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Schedule
Sunday, June 14, 2009 |
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| Event Time / Description / Speaker | Location / Room |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | |
| Registration | Lobby North |
Monday, June 15, 2009 |
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| Event Time / Description / Speaker | Location / Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | |
| Continental Breakfast | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
| Registration | Lobby North |
| 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Educational Seminars | |
| 1-Day Educational Seminars | |
| APEX Software Update & Operations | Rabat A |
| Gamma Spectroscopy and Field Use of The Inspector 1000 | Rabat B |
| Interpretation of Gamma Spectra | Kenitra A |
| Gross Alpha/Beta Fundamentals | Kenitra B |
| Introduction to ISOCS & LabSOCS | Fez B |
| First Responder Field Exercise - Free to Attend ! | Tangier |
| 2-Day Educational Seminars: 1st Day | |
| NDA 2000 Operations - NEW ! | Fez A |
| Apex-InVivo Operation - NEW ! | Casablanca F |
| Alpha Spectrometry | Casablanca G |
| Genie 2000 Operations Refresher | Casablanca H |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| Morning Break | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Lunch | Casablanca E South |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| Afternoon Break | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 |
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| Event Time / Description / Speaker | Location / Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | |
| Continental Breakfast | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
| Registration | Lobby North |
| 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM - Educational Seminars | |
| 1-Day Educational Seminars | |
| Crystal Reports for Apex-Gamma | Rabat A |
| Gamma Spectroscopy Using the Portable, Electrically Cooled, Falcon 5000 Broad Energy Germanium Detector | Rabat B |
| Genie Algorithms | Agadir B |
| ISOCS and LabSOCS – Advanced Topics | Fez B |
| QA/QC Implementation in Real World Gamma Spectroscopy Systems | Kenitra A |
| APEX – Alpha/Beta Overview - NEW, Free to Attend ! | Kenitra B |
| Contamination Monitor Operation (ARGOS/GEM/SIRIUS/CRONOS) | Baraka Ballroom |
| 2-Day Educational Seminars: 2nd Day | |
| NDA 2000 Operations - NEW ! | Fez A |
| Apex-InVivo System Setup and Operation - NEW ! | Casablanca F |
| Alpha Spectrometry | Casablanca G |
| Genie 2000 Operations Refresher | Casablanca H |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| Morning Break | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Lunch | Casablanca E South |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | |
| Afternoon Break | Kenitra Foyer & FGH Foyer |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| Registration | Lobby North |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | |
| Welcome Reception | Lotus Court |
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 |
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| Event Time / Description / Speaker | Location / Room |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| Breakfast | Casablanca E South |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | |
| Welcome - Speaker: Linda Ostrowski, CANBERRA | Casablanca FGH |
| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | |
| Welcome from our Co-host - Jed Harrison, U.S. EPA | Casablanca FGH |
| 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM | |
| Opening Remarks - Yves Baumgartner, CANBERRA CEO | Casablanca FGH |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| Keynote Speaker - Dr. Patrick Moore Chair & Chief Scientist of Greenspirit Strategies, Founder & Former President of Greenpeace |
Casablanca FGH |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| Morning Break | Fez Foyer |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Speaker | |
| "GPSCOM and Perimeter Monitoring Application that was set up in the City of Charlotte, NC" - Michael Tobin, Emergency Management Planner, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management |
Casablanca FGH |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Speaker | |
| "Utilization of CANBERRA Systems in Providing Ground Truth for the Characterization of the Intelligent Personal Radiation Locator (IPRL)" - Carl “Jake” Jacobs, Lead Technical Specialist, Savannah River Site |
Casablanca FGH |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| Lunch | Casablanca E South |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM : Panel Discussion | |
| Panel Discussion: "Promoting Safety & Security in Nuclear Power" Dr. Patrick Moore, Tom Christopher, Howard Dickson, Paul Seidler, Gary Hollis |
Casablanca FGH |
| 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM : Breakout Sessions | |
| Open Discussion: Addressing Tough Challenges in Homeland Security (Radiological Interdiction & Remote Monitoring) - Kevin Carmichael / Mike Beal |
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| Open Discussion: Addressing Tough Challenges in Commercial & Government Nuclear Research Facilities & Laboratories - Shelia Webb-Richardson / Jeff Chapman |
Tangier |
| Revitalization of Radiation Monitoring Systems – a balanced approach to existing plant needs and new plant wants.
- Tim Martinson / Tim Petit |
Fez AB |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | |
| Afternoon Break | Kenitra Foyer |
| 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM : Breakout Sessions | |
| Genie Software / MCA Products - Dusan Lexa | Kenitra AB |
| Portable HP Instrumentation and Wireless Applications with CSP-COM and Colibri - Laurent Meaux |
Tangier |
| Environmental Monitoring and Plant Radiation Monitoring - Tim Martinson |
Fez AB |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | |
| Demo Room - Cocktails | Baraka Ballroom |
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 |
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| Event Time / Description / Speaker | Location / Room |
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | |
| Breakfast | La Menzah Lawn |
| 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM | |
| Meeting Updates - Linda Ostrowski , CANBERRA | Casablanca FGH |
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM - Speaker | |
| Distinguished Speaker: Thomas A. Christopher, Vice Chairman, AREVA Inc. | Casablanca FGH |
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM - Speaker | |
| "PIPS In Space" - Christina Hammock, Johns Hopkins University |
Casablanca FGH |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM - Speaker | |
| "Using Fallout-Derived Short-Lived Isotopes To Quantify Sediment Transport Mechanisms & Rates" - Jean Dixon, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University | Casablanca FGH |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | |
| Morning Break | Casablanca FGH Foyer |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | |
| "Transitioning From CANBERRA VMS VAX (PROCOUNT) To APEX Counting System" - Wiley Payton, Chemistry Technician, Progress Energy |
Casablanca FGH |
| 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | |
| "Gaseous Fission Product Detection System in CANDU Plants" - Ujjal Mondal, Project Manager, CANDU Owner’s Group |
Casablanca FGH |
| 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | |
| "Use Of ARGOS And GEM In High-Background Environment" - Edward Morris, Senior Instrument Specialist, Brunswick Nuclear Plant |
Casablanca FGH |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |
| Lunch | La Menzah Lawn |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM : Breakout Sessions | |
| Recent Enhancements in Alpha-Beta Counting / Lee Reagan | Kenitra AB |
| ISOCS, InSitu Measurements, & D&D / Frazier Bronson | Tangier |
| Recent Developments in InVivo & WBC - Steve Laskos | Fez AB |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM : Breakout Sessions | |
| Radiochemistry Gamma Spec Solutions - Dusan Lexa / Gregor Geurkov | Kenitra AB |
| Contamination Monitoring for Personnel & Equipment - Chris Sones / Jeff Chapman | Baraka |
| Radiological Solutions For First Responders - Kevin Carmichael / Mike Beal | Fez AB |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| Afternoon Break | Kenitra Foyer |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM : Breakout Sessions | |
| Open EMS - Steve Laskos / Warren Western | Kenitra AB |
| Post Incident Radiological: Table Top Scenario For First Responders - Mike Beal / Kevin Carmichael |
Fez AB |
| A Migration Story: from AMS to Apex-Alpha - Lee Reagan, Shelia Webb-Richardson |
Tangier |
| 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM | |
| Group Dinner | Andalusian Garden |
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QUESTIONS? 
Contact: Tammy Pattison
events@canberra.com
Phone: 203-639-2148
Canberra Industries, Inc.
800 Research Parkway
Meriden, CT 06450 U.S.A.
Tel: (203) 238-2351
Toll free: 1-800-243-4422
Fax: (203) 235-1347
