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XXXV GENERAL ASSEMBLYXXXV GENERAL ASSEMBLY20132013

Held on the IUR web siteHeld on the IUR web siteMarch 2014March 2014

http://www.iur-uir.orgUnion Internationale de Radioécologie

International Union of Radioecology



Proposed Agenda Proposed Agenda

• Report by the President• IUR management updates• Status of IUR activities • Financial report and budget• Outline of the programme for 2014



Report by the President Report by the President

Science:

• Radioecology’s position today, as influenced by the impact of Fukushima • Radioecology also moves on due to a changing geopolitical international context of nuclear renaissance • IUR efforts especially dedicated to further international networking

Releases (normal,

accidental)TNORMs

AXE 2STOCKAGE DECHETS

Waste in deep geological repository

AXIS 2Transfers

In abiotic compartmentsWithin the human food chainWithin biota trophic networks

ATMOPHERE

BIOSPHERE

GEOSPHERE

Fauna

Flora

ECOSYSTEMLife support

Services

AXIS 4Risk assessment

Human risk assessmentEcological risk assessment

AXIS 1

Source term Speciation, mobilityAXIS 3

Effects(On man)

On biota, ecosystems

AXIS 5Tracer studies

Biogeochemical cycles, streams, run-off…

Scientific approachesExperimental designs,

models, field investigations, metrology





Report by the PresidentReport by the PresidentMore integration and liaison promoted

Liaison, integration and collaboration with an enlarged array of organisations concerned with radiation:

- Practical Arrangement signed with IAEA (2010)- Memorandum of Understanding signed with SPERA (2012) -> ISFERA started- Memorandum of Understanding signed with NCoRE (USA) (2013)- Memorandum of understanding signed with the european ALLIANCE (2013)- Memorandum of Understanding in preparation with SETAC

Maintained liaison with European projects (STAR, COMET) Maintained liaison with ICRP (Committee 5)



Report by the PresidentReport by the PresidentInternational Networking initiative :

-Importance of a wide concerted harmonisation of research efforts in radioecology. Expanding from the European Strategic Research Agenda (SRA)

- IUR has contributed (with a dedicated questionnaire to its membership) to further the prioritization effort undertaken in Europe with the SRA beyond Europe

- The Union continues to stimulate the construction of regional networks (Asian, US, Southern America, India)

- The Union promotes further the worldwide networking effort already started with particular view on harmonisation. Decision made to hold an international workshop in 2014



Management updatesManagement updates

New members 22 in 2010; 20 in 2011; 9 in 2012 ; so far… we had more in the past years

Registration in the data base : 25 new register members in 2012; 23 in 2013

Membership and renewal (payments - active members) : 32 active members in 2012 (18 online + 14 bank transfer); 60 in 2013 (40 online + 20 bank transfer)-> NOT ENOUGH !!

New Treasurer now operational Simon Carroll now on full duty



Management updatesManagement updates

Dedicated IUR secretariat assistance fully operational Web maintenance, members management, communication, marketing, active search for sponsors (Armelle Guilloux, [email protected])

Successful application to the Federation of International Associations established in Belgium (FAIB)

Recent evolution of the legal status and duties of International associations

Update the official publication of new constitution and current Board of Council membership in progress



Task Groups activitiesTask Groups activities

Active

Non-lethal methods for measuring contaminants burden in wildlife (Mike Wood) Radioecology in a multipollution context (Hildegarde Vandenhove) IUR/IAEA Ecosystem approach to EP n°2 (François Bréchignac) IUR/ICRP -> NEW Biota transfer parameters for EP (David Copplestone) IUR/IAEA Ring of Five (Olivier Masson) NEW Arctic and Antarctic Regions (Mark Dowdall) Radioecology and waste (Mike Thorne) Asian Radioecology network (Satoshi Yoshida) Speciation (Brit Salbu)



Task Groups activitiesTask Groups activities

Completed or delayed

Ecosystem approach to EP (François Bréchignac) -> report published n°7

Radioecology and waste (Mike Thorne) -> report in finalization phase

Radioecological sensitivity (Franca Carini ??)



Communication, Web siteCommunication, Web siteThrough its website, IUR provides a useful and interactive communication tool improving the dissemination of information, and serving the radioecology community at large.

IUR Web site visibility (approx. 7000 visits per month)

JER affiliated to IUR (formal agreement) + Preferential subscription E-Journal (only 14 subscriptions in 2013… surprisingly low… more promotion warranted)

Good liaison with ICRP C5, IAEA (2 joint TG), ALLIANCE, STAR and COMET, NCoRE, …



Communication, Web siteCommunication, Web siteAnnouncement of conferences in 2013

• Ecosystem Approach Seminar - how can EA be used in protection of the environment from toxic substances? - 18 december 2013 - Stockholm, Sweden

• 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements - ICOBTE 2013 - 16-20 June 2013 - Athens, Georgia USA

• Woods Hole Fukushima meeting - 9 May 2013 - Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

• International Symposium - 50th anniversary of the Belgian Association for Radiological Protection - 8-10 April 2013 - Brussels, Belgium

• 2nd International Conference on Po and radioactive Pb isotopes – INCO-PoPb-2013 - 11-13 February 2013 - Mangalore, India



Communication, Web siteCommunication, Web siteAnnouncement of conferences in 2014

• ICRER 2014 - 3rd International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity - 7-12 September 2014 - Barcelona, Spain• 1st meeting of the "Ring of 5" network dedicated to airborne radionuclides at trace levels in Europe - 7 September 2014 - Barcelona, Spain• SPERA 2014 - 13th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Conference - 1-4 September 2014 - Darwin, Australia

• EU-NORM-2 Conference - 17-19 June 2014 - Prague, Czech Republic•

• 20th World Congress Soil Science - Symposium concerning radionuclide behavior - 8-13 June 2014 - Jeju, Korea•

• INSINUME 2014 - IN SItu NUclear MEtrology as a tool for radioecology - 9-13 June 2014 - Sevastopol, Ukraine•

• SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting - 11-15 May 2014 - Basel, Switzerland



Communication, Web siteCommunication, Web sitePosting job alerts 3 job alerts in 2011 5 job alerts in 2012 Different PhD topics in 2013

Teaching and Training courses

• IUR involved and supporting the European master in Radioecology

• Environmental Radiation Protection Curriculum – USA

• MSc/PhD Course in Environmental Radiobiology - 24-28th June 2013 - Oslo, Norway

• Training course on mixture toxicity in the frame of the STAR project - 27-30 Sept 2014 - Mol, Belgium

• Activity certainly deserving more attention… any one interested ?



Conferences and Workshops Conferences and Workshops IUR co-organizing and sponsoring major conferences around the world:

• International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity - ICRER 2011 - June 19-24, 2011 - Ontario, Canada

• 6th International Symposium on In Situ Nuclear Metrology as a tool for Radioecology - INSINUME 2012 - 11-15 June 2012 - Brussels, Belgium

• SETAC World Congress - 20-24 May 2012 - Berlin, Germany, Special Session SS09 - Radionuclides and radiation

• 12th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements - ICOBTE 2013 - 16-20 June 2013 - Athens, Georgia USA

• Woods Hole Fukushima meeting - 9 May 2013 - Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

• International Conference on Radioecology and Environmental Radioactivity - ICRER 2014 - 7-12 September 2014 - Barcelona, Spain



Conferences and Workshops Conferences and Workshops IUR organizing Workshops:

- 1st meeting of the "Ring of 5" network dedicated to airborne radionuclides at trace levels in Europe - 7 September 2014 - Barcelona, Spain

- IUR International Workshop on harmonisation of Radioecology networks, 18-21 June 2014, Aix-en-Provence, France

- IUR Seminar + Workshop, 2d Ecosystem approach Task Group, 18-20 December 2013, Stockholm, Sweden

- IUR participation at the IAEA Coordination Group on Environment Protection, 2-3 July 2013, Vienna, Austria

- Workshop on non-lethal methods for measuring contaminant burdens in wildlife - 12-13 September 2012 - Jesus College, Cambridge, UK



Other activities Other activities Rewardings, prices and grants from IUR

IUR “V.I. Vernadsky” Award (senior scientists): W. Whicker (Nice, 2005) G. Polikarpov (Bergen, 2008) Y. Omomo (Hamilton, 2011) XX YYYY (Barcelona, 2014)

Young Investigator Award (junior scientists) 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014

Zofia Bauman, SETAC Special session, Berlin, Germany (2012) Stanislav Geraskin, SETAC Special session, Berlin, Germany (2012)



Financial Report Financial Report by the Treasurerby the Treasurer



Balance all accounts

01/01/13 48 334,60 €

05/07/13 40 395,99 €

31/12/13 34 811,60 €



Anticipated budget 2014Anticipated budget 2014



FeesFees

Membership grade Rates for 2014US $ €

Student 27 $ 20 € Regular 55 $ 40 € Supporting Org. > 500 $ > 400 €

Cost of individual subscription to JER : 25 € + 5 € tax = 30 €

- increase Membership- increase JER subscription



Outline of the programme for 2014Outline of the programme for 2014

Initiate brain storming on the identification of a consensual international instrument to promote further international harmonisation of radioecology networks- Workshop in June 2014 Continue the prioritisation process for efficient research and development in Radioecology wordlwide Sponsoring Radioeocological initiatives (conferences, workshops, courses,…) Stimulate the emergence of new innovative Task Groups (ex: 2d Ecosystem approach TG, renew Environment Protection TG, push publications from TG (waste, non-lethal methods,…) Prepare for the Barcelona next ICRER conference in 2014 Prepare for the Sebastopol next INSINUME conference en 2014 Improve administrative efficiency of the Union, including attraction of sponsors Attract more members

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