The Fall Symposium events will be held in Bloomington, IN on Friday & Saturday, September 10-11, 2010 in cooperation with Indiana University. The Meet & Greet night out event will take place on Friday the 10th from 6:00-10:00 pm at the ProCure Training Center for proton therapy. A tour of the ProCure Training Center will be available during the Meet & Greet event. Tours of the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI) and the Proton Therapy System (PTS) will be available on both Friday evening during the Meet & Greet event and Saturday afternoon immediately following the Symposium. The Symposium will take place on Saturday the 11th from 8:00-4:00 pm at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI).

The focus of the symposium will be research presentations from our Chapter Full and Emeritus members on topics in medical physics. We are soliciting abstracts & speakers from our Chapter members at this time. Speakers will be chosen by the Chapter Executive Board based on current medical physics interests from the variety of the topics submitted. Each speaker will receive an honorarium following the conclusion of the symposium. The abstract submission deadline will be Friday, August 20th, 2010. Please submit your abstracts to Michael S. Gossman, M.S., f, Chapter President-Elect (mgossman@tsrcc.com). The Chapter Executive Board is planning to invite several speakers additionally. Chapter members are invited to nominate speakers for specific presentation.

We are pursuing MPCEC/ABR MOC credits (specifically 5.4 credit hours) for qualified medical physicists, MDCB credits for dosimetrists, and ARRT Category-A credits for technologists (tentatively 5.5 credit hours). We encourage all medical physicists, dosimetrists and therapists in our Chapter’s region to attend this meeting. Exhibitors do not have to register, however each must complete and submit the contract to attend and be provided space. Contracts will be provided directly to each company. To better plan the meeting, we would like to invite non-exhibitor members to register on-line soon at the discounted rate of only $5.

The deadline of online Symposium registration is Friday, August 27th, 2010. On-site registration will be available with an additional $10 charge. Please note all specific details below for your convenience regarding the event locations, times, and housing. Contact us if you have any troubles. See you there!

Jian Z. Wang, Ph.D., DABR

ORVC President 2010

Michael S. Gossman, M.S., DABR

ORVC President-Elect 2010

Hotel Registration (Friday, September 10, 2010)

Discounted rates are only available for reservations received by August 10, 2010.

1. 1.Fairfield Inn (4.2 miles from MPRI)
   120 Fairfield Drive
   Bloomington, IN 47404
   (812) 331-1122
   Click Here to reserve your room.
   
   

2. 2.TownePlace Suites (4.3 miles from MPRI)
   105 South Franklin
   Bloomington, IN 47404
   (812) 334-1234
   Click Here to reserve your room.
   

Click either of the hotel links provided above and you will go directly to the chosen hotel website, where you may reserve your room. The event code should already be populated on that screen. The reservation should properly declare your room rate at $89 + tax at either hotel. If you call to reserve your room, please indicate your event is for the “AAPM”. Discounted reservations must be received by August 10, 2010.

“Meet & Greet” (Friday, September 10, 2010: 6:00-10:00 pm)

ProCure Training Center (2.1 miles from MPRI)

420 N. Walnut Street

Bloomington, IN 47404

(812) 323-8505

Sr. VP – Niek Schreuder

Asst: Laura Katerberg & Elise Hahn

No pre-registration or costs is necessary. On-site registration will be required for entry to attest to your work location as this event is restricted to Chapter members and exhibitors only. ID will be required for the bar. No exhibiting or product solicitation will be permitted.

ProCure Training Center

The online registration fee is $5. The deadline of online registration is Friday, August 27th, 2010. On-site registration will be available with an additional $10 charge. If you are an exhibitor, wishing to ship material to the exhibit, please ship to the address below and notify Teresa Jones. She is available to discuss specific needs you may have additionally, such as to have the items shipped back to your company. Please ready your crate, container or package with shipping return labels for these situations as required. Exhibitors are not to contact MPRI, as they are not managing the event.

Exhibitor Contact:

Attn. – Teresa Jones

IU Cyclotron Facility

2401 Milo B. Sampson Lane

Bloomington, IN 47408

812. (812)855-0485
     

“Symposium” (Saturday, September 11, 2010: 8:00-4:00 pm)
Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI)

Tentative Schedule

7:30-8:00 am Exhibitor Set-up

8:00-8:30 am Breakfast & On-site Registration

8:30 am-3:30 pm Symposium [Noon-1 pm Open Forum for Exhibitors + 2 Coffee Breaks]

3:30-4:00 pm Business Meeting

Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute (MPRI)

Note:  Please use the IU Cyclotron Entrance.  The Main MPRI Entrance will be closed Saturday.