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30th Annual CIRMS Meeting

April 17-19, 2023
The Universities at Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD 20850

Please save the date for the next CIRMS annual meeting which will be held in-person at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD. The CIRMS annual meeting provides a public forum for discussion of radiation measurements and standards issues for stakeholders in industry, academia, and government. The technical program will consist of oral presentations, poster sessions, and working group sessions organized by the three subcommittees:

  • Medical Applications: Diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy, proton therapy nuclear medicine, fluoroscopy, radiobiology, physical and computational phantoms, radiation transport simulations, 3D printing, and more
  • Radiation Protection and Homeland Security: Advances in detection instrumentation, emergency response, nuclear events, radiochemistry, waste analysis, personnel dosimetry, electronic dosimeters, bioassay and internal dosimetry, environmental dosimetry, first responder needs, and more
  • Industrial Applications and Material Effects: Dosimetry for radiation processing, material effects, space applications, food irradiation and sterilization, irradiators, low dose standards, safety at radiation facilities, ASTM standards, and more

Details about the conference program will be posted online as it is developed.
View our CIRMS 2023 save-the-date flyer!

30th Annual CIRMS

Meeting Details

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Registration

Dates: April 17-19, 2023

Location: In-person meeting, The Universities at Shady Grove conference center
Address: 9630 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD 20850

Registration Fee: 
$200 - General Admission
$80 - Students or Junior Investigators
Shuttle Transportation: Shuttle service from the Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg and Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg to The Universities at Shady Grove will be available each morning and at end of each day. All other transportation and parking for the conference are on your own.
Parking: $3/hr (Maximum $15/day) on Levels 2 - 6 of Traville Gateway Garage
PLEASE NOTE: The ground floor of Traville Gateway Garage is designated as lot 4. Lot 4 requires a USG employee permit at all times.

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Recommended Hotels

Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg

14975 Shady Grove Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
240-507-1800

CIRMS has reserved a block of rooms with the Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg.  The room cost is $189.00 per night. Attendees are able to create their own reservations directly into the group block using the link below. This is the ONLY way to book a room at the hotel at the CIRMS rate! Free cancellation up to 48 hours before check-in.

NOTE: The Hilton Garden Inn room block is currently full. You may consider also our block at Homewood Suites which is connected to this hotel. See booking link below.


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Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg

14975 Shady Grove Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
240-507-1900

CIRMS has reserved a block of rooms with the Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg.  The room cost is $199.00 per night. Attendees are able to create their own reservations directly into the group block using the link below. This is the ONLY way to book a room at the hotel at the CIRMS rate! Free cancellation up to 48 hours before check-in.

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Submissions for CIRMS Meeting

Abstract Submission

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2023 New Submissions Closed

We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation. Submitted abstracts will undergo peer review coordinated by the Executive Committee Members. Authors will be notified of acceptance and will be required to register for the conference. Abstracts should not exceed 350 words and should be created using the general abstract template.

Please email the abstracts to abstracts@cirms.org with the subject line “CIRMS 2023 Abstract: [Name of Corresponding Author].” In your email please indicate your preference for an oral or poster presentation. If your abstract is not accepted for an oral presentation it will automatically be considered for a poster presentation.

Please note that submission of an abstract represents a commitment to register and present at the meeting if your work is selected to be part of the meeting program. 

Junior Investigator Competition

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2023 New Submissions Closed

The program is open to any student or trainee from high school through postgraduate (i.e. within one year of terminal master’s or doctoral degree). Young investigators will submit an essay describing their work and its relevance to the CIRMS mission which will then be scored by members of the CIRMS Executive Committee and the Caswell Fellows. All qualifying essays will be invited to present a poster at the meeting and the author's of the top-three scoring essays presented at the meeting will be will receive a $500 prize.  All authors will be notified of acceptance and will be required to register and attend the conference.  Awards will be announced at the conference.

Essays should not exceed 1000 words and should be created using the junior investigator essay temp. Please email the abstracts to abstracts@cirms.org with the subject line “CIRMS 2023 JI Award: [Name of Corresponding Author]." 

This is an example student essay.

Please note that submission of an essay is a commitment to register and present at the meeting. All awards will be announced at the meeting.