10th SYMPOSIUM OF THE CROATIAN RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION with international participation Šibenik, Croatia, April 15-17, 2015 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT LOCATION AND TIME: Solaris – Hotel Jure**** Hoteli Solaris 86, Šibenik, Croatia www.solaris.hr April 15–17, 2015 ORGANIZER: Croatian Radiation Protection Association http://www.hdzz.hr Co-organisers: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb State Office for Radiological and Nuclear Safety, Zagreb CONTACTS: [email protected] Tomislav Bituh, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, HR-10000, Zagreb; [email protected], tel: +385 1 4682653, fax: +385 1 4673303 Branko Petrinec, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, HR-10000, Zagreb; [email protected], tel: +385 1 4682653, fax: +385 1 4673303 1 Scientific Committee Organizing Committee Branko Petrinec (chairman, [email protected]) Tomislav Bituh (chairman, [email protected]) Dinko Babić Tomislav Bokulić Zdenko Franić Verica Garaj-Vrhovac Nevenka Kopjar Ines Krajcar Bronić Gordana Marović Saveta Miljanić Iva Mrčela Nevenka Novosel Jelena Popić Ramač Vanja Radolić Mária Ranogajec-Komor Iva Franulović Goran Gajski Marko Gerić Hrvoje Hršak Željka Knežević Ivana Kralik Marija Majer Marina Poje Jasminka Senčar Marija Surić Mihić Marko Šoštarić TOPICS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. General topics in radiation science and radiation protection Radiation dosimetry Biological effects of radiation Radiation protection of the public Radiation protection in medicine Radioecology Non-ionizing radiation Instrumentation and measuring techniques During the Symposium, there will be a special dedication to the 10 th jubilee of the CRPA Symposiums and the Assembly of the CRPA will be held. 2 REGISTRATION FEE: until 15/2/2015 150 € 200 € 80 € 100 € 80 € CRPA Members Other participants Students (CRPA members) Students (other) Accompanying person One-day fee (including all materials and coffee breaks) after 15/2/2015 200 € 240 € 100 € 120 € 100 € 40 € The registration fee can be paid by bank transfer to the: Croatian Radiation Protection Association Bijenička c. 54, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia SWIFT: ZABAHR2X IBAN: HR5423600001101254463 Zagrebačka banka, Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10, Zagreb, Croatia Please add note: "For 10th Symposium CRPA" and indicate your name The fee covers all printed materials, certificate of attendance, a copy of the Proceedings, welcome party, coffee breaks and the Symposium dinner. Please pay the registration fee as soon as possible. In case you decide to make your payment only several days prior to the Symposium, you are kindly asked to bring a copy of your payment confirmation to the Symposium. CANCELLATION of REGISTRATION: Written notification of cancellation must be sent to the Organizing Committee (e-mail or fax). The fee will be refunded in an amount reduced by 30%. 3 PRESENTATIONS: Papers can be presented in the form of poster or oral presentation. Oral presentations are limited to 15 minutes (including discussion 10 + 5). Presentations can be held in English or Croatian, but interpreters will not be provided. A PC for PowerPoint presentations will be available. Presentations on a USB memory stick should be given to the technical staff at least 30 minutes before the start of the section. Posters can be displayed during all three days of the Symposium. Posters should be prepared in vertical (portrait) orientation, not exceed 90 cm  110 cm, and the text should be readable from a distance of 1.5 m. Poster viewings will be provided during the coffee brakes after the section with the adequate topic and authors are expected to be next to their posters. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM: The conference will begin on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 9:00, while the closing session is planned for Friday, April 17, 2015 at 13:00. Registration will be possible from Tuesday, April 14, 2015 late afternoon. The conference dinner is intended for all participants and is planned to take place on the evening of Thursday, April 16, 2015. A detailed program will soon be made available at http://www.hdzz.hr and sent to all participants by e-mail. PROCEEDINGS: Papers should be sent in doc or docx format to [email protected]. Submitted papers, written according to the instructions, will be published in the Proceedings which will be distributed to the participants at the Symposium. All submitted papers that do not follow the given instructions shall be returned to the authors for corrections. The extended abstracts of all papers in the Proceedings will be published in the INIS database. The submission deadline for the full papers is February 15, 2015 Authors can prepare their papers according to the instructions of the Journal Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology. The instructions for authors are available at: http://hrcak.srce.hr/aiht. 4 ACCOMMODATION: The venue of the Symposium is the Solaris – Hotel Jure*** Hoteli Solaris 86, Šibenik, (www.solaris.hr) which will also provide accommodation. Reservations for accommodation at the Hotel are to be made by the participants via e-mail (the reservation form is attached to this announcement) by sending the form to: [email protected] or fax: +38522361800 Hotel reservation is the responsibility of each participant! HOW TO REACH THE HOTEL: GPS coordinates of the Solaris Hotel Jure:  geographical latitude: 43°42'00"N  geographical longitude: 15°53'20"E BY CAR: We recommend consulting the directions to the hotel at: http://www.solarishotelsresort.com/how-to-reach-us/ or http://maps.google.com BY PLANE: The main airport is Zagreb (ZAG), Pleso Airport (http://www.zagreb-airport.hr). Split Airport (www.split-airport.hr) Rijeka Airport (island Krk) (www.rijeka-airport.hr) BY BUS: Information about bus lines from Zagreb, Split and Šibenik are available http://www.autobusni-kolodvor.com or www.akz.hr or www.ak-split.hr BY TRAIN: Information is available at http://www.hznet.hr Please contact the Organizers if you require any assistance. We wish you a safe journey and look forward to welcoming you in Šibenik! 5 at: