Agenda / Presentations
Monday, August 4
19:00 p.m. Poster Session Room open for mounting posters - Regency Randolph Room
19:15 –21:00 p.m. Meeting of Work Session Chairs - Adam Room
Tuesday August 5 - Plenary Session: Plaza I & II Ballroom
Chair: Jehanne Simon-Gillo
7:30 a.m. Registration Sign-In and Continental Breakfast (outside Ballroom)
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks – Dr. Raymond Orbach , Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
8:45 a.m. Objectives of Workshop – Dr. Jehanne Simon-Gillo , Acting Associate Director, Office of Science for Nuclear Physics, Department of Energy
9:00 a.m. Perspective at OSTP for Isotopes – Dr. Jean Cottam , Assistant Director, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Office of Science and Technology Policy
9:15 a.m. Nuclear Physics & Strategic Planning of the Isotope Program – Professor Robert Tribble, Professor of Physics, Texas A&M and Chair of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee
9:45 a.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes in Basic Research – Dr. Lee Riedinger , Professor of Physics, University of Tennessee
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the NIH Mission – Dr. Roderic Pettigrew , Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health
11:00 a.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the Medical Community – Dr. Michael Welch , Professor of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
11:30 a.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the Department of Homeland Security Mission and National Security – Dr. Charles Gallaway , Deputy Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security
12:00 p.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the Agricultural Research and Applications – Mr. John Jensen Director, Radiation Safety Division, Department of Agriculture
12:15 p.m. Lunch
Chair: John Pantaleo
14:00 p.m. IAEA Activities Related to Research Reactor Production of Radioisotopes – Mr. Ira Goldman , Project Manager, International Atomic Energy Agency
14:30 p.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the Radiopharmaceutical Industry –Mr. Roy Brown , Senior Director of Federal Affairs, Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals
15:00 p.m. Importance and Role of Isotopes to the Petroleum Industry – Mr. Eric Rosemann, Executive Director, Association of Energy Service Companies
15:30 p.m. Break
15:45 p.m. Recent and Ongoing National Academy Studies Relevant to Isotope Production – Dr. Kevin Crowley , Director, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, The National Academies
16:15 p.m. The Mission of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and its Role Pertinent to Radioactive Isotopes – Dr. Donna-Beth Howe, Office of Federal and State Environmental Management Programs, Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
16:45 p.m. Status of International Isotope Production – Dr. Tom Ruth , Senior Research Scientist and Director of the University of British Columbia/TRIUMF PET Program
17:15 p.m. Isotope Program in the USA – Mr. John Pantaleo , Program Director, Isotope Program, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy
18:00 p.m. Poster Session and Refreshments - Regency Randolph Room
19:30 p.m. Dinner - Executive Dinning Room
Wednesday, August 6 – Working sessions (Invitation only)
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Working Sessions
- Stable and Enriched Isotopes – Wilson Room (and Truman Room)
- Radioisotopes for Research and Development – Roosevelt Room
- Radioisotopes for Applications – Plaza I
12:00 p.m . Lunch
13:30 p.m. – 18:00 p.m. Working Sessions
- Stable and Enriched Isotopes –Wilson Room (and Truman Room)
- Radioisotopes for Research and Development – Roosevelt Room
- Radioisotopes for Applications – Plaza I
Thursday, August 7
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Working Sessions
- Stable and Enriched Isotopes – Wilson Room (and Truman Room)
- Radioisotopes for Research and Development – Roosevelt Room
- Radioisotopes for Applications – Plaza I
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. – 13:00 p.m. Summary of Working Groups and Discussio n – Plaza I Chair: John D’Auria
13:00 p.m . Workshop concludes
14:00 p.m. – 15:00 p.m . Meeting of Work Session Chairs – Wilson Room