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Medical Event Criteria - Prostate Brachytherapy Implants Survey
The OAS Board would appreciate your participation in a brief survey to gather information about medical event criteria for prostate brachytherapy implants. Your input will be used to help develop guidance for medical event criteria.
Click here to take the survey.
NRC Travel Funding for the OAS Meeting
The NRC is once again offering to pay travel expenses and registration fees for one person from each Agreement State and MI to attend the Annual OAS Meeting. The attached letter "FSME-11- 055 Updated: FUNDING FOR THE ANNUAL ALL AGREEMENT STATES MEETING" has details.
Bill Tracking Feature
We've added a feature to the website for tracking bills in Congress that are of interest to the OAS Membership. Check it out in the right hand column of the site. If you know of other bills the membership might be interested in please let the Board know. You can use the Contact OAS tab at the top of the site.
Call for Papers - 2011 OAS Annual Meeting
August 22-25, 2011
OMNI Hotel, Richmond, VA
If you have a topic of interest, please submit a proposed title and short abstract.
To submit an abstract:
Click here OAS Meeting Website and follow the instructions.
Or
Email Cheryl Rogers, Chair-Elect of OAS at Cheryl.rogers@wi.gov. Please indicate if you are willing to participate on a panel discussion for those issues which have broader concerns. It is helpful if you put OAS Annual Meeting abstract in the subject line of your e-mail.
We are currently seeking speakers from Agreement States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, our federal partners including the Environmental Protection Agency, US Dept. of Transportation, and Homeland Security, DNDO, NNSA and other groups and organizations that are working on issues of concern to our members.
Deadline: April 30, 2011
Proceedings of the 2010 OAS Annual Meeting
Monday, August 23, 2010
Opening Session – Moderator: Julia Schmitt, NE, OAS Past-Chair
1:00 Opening Remarks - David Walter, OAS Chair
1:10 Welcome from Oregon –
1:20 Keynote Address – The Honorable William C. Ostendorff, NRC Commissioner
2:00 IMPEP Chair Intro – Michael F. Weber, NRC
New Comment Letter Tracking Added to the Website
Comment letter tracking has been added to the website. After signing in OAS members will see a new menu item under the "Members Only" menu titled "What's New". Clicking on this menu item will bring up a list of up coming items of interest that are available for comment. The list will contain the comment due date, the date the OAS Board commented on it, a link to the document being commented on and a short description of the comment request. In addition, at the discretion of the Board the Board's comment letter may be attached.
2010 Meeting Hotel Update
The Portland Doubletree has provided an online reservation page specifically for the 2010 Annual OAS Meeting. Using this page will ensure your room nights are credited to OAS. The cut off date for receiving the meeting rate of $120/night for a standard room ($130 for a premium room) is August 1, 2010. Click on the "Hotel, Airport, Ground Transportation" link under "Meeting Information" on the left side of this page for links to the hotel, room reservations and other useful information about Portland.
2012 Annual Meeting
2012 Meeting Location
During the 2010 Spring Executive Board Meeting, the Executive Board approved the location of the 2012 Annual Meeting.
The meeting will be hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The meeting is scheduled to be held August 27-30, 2012, at the Milwaukee Hyatt Regency.
