Eu IRPA Common Contact Point Towards a close cooperation of European IRPA Societies

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Eu IRPA Common Contact Point -Towards a close
cooperation of European IRPA Societies

• Franz Josef Maringer
• 5th Informal Meeting of the European IRPA
  Societies
• 29th September 2008, Prague

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Motivation of Eu IRPA

• ? IRPA 11, Madrid 2004Increasing need for
  coordination of the European IRPA Societies
• Coordination of RP activities within Europe
• Support of IRPA
• Support of EC RP
• Joint bids for European int. IRPA Congresses
• Eu representation at IRPA EC
• Exchange with European stakeholders industry

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Proposals Discussion

• Cooperation among the societies (D, A)
• Cooperation with other national societies (UK, I)

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Proposal (1)

• European Radiation Protection Young Scientists
  Exchange Network
• anti-nuclear debate ? lack of experience
• increasing need for RP
• Eu RP Soc Univ., research inst., professionals,
  positions, stakeholder, industry .

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Young professionals exchange network decision

• Proposal adopted
• Coordination (first steps) ÖVS (A)
• Working Group / Team 5 members of Eu IRPA Soc

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Eu IRPA Young Professionals Exchange Network

• Ongoing pilot project at schools universities
  D/CH/I
• Preparation of a pilot at Eu IRPA level ? ongoing
  but delayedÖVS, SFRP, NVS, NSRP, SRP,
• Augustin Janssens ? EC support
• Jan van der Steen, NRG, Arnhem ? link support
  to ENTRAP (EUTERP)
• ? Dissemination of a short questionnaire to
  check interest/support of Eu IRPA Soc

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Task

• European IRPA Representatives
• Profile / selection criteria for candidature
  IRPA-EC (? IRPA12 in 2008)
• Support the revision of the IRPA election rules

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European IRPA Representatives decision

• Ranking result adopted at the 5th informal
  meeting
• 4 EC positions are open for election at IRPA 12
  General Assembly
• The European Societies agreed on the candidates
• Alfred HEFNER
• Eduardo GALLEGO
• Bernard LE GUEN
• Celso OSIMANI
• Harmonised voting of European Societies ? all 4
  Eu candidates will be successful!!