Dear Colleagues

The Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) is very pleased to announce the success of the bid to host the next International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) Congress which will be held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, 13 – 18 May 2012.
International delegates voted during the 2008 IRPA General Assembly in Buenos Aires for the UK to host IRPA13 in 2012.  The SRP bid, which had the support and involvement of our UK partner societies involved in radiological issues in medicine and academia, was widely supported by IRPA Associate Society delegates.

As Congress President and IRPA Vice President for Congress Affairs I will chair the Organising Committee (ICOC).  The members of the former Bid Team, Bobby Corbett, Neil Lewis, Rachel Smith and Chris Perks, form the core of the Organising Committee, and  other key appointments have been made from the experience within the SRP: Geoff Webb, George Sallit, Colin Partington and Sheila Liddle.

Ted Lazo (Nuclear Energy Agency) has been appointed by IRPA to Chair the International Congress Programme Committee (ICPC).  He will be supported by Rachel Smith (UK Health Protection Agency) as Secretary of the ICPC.  A Core Group of 20 members have been appointed to guide the development of the programme

We are very honoured to be hosting the next IRPA Congress in Glasgow. We thank all those who supported us during our bid stage and especially those IRPA delegates who voted for us.  We very much look forward to welcoming our colleagues to Glasgow for an excellent Congress in 2012, and in particular to delivering on our Congress theme Living with Radiation – Engaging with Society.

SRP were supported in their bid by their local partners in Glasgow who include, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, the SECC and our Professional Congress Organiser, Congrex UK.

We will be updating this website in the coming months to provide further details of the plans and arrangements for IRPA13 so please revisit on a regular basis. Again many thanks for your support to date and very much look forward to welcoming you to Glasgow in 2012 for what we are sure will be an exceptional IRPA Congress.

Kind regards.

Roger Coates, Congress President and Chair of the Organising Committee, IRPA13