A member may be represented at a meeting by a proxy, who shall be a member of the Executive Council

authorised by that member to act on her/his behalf in all the ways open to that member had she/he been

present, but subject to any limitations specified in the authorisation. Before a person may act as a proxy,

she/he shall produce satisfactory evidence that she/he is so authorised, and the record shall indicate the

evidence accepted. Unless agreed by the Executive Council, no individual may act as proxy for more than

two members.

No business shall be transacted at any session of the Executive Council unless there be present, in person

or by proxy, a majority of the members of the Executive Council including at least three members present

in person.

The Association may reimburse travelling and other out-of-pocket expenses to those members of the

Executive Council unable to reclaim expenses from other sources.

A representative of each Associate Society and a representative from each official body to which the

Executive Council has authorised an invitation, are entitled to attend all open sessions of the council provided

there is no cost commitment to IRPA. Such representatives shall have no right to vote, and may speak only at the

invitation of the chairperson.

4.3. Voting procedures

a. At meetings. Unless the Executive Council determine otherwise, a motion shall be approved when

seven members voting in person or by proxy vote are in favour. The vote may be taken by show of

hands, by voice vote, or by ballot at the discretion of the chairperson except that if a motion for a ballot

has been proposed and carried, no further discussion shall take place on the merits of the motion until

that motion has been put to a ballot vote. The chairperson of the meeting may vote only in the event of

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b. By electronic ballot. When in the opinion of the President it is necessary to reach a decision at a time

when it is not practicable to hold a meeting, this shall be done by electronic ballot. Details of the

matter to be decided shall be sent to each member of the Executive Council A decision requires the

approval of a majority of the members of the Executive Council and shall be recorded in the minutes

of the next meeting. If after a specified time no decision has been reached, the President may declare

any votes cast as null and void.

4.4. Records and minutes

The Executive Officer is responsible for drawing up minutes of each meeting of the Executive Council which,

among other things, shall record

a. the names of the members present,

b. the name of each proxy and the member he represents,

c. all rulings from the chair,

d. the exact wording of all motions approved by the Executive Council,

e. where requested by the member or members concerned, the name(s) of any member(s) opposed to any

resolution approved, and a brief statement of the reasons.

A copy of all such minutes shall be placed in the permanent records of the Association, together with other

documents relating to the work of the Executive Council. After considering any comments made by

members of the Executive Council, such minutes, except for the minutes of any closed session, shall be sent to

each Associate Society (whether represented at the meeting or not).

4.5. Business

4.5.1. Agenda

The agenda shall be drawn up by the Executive Officer in consultation with the other officers of IRPA and subject to

the approval of the President. Matters regarded by the President as confidential shall be entered on a separate

agenda for discussion in closed session, and such an agenda shall be sent only to the members of the Executive

Council. The chairperson may invite any other person to be present at such part of a closed session as may be

appropriate if in the opinion of the chairperson the presence of that person will assist the Executive Council.

4.5.2. IRPA commissions and committees

The IRPA commissions and committees work under any general directions issued by the Executive

Council, and are responsible in their work to the Executive Council. As soon as practicable after the

election of a new President, the Executive Council shall consider separately each commission and

committee listed in sections 5 and 6 of the rules and may then, or at any other time, make any changes in

chairmanship or membership it thinks fit, subject to those sections of these Rules.

The creation of a new commission requires an addition to the rules in Section 5 in which its terms of

reference and the method of appointment of its chairman and members will be laid down. An addition to

Section 6 of the rules may similarly be made for the appointment of any new committee. However, the

Executive Council may appoint any new committee of a purely temporary nature, lay down its terms of

reference and appoint its chairperson and members without such changes in the rules. Such a temporary

committee, if still in existence, is automatically disbanded when a new President is elected.


5. THE IRPA COMMISSIONS

5.1. The appointment of a commission

An IRPA commission is a body of persons appointed by the Executive Council to act on behalf of the IRPA

as specified in the terms of reference laid down by the Executive Council in the appointment of the commission.

Before appointing anyone to a commission, the Executive Council shall be satisfied that the individual is willing

to serve. Each commission shall send to the Executive Officer for the Executive Council copies of the minutes

of its meetings, and any reports as appropriate.

5.2. Publication commission

This commission is responsible for the establishment and management of the official publications of the

Association. Its chairman shall be the Publication Director; its members shall include the Executive Officer and up to

ten other full members of the Association.

At least six members and the Treasurer shall agree before any decision is taken by the Commission which will

result in the expenditure of IRPA funds beyond its allocated budget

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6.1. The appointment of a Committee

An IRPA Committee is a body of persons appointed by or on behalf of the Executive Council to carry out

duties specified in the terms of reference appointing that Committee, and only to act on behalf of the IRPA

when so instructed by the Executive Council. Each committee shall send to the Executive Officer for the

Executive Council copies of the minutes of its meetings and any reports requested or as appropriate. Except

where otherwise specified, the Executive Council decides on the terms of reference of a Committee and

appoints its chairperson, and, after consultation with the chairperson, the Vice-President of the Association

appoints the members of the Committee having ascertained that they are willing to serve.

6.2. The IRPA Committees

6.2.1. Admissions Committee

This Committee is responsible for encouraging radiation protection societies which have not yet done

so to apply for Associate Society status in IRPA, and is also responsible for advising the Executive

Council on the merits of each such application received. The criteria it shall use in the judging of

applications are set out in Annex A. The chairperson of the committee shall be the Vice-President of the

Association.

6.2.2. Rules Committee

This Committee is responsible, when requested, to advise the Executive Council on any proposal of new Rules or

amendments to the Constitution and to resolve any conflict over the interpretation of the Constitution or

the Rules. Each Associate Society is entitled to have a representative on the Committee (Art XIV). The

Chairperson of the Committee is the Executive Officer of the Association.

The following provisions apply to the operation of the Committee.

a. Each Associate Society may appoint to serve on the Rules Committee one of the delegates of the

Associate Society to the General Assembly. This member (unless replaced by the Associate Society)

shall serve as a member of the committee from three (3) months before a General Assembly until 90

days before the next General Assembly. The responsible officer of each Associate Society that has

appointed a delegate to serve on the Rules Committee shall send notification of the name and address

of this delegate to reach the Executive Officer not less than four (4) months before a General

Assembly. The delegates who have been so notified to the Executive Officer shall be the members of

the Rules Committee and shall be informed of the details of any proposed meetings of the Committee.

b. The Executive Officer shall only have a vote in the event of a tie.

c. No other Executive Council Member shall attend meetings of the Committee unless appointed to do so

by the Executive Council, and she/he shall then have no vote.

d. No decision shall be taken at a meeting of the committee unless at least half the members of the

committee are present and a majority of those are in agreement. A vote may be taken by mail ballot at

the discretion of the chairperson, and then a decision requires the agreement of a majority of the

members voting.

e. When the General Assembly is discussing any decision of the Rules Committee relating to the

credentials of any delegation or delegate(s), the delegation or delegate(s) under discussion may speak,

but may not move or second any resolution, and may not vote.


6.2.3. Sievert Award Selection Committee

This committee is responsible for nominating people suitable for receiving the Rolf Sievert Award in

accordance with the arrangements laid down in Annex D. The chairman of the Committee shall be the Vice-

President of the Association.

6.2.4. IRPA Montreal Fund Committee

This committee is responsible for managing the distribution of funds from the Montreal Fund*.

Distributions will normally be made directly to individuals or to Support Committees for International and Regional

Congresses. The funds will be used to support participation at congresses of students and young professionals from

developing countries and countries that do not have IRPA Associate Societies.

This committee has the responsibility to recommend to the Executive Council the amount available each year for

distribution and the amounts to be distributed based on the requests received.

The chairperson of the committee is appointed by the President from the Executive Council. The Treasurer is an ex

officio voting member of the committee.

* The Montreal Fund was created by the Canadian Radiation Protection Association with the proceeds of the

Montreal IRPA8 International Congress to support the enhancement of radiation protection worldwide by

supporting attendance of young scientists at IRPA Congresses.

6.2.5. International Congress Organising Committee

This committee, in consultation with the President, is responsible for making arrangements for an IRPA

International Congress. Its chairperson shall be the Vice-President for Congress Affairs, who (a) shall seek

nominations for membership of this Committee from the host society or societies, (b) shall consult the

President, and (c) when agreement is reached on the membership shall appoint the members of the

committee. Decisions of the Committee shall be by simple majority of the members present and voting unless

the Committee itself determines otherwise.

It is the responsibility of the Vice-President for Congress Affairs to determine how the Committee is

organised to carry out its task, including the setting up of any sub-committees, for example, to arrange details

of finance, exhibition, publicity, registration, accommodation social events. It is then the responsibility

of the Committee to determine the duties and responsibilities of its members and the members of any sub-

committees set up, and to work in collaboration with the International Congress Programme Committee (Rule

6.2.6.) and the International Congress Support Committee (Rule 6.2.7.). It is the responsibility of the Vice-

President for Congress Affairs to review the Committee's work periodically and to report on it to the

Executive Council.

The Committee shall submit to the Executive Council regularly and when requested an itemised budget showing

the anticipated income and expenditure in connection with the Congress. The Executive Council may then

authorise the Treasurer to advance IRPA monies to the Committee to finance its work before the Congress in the

expectation of repayment after the Congress. No commitment, expenditure, or obligation of any sort shall be

made in the name of the IRPA, or of any member of the IRPA, without the specific authorisation of the

Executive Council or its authorised representative.

After the Congress, accounts relating to the Congress, which have been audited or certified according to the

practices of the host country or countries, shall be sent to the Treasurer for presentation to the Executive

Council. A substantial and annotated report, including a report from the chairperson of the International

Congress Programme Committee, shall be sent to the Executive Officer. Any relevant documents about the

organisation of the Congress shall be sent to the next Vice-President for Congress Affairs. These shall be sent

within three (3) months of the close of the Congress but, where this is not possible due to unavoidable

circumstances, by that time a report showing the progress made towards the sending of these documents shall be

sent to the President with copies to the Treasurer, the Executive Officer and the next Vice-President for

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If deficiencies in the accounts are found, the Executive Council, together with the hosting Society need to

define appropriate measures to address the issues raised, including as appropriate the recovery of the funds

to IRPA.

6.2.6. International Congress Programme Committee

This Committee is responsible for the scientific and technical programme of an IRPA Congress within the

framework formulated by the International Congress Organising Committee, but is directly responsible in its work

to the Executive Council. The chairperson shall have both a high international reputation for scientific ability

in radiation protection and organisational ability; he/she shall not be a member of the host society or societies, but

shall be appointed by the President of IRPA from a list of nominees proposed by the host society or societies.

The members of the Committee shall include a secretary who is a member of the host society or societies,

and after the names of the members have been agreed with the President and the chairperson of the

Committee, they shall be appointed by the Vice-President for Congress Affairs. Members of the committee

may be designated as Core Group members or Corresponding Group members at the discretion of the

chairperson. The Vice- President for Congress Affairs shall be an ex officio member of this Committee.

6.2.7. International Congress Support Committee

The International Congress Support Committee is responsible for soliciting and distributing financial support

for the participation of students and young professionals from developing countries as well as participants

from countries not currently associated with IRPA.

Support funding for participants should be solicited from international organizations. Support may be in direct

financial grants to the Support Committee or through direct support for individuals by the

organizations. The International Congress Support Committee is responsible for coordinating the

distribution of this support to the recipients.

The chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Vice-President for Congress Affairs with the

concurrence of the President of IRPA. The Committee is appointed by the Vice-President for Congress

Affairs and the chairperson of the Support Committee and is responsible in its work to the International

Congress Organizing Committee. The chairperson of the IRPA Montreal Fund Committee is an ex officio

member of the Committee, with voting privilege. Representatives of the organizations from which support

is expected for participants should be considered for appointment as members of the Committee. Solicitation of support from IRPA shall be directed to the chair of the Montreal Fund and the IRPA

Executive Officer. Upon request, IRPA would contribute an amount to the International Congress Support

Committee from the Montreal Fund, which the Support Committee would have the responsibility to distribute

appropriately.

6.2.8. General Assembly Arrangements Committee

This Committee is responsible for making the arrangements for a General Assembly meeting. When the

General Assembly takes place during an IRPA Congress, the chairman of the committee shall be the

Executive Officer, and its members be appointed in consultation with the host society or societies. For any

other meeting of the General Assembly, the Executive Council shall make such appointments as it thinks

fit.

Any arrangements made shall be subject to the approval of the President. One of the duties of the

committee is to nominate for appointment by the General Assembly a teller who shall not necessarily be a

member of the General Assembly and, in consultation with the nominated teller, a sufficient number of

assistant tellers.


7. THE IRPA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

7.1. Introduction

The primary purpose of the IRPA International Congresses is to give an opportunity to members of all IRPA

Associate Societies in the world to meet and discuss the scientific and technical issues in relation to the

advancement of radiological protection. IRPA International Congresses are also the occasion for the Association

to conduct its business and to renew its administrative bodies at the General Assembly.

The basic requirements and procedures related to the organization of an IRPA International Congress are given in

the IRPA Constitution (see Art. IX). Specific details for the selection and conduct of a Congress are provided in

the present Rules.

7.2. Offer to host an International Congress

An Associate Society or Societies wishing to host a future international congress must submit an

expression of interest to the IRPA Executive Office, not later than three (3) months before the General

Assembly at which the expression of interest will be presented and discussed, which is approximately eight years

before the planned international congress. The letter expressing interest to host a future international congress,

signed by the President of the host society, must include:

a. the Society (or Societies) which will assume the responsibility for hosting the Congress,

b. the expected location and venue of the place at which it is proposed to hold the Congress and its

approximate date, the confirmation of full knowledge of IRPA rules, particularly those related to the

organisation and financial matters (Rule 7.5.) and agreement to observe them.

7.3. Selection of host society and venue

At each General Assembly the Executive Officer will arrange for the presentation of the expressions of interest

to host the International Congress to be held eight (8) years hence that have been received in accordance with

the requirements in Rule 7.2. above. At that time the General Assembly will be asked to indicate a preference for

the host and venue of that International Congress.

The Associate Society or Societies responsible for the preferred option shall develop a detailed proposal as specified

in Rule 7.4. below.

7.4. Detailed proposal to host an International Congress

During the time between the International Congress at which the preferred host and venue were selected

and eighteen (18) months prior to the next International Congress, at which the final approval will be

sought, the representatives of the host society shall communicate with the President and Executive Officer

of IRPA to develop the detailed proposal and budget for the Congress (the Primary proposal) for evaluation

by the Executive Council. This shall include the selection of a professional conference organizer to assist

with contract negotiations, registration, handling of the finances, and other organisational details. When

necessary a meeting with the representatives of the Society and a visit of the Congress facilities can be

arranged.

The Primary proposal to host the next International Congress shall be submitted to the Executive Officer at least

eighteen (18) months before the General Assembly at which the final approval will be sought. The Primary

proposal must be signed by the President of the host society and must include:

a. the Society (or Societies) which will assume the responsibility for hosting the Congress,

b. the location and venue of the place at which the Congress will be held and the dates of the

Congress,

c. the name of the nominee for President of the Congress who will become the Vice-President for

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d. a preliminary budget including the overall income and the proposed conference fee, anticipated

expenses, and the arrangements for a professional conference organizer,

e. an assurance that national authorities of the host country will raise no obstacle to the attendance of

IRPA members, consistent with the policy on the free circulation of scientists of the International

Council of Scientific Unions,

f. an assurance that the national authorities will raise no obstacle to the transfer to the IRPA

treasury of any monies,

g. the confirmation of full knowledge of IRPA rules and agreement to observe them.

h. the proposed financial control and legal arrangements for delivery of the Congress, including proposals

for governance and IRPA oversight.

The Executive Council shall review the Primary proposal at least twelve (12) months in advance of the General

Assembly at which the proposal will be submitted. As part of the evaluation the Executive Council will take into

account a number of criteria, especially the geographical location, infrastructure, financial, organizational and

governance and oversight aspects. If the Primary proposal is acceptable, the Executive Council shall make a

recommendation for acceptance to the General Assembly.

If the Executive Council finds that the Primary proposal is not acceptable, it shall determine whether the proposal

can be made acceptable for presentation to the General Assembly and if so, direct the President, and the host

society to make the necessary adjustments.

If the Executive Council determines that the Primary proposal cannot be made acceptable in time for the

General Assembly, an alternative proposal shall be sought from other societies who have expressed interest

in accordance with rule 3.2. The President and Executive Officer shall work with the selected alternate to

develop an acceptable proposal to present to the next General Assembly. The Executive Council shall

recommend to the general Assembly rejection of the unacceptable Primary proposal.

The nominee for President of the IRPA International Congress presents the Primary proposal from her/his

Society at the General Assembly where the final decision takes place. The General Assembly shall vote on

the Primary proposal. If it accepts the Primary proposal, the Executive Council has the responsibility to

correct any remaining deficiencies to comply with the IRPA Constitution and the present rules. If the

General Assembly rejects the Primary proposal, the nominee for President of the IRPA International

Congress for the alternative proposal presents that proposal to the General Assembly for its approval, if

necessary by a vote by correspondence.

The nominee for President of the Congress that has been selected becomes automatically the VicePresident

for Congress Affairs of the new Executive Council.

7.5. Organization and financial matters

The financial resources of the Congress will be derived from:

a. registration fees from participants and exhibitors

b. direct and indirect subsidies from public bodies and from sponsors

c. other incomes.

As soon as possible following the final approval of a proposal to host an IRPA International Congress, the

Association shall execute a contract with the designated professional conference organizer.

The Vice-President for Congress Affairs in consultation with the President (or designee) shall be

responsible for the budget, contracts and financial arrangements of the International Congress (see Art VI

Sect 3).

The budget for the IRPA International Congress shall include an amount determined by the Executive Council

for net proceeds to the Association treasury. Any net proceeds in excess of that amount following an audit or

review of the International Congress accounts shall be distributed as follows:

a. Fifty percent (50%) to the host society(ies),

b. Fifty percent (50%) to IRPA.


The final decision on the participation fees will be made by the International Congress Organizing

Committee after taking advice from the Executive Council. Members of the Executive Council, the core group

of the International Congress Programme Committee and the Sievert Lecturer are not required to pay the IRPA

registration fee.

The International Congress budget shall include an amount to cover the expected expenses for at least three

(3) meetings of the International Congress Programme Committee.

The International Congress budget shall include an amount to cover the expected expenses of the

Executive Council for attendance and meetings at the International Congress.

After the Congress the IRPA Treasurer shall arrange where appropriate for an audit or review of the

International Congress accounts in accordance with any agreements made in the governance and oversight

arrangements.

7.6. Preparation of the Congress and the General Assembly

Immediately after the selection of a congress venue, the President of IRPA and the Vice-President for

Congress Affairs must arrange for the early appointment of the International Congress Organizing

Committee and the chairpersons and members of the International Congress Programme Committee (and

the International Congress Support Committee as described in more detail in Rules 6.2.5., 6.2.6. and 6.2.7.

The work of these Committees shall be subject to guidance and expectations issued by the Executive

Council, and to their reporting as required to the Executive Council and (between meetings) to the Officers

of IRPA.

The arrangements for the General Assembly hall, the seating of delegates, a room for the tellers, etc., shall be made

by the General Assembly Arrangements Committee (see 6.2.8.). The General Assembly shall meet at a time minimize

conflict with the scientific sessions.


8. THE IRPA REGIONAL CONGRESSES

8.1. Definition

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IRPA Regional Congresses are congresses hosted by an IRPA Associate Society and organised in cooperation

with other IRPA Associate Societies in the same geographical region to discuss all aspects of radiation

protection and enhance international co-operation among professionals in the region.

While multiple Regional Congresses may be acceptable in the same year, the times and locations should be

reasonably separated to avoid conflicts that would affect their success. Regional congresses should not take place in

the 12 months period preceding or following an IRPA International Congress.

8.2. Application for approval of a Regional Congress

A written application from the Associate Society that proposes to organise the meeting must be received by the

Executive Officer at least 24 months before the date of the event.

All applications must provide the following information:

a. The name of the host society

b. The names of the Societies associated to the event

c. The dates and place of the Regional Congress

d. The persons responsible for the organisation of the Regional Congress and arrangements for the setting of the Programme Committee which must include members from more than one society.

e. The purpose and amount of any financial support requested from IRPA (See Section 8.3.).

When a Regional Congress is approved, the Executive Council appoints one of its members as Coordinator with the

Regional Congress Organisers.

8.3. Support of Regional Congresses by IRPA

IRPA Regional Congresses may be entitled to sponsorship by the Association on the basis of demonstrated need and

within the limits set by the availability of IRPA funds for such purposes. They require approval by the IRPA

Executive Council and whenever practical, the annual IRPA Executive Council meetings are held in association

with such Regional Congresses. Where IRPA funding is requested to aid in the organisation of or subsidise

attendance at such Regional Congresses, the budget of the Congresses must be approved by the IRPA Executive

Council.

According to the situation, financial support may be given in exceptional cases as a direct grant to cover special

expenses or more generally, as a loan to meet expenses before the anticipated income to be derived from the

congress has been accrued. The issue of such funds and the conditions of issue will be settled by the Executive

Council after it has examined the proposal.

8.4. Obligations of the host Associate Society

The host Associate Society of an approved IRPA Regional Congress shall ensure that:

a. If two or more languages are to be used, one must be English.

b. All printed materials related to the Regional Congress must show the IRPA logo and contain the

words IRPA Regional Congress in the title of the meeting (for example: First African IRPA Regional

Congress on Radiological Protection).

c. At least one officer of the IRPA Executive Council must be invited to participate in the meeting to

inform the participants on the on-going activities of the Association.

d. The Scientific Programme must cover a range of scientific subjects relevant for the region in which

the meeting takes place and provide an opportunity for the relevant international organisations to report

on and discuss their activities.

e. Refresher Courses of a recognised standard addressing topical issues in radiation safety and

protection must be part of the Scientific Programme.


f. An IRPA Associate Societies Forum must be organised to give the opportunity to representatives of

participating Societies to discuss the activities of IRPA and issues of common interest for the

Association.

8.5. Proceeds from Regional Congresses

In case a Regional Congress generates proceeds, provisions should be taken by the organizers, in

cooperation with the Executive Council, to consider sharing a portion of the proceeds with IRPA.


ANNEX A: CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICATION FOR ASSOCIATE

SOCIETY STATUS IN IRPA

1. Criteria for acceptance

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Any national or regional (supranational) society of good standing, with particular devotion to radiation

protection may apply to become an Associate Society of IRPA, so long as its confirms to the provisions of

the IRPA Constitution and Rules. A “society” may be a section of a larger professional society such a

Physical or Medical Society provided that it has sufficient independence within that Society to satisfy the

criteria for acceptance.

The criteria in the judging of an application for Associate Society status are:

(a) The constitution of the society must explicitly address the objective to promote and further radiation protection

and the objectives and purposes of the society shall be consistent with the provisions of the IRPA, i.e. to further

radiation protection by promoting knowledge, information, research, etc

(b) The society must be a non profit organization and shall not have objectives or carry out activities or support

with their funds any activities which would make them trade unions

(c) The qualifications for membership in the society shall be generally in accordance with the following

criteria:

Full member: An Associate Society may elect to full membership in the Society, and hence in the IRPA,

reputable persons who (i) have graduated from a University, an accredited school of college grade, or

equivalent institution, or have recognized scientific, technological or professional qualifications or, in

exceptional cases, have equivalent training and (ii) are regularly engaged in one or more appropriate aspects

of radiation protection or, in appropriate cases, have an interest and competence in one or more such aspects

at a level commensurate with acceptable levels of performance in the country or region where the Society

functions. Appropriate aspects of radiation protection are considered to include, but arc not necessarily

limited to, applied activities, research, education and training, or administrative and regulatory functions.

Associate member: An Associate Society may elect to associate membership in the Society, and hence in

the IRPA, reputable persons who do not meet the requirements for full membership. Associate members

shall, however, not be eligible for election as delegates to the General Assembly, as members of the

Executive Council, nor as Officers of the IRPA.

(d) The procedures for admission of members and for selection of officers and duly authorized

representatives of the society must be designed to express the will of the majority of the members of the

society

(e) The society shall not accept any financial support if this prejudices or compromises the objectives of the society

or if this interferes with the free expression of opinion.

2. Application

Any group of professionals who are contemplating the formation of a society with a view to applying for

IRPA Associate Society status is invited to make an informal approach to the Executive Officer or the Vice

President as early as possible in order to receive assistance from IRPA during these initial stages.

The Chairman or another member of the Admissions Committee will normally be assigned to assist in the


preparation of the admissions documentation.

The formal application for IRPA Associate Society status must:

(a) be in writing to the Executive Officer of IRPA and must be signed by the President or other duly

authorized representative of the society. The application must include a statement, that the decision to apply for the

IRPA Associate Society status expresses the will of the majority of the members of the society (i.e. by a decision at

a General Meeting of the Society).

(b) be accompanied by an authorized copy or excerpt of the constitution or rules (translated into English if

necessary) which exemplifies in particular those parts of the constitution and rules, which specifically refer to each of

the criteria for acceptance as an Associate Society of IRPA. The Society must also state that it will send to IRPA

before 1st November each year an up-to-date list of members, and each December the dues for the following

year.

(c) clearly specify the name of the country or the names of the countries in the region where the society

functions. (If the Society includes a few members in one or more other countries for which another

Associate Society is set up, no objection will be raised so long as the members are Nationals of the applying country

or have other connections with that country).

(d) be accompanied by a statement of the number of members which should show about 20 full members and the

names and addresses of the officers of the society.

3. Admission procedure

The Executive Officer will pass each application for IRPA Associate Society status to the Vice President of the

Association, who is chairman of the Admissions Committee. This committee is responsible for advising the

Executive Council on the merits of each such application received.

The society must supply additional information as the Admissions Committee may request in order to decide

whether or not to confer Associate Society status.

The Associate Society status is obtained by approval of the Executive Council. When it is necessary to

reach decision at a time when it is not practicable to hold an Executive Council meeting, this shall be done

by mail ballot. A decision requires the approval of a majority of the members of the Executive Council.


ANNEX B: PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING A CANDIDATE FOR

NOMINATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

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Associate Societies from all regions of the world are encouraged to submit candidates for nomination to the

Executive Council.

A written application from the Associate Society that proposes a candidate for nomination to the

Executive Council must be received by the Executive Officer at least 120 days before the date of the General

Assembly.

All applications must provide the following information:

- The name of the Associate Society making the proposal.

- The name of the candidate.

- The name of the Associate Society to which the candidate belongs.

- The Curriculum Vitae of the candidate.

- A statement of motivation of the candidate

- and a Statement of willingness to serve if elected.

Each application must be signed and dated by an officer on behalf of the Associate Society making the

proposal.

The candidate must be an official member of a delegation to the General Assembly (Constitution, Art. VII,

Sect. 2). If a candidate is unable to attend the meeting of the General Assembly at which the election will

take place, the delegation may authorise another of its members to represent her or him as a proxy with the

right to cast her or his votes. The candidate to be represented by a proxy shall submit a written

authorisation to the Executive Officer giving the name and address of the member chosen as representative.

The written authorisation must also be signed and dated by an officer of the Associate Society making the

proposal.

All proposed candidatures received by the Executive Officer shall be made available to the Presidents of the

Associate Societies and publicized through the IRPA Web Site 90 days in advance of the General Assembly

(see Rule 3.5.6.).


ANNEX C: VOTING PROCEDURES FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS 1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

1.1. Where there is only a single nomination

In this case, no vote is required and the chairman shall declare the nominee elected.

1.2. Where there are two candidates

In this case, voting shall be by ballot vote. The tellers shall issue to each delegation chairman one ballot paper

for each member of his delegation. A delegate shall write on the ballot paper the name of the candidate for

whom he votes, and fold the paper for collection by the tellers (Rule 2.5.7d). The tellers shall then count the votes

cast for each candidate and present the result for the chairman to announce. The candidate with the greater

number of votes is declared elected. If the numbers of votes cast for the two candidates are equal, a further

ballot shall be held. If for a second time there is an equality of votes, the chairman shall exercise a casting vote.

1.3. If there are three or four candidates

In this case, a ballot vote shall be held as under 1.2 above except that when the result is announced the

candidate with the fewest votes (or two candidates with the fewest votes, if the numbers of votes cast for

the two are equal) ceases to be a candidate. If only one candidate remains, the procedure of 1.1 shall be

followed. If not, a further vote is taken according to 1.2 or 1.3 depending on the number of remaining

candidates. If three candidates have equal numbers of votes, the ballot shall be declared void and shall be

retaken.

1.4. If there are more than four candidates

In this case, when the result of the ballot is announced, the TWO candidates with the fewest votes cease to

be candidates and a further vote is taken according to 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 as appropriate. It may happen that two

or more candidates have equal numbers of votes in such a way that this results in the elimination of more

than two candidates. In this situation, all these candidates shall cease to be candidates unless as a result less

than two candidates remain, in which case the candidates with equal numbers of votes shall all be included

in the next ballot.

2. ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS

2.1. The tellers shall issue to each delegation chairman one ballot paper for each member of his delegation. A

delegate shall vote by writing on his ballot paper the name(s) of the candidate(s) for whom he votes; his ballot

paper will be declared invalid if he votes for more candidates than the number of vacancies, or if he votes more

than once for any candidate.

2.2. The tellers shall count the number of votes cast for each candidate. Any candidate for whom the number

of votes cast exceeds half the number of valid ballot papers is then declared elected. Unless this fills all the

remaining vacancies, a further ballot shall be held and the number of vacancies shall be reduced by the number of

candidates who have been elected.

2.3. If two or more candidates were declared elected in a ballot, the next ballot (if necessary) shall be held without

any other candidate being removed from the list of candidates.


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2.4. If one candidate was declared elected on a ballot, the candidate with the fewest votes shall be removed

from the list of candidates for the next ballot (if necessary) unless this reduces the number of candidate to

less than two.

2.5. If no candidate was declared elected on a ballot, the two candidates with the fewest votes shall be

removed from the list of candidates before the next ballot unless by doing so the number of candidates

becomes:

i. equal to the number of vacancies, in which case only the candidate with the fewest votes shall be

removed from the list, or

ii. less than the number of vacancies, in which case no candidates shall be removed from the list.

2.6. Where, under 2.4 or 2.5 above, one or more candidates are to be removed from the list of candidates

for the next ballot, but two or more candidates have equal numbers of votes resulting in an increase in the

number of candidates to be removed, they shall all be removed from the list unless by doing so the number

of candidates becomes equal to or less than the number of vacancies, in which case none of them shall be

removed from the list.


votes.cfl START

HERE

Does the candidate with the greatest

number of votes have votes corresponding

to more than half the number of ballot papers?

YES

YES He is elected and the numbers of

candidates and of vacancies is each

reduced by one. NO

Does any other candidate have votes

corresponding to more than half the

number of ballot papers?

NO

Are there vacancies

left unfilled?

NO

ELECTION

COMPLETE

Discard these

candidates

Were two or more

YES candidates elected in NO

this ballot?

YES

NEW

BALLOT

If these candidates are discarded, is the

number of candidates remaining greater

than remaining number of vacancies?

YES

NO

Do two or more candidates have equal

numbers of votes being the fewest

votes cast for any candidate?

NO YES

Discard the candidate with the

least number of votes

Is the number of candidates

remaining greater than the

number of vacancies remaining?

YES NO

Was any candidate declared

elected in this ballot?

YES NO

NEW

BALLOT

Do two or more remaining candidates have

equal numbers of votes being the fewest

votes cast for any candidate remaining?

YES

NO

If these candidates are discarded, is the

number of candidates remaining greater

than remaining number of vacancies?

YES NO

Discard these candidates NEW

BALLOT

Declare the remaining

candidate(s) elected

ELECTION

COMPLETE

DIscard the candidate

with the fewest votes

NEW

BALLOT


ANNEX D: PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN ADMINISTRATING THE

ROLF M. SIEVERT AWARD

Revised and adopted - April 1991, April 1996 and May 2004

The Sievert Award is made in recognition of outstanding contributions to radiological protection, which

honours the memory of a leader and pioneer in radiological protection, Professor Rolf Sievert. The

recipient must be pre-eminent in the discipline and in accepting the award must agree to and be in a position

to present the Sievert Lecture at the following International Congress.

1. In the first year after an International IRPA Congress, the Vice-President of the Association, in his

capacity as ex officio chairman of the Sievert Award Committee, shall nominate for appointment by the

President the six other members of the committee. All shall be members of IRPA; two shall be the two

most recent and available past Presidents of IRPA, and one only shall be an Executive Council

Member.

2. At each General Assembly the President shall invite Associate Societies to submit nominations for the

Sievert Award. Approximately 3 years before the next International IRPA Congress, the Vice President, will

repeat this invitation in writing to all presidents of all Associate Societies. Associate Societies shall submit their

nominations for the Sievert Award to the Vice-President of the Association not later than 2 years before the

next International IRPA Congress. Nominations must be of people who are not currently members of

either the Executive Council or the Sievert Award Committee.

3. A nomination must be accompanied by a supporting statement to justify the nomination, and be sent to

the Vice-President of the Association as chairman of the committee.

To guide the Award Committee in evaluating nominations, the IRPA-society that makes the

nominations should provide as a minimum for each candidate:

- A 250-word outline of the particular contributions the candidate has made in the field of

radiation protection that are the basis for the nomination and that would justify the candidate's

selection as the recipient of the Award.

- The formal assurance that the candidate is the official nominee of an IRPA Associate Society.

- A current CV for the candidate, including a summary, approximately 500 words, of the

candidate's career.

- Any pertinent supporting documentation.

4. The committee shall place these names in order of preference for submission to the Executive Council

at least one year before the Congress.

5. The Executive Council shall decide whether, at the forthcoming IRPA Congress, the Sievert Award

shall be made to either of the first two nominees of the Sievert Award Committee or whether the Award

shall not be made. If a recipient is selected, he must be so notified at least eight months before the

Congress.

6. The recipient of the Sievert Award is expected to deliver the Sievert Memorial Lecture at the Congress,

and make a copy of the lecture available to the Publications Director for publication. If the person

selected declines the Award, or is unable to deliver the lecture, the Executive Council may decide to

make the Award to the other of the first two nominees of the Sievert Award Committee or, failing this,


to another nominee taking into account the order of preference expressed by that committee. If the

inability of the person selected to deliver the lecture at the International IRPA Congress arises from illness

or some other personal reason, the Executive Council may nevertheless decide to make the Award to him

and to present it in the most appropriate way.

7. As soon as a recipient has agreed to deliver a lecture at the Congress and has indicated its title, the

President shall announce to all Associate Societies the name of the recipient of the Sievert Award and

the title of the Sievert Lecture.

8. The Sievert Award shall consist of a suitable scroll or certificate containing the name of the recipient,

the date it was presented, an indication of what the Award represents, and must note the fact that it

honours the memory of Professor Rolf M. Sievert. An Award of $5,000 shall be paid to the recipient for

honorarium and travel expenses to enable him to deliver the lecture at the IRPA Congress.

9. Directions to the Award Committee members on receipt of the nomination material:

a. Consider the nominees and decide which of the candidates is the most meritorious. If none of the

nominees are considered to be sufficient stature, then the Award will not be bestowed.

b. Write this individual's name against "First (lst)" on the attached ballot.

c. Decide which of the remaining candidates is the next most meritorious.

d. Write this individual's name against "Second (2nd)" on the attached ballot.

e. Repeat Step #5 and #6 for "Third (3rd)", etc. until there are no more candidates.

f. Sign the ballot form and return to the Chairman of the Award Committee.

10. Consolidation of rankings by the Chairman after receiving completed Ballot sheets:

a. Any individual that a majority of the Committee decide is ineligible is removed from further

consideration.

b. If there are more than two eligible individuals, the top two choices are decided by a paired

outranking comparison. In this comparison, for each of the ballots, the number of times each

candidate is ranked higher than the other candidates is tabulated. The number of outranking for

each of the candidates is totalled across all the ballots (see example following).

c. If this fails to select the top two, then the tie is broken by selecting, from the tied individuals, the

individual who was selected as "First (1st)" most times. If this does not break the tie, then the

selection is from the remaining tied individuals on the basis of most "Second (2nd)" selections.

d. The results of the balloting are summarized and sent to Award Committee members for formal

endorsement of the result. A response form worded to allow transmission by unsecured fax can

help to reduce delays (see attached example).

e. The formal recommendation of the Award Committee is presented to the Executive Council.


11. Example of ballot form for the Rolf M. Sievert Award

2000 Rolf M. Sievert Award

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Ranking Candidate Name

Signed: .......................................................

Date: ...........................................................


12. Hypothetical example of an Award Committee balloting on 6 candidates

Ranking by Committee members (1 is first etc.)

Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate Candidate

A B C D E F

Member a 2 1 6 4 3 5

Member b 3 4 5 6 1 2

Member c 1 3 4 6 2 5

Member d 3 2 5 6 1 4

Member e 3 2 4 5 1 6

Member f 3 1 5 4 2 6

Member g 3 2 4 6 1 5

Outranking table - number of times the candidate at the left of the row outranks the candidate at the top

of the column

A B C D E F Outranking Top candidates

points

A x 2 7 7 2 6 24

B 5 x 7 7 2 6 27 **

C 0 0 x 5 0 4 9

D 0 0 2 x 0 3 5

E 5 5 7 7 x 7 31

F 1 1 3 4 0 x 9


ANNEX E : Arrangements for IRPA’s Support for Conferences“Waving the IRPA flag”

Adopted – Avril 2015 (EC 67 Buenos Aires)

IRPA receives many requests to sponsor or otherwise support a wide range of conferences, congresses and meetings

in the field of radiation protection and allied topics. This document provides the necessary framework for the

prioritization of our effort and resources.

IRPA’s involvement in such conferences will be considered under the following categories:

1. IRPA International and Regional Congresses:

IRPA’s requirements for International Congresses are defined in the Constitution (Article IX) and Rules

(Sections 6 and 7). The requirements for Regional Congresses are defined in the Rules (Section 8). In addition it

is the intention that a formal Memorandum of Understanding will be agreed between IRPA and the host society

for each International and Regional Congress.

2. Conferences and meetings organized by IRPA’s Associate Societies

This includes conferences/meetings which have a formal endorsement by an Associate Society.

The relevant Associate Society may enter the details of such events onto the IRPA Education and Training

Database. This database is a tool for publicizing such events across all of IRPA’s members.

3. Conferences and Congresses in cooperation with a relevant international organization:

The IRPA President, in association with the Executive Officer, will seek EC agreement to support a meeting on

the basis that the meeting is:

central to IRPA’s work programme and interests, or

of great interest and value to a substantial number of IRPA members, or

the proposal comes from an international organization of strategic interest to IRPA.

Conditions to be applied:

a) IRPA support (e.g. as Co-organizer or Sponsor) for the meeting must be shown on all promotional and

scientific material

b) An IRPA EC member (or other representative) is nominated as Liaison, and should ideally be a member of

the Scientific Programme or Organising Committees

c) At least one free place is allocated to IRPA

d) If any financial support is requested, then a clear budget must be provided by the organisers. Any financial

support from IRPA must be agreed by the EC, and the formal agreement with the organisers should address

financial clarity and control measures such as those identified in the ‘Regional Congress MoU’ document.

Benefits to be given:

a) Entry onto the IRPA E&T database

b) Announcement on the IRPA website, with link to the meeting homepage

c) The meeting will be communicated to the Associate Societies

d) Other publicity as agreed by the President.


4. All other conferences and meetings:

Given the number of conferences, meetings and courses around the world, IRPA could be overwhelmed with

requests to publicize. Unless the conference falls into categories 1 to 3 above, our policy is not to provide

support or publicity unless, on an exceptional case by case basis, and after consultation with the Executive

Council, the President agrees specific support measures.

Agreed by the IRPA EC December 2014

PART II

POLICY DOCUMENTS

IRPA Outstanding Service Award

3. IRPA OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

First approved 33rd Executive Council meeting 19-20 April 1991, Montreal, Canada.

Revised and approved 39th Executive Council Meeting, April 1996, Vienna, Austria.

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The IRPA Outstanding Service Award was created to honour members of the IRPA who have made

outstanding administrative contributions to the work of IRPA. The current rule is that officers and

members of the Executive Council who have completed their office will qualify for the Award, and that this

shall be recognized at the end of the IRPA Congress that concludes their term of office.

Based on the experience in recent years it is now regarded appropriate to revise the rules.

1. The objective of the IRPA Outstanding Service Award is to honour the members of the IRPA who have

made outstanding administrative contributions to the work of IRPA.

2. It is the privilege of the President to nominate the members of the Executive Council who have finished

their term of office and the Chairman of the International Congress Programme Committee, who have served

during his or her presidency.

It is the privilege of the Vice-President to nominate the outgoing President for the Award.

It is the privilege of the President for Congress Affairs to nominate the Scientific Secretary of the

International Congress Programme Committee.

This shall be recognized at the meeting of the Executive Council which takes place at the beginning of the

International IRPA Congress that concludes the term of presidency.

Nominations for the Outstanding Service Award may also be submitted by a member of the Executive

Council.

3. It is the authority of the Executive Council to decide on the IRPA Outstanding Service Awards and to

arrange for the Award presentation at the closing ceremony of the International IRPA Congress or at the closing

diner at the Congress. In cases where it is more appropriate to have the Award presentation not at an

International IRPA Congress, the Executive Council will arrange for a suitable occasion for the Award

presentation.

4. The IRPA Outstanding Service Award shall consist of a suitable scroll, signed by the President and the

Executive Officer, with the exception of the scroll for an outgoing IRPA President, which will be signed

by the newly elected President and the Executive Officer.

The names of the Award recipients shall be published in the IRPA Bulletin. Award recipients shall be

entitled to receive the IRPA Bulletin.

Duties of IRPA Officers

4. DUTIES OF IRPA OFFICERS (to be updated after IRPA13)

1. PRESIDENT

1.1 Is normally the chairman of the General Assembly and the Executive Council.

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1.2 Calls a special session of the General Assembly, or arranges a vote by correspondence, as required.

(Art VIII, Sect. 8)

1.3 Approves the agenda for a General Assembly after consultation between the officers of IRPA. (Art

VII, Sect. 11)

1.4 Approves the agenda for a meeting of the Executive Council after consultation between the officers

of IRPA. (Rule 4.5.1)

1.5 Decides, when necessary, on the need for holding a mail ballot of the Executive Council.

(Rule 4.3(b))

1.6 Approves the circulation of any newly-enacted rules, or any amendment to or revocation of existing

rules. (Rule 1.2)

1.7 Appoints the chairman of the International Congress Programme Committee. (Rule 7.2.3)

1.8 Approves arrangements made by the General Assembly Arrangements Committee. (Rule 7.2.2)

1.9 Requests nominations for the Sievert Award, and appoints a selection committee. (Rule 7.2.8 and

Annex C)

1.10 Receives the audit of the treasurer's accounts for presentation to the Executive Council. (Art XI,

Sect. 1)

1.11 Is a member of the Publications Commission. (Rule 6.2.1)

1.12 Is specifically charged with the duty of promoting the interests and furthering the development of the

Association.

2. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION

2.1 Takes over the duties of the President, as required. (Art VI, Sect. 2)

2.2 Acts as the chairman of the Executive Council as a delegation at the General Assembly. (Rule 2.5.2)

2.3 Appoints the chairmen and members of certain IRPA committees. (Rule 7.1)

2.4 Is chairman of the Sievert Award Committee. (Annex C, para. 1)

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3. VICE-PRESIDENT FOR CONGRESS AFFAIRS

3.1 Is responsible for organising the next IRPA Congress. (Art VI, Sect. 3)

3.2 Acts as liaison between the Executive Council and the host society or societies. (Art VI, Sect. 3)

3.3 Is chairman of the International Congress Organising Committee, and determines its organisational

structure and the duties and responsibilities of its members. (Rule 7.2.1)

3.4 After consultation with the President, appoints the members of the International Congress

Organising Committee (Rule 7.2.1) and of the International Congress Programme Committee. (Rule

7.2.3)

3.5 Reviews the work of the International Congress Organising Committee periodically to ensure that it

is functioning properly. (Rule 7.2.1)

3.6 Arranges, as soon as possible after the Congress, for his accounts and those of the International

Congress Organising Committee and the International Congress Programme Committee to be

audited or certified, and sent to the IRPA Treasurer for the Executive Council; arranges for any

money surplus to expenditure to be disposed as directed by the Executive Council. (Art XI, Sect. 1;

Rule 7.2.1)

3.7 Arranges, as soon as possible after the congress, for a substantial and annotated report, including a

report by the chairman of the International Congress Programme Committee, to be sent to the

Executive Officer. (Rule 7.2.1)

3.8 Sends relevant documents about the organisation of the congress to the next Vice-President for

Congress Affairs. (Rule 7.2.1)

3.9 If items 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 are not fulfilled within 90 days of the close of the congress, then and

subsequently whenever requested by the President, he submits to the President a report on the

progress being made towards the fulfilment of these items. (Rule 7.2.1)


4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER

4.1 Manages the IRPA secretariat. (Art VI, Sect. 4a; Art V, Sect. 3)

4.2 Is responsible for keeping the files of IRPA correspondence originating form or to his office, and

such correspondence of other officers of which he is kept informed.

4.3 Keeps minutes and other appropriate records of General Assembly and Executive Council meetings.

(Art VI, Sect. 4e)

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4.4 Acts as required to carry out, or to ensure the carrying out, of decisions of the General Assembly and

the Executive Council.

4.5 Prepares for a General Assembly by:

a. Sending out a notice of meeting, an agenda and the treasurer's budget to Associate Societies

(Art VIII, Sect. 11; Art XIII, Sect. 1)

b. Reminding Associate Societies to appoint delegates to the General Assembly and representatives

to the Rules and Nominations Committees.

c. Making arrangements for the Rules and Nominations Committees to meet.

d. Serving as chairman of the General Assembly Arrangements Committee. (Rule 7.2.2)

4.6 Receives proposed additional items for the agenda of a General Assembly from individual members

of the Association at least 6 months, and from Associate Societies at least 3 months, prior to the

convening of the General Assembly.

4.7 Receives proposals for amendments to the constitution. (Art XV, Sect. 1)

4.8 Refers to the Rules Committee any doubts about the credentials of any delegates to the General

Assembly. (Art XIV, Sect. 4)

4.9 Is chairman of the Rules Committee. (Art XIV, Sect. 1)

4.10 Gives at least 90 days notice of each Executive Council meeting to each member of the Executive

Council, each Associate Society and each Official Body and sends to them the agenda at least 60

days before the meeting. (Rule 4.1)

4.11 Receives invitations for the next IRPA Congress, and reports on them to the Executive Council (Art

IX, Sect. 2)

4.12 Requests each year, not later than 1st November, a list of names and addresses of members from

each Associate Society and ensures that the lists are kept and updated at least once a year. (Art VI, Sects.

4c and 4d)

4.13 Reminds the Secretary of each Associate Society each year to calculate the annual dues from his

society for the following year and to forward them to be received by the treasurer not later than 31st

December. (Art IV, Sect. 3)

4.14 Is a member of the Publications Commission (Rule 6.2.1)

5. PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR

5.1 Represents the Executive Council in all matters regarding publications. (Art VI, Sect. 5)

5.2 Is chairman of the Publications Commission. (Art VI, Sect. 5; Art. VII, Sect. 6; Rule 6.2.1)

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5.3 Is responsible for liaison between the Executive Council and the editorial staffs of publications of

IRPA and other appropriate publications.

5.4 Is responsible for any office set up by IRPA for the distribution and/or sale of publications and/or

other material.

6. TREASURER

6.1 Arranges for the receipt of all monies due. (Art VI, Sect. 6a)

6. Deposits monies received into an appropriate account. (Art VI, Sect. 6a)

6.3 Pays bills due and transfers funds. (Art VI, Sect. 6b)

6.4 Keeps proper accounts for audit, and other appropriate records. (Art VI, Sect. 6c; Art XI, Sect. 1)

6.5 On 1st March in any congress year, reports to the Executive Council on any defaulting Associate

Societies.

6.6 Receives from the last Vice-President for Congress Affairs the audited congress accounts, for

presentation to the Executive Council as soon as possible after the congress. (Art IX, Sect. 3; Rule

7.2.1)

6.7 Prior to a congress, prepares a statement of finance since the last congress, and a proposed budget

for the period up to the next following congress. (Art X, Sect. 2; Art XI, Sect. 3; Art XII, Sect. 1)


Reimbursement Policy and Procedures

5. PROCEDURE OF REVISION OF THE IRPA CONSTITUTION

AND RULES Adopted at the 47th Executive Council meeting, April 2002, Recife, Brazil

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This note presents in a schematic way the key steps to revise the IRPA Constitution and the IRPA Rules. Annexes

1 and 2 present the corresponding articles.

REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION

1. Proposal by the EC or:

- authorised representatives of 1 or more Associate Societies.

- a petition of more than 200 members.

2. Submission to the Executive Office at least 6 month before a GA.

3. Inclusion in the Agenda of the GA.

4. Approval by at least 2/3 of the present Delegates at the GA.

REVISION OF THE RULES

1. Proposal by the EC members only.

2. Inclusion in the Agenda of an EC meeting.

3. Full text of the new Rule in the Minutes of the EC meeting.

4. Enacted 30 days after reception of the EC minutes unless an EC Member is contesting the wording as

not reflecting the EC agreement. In this last case:

- possibility of correction by correspondence involving the President and the Executive Officer.

- enacted 30 days after reception of the corrected minutes.

5. Information of each member of the Executive Council, the secretary of each Associate Society and each

member of the Rules Committee over the signature of the President within 30 days following the

enactment of the new Rule.

NB: Rules can also be revised at a General Assembly.

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ANNEX 1 EXCERPT FROM THE IRPA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE XV: AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION

Section 1

Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by:

(i) the Executive Council,

(ii) the duly authorised representatives of one or more Associate Societies, or

(iii) petition bearing the authorised signatures of 200 or more members of the Association.

Proposed amendments shall be submitted to the Executive Officer not later than six months prior to a meeting

of the General Assembly and are made a part of the written Agenda submitted to the delegates to the General

Assembly in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Section 11, supra.

Section 2

The Constitution may be amended only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the General

Assembly present and voting.


ANNEX 2 EXCERPT FROM THE RULES 1. PROMULGATION OF RULES

1.1. Enactment of rules by the Executive Council

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Rules may be enacted only by the Executive Council. Proposals shall be circulated to the members of the

Executive Council with the agenda for the meeting, and an entry of the full text of the rule(s) (as agreed) in the

minutes of the Executive Council shall be proof that such rules were enacted unless a member who was present at

the meeting gives notice to the Executive Officer within 30 days of receiving such minutes that in his view they are

incorrect, and listing the alleged inaccuracies. If the member can, by correspondence with the Executive Officer

and the President, agree on a revised wording as being that agreed by the Executive Council this revised

wording shall be circulated by the Executive Officer to the members of the Executive Council allowing a further

period of 30 days for any other member to give notice of an objection to the revised wording. In the absence of any

such notices, the rules as enacted become effective at the end of whichever period of 30 days is appropriate.

1.2. Amendment or revocation of rules

Amendment or revocation of existing rules may be effected by the procedure set out above in Rule 1.1 In

addition, any meeting of the General Assembly may resolve to direct the Executive Council regarding the

promulgation, amendment or revocation of any rule, provided that the text of any such proposed resolution has been

circulated to members of the General Assembly as part of the circulated agenda (Rule 2.1), and the Executive

Council is then bound to observe any such direction. (Art VII, Sect. 6).

1.3. Publication of rules changes

Within 30 days of a new rule, or an amendment to a rule, becoming effective, or of an existing rule being

revoked, the Executive Officer shall (see Sect. 1.1 above) send details of the change(s) in the rules to each

member of the Executive Council, the secretary of each Associate Society and each member of the Rules

Committee over the signature of the President. The Executive Council shall, at least once during the term

of office of each President, consider whether the time has come for a consolidated and revised version of

the constitution and/or the rules to be prepared and circulated, incorporating all the changes since the last

such revision.


6. REIMBURSEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES

Adopted at the 60th Executive Council meeting, September 2010 in Nairobi (Kenya).

Purpose

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The purpose of establishing a reimbursement policy and procedures for expenses associated with IRPA travel is

to ensure that reimbursements are fair, ethical, transparent, timely, and are not unduly burdensome on the traveller or

the Treasurer.

Policy

(1) Only travel that has been pre-approved will be reimbursed.

(2) Those engaged in approved IRPA travel should be fully reimbursed for such travel at agreed

rates (i.e. they should not be out of pocket, unless they choose modes or methods more expensive

than those discussed below).

(3) Reimbursements should reasonably match actual expenses (i.e. the traveller should not regard

reimbursements as supplemental income).

(4) Consistent with the above, record-keeping and documentation of travel expenses should be

minimized to reduce the administrative burden.

(5) IRPA procedures are based on IAEA Staff Travel Procedures, but simplified and adapted for

IRPA’s needs.

Procedures

Approval for Travel

(6) To be eligible for reimbursement of expenses, the travel must be approved beforehand and must

be consistent with these procedures.

(7) Travel of Executive Council (EC) members to IRPA EC meetings is automatically approved.

(8) The President, with the concurrence of the Treasurer, approves all other travel.

Travel Prerequisites

(9) The traveller is responsible for all prerequisites such as medical requirements (e.g.

immunizations), visas, security, insurance, emergency contacts.

(10) The traveller accepts all liabilities and agrees to hold IRPA harmless while on travel.

Route, Mode and Standard of Transportation

(11) The traveller is responsible for making all travel arrangements, or ensuring that they are made by

others.

(12) Travellers should minimize the total costs of the trip as much as reasonably possible.

(13) Travellers are expected to purchase tickets and pay expenses themselves and be reimbursed

afterwards. In the case of air tickets purchased well in advance of travel to secure a lower fare,

travellers may request reimbursement from the Treasurer before the travel is completed.

However, if for any reason the travel does not occur, the traveller will use the ticket for future

IRPA travel, and the reimbursement will be deducted from the expenses for that travel.

Reimbursement of re-booking costs will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Standard of Transportation

(14) Air travel will be reimbursed up to full coach airfare. If the duration of air travel is more than 14

hours from first flight departure to final flight arrival at the destination, business class airfare is

permissible. Travellers will not be reimbursed for the value of frequent flier miles used for

airfare or upgrades while on IRPA travel, but they will be thanked by the Treasurer.

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(15) Reimbursement for train travel will be at first class rates; a sleeping car will be reimbursed for

overnight travel.

(16) Rental car travel is normally not necessary and will not be reimbursed except in unusual

circumstances with the prior approval of the Treasurer.

(17) Private car travel will be reimbursed at the current IAEA mileage rate.

Travel Expenses

(18) Travel expenses eligible for reimbursement by IRPA include:

(a) Cost of transportation;

(b) Daily lodging and meals and incidental expenses (M&IE);

(c) Terminal expenses;

(d) Additional expenses in accordance with (28) below.

(19) Reimbursement will normally be made only after submission of a travel report for travel other

than EC meetings (see (34)).

Subsistence Allowance

(20) Lodging and M&IE will be paid to a traveller at the U.S. government rates for each overnight

stay at a destination, adjusted as described below.

(21) Accommodation will be reimbursed at actual costs, up to 150% of the U.S. Government rate

(available at: http://www.gsa.gov). M&IE for travel days will be 75% of the rate for the

destination.

(22) M&IE will be reduced by meals that are provided free to the traveller. Such components should

be identified in the claim. (Note: complementary breakfasts including in the lodging rate will not

be deducted).

Terminal Expenses

(23) Terminal expenses will be paid for travel other than by car in respect of each end of a particular

journey at the current IAEA rate.

(24) This covers all expenditure for local transportation to and from the airport, or other point of

arrival or departure as well as other incidental expenses.

(25) No terminal expenses will be paid if transportation is provided at no cost to the traveller.

Additional Travel Expenses

(26) Additional travel expenses include the following:

(a) Local transportation other than that covered by terminal expenses;

(b) Cost of communications in connection with IRPA business;

(c) Hire of meeting rooms or other space for IRPA business;

(d) Business services or equipment in connection with IRPA business;

(e) Visa costs.

Reimbursement of Travel Expenses

(27) Claims for reimbursement should be sent to the Treasurer (preferably via email) on a claim form

provided by the Treasurer, with a copy to the President.

(28) Claims should be supported by copies of:

(a) the travel itinerary;

(b) air or train tickets or bills;

(c) receipts for any allowed additional expenses.

(29) Claims should include the lodging and M&IE calculation, allowing for any reductions under

(24).

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(30) Claims will be settled as soon as reasonably achievable by the Treasurer in the currency of

choice of the traveller, based on the exchange rate at the time of travel. Exchange rates may be

obtained at http://www.xe.com/.

(31) The methods of payment will be chosen to minimize bank or other charges, and in agreement

between the traveller and Treasurer. Wire transfer to the traveller’s bank is the usual method.

(32) With the exception of EC meetings, a travel report must be submitted to the President, with a

copy to the Treasurer before reimbursements will be made.

(33) The travel report should consist of:

(a) a summary concisely stating the purpose of the travel, work done and results achieved;

(b) a brief description of the conference or meetings attended or visits made;

(c) a succinct assessment by the traveller of the main conclusions that could be drawn from the

above, with any implications for IRPA;

Compliance

(34) The Treasurer will first address any issues relating to apparent or obvious, non-compliance with

these procedures with the traveller.

(35) Should it be necessary, any unresolved issues will be referred for a final decision to the

President, or EC as appropriate.

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Sponsorship of IRPA Congresses

7. SPONSORSHIP OF IRPA CONGRESSES

Adopted at the 60th Executive Council Meeting, September 2010 in Nairobi (Kenya) as Policy

Document.

Background

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Sponsorship income is of vital economic importance to the success of IRPA Congresses - both

International and Regional Congresses. Such income serves to keep delegate fees as low as possible and hence

enable the widest possible delegate attendance.

Sponsorship is an increasingly important, common and accepted practice across all the national and

international professional association meetings market. To date IRPA has not systematically addressed ways

of maximizing this income stream for its Congresses compared to many other international associations,

where a more vigorous approach to sponsorship is becoming the norm.

Some of the international organizations who support and endorse our congresses are sensitive to being

associated with commercial organizations. Sponsorship arrangements (and indeed exhibition presence) must

be sensitive to this concern.

For any individual congress the topic of sponsorship is best addressed in close association with the exhibition

income stream because in many (but not all) cases the same organizations will wish to be involved in both

activities. In IRPA’s situation there is also an interaction with current consideration of the wider support of

commercial organizations for our activities. However, this note addresses only the matters related to financial

sponsorship of IRPA Congresses.

Sponsorship Principles

It is proposed that the following principles underpin IRPA’s approach to congress sponsorship:

1. All sponsorship must be openly acknowledged and visible to all interested parties.

This removes any perception of ‘influence behind closed doors’.

2. Sponsorship cannot be used to exclude or disadvantage the involvement of any other relevant party.

For example a sponsor cannot insist on specific parties being refused involvement in any part of the

Congress.

3. IRPA retains full control of its scientific programme and the associated output from the Congress.

Note: this must also apply to the endorsement of our Congresses by other international

organizations.

4. Acceptance of sponsorship does not imply IRPA support for the sponsoring organization, and must

not be used as such by the sponsor.

Implementation in Practice

In many cases there needs to be a pragmatic interpretation on the implementation of the above principles which

recognizes the sensitivities of our interested parties.

In general terms there is a wide grouping of sponsorship opportunities which do not generate significant

concerns, including:

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• Congress bag and miscellaneous inserts (including advertisement flyers)

• Receptions, dinners, entertainment

• Delegate badges/lanyards

• Coffee breaks and lounge areas

• Internet access provision

• Links to sponsor websites from the congress website

• Advertisements in the printed final programme

• Advertising signage and projections around the congress venue, including within the lecture rooms

Sponsor involvement in the congress scientific programme is somewhat more sensitive, but there are no reasons

for a blanket prohibition (and there is much experience of this type of sponsorship within similar international

associations). It is suggested that sponsorship proposals for such activity are judged on an individual basis against

the following framework:

• Sponsorship of specific lectures, lecturers, scientific sessions and Refresher Courses within the

standard scientific programme:

o The pattern of sponsorship takes account of current practice within similar organizations

o The sponsorship could be deemed to bring IRPA into disrepute through an evident

conflict of interests (eg the sponsor is identified with inadequate radiation protection

practice or is otherwise disreputable)

o The sponsorship will present no significant difficulty, embarrassment or conflict to any

participant in the session (eg including international organizations involved in the session)

o It is recognized that particular sensitivity could occur when the sponsor is a commercial

organization and a major participant is a governmental organization: however, proposals

will be judged on a case by case basis.

• Requested sponsored lecture, update session or corporate promotion - content proposed and

delivered by the sponsor:

o Judged on the scientific/technical merit of the proposal in relation to the congress topic(s)

[Would this be of significant interest and value to the delegates?]

o The sessions are open to all delegates (in principle, depending on practicalities such as

room size etc).

In the above situations the decision on accepting the proposed sponsorship should be taken by the Congress

President acting in association with the Chairman of the Scientific Programme Committee and the IRPA

President. In coming to a decision any advice by the Congress Organizing Committee (eg ICOC) and the

Scientific Programme Committee (eg ICPC) shall be taken into account. [Note: decisions may need to be made

on a timely basis].

PART III

OFFICIAL MEMBERS

(2012 - 2016)

Executive Council 77

8. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2012 - 2016 President

Renate CZARWINSKI [email protected]

Vice-President

Roger COATES [email protected]

Vice-President for Congress Affairs

Thiagan PATHER [email protected]

Executive Officer

Bernard LE GUEN [email protected] or [email protected]

Treasurer

Richard TOOHEY [email protected]

Publications Director

Christopher CLEMENT [email protected]

Council Members

Ana Maria BOMBEN [email protected]

Eduardo GALLEGO [email protected]

Alfred HEFNER [email protected]

Jong Kyung KIM [email protected]

Sigurður M MAGNÚSSON [email protected]

Richard J. VETTER [email protected]

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78 Executive Council

Renate CZARWINSKI

President, IRPA

Federal Office for Radiation Protection

Köpenicker Allee 120 - 130

10318 Berlin

Germany

[email protected]

[email protected]

Richard E. TOOHEY

Treasurer, IRPA

114 Emory Lane

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

USA

[email protected]

[email protected]

Roger COATES

Vice President, IRPA

The White House

Bouth

Ulverston

Cumbria

LA12 8JB, UK

[email protected]

[email protected]

Ana María BOMBEN

Av. Rivadavia 5920 10° A

(1406) Buenos Aires. Argentina

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thiagan PATHER

Vice President Congress Affair

Manager : Nuclear Technology and

Waste Programme

National Nuclear Regulator

P.O. Box 7106

Centurion 0046

South Africa

[email protected]

[email protected]

Eduardo GALLEGO

Nuclear Engineering Department

Escuela Superior de Ingenieros Industriales

Universidad Politécnica De Madrid

José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2

28006 Madrid, Spain

[email protected]

[email protected]

Bernard LE GUEN

Executive Officer, IRPA

EDF

DPI – DPN

Cap Ampère – 1 place Pleyel

93282 Saint Denis CEDEX

France

[email protected]

[email protected]

Alfred HEFNER

Radiation Safety and Applications

Seibersdorf Labor GmbH

A - 2444 Seibersdorf, Austria

[email protected]

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Christopher CLEMENT

Publication Director, IRPA

PO BOX 1046 Station B

280 Slater Street

Ottawa, Ontario

K1P 5S9, Canada

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Jong Kyung KIM

Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang

University

222 Wangsipri-ro, Seongdong-gu

Seoul, 133-791 Korea (South)

[email protected]

Sigurður M MAGNÚSSON

Geislavarnir ríkisins / Icelandic Radiation Safety

Authority

Rauðarárstíg 10, IS-150 Reykjavík, ÍSLAND.

[email protected]

Richard J. VETTER

523 17th Street SW

Rochester, MN 55902 USA

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9. PUBLICATIONS COMMISSION 2012 - 2016

Membership:

Chair: Christopher Clement (Canada), IRPA Publications Director

Vice-Chair: Bernard LeGuen (France), IRPA Executive Officer

Website Manager: P. Andrew Karam (USA)

Associate: Chris Malcolmson (Canada)

Social Media Managers:

Chris Malcolmson (Canada) – Twitter

Sven Nagels (Germany) – Facebook

Bulletin Editor: Chunsheng Li (Canada)

Associate: Ali Shoushtarian (Canada)

Associate Societies Liaison: Adelene Gaw (Canada)

Media Reviewers:

English: Duncan McClure (UK) – SRP

English: Melanie Rickard (Canada) - CRPA and HPS

German: Sven Nagels (Germany)

Japanese: Daisuke Sugiyama (Japan)

Korean: Young-Khi Lim (Korea)

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10. ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016

Members

Chair: Roger Coates (UK)

John Croft (UK)

Christine Edwards (UK)

Moon-Hee Han (Korea)

Mike Mahathy (USA)

Sergei Tolmachev (USA)

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11. SIEVERT AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 Chairman

Roger COATES [email protected]

UK Vice President IRPA

Renate CZARWINSKI [email protected]

German-Swiss Radiation Protection Association

Ken KASE [email protected]

US Health Physics Society

Philippe METCALF [email protected]

South African Society for Radiation Protection

Jacques LOCHARD [email protected] or [email protected]

French Radiation Protection Society

Abel GONZALES [email protected]

Argentina Radiation Protection Society

Richard VETTER [email protected]

US Radiation Protection Society

Yoshiharu YONEKURA [email protected]

Japan Health Physics Society





Regional Congresses Co-ordinating Committee

12. REGIONAL CONGRESSES CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE

2012 - 2016 European IRPA Congress

Chairman

Klaus HENRICHS [email protected]

South American IRPA Congress

Brasil : Josilto Oliveira de Aquino [email protected]

Argentina : Ana Maria BOMBEN [email protected]

Asian IRPA Congress

Dr Muhamad LEBAI JURI [email protected]

African IRPA Congress

Abdelmajid CHOUKRI [email protected]

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Rules Committee

13. RULES COMMITTEE 2012 - 2016 Chairman

Bernard LE GUEN

French Radiation Protection Society

Borislava BATANDJIEVA

Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and

Radiation Protection

Valérie CHAMBRETTE

French Society of Radiation Protection

Kun-Woo CHO

Korean Association for Radiation Protection

Abdelmajid CHOUKRI

Association Marocaine de Radioprotection

John CROFT

Society for Radiological Radioprotection – UK

Mohamed GOMAA

Egyptian Society of Nuclear Science

and Applied Radiation Protection Group

Clovis HAZIN

Brazilian Radiological Protection Society

Franz Josef MARINGER

Austrian Association for Radiation Protection

Haruyuki OGINO


Norbert ZOUBEK


Kathy PRYOR

Health Physics Society - USA

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14. IRPA 14 - INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ORGANIZING

COMMITTEE (ICOC) AND SUB-COMMITTEES Thiagan PATHER Chairman

[email protected] or [email protected]

Frik BEELAAR (Chair Technical Visits)

Renate CZARWINSKI (IRPA President)

Annie DUFFY

Sandra HERBST

Izak KRUGER (Chair Finance Committee)

James LARKIN

Marc MAREE

Roy MLAMBO

Shane MOTLHALOGA

Thiagan PATHER (Congress President)

Dudley RANDALL

Rozaan SWANEPOEL

Christoph TRAUERNICHT

Jack VALENTIN (Chair ICPC)

Abrie VISAGIE (Scientific Secretary)

Doug CHAMBERS (Chair ICSC)

Frank DANIELS

Jozua ELLIS (Chair Sponsorship and Exhibition)

Charles KRÖS

Mogwera KHOATHANE (Chair Social Programme)

Gert LIEBENDBERG

Phil METCALF

Gino MOONSAMY (Chair Marketing and Publicity)

Elliot MULANE

Senoelo PHETO

Isabel STEYN (Congress Secretary)

Sam THUGWANE

Alex TSELA

Japie van BLERK

Zamokwakhe ZITUTA

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15. IRPA 14 - INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS PROGRAMME

COMMITTEE Chair Jack VALENTIN [email protected]

Scientific Secretary

Abrie VISAGIE [email protected]

Core Group Members

Marcos AMARAL [email protected]

Maria FEYCHTING [email protected] or [email protected]

Oum Keltoum HAKAM [email protected]

Laurence LEBARON-JACOBS [email protected]

Matthew McFEE [email protected]

Constantin MILU [email protected] or [email protected]

Lucien ZAFIMANJATO jl [email protected]

Claire-Louise CHAPPLE [email protected]

Daniele GIUFFRIDA [email protected]

Toshiso KOSAKO [email protected]

Gert LIEBENBERG [email protected]

Phil METCALF [email protected]

Beatriz ROBLES [email protected]



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16. DELEGATES 2012 - 2016

Argentine Radiation Protection Society

Ana Maria BOMBEN [email protected]

Abel GONZALEZ [email protected]

Beatriz GREGORI [email protected]

Diego TELLERIA [email protected]

Walter TRUPPA [email protected]

Australasian Radiation Protection Society

Kent GREGORY [email protected]

Tony HOOKER [email protected]

Cameron JEFFRIES [email protected]

Don HIGSON [email protected]

Austrian Association for Radiation Protection

Franz Josef MARINGER [email protected]

Alexander BRANDL [email protected]

Alfred HEFNER [email protected]

Hannes STADTMANN [email protected]

Andreas STEURER (Proxy) [email protected]

Gerhard SEIFITZ (Proxy) [email protected]

Manfred DITTO (Proxy) [email protected]

Michael HAJEK (Proxy) [email protected]

Belgian Association of Radiation Protection

Gilbert EGGERMONT [email protected]

Frank HARDEMAN [email protected]

Chantal MOMMAERT [email protected]

Jean-Paul SAMAIN [email protected]

Michel SONCK [email protected]

Vera Pirlet (Proxy) [email protected]

Brazilian Radiological Protection Society

Josilto Oliveira de Aquino [email protected]

Alfredo Lopes Ferreira Filho [email protected]

Demerval Leonidas Rodrigues [email protected]

Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection

Canadian Radiation Protection Association

Lois SOWDEN-PLUNKETT [email protected]

Nick SION [email protected]

Richard OSBORN [email protected]






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Chinese Society of Radiation Protection

Xiaobin XIA [email protected]

Huating YANG [email protected]

Colombian Radiation Protection Association

Javier de Jesús MORALES ARAMBURO [email protected]

Anselmo PUERTA ORTIZ [email protected]

Croatian Radiation Protection Association

Saveta MILJANIC [email protected]

Marina POJE [email protected]

Ines Krajcar BRONIC [email protected]

Djurdjica MILKOVIC [email protected]

Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section

Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and Bio-Med. Eng.

Czech Society for Radiation Protection

Petr RULIK [email protected]

Irena MALATOVA [email protected]

Jiri HULKA [email protected]

East African Association of Radiation Protection

Egyptian Society of Nucl. Science & Appl. Rad. Prot. Group

Mohamed GOMAA [email protected]

Rifaat Mohamed KAMEL ELSHINAWY [email protected]

French Society of Radiation Protection

Hervé BERNARD [email protected]

Valerie CHAMBRETTE [email protected]

Didier CHAMPION [email protected]

Paul GENTY [email protected]

Florence MENETRIER [email protected]

Catherine ROY [email protected]

Jean-François LECOMTE [email protected]

Margot TIRMARCHE [email protected]

Jacques LOMBARD [email protected]

Thierry SCHNEIDER [email protected]

























Christian WERNLI [email protected]

François BOCHUD [email protected]

Hartmut SCHULZE [email protected]

Klaus HENRICHS [email protected]

Rupprecht MAUSHART [email protected]

Joachim BRECKOW [email protected]

Wolfgang ESCHNER [email protected]

Uschi KASTL [email protected]

Norbert ZOUBEK [email protected]

Sven NAGELS [email protected]

Hans Dieter REIDENBACH (Proxy) hans.reidenbach@fh_koeln.de

Susanne SEVERITT (Proxy) [email protected]

Barbl MAUSHART (Proxy) [email protected]

Bernd LORENZ (Proxy) [email protected]

Rainhold SCHUH (Proxy) [email protected]

Greek Radiation Protection Association

Health Physics Section of Hungary

Arpad VINCZE [email protected]

Tamás PAZMANDI [email protected]

Tibor BUJTAS [email protected]

Indian Association for Radiation Protection

Iranian Radiation Protection Society

Irish Radiation Research Society

Israel Society for Radiation Protection

Jean KOCH [email protected]

Raquel BAR-DEROMA [email protected]

Tuvia SCHLESINGER [email protected]

Italian Association of Radiation Protection

Elena FANTUZZI [email protected]

Marie Claire CANTONE [email protected]

Daniele GIUFFRIDA [email protected]

Concetta GIOVANI [email protected]

Mario MARENGO [email protected]

Roberto MOCCALDI [email protected]

Celso OSIMANI [email protected]

Sandro SANDRI [email protected]


Haruyuki OGINO [email protected]

Keiichi AKAHANA [email protected]

Kazuo SAKAI [email protected]

Takatoshi HATTORI [email protected]

Toshiso KOSAKO [email protected]

Daisuke SUGIYAMA [email protected]

Kotaro TANI [email protected]











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Korean Association for Radiation Protection

Kun-Woo CHO [email protected]

Sung Hwan KIM [email protected]

Ho-Sin CHOI [email protected]

Seong Ho NA [email protected]

Jai-Ki LEE [email protected]

Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society

no delegates in 2012

National Association of Radiation Protection of Madagascar

Franck Justinien A. RATOVONJANAHARY [email protected]

Joseph Lucien ZAFIMANJATO [email protected]

Malaysian Radiation Protection Association

Noriah MOD ALI [email protected]

Amran Abdul MAJID [email protected]

Marina MISHAR [email protected]

Mexican Society of Radiological Security

Hermenegildo MALDONADO [email protected]

Association Marocaine de Radioprotection

Rajaa CHERKAOUI EL MOURSLI [email protected]

Abdelmajid CHOUKRI [email protected]

Society for Radiological Protection of the Netherlands

Linda-Janssen PINKSE [email protected]

Carolien LEIJEN [email protected]

Hielke BOERSMA [email protected]

Bert GERRITSEN (Proxy BOERSMA) [email protected]

Gert JONKERS (Proxy BOERSMA) [email protected]

Peter de JONG (Proxy BOERSMA) [email protected]

Nordic Society for Radiation Protection

Sigurdur MAGNUSSON [email protected]

Mette ØHLENSCHLAEGER [email protected]

Wendla PAILE [email protected]

Rajdeep SINGH SIDHU [email protected]

Hanne N. WALTENBURG [email protected]

Peruvian Society of Radiation Protection

Efigenia SEMINARIO ATOCHE [email protected]

Eduardo MEDINA GIRONZINI [email protected]

Susana GONZALES VILLALOBOS [email protected]


























Philippine Association for Radiation Protection

Eulinia VALDEZCO [email protected]

Kristine Marie ROMALLOSA [email protected]

Polish Society of Medical Physics

Natalia GOLNIK [email protected]

Michael WALIGORSKI

Portuguese Society of Radiation Protection

Joao QUINTELA DE BRITO [email protected]

Joao OLIVEIRA MARTINS [email protected]

Antonio Miguel LINO SANTOS MORGADO [email protected]

Romanian Society for Radiological Protection

Constantin MILU [email protected]

Maria SAHAGIA [email protected]

Ana Stochioiu [email protected]

Russian Society of Radiation Hygiene

Nataliya SHANDALA [email protected]

Sergey SHINKAREV [email protected]

Sergey ROMANOV [email protected]

Ravil TAKHAUOV [email protected]

Lyudmila KRESTININA [email protected]

Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro

Olivera CIRAJ-BJELAC [email protected]

Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene

Denisa NIKODEMOVA [email protected]

Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia

Jasmina KOZAR-LOGAR [email protected]

IMichel CINDRO [email protected]

Nina JUG [email protected]

South African Radiation Protection Society

Gert LIEBENBERG [email protected]

Thiagan PATER [email protected]

Tobie KOTZE [email protected]

Christoph TRAUERNICHT [email protected]

Spanish Society of Radiological Protection

Manuel RODRIGUEZ [email protected]

Oscar GONZALEZ [email protected]

Eduardo GALLEGO [email protected]

Pedro CARBONERAS [email protected]

María Teresa MACÍAS [email protected]

Ángeles SANCHEZ [email protected]





























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Society for Radiological Protection - United Kingdom

Andy BRADLEY [email protected]

John BROUGHTON [email protected]

John CROFT [email protected]

Navneet DULAI [email protected]

Christine EDWARDS [email protected]

Rick HALLARD [email protected]

John HUNT [email protected]

Shahed KHAN [email protected]

Neil LEWIS [email protected]

Sheila LIDDLE [email protected]

Alan MARSH [email protected]

George SALLIT [email protected]

Andy ROGERS [email protected]

Richard WILKINS [email protected]

Paul LEONARD (Proxy) [email protected]

Ian ROBINSON (Proxy) [email protected]

Peter THOMPSON (Proxy) [email protected]

Uruguayan Association of Radiation Protection

Health Physics Society - USA

Armin ANSARI [email protected]

Edgar BAILEY [email protected]

Alex BOERNER [email protected]

Liz BRACKETT [email protected]

Nancy DAUGHTERY [email protected]

Howard DICKSON [email protected]

Debbie GILLEY [email protected]

Ray GUILMETTE [email protected]

John HAGEMAN [email protected]

Barbara HAMRICK [email protected]

Jason HARRIS [email protected]

Tracy IKENBERRY [email protected]

Ninni JACOB [email protected]

Sam KEITH [email protected]

Steven KING [email protected]

Ed MAHER [email protected]

Ruth McBURNEY [email protected]

Matthew McFEE [email protected]

Kathy PRIOR [email protected]

Otto RAABE [email protected]

Michael RYAN [email protected]

Scott SCHWAHN [email protected]

Daniel STROM [email protected]

Carl TARANTINO [email protected]

Rich VETTER [email protected]

Linea WAHL [email protected]

Edward WALKER [email protected]

Venezualan Society of Radiation Protection Intob David LEA BITCHATCHI [email protected]

































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17. TASK GROUP 2012 – 2016

Radiation Protection Strategy and Practice Committee

Manuel Rodriguez SEPR (Spain) [email protected]

Kotaro Yamasoto JAEA – JHPS (Japan) [email protected]

Takeshi Iimoto University of Tokyo - JHPS (Japan) [email protected]

Keiichi Akahane NIRS – JHPS (Japan) [email protected]

Marcos Antônio Do Amaral SBPR (Brasil) [email protected]

[email protected]

Jerri Walters HPS (USA) [email protected]

Brant Ulsh HPS (USA) [email protected]

Seung-Young Jeong KARP (Korea) [email protected]

Tamás Pázmándi HRPA (Hungary) [email protected]

Marie Claire Cantone Italian Society [email protected]

Uma Rajappa MARPS (Australia) [email protected]

Sheila Liddle SRP (UK) [email protected]


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Task Group on Public Understanding of Radiation Risk

Leopoldo Arranz SEPR (Spain) [email protected]

Tanja Perko SBRP (Belgium) [email protected]

Akihiro Sakoda JAEA (Japan) [email protected]

Nicole Martinez HPS (USA) [email protected]

John Poston HPS (USA) [email protected]

Sung Hwan Kim KARP (Korea) [email protected]

Tamás Pázmándi Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre

for Energy Research

[email protected]

Thierry Schneider SFRP (France) [email protected]

Marco Minella Italian Society [email protected]

Paul van Rooijen NVS (Nederland) [email protected]

[email protected]

Cameron Jeffries MARPS (Australia) [email protected]

Pete Cole SRP (UK) [email protected]

Óskar Halldórsson NSFS (Islande) [email protected]

Task Group on Radioactive Source Security

Carmen Rueda SEPR (Spain) [email protected]

Minoru Okoshi JAEA – JHPS (Japan) [email protected]

Marcos Antônio Do Amaral SBPR (Brasil) [email protected]

[email protected]

Ruth McBurney HPS (USA) [email protected]

Jerrold Bushberg HPS (USA) [email protected]

Seoung-Oh Yang KARP (Korea) [email protected]

Árpád Vincze

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre

for Energy Research

[email protected]

Philippe Bosquet SFRP (France) [email protected]

Marco D'Arienzo Italian Society [email protected]

Chris Englefield SRP (UK) [email protected]

Thorgeir Sigurdsson NSFS (Islande) ?????

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Commission on Publications

Daisuke Sugiyama CRIEPI – JHPS (Japan) [email protected]

Andy Karam HPS (USA) [email protected]

Ralph Thomas HPS (USA) n° email provided

Young-Khi Lim KARP (Korea) [email protected]

Duncan McClure SRP (UK) [email protected]

Adelene Gaw CRPA (Canada) [email protected]

Chunsheng Li CRPA (Canada) [email protected]

Chris Malcolmson CRPA (Canada) [email protected]

Melanie Rickard CRPA (Canada) [email protected]

Ali Shoushtarian CRPA (Canada) [email protected]

Sven Nagels FS (Germany) [email protected]

Task Group on Young Professional Network

Haruyuki Ogino CRIEPI (Japan) [email protected]

Chris Jones SRP (UK) [email protected]

Andreas Baumgartner ÖVS (Austria) [email protected]

Societies Admission and Development Committee

Mike Mahathy HPS (USA) [email protected]

Sergei Tolmachev HPS (USA) [email protected]

Moon-Hee Han KARP (Korea) [email protected]

Christine Edwards SRP (UK) [email protected]

John Croft SRP (UK) [email protected]

Montreal Fund Committee

Laura Pring HPS (USA) [email protected]

Ken Krieger HPS (USA) [email protected]

Kyo-Youn Kim KARP (Korea) [email protected]

[email protected]

Brad Cassels FARPS (Australia) [email protected]

104






Task Group Education and Training

Catherine Luccioni SFRP (France) [email protected]

Chris Jones SRP (UK) [email protected]


PART IV

HISTORY

105

Executive Council Members

18. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

ARRANZ Leopoldo

Spain

VP Congr.

BEEKMAN Z.M.

The Netherlands

Council M Vice Pres. President

BENCO Argeo

Italy

Council M. Council M.

BENINSON Dan

Argentina

Council M.

BOMBEN Ana Maria

Argentina

Council M.

BONET-MAURY Paul

France

Ex.Officer

BOZOKY L.

Hungary

Council M. Council M. Council M.

BRESSON Gilbert

France

Council M. Ex. Officer Ex. Officer

CANCIO David

Spain


106

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

CARTER Melvin

USA

Council M. President

CLEMENT Christopher

Canada

Publ. Dir.

COATES Roger

UK

VP Congr. Vice-Pres.

CORBETT Robert

UK

Council M.

COURVOISIER Peter

Switzerland

Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer Treasurer

COWPER G.

Canada

Council M. Council M. Vice-Pres.

CZARWINSKI Renate

Germany

Council M. Vice-Pres. President

DODD Alain

USA

Treasurer

DUFTSCHMID Klaus

Austria

VP Congr. President

FEIGE Y.

Israel

Council M.

FITCH Jill

Israel


107

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

GALLEGO Eduardo

Spain


GAUVIN Jean-Pierre

Canada

VP Congr.

GONZALEZ Abel

Argentina

VP Congr.

GOPAL-AYENGAR A.R.

India

Council M.

GRIFFITH Richard

USA

Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir.

HEFNER Alfred

Austria


HORAN John

USA

Council M. Ex. Officer Ex. Officer Ex. Officer

HUNZINGER Werner

Switzerland

Treasurer Treas. 89

HUYSKENS Chris

The Netherlands

Ex. Officer Ex. Officer Ex. Officer

JACOBS Herbert

Germany

Council M. Council M. Vice Pres.

JAMMET Henri

France

Council M. VP Congr.

108

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

JOHNSON John

Canada

Council M.

KATO Shoshei

Japan

Council M.

KASE Kenneth

USA

Vice-Pres. President

KAUL Alexander

Germany

VP Congr.

KIM Jong Kyung

Korea


KLENER W.

Czech Republic

Council M. Council M. Council M.

KOGA Sukehido

Japan


KRAMER Gary

Canada

Council M.

KUSAMA Tomoko

Japan

Council M. VP Congr.

LAKEY John

UK

Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir. President

LE GUEN Bernard

France

Council M. Ex. Officer

LINDELL Bo

Sweden

Council M.

Council M.

109

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

LISTER A.A.J.

UK


LOCHARD Jacques

France

Council M. Council M. Ex. Officer Ex. Officer Ex. Officer

MAGNÚSSON Sigurður M

Island

Council M.

MARKO A.M.

Canada

Council M.

MARLEY W.G.

UK

VP Congr. President

MASSE Franck

USA

Council M. Council M. Treasurer

MAUSHART Rupprecht

Germany

CM/Treas; Treasurer Treasurer

MEINHOLD Charlie

USA


METCALF Phil

South Africa

Council M. Publ. Dir. Vice-Pres. President

MILLS William

USA


MORGAN Karl Ziegler

USA

President

NISHIWAKI Yasushi

Japan

Vice-Pres. Council M. Council M. Council M. Council M.

110

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

OSBORN S.B.

UK


OSBORNE Richard

Canada

Council M. Vice-Pres.

PALMITTER

USA

VP Congr. Vice-Pres. President

PATHER Thiagan

South Africa

VP Congr.

POLVANI C.

Italy


ROSEN R.

Australia

VP Congr.

SALOMAA Cisko

Finland

Council M.

SCHLESINGER Tuvia

Israel

VP Congr. Council M. Council M.

SNYDER W.W.

USA

Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir. Publ. Dir.

SOMAN S.D.

India


TILL John

USA

Publ. Dir.

TOOHEY Richard

USA

Treasurer Treasurer

111

NAME 66-70 70-73 73-77 77-80 80-84 84-88 88-92 92-96 96-00 00-04 04-08 08-12 12-16 16-20

TOUZET Rodolfo

Argentina


UZZAN Guy

France


VALENTIN Jack

Sweden


VETTER Richard J.

USA

Council M.

WEBB Geoffrey

UK

Publ. Dir. Vice-Pres. President

WERNLI Christian

Switzerland


Executive Council Meetings

19. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS

Place Country Continent/Region

112

Date

Preparatory-meetings

Gatlinburg, Tennessee USA N-America 11-12 June 1964

Paris France W-Europe 30 Nov. - 3 Dec. 1964

pro tempore General Assembly

Los Angeles USA N-America June 1965

Paris France W-Europe 16-17 December 1965

Sterling Forest 18-19 June 1966

EC-meetings

1 Rome Italy W-Europe 3 September 1966

2 London UK W-Europe 17-18 April 1967

3 Menton France W-Europe 14-15 October 1968

4 London UK W-Europe 4-5 December 1969

5 Brighton UK W-Europe 1-2 May 1970

6 Brighton UK W-Europe 7 May 1970

7 Geneva Switzerland W-Europe 8-9 September 1971

8 Budapest Hungary E-Europe 2-6 May 1972

9 Paris France W-Europe 12-13 March 1973

10 Washington USA N-America 8 September 1973

11 Washington USA N-America 14 September 1973

12 Inverness UK W-Europe 6-7 June 1974

13 Amsterdam Netherlands W-Europe 11-12 May 1975

14 San Francisco USA N-America 26-27 June, 1976

15 Paris France W-Europe 21-23 April 1977

16 Paris France W-Europe 29 April 1977

17 Vienna Austria W-Europe 9-10 March 1978

18 Vienna Austria W-Europe 28 February - 2 March 1979

19 Jerusalem Israel Asia 5-7 March 1980

20 Jerusalem Israel Asia 14 March 1980

21 Paris France W-Europe 5-6 March 1981

22 Berlin FRG W-Europe 11-12 January 1982

23 Amsterdam Netherlands W-Europe 7-8 July 1983

24 Berlin FRG W-Europe 5-6 May 1984

25 Berlin FRG W-Europe 11 May 1984

26 Ispra Italy W-Europe 17-18 June 1985

27 Salzburg Austria W-Europe 14-15 September 1986

28 Tokyo Japan Asia 1-2 June 1987

29 Sydney Australia Australia 8-10 April 1988

30 Sydney Australia Australia 15 April 1988

31 Visby Sweden W-Europe 9-10 September 1989

32 Anaheim USA N-America 29 June 1990

33 Montreal Canada N-America 19-20 April 1991

34 Montreal Canada N-America 16-18 May 1992

35 Montreal Canada N-America 22 May 1992

113 Executive Council Meetings

Place Country Continent/Region Date

36 Washington USA N-America 4-5 April 1993

37 Portsmouth UK W-Europe June 1994

38 Johannesburg South Africa Africa 19-21 February 1995

39 Vienna Austria W-Europe 13-16 April 1996

40 Vienna Austria W-Europe 19 April 1996

41 Washington USA N-America 4-5 April 1997

42 Barcelona Spain W-Europe 30-31 May 1998

43 Southport UK W-Europe 14-18 June 1999

44 Hiroshima Japan Asia 13-14 May 2000

45 Hiroshima Japan Asia 19 May 2000

46 Paris France W-Europe 22-24 September 2000

47 Recife Brazil S-America 29 April - 1 May 2001

48 Tampa USA N-America 14-15 June 2002

49 Johannesburg South Africa Africa 3-4 May 2003

50 Madrid Spain W-Europe 22-23 May 2004

51 Madrid Spain W-Europe 28 May 2004

52 Vienna Austria W-Europe 4-5 December 2004

53 Buenos Aires Argentina S-America 3-4 December 2005

54 Beijing China Asia 9 and 11 October 2006

55 Brasov Romania E-Europe 23-24 September 2007

56 Buenos Aires Argentina S-America 18 October 2008

57 Buenos Aires Argentina S-America 24 October 2008

58 Bethesda USA N-America 28 Febr. - 1 March 2009

59 Paris France W-Europe 3-4 November 2009

60 Nairobi Kenya Africa 11-12 September 2010

61 Seoul Korea Asia 28-30 May 2011

62 Glasgow UK W-Europe 12 May 2012

63 Glasgow UK W-Europe 18 May 2012

64 Berlin Germany W-Europe 29 Nov-1 December 2012

65 Ottawa Canada N-America 27-30 July 2013

66 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Asia 10-11 May 2014

67 Buenos Aires Argentina South America 12-14 April 2015

68 Cape Town South Africa Africa 5-7 May 2016

International IRPA Congresses

20. INTERNATIONAL IRPA CONGRESSES

Place Country Continent/Region Date

114

Participants

1 Rome Italy W-Europe September 1966 ?

2 Brighton UK W-Europe May 1970 615

3 Washington USA N-America September 1973 ?

4 Paris France W-Europe April 1977 600

5 Jerusalem Israel Asia March 1980 585

6 Berlin FRG W-Europe May 1984 850

7 Sydney Australia Australia April 1988 700

8 Montreal Canada N-America May 1992 1200

9 Vienna Austria W-Europe April 1996 1300

10 Hiroshima Japan Asia 10-19 May 2000 1061

11 Madrid Spain W-Europe 23-28 May 2004 1307

12 Buenos Aires Argentina S-America 19-24 October 2008 1336

13 Glasgow UK W-Europe 13-18 May 2012 1528

14 Cape Town South Africa Africa 9-13 May 2016

Rolf Sievert Award

21. ROLF M. SIEVERT AWARD

Date Name

116

Country

1973 Professor Bo LINDELL Sweden

1977 Professor W. Val MAYNEORD United Kingdom

1980 Doctor Lauriston S. TAYLOR United States

1984 Sir Edward POCHIN United Kingdom

1988 Professor Dr. Wolfgang JACOBI Germany

1992 Doctor Giovanni SILINI Italy

1996 Doctor Dan BENINSON Argentina

2000 Professor Dr. Itsuzu SHIGEMATSU Japan

2004 Ing. Abel J. GONZÁLEZ Argentina

2008 Professor Christian STREFFER Germany

2012 Doctor Richard OSBORNE Canada

2016 John BOICE USA


22. IRPA OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD 1970 - Brighton, United Kingdom

Dr. Dan J. BENINSON

Prof. Karl Ziegler MORGAN

Mr. Paul BONET-MAURY Dr.

A. M. MARKO

1973 - Washington, D. C., United States

Prof. Bo LINDELL

Dr. Y. FEIGE

Dr. A. R. GOPAL-AYENGAR

Mr. W. G. MARLEY

1977 - Paris, France

Prof. Yasushi NISHIWAKI

Dr. Henri P. JAMMET

Mr. C. POLVANI

Mr. L. BOZOKY

1980 - Jerusalem, Israel

Mr. John R. HORAN

Dr. B. A. J. LISTER

Mr. C. PALMITER

Mr. W. S. SNYDER

1984 - Berlin, Germany

Dr. Z. M. BEEKMAN Mr.

S. D. SOMAN

Prof. Dr. Alexander KAUL

Mr. Peter COURVOISIER

Mr. G. COWPER

Prof. Dr. V. KLENER

1988 - Sydney, Australia

Dr. Gilbert BRESSON

Prof. Tuvia SCHLESINGER

Mr. Melvin W. CARTER Mr.

John R. JOHNSON

Dr. Herbert JACOBS

Dr. R. ROSEN

Dr. S. B. OSBORN

1992 - Montreal, Canada

Dr. Argeo. BENCO

Mr. Jean-Pierre GAUVIN

Prof. John E. LAKEY

Prof. Yasushi NISHIWAKI

Dr. John E. TILL

118

119

Dr. Werner HUNZINGER

1996 - Vienna, Austria

Mr. Charles B. MEINHOLD

Mrs. Jill FITCH

Dr. Richard V. OSBORNE

Mr. Guy UZZAN

Prof. Herwig G. PARETZKE

Dr. Alfred HEFNER

2000 - Hiroshima, Japan Dr.

Klaus E. DUFTSCHMID Mr.

Chris J. HUYSKENS Dr.

Rupprecht MAUSHART Dr.

Sukehiko KOGA

Mrs. Tomoko KUSAMA

Dr. Shohei KATO

Mr. Junichiro ISHIDA

Dr. Kenneth KASE

2004 - Madrid, Spain

Mr. Geoffrey A.M. WEBB

Mr. Leopoldo ARRANZ

Mr. Franck X. MASSE

Mr. David CANCIO

Mr. William A. MILLS

Mr. Jack VALENTIN

Mr. Eduardo GALLEGO

Mr. Pedro CARBONERAS

Mrs. Annie SUGIER

2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mr. Phil METCALF

Mr. Rodolfo TOUZET

Mr. Christian WERNLI

Ing. Abel GONZALEZ

Mrs. Ana BOMBEN

Mr. Brian DODD

Mr. Khammar MRABIT

Mr. Eduardo GALLEGO

2012 – Glasgow, Ecosse

Mr Roger COATES, Sievert Award

2016 – Cape Town, South Africa

Mr Roger COATES

Mr Abel GONZALEZ

Mr Jacques LOCHARD

Mr Ken KASE

Mr Phil METCALF

Mr Richard VETTER

Mr YONEKURA


IRPA Regional Congresses 120

23. IRPA REGIONAL CONGRESSES (1) 1968 Menton, France W-Europe

(2) 1972 Budapest, Hungary E-Europe

(3) 1973 Jerusalem, Israel Asia

(4) 1974 Bombay, India Asia

(5) 1975 Amsterdam, The Netherlands W-Europe

(6) 1979 Manila, Philippines Asia

(7) 1979 Köln, Germany W-Europe

(8) 1980 Pretoria, South Africa Africa

(9) 1982 Avignon, France W-Europe

(10) 1983 Wien, Austria W-Europe

(11) 1985 March Maastricht, The Netherlands W-Europe

(12) 1986 September Salzburg, Austria W-Europe

(13) 1987 September Kupari (Dubrovnik), Yugoslavia E-Europe

(14) 1989 September Visby, Sweden W-Europe

(15) 1990 December Paris, France W-Europe

(16) 1993 October Beijing, China Asia

(17) 1994 June Portsmouth, UK W-Europe

(18) 1995 September Portoroz, Slovenia E-Europe

(19) 1995 October Cuzco, Peru S-America

(20) 1997 November Tel-Aviv, Israel Asia

(21) 1998 May Barcelona, Spain W-Europe

(22) 1998 October Havana, Cuba N-America

(23) 1999 August Budapest, Hungary E-Europe

(24) 2001 29 April-4 May Recife, Brazil S-America

(25) 2001 20-25 May Dubrovnik, Croatia E-Europe

(26) 2002 7-11 October Florence, Italy W-Europe

(27) 2002 21-24 October Seoul, Korea Asia

(28) 2003 5-8 May Johannesburg, South Africa Africa

(29) 2003 6-10 October Bratislava, Slovakia E-Europe

(30) 2003 9-13 November Lima, Peru S-America

(31) 2005 14-18 June Wroclaw, Poland E-Europe

(32) 2006 15-19 May Paris, France W-Europe

(33) 2006 4-8 September Acapulco, Mexico S-America

(34) 2006 9-13 October Beijing, China Asia

(35) 2007 23-27 April Cairo, Egypt Africa

(36) 2007 24-28 September Brasov, Romania E-Europe

(37) 2010 24-28 May Tokyo, Japan Asia

(38) 2010 14-18 June Helsinki, Finland W-Europe

(39) 2010 13-17 September Nairobi, Kenya Africa

(40) 2010 11-15 October Medellin, Colombia S-America

(41) 2013 14-19 April Rio de Janeiro Brazil

(42) 2014 12-16 May Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

(43) 2014 23-27 June Geneva Switzerland

(44) 2014 13-17 September Rabat Morocco

(45) 2015 10-15 April Buenos Aires Argentina

Year of Admission of Associate Societies

24. YEAR OF ADMISSION OF ASSOCIATE SOCIETIES

125

Year of Admitted Societies Total # Total #

Admission Countries Societies

1965 Belgium / Fachverband1 / France 16 11

Israel / Italy / Japan / Luxemburg

Netherlands / Nordic2 / UK / USA

1966 Argentina / Austria 20 15

Hungary / Philippines

1968 Czechoslovakia / Yugoslavia 22 17

1969 India / South Africa 24 19

1970 Poland 25 20

1972 Russia 26 21

1976 Australia / Korea / Mexico 29 24

1979 Canada 30 25

1982 Spain 31 26

1984 Ireland 32 27

1988 Greece 33 28

1989 Brazil / China / Peru 36 31

1991 Luxemburg* 35 30

1992 Croatia / Cyprus / Egypt 40 35

Romania / Slovenia

1993 Czechoslovakia* 39 34

1994 Czech Republic 40 35

1995 Portugal / Slovakia 42 37

1997 Cuba 43 38

1999 Uruguay / Australasian3 47 41

Algeria / Madagascar

*-Resigned

1-Germany, Switzerland

2-Danemark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden 3-

Australia, New Zealand

126 Year of Admission of Associate Societies

Year of Admitted Societies Total # Total #

Admission Countries Societies

2000 Turkey 48 42

2002 Lithuania 49 43

2004 Morocco/ Eastern African Association4 57 45

2006 Malaysia 58 46

2007 Bulgaria 59 47

2008 Colombia, Algeria**, Turkey** 58 46

2011 Iran 59 47

2012 Venezuela 60 48

2014

Cameroon, Tunisia

62

50

4-Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

** Expulsed

Number of Affiliated Members

25. NUMBER OF AFFILIATED MEMBERS (2000 - 2003)

COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY 2000 2001

ALGERIA Algerian Association of Medical Physicists

ARGENTINA Sociedad Argentina de Radioproteccion 207 205

AUSTRALASIAN1

Australasian Radiation Protection Society 219 230

AUSTRIA Austrian Radiation Protection Association 245 265

BELGIUM Belgian Association for Radiation Protection 267 276

BRAZIL Brazilian Radiological Protection Society 100

CANADA Canadian Radiation Protection Association 306 268

CHINA Chinese Society of Radiation Protection 206

CROATIA Croatian Radiation Protection Association 125 125

CUBA Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section 94

CYPRUS Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and Bio-Med. 30 30

Eng.

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Radiation Protection Society 114 100

EGYPT Radiation Protection Group of Egyptian Society for 20 20

Nuclear Science & Application,

FRANCE French Society of Radiation Protection (SFRP) 1538 1595

FACHVERBAND3

German-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection 1434 1455

(FS)

GREECE Greek Radiation Protection Association 115 121

HUNGARY Health Physics Section (Roland Eötvös Physics 140 140

Society) of Hungary

INDIA Indian Association for Radiation Protection 920 1100

IRELAND Irish Radiation Research Society

ISRAEL Israel Society for Radiation Protection 70

ITALY Associazione Italiana di Protezione contro le 308

Radiazioni

JAPAN Japan Health Physics Society 1104 1063

KOREA Korean Association for Radiation Protection 300 300

LITHUANIA Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society - 43

MEXICO Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad Radiologica, A.C. 60

MADAGASCAR National Radioprotection Association of Madagascar 40

NETHERLANDS Dutch Society for Radiological Protection 617 649

NORDIC Nordic Society for Radiation Protection 388 400

COUNTRIES4

PERU Sociedad Peruana de Radioproteccion 40

PHILIPPINES Philippine Association for Radiation Protection Society 50

POLAND Radiation Protection Section of Polish Society of 30 30

Medical Physics

PORTUGAL Portuguese Society of Radiation Protection (SPPCR) 120 80

ROMANIA Romanian Society for Radiological Protection 350 180

RUSSIA Sectiya Radiazionnoy Gigieny of Russia

SERBIA & Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro 184 187

MONTENEGRO 1-Australia, New Zealand

2-Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda 3-

Germany, Switzerland

4-Danemark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

127

2002 2003

202 202

211

264 251

249 265

268 290

129 136

30 30

1595 1595

1455 1464

70

235 220

49 50

40 40

391 375

80

128 Number of Affiliated Members

COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY 2000 2001 2002 2003

SLOVAKIA Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation 80 80 20 20

Hygiene

SLOVENIA Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia 77 77

SOUTH AFRICA South African Radiation Protection Coordinating Body 174

SPAIN Spanish Society for Radiological Protection (SERP) 525 560

TURKEY Turkish Radiation Protection Commission 100 90

UNITED KINGDOM Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) 1201 1269 1825

URUGUAY Uruquayan Radiation Protection Society 30

USA Health Physics Society of the USA 5660 5399 5430

Total 2003 43 17486 11074 12231 10649


26. NUMBER OF AFFILIATED MEMBERS (2004 - 2007) COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY 2004 2005

ALGERIA Algerian Association of Medical Physicists

ARGENTINA Sociedad Argentina de Radioproteccion 202 204

AUSTRALASIAN1

Australasian Radiation Protection Society 232 212

AUSTRIA Austrian Radiation Protection Association 230 250

BELGIUM Belgian Association of Radiation Protection 272 313

BRAZIL Brazilian Radiological Protection Society 60 60

BULGARIA Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation

Protection (BARPP)

CANADA Canadian Radiation Protection Association 304 271

CHINA Chinese Society of Radiation Protection 100 100

COLOMBIA Colombian Association of Radiation Protection

(ACPR)

CROATIA Croatian Radiation Protection Association 155 155

CUBA Cuban Physics Society, Radiation 94 91

Protection Section

CYPRUS Cyprus Association of Medical Physics 30 28

and Bio-Med. Eng.

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Radiation Protection Society 71 71

EAST AFRICA2

East African Association of Radiation Protection

(EAARP)

EGYPT Radiation Protection Group of Egyptian Society for 20 20

Nuclear Sciences and Applications

FRANCE French Society of Radiation Protection (SFRP) 1550 1464

GERMAN-SUISSE German-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection 1408 1402

(FS)

GREECE Greek Radiation Protection Association 72

HUNGARY Health Physics Section (Roland Eötvös 126 110

Physics Society of Hungary

INDIA Indian Association for Radiation Protection 100


ISRAEL Israel Society for Radiation Protection 70 60

ITALY Associazione Italiana di Protezione contro 216 225

le Radiazioni

JAPAN Japan Health Physics Society 1058 1004

KOREA Korean Association for Radiation Protection 272 300

LITHUANIA Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society 50 50

MADAGASCAR National Radioprotection Association of Madagascar 40 20

MALAYSIA Malaysian Radiation Protection Association (MARPA)

MEXICO Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad 30 25

Radiologica, A.C.

MOROCCO Association Marocaine de 75

Radioprotection (AMR)

NETHERLANDS Dutch Society for Radiological Protection 600 605

NORDIC Nordic Society for Radiation Protection 354 331

COUNTRIES3


PHILIPPINES Philippine Association for Radiation Protection 50 50

Society 1-Australia, New Zealand


Danemark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

129

2006 2007

210 210

237 232

250 250

307 329

60 100

262 275

100

155 165

91 91

28 25

71 56

30

20 20

1460 1460

1311 1416

72

110 114

84 70

1103 1093

1081 1033

300 300

46 46

20 20

100

25 50

70 30

624 654

355 361

50 47


COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY 2004 2005 2006 2007

POLAND Radiation Protection Section of Polish Society 20 20 20

of Medical Physics

PORTUGAL Portuguese Society for Radiation Protection 30 30 30 40

(SPPCR)

ROMANIA Romanian Society for Radiological Protection 137 90 110

RUSSIA Sectiya Radiazionnoy Gigieny of Russia 20

SERBIA & Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and 100 50 50 50

MONTENEGRO Montenegro

SLOVAKIA Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation 20 20 20 20

Hygiene

SLOVENIA Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia 20 20 67 69

SOUTH AFRICA South African Radiation Protection 204 154 193 205

Coordinating Body

SPAIN Spanish Society for Radiological Protection (SERP) 577 547 566 551

TURKEY Turkish Radiation Protection Commission

UNITED KINGDOM Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) 2129 2184 2202 2198

URUGUAY Uruguayan Radiation Protection Society

USA Health Physics Society of the USA 5453 5137 5071 4682

Total 2007 48 16444 15730 16811 15481


27. NUMBER OF AFFILIATED MEMBERS (2008 - 2011) COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY

ARGENTINA Sociedad Argentina de Radioproteccion

AUSTRALASIAN1

Australasian Radiation Protection Society

AUSTRIA Austrian Radiation Protection Association

BELGIUM Belgian Association of Radiation Protection

BRAZIL Brazilian Radiological Protection Society

BULGARIA Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection (BARPP)

CANADA Canadian Radiation Protection Association

CHINA Chinese Society of Radiation Protection

COLOMBIA Colombian Association of Radiation Protection (ACPR)

CROATIA Croatian Radiation Protection Association

CUBA Cuban Physics Society, Radiation

Protection Section

CYPRUS Cyprus Association of Medical Physics

and Bio-Med. Eng.

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Radiation Protection Society

EAST AFRICA2

East African Association of Radiation Protection (EAARP)

EGYPT Radiation Protection Group of Egyptian Society for Nuclear Sciences and

Applications

FRANCE French Society of Radiation Protection (SFRP)

GERMAN-SUISSE German-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection (FS)

GREECE Greek Radiation Protection Association

HUNGARY Health Physics Section (Roland Eötvös


INDIA Indian Association for Radiation Protection


ISRAEL Israel Society for Radiation Protection

ITALY Associazione Italiana di Protezione contro

le Radiazioni

JAPAN Japan Health Physics Society

KOREA Korean Association for Radiation Protection

LITHUANIA Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society

MADAGASCAR National Radioprotection Association of Madagascar

MALAYSIA Malaysian Radiation Protection Association (MARPA)

MEXICO Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad

Radiologica, A.C.

MOROCCO Association Marocaine de

Radioprotection (AMR)

NETHERLANDS Dutch Society for Radiological Protection

NORDIC Nordic Society for Radiation Protection

COUNTRIES3

PERU Sociedad Peruana de Radioproteccion

PHILIPPINES Philippine Association for Radiation Protection Society 1-Australia, New Zealand


Danemark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

131

2008

210

228

255

315

100

22

281

23

165

91

54

68

34

25

1438

1449

120

38

130

1005

300

45

20

130

50

30

601

367

47


COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY 2008

POLAND Radiation Protection Section of Polish Society

of Medical Physics

PORTUGAL Portuguese Society for Radiation Protection (SPPCR) 60

ROMANIA Romanian Society for Radiological Protection 112


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro 50

SLOVAKIA Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene 20

SLOVENIA Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia 67

SOUTH AFRICA South African Radiation Protection 209

Coordinating Body

SPAIN Spanish Society for Radiological Protection (SERP) 595

UNITED KINGDOM Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) 2141

URUGUAY Uruguayan Radiation Protection Society

USA Health Physics Society of the USA 5225

Total 2008 46 16140

Number of Affiliated Members 133

28. NUMBER OF AFFILIATED MEMBERS (2012 - 2016)

COUNTRY/REGION SOCIETY Members

ARGENTINA Sociedad Argentina de Radioproteccion 264

AUSTRALASIAN1 Australasian Radiation Protection Society 221

AUSTRIA Austrian Radiation Protection Association 255

BELGIUM Belgian Association of Radiation Protection 331

BRAZIL Brazilian Radiological Protection Society 400

BULGARIA Bulgarian Association of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection (BARPP) 20

CAMEROON Cameroon Associate Society 30

CANADA Canadian Radiation Protection Association 281

CHINA Chinese Society of Radiation Protection 300

COLOMBIA Colombian Association of Radiation Protection (ACPR) 36

CROATIA Croatian Radiation Protection Association 170

CUBA Cuban Physics Society, Radiation Protection Section

91

CYPRUS Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and Bio-Med. Eng.

26

CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Radiation Protection Society 71

EAST AFRICA2 East African Association of Radiation Protection (EAARP) 20

EGYPT Radiation Protection Group of Egyptian Society for Nuclear Sciences and

Applications

20

FRANCE French Society of Radiation Protection (SFRP) 1334

GERMAN-SWISS German-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection (FS) 1395

GREECE Greek Radiation Protection Association 62

HUNGARY Health Physics Section (Roland Eötvös


112

INDIA Indian Association for Radiation Protection 300

IRAN 87

IRELAND Irish Radiation Research Society 30

ISRAEL Israel Society for Radiation Protection 105

134



ITALY Associazione Italiana di Protezione contro

le Radiazioni

1422

JAPAN Japan Health Physics Society 760

KOREA Korean Association for Radiation Protection 554

LITHUANIA Lithuanian Radiation Protection Society 60

MADAGASCAR National Radioprotection Association of Madagascar 20

MALAYSIA Malaysian Radiation Protection Association (MARPA) 125

MEXICO Sociedad Mexicana de Seguridad Radiologica, A.C. 50

MOROCCO Association Marocaine de Radioprotection (AMR) 35

NETHERLANDS Dutch Society for Radiological Protection 585

NORDIC

COUNTRIES3

Nordic Society for Radiation Protection 357


PHILIPPINES Philippine Association for Radiation Protection Society 54

POLAND Radiation Protection Section of Polish Society

of Medical Physics

20

PORTUGAL Portuguese Society for Radiation Protection (SPPCR) 60

ROMANIA Romanian Society for Radiological Protection 70


SERBIA &

MONTENEGRO

Radiation Protection Society of Serbia and Montenegro 50

SLOVAKIA Slovak Society of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Hygiene 20

SLOVENIA Radiation Protection Association of Slovenia 67

SOUTH AFRICA South African Radiation Protection

Coordinating Body

209

SPAIN Spanish Society for Radiological Protection (SERP) 649

Number of Affiliated Members 135


TUNISIA Tunisian Associate Society

UNITED KINGDOM Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) 2135

URUGUAY Uruguayan Radiation Protection Society 25

USA Health Physics Society of the USA 4090

VENEZUELA Venezuelan Associate Society 52

Total 17859

1-Australia, New Zealand

2-Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

3-Danemark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

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