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Newsletter AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF
PHYSICISTS
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VOLUM E 24 NO. 6
MEDICINE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1999
AAPM President’s Column Approaching the Conclusion of an Eventful Year
challenges of the past year. I look forward to serving the association as Chairman of the Board of Directors during 2000, and pledge to provide my strong support to the incoming president Kenneth Hogstrom and president-elect Charles Coffey.
by Geoffrey Ibbott Lexington, KY It has been a great honor and a privilege to have served the organization as President during the past year. It has been an eventful year, but a thoroughly enjoyable and challenging experience. I will always remember this year as a high point in my career and in my involvement with the AAPM.
Acknowledgements I would like to use a portion of this column to acknowledge the contributions and support of many colleagues and associates. First, I want to express my gratitude to EXCOM and the AAPM Headquarters staff, all of whom have worked diligently and enthusiastically during my term. Thanks also are due to the council, committee, and task group chairs and their members, the editors and staff of our numerous publications, our liaisons to other organizations, and all of the members who volunteered their time and effort to the association. Through their contributions, we have had several outstanding meetings and a number of excellent publications, and
Major Events During 1999 Annual Meeting our impact has been felt in Washington, by numerous state governments, and internationally. I could not have made it through the year intact without the generous support of my colleagues in Lexington: the c h a i r ma n o f R adi a tion Me d ic i ne, Moh amm ed Mohiuddin, M.D., my physicist co ll ea gue s , an d t he fin e dosimetry and technical staff at the University of Kentucky. My assistant, Heather Green, endured frequent long days, last minute deadlines, and endless demands for her creative, organizational, and te chn ic al s ki ll s, all w ith unflagging enthusiasm and a sense of humor. She has earned a long vacation. To my wife, Diane, goes my gratitude for her support, understanding, and counsel during the many
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As always, our annual meeting was one of the significant highlights of 1999. This meeting was attended by 2,835 physicists, exhibitors, and companions; the greatest attendance at any meeting so far. The facilities were excellent, and while there
INSIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS President’s Column…………p. 1 CAMPEP Structure………….p. 5 ACR Councilor’s Report…….p. 6 Medical Physics/ACR Meeting.p. 8 Executive Directors Column..p. 10 World of Congress 2000……p. 11 Upstate NY Report…………p. 12 Letters to Editor……………p. 13