Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW)
National Conference
Our Nuclear Responsibilities
Nuclear Issues as they affect Australia
looking backwards ... looking forwards
12.30 pm Friday 4 August 2000 - 2.00pm Sunday 6 August 2000
University House
Australian National University
Themes:
1) Australian nuclear policy - 1945 to 2000 and beyond
2) Dealing with nuclear waste - uranium tailings, test fallout, waste from
weapons, reactor waste - how much is there, where is it and what do we do
with it?
3) Radiation exposures - who has been exposed and what are the standards?
4) Nuclear reactors and weapons - the links
Speakers (and their areas of interest) include:
Dr David Richardson School of Public Health University of North Carolina
(long-term effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation).
Dr Frank Barnaby consultant with the UK Oxford Research Group (Plutonium
and radioactive waste management policy)
The Hon Laurie Brereton MP Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Richard Leaver Senior Lecturer School of Political and International
Studies, Flinders University (international affairs)
Professor John Veevers Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Macquarie
University (Pangea)
Dr John Loy, Chief Executive Officer Australian Radiation Protection and
Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)
Margaret Reynolds President United Nations Association of Australia (NGO
representative at the NPT Review Conference 2000)
Gavin Mudd Environmental hydrologist (uranium tailings and their management)
Dr Jim Green Researcher in nuclear issues (research reactors and nuclear
weapons the links)
Plus More....
Price:
$200 MAPW members ($150 early bird payments by 30 June )
$300 non-members ($250 early bird payments by 30 June)
$150 students ($100 early bird payments by 30 June)
Note: MAPW is providing some sponsored attendance to community groups and
students. First round of applications close 20 June 2000. Please contact
MAPW for criteria.
Further information:
Clare Henderson
Medical Association for Prevention of War
PO Box 197 O'Connor ACT 2602 Australia
Ph: (02) 6262 9345
Fax: (02) 6262 9346
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LL.AF
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