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Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2011
| 12:30-15:00 |
Memorial Luncheon and Tour of the Maltoni Museum
San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna
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| 17:00 |
Meeting of the Executive Council (EC members only)
Hotel Touring |
| 20:00 |
Welcome dinner
Ristorante B&B, Hotel Touring |
SATURDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2011
| 9:00-12:00 |
Council of Fellows Statutory Session (Fellows only)
Town Hall of Carpi
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| 12:30-13:45 |
Lunch
Ristorante B&B, Hotel Touring
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION I: WORK OF THE FELLOWS
Chair: Melissa McDiarmid, USA and Carol Rice, USA
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio
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| 14:00-14:15 |
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CARBON NANOTUBES
Maria Albin, Sweden download
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| 14:20-14:35 |
DEREGULATION OF MICRO-RNAS (MIR-21, MIR146A AND LET-7A) INDUCED BY DMBA IN CBA/CA MICE
István Ember, Hungary download
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| 14:40-14:55 |
LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF HUMANS EXPOSED TO PCBS AND PCDFS
Yue Leon Guo, Taiwan download
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| 15:00-15:15 |
WHEN POLITICS AND EVIDENCE COLLIDE: CANADA'S "ROGUE NATION" POSITION ON ASBESTOS
Colin L. Soskolne, Canada download
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| 15:20-16:00 |
ATTENDED POSTER SESSION
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| 16:00-16:15 |
IARC MONOGRAPHS ON THE EVALUATION OF CARCINOGENIC RISKS TO HUMANS, VOL 102. NON-IONIZING RADIATION, PART II: RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS.
Kurt Straif, France download
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| 16:20-16:45 |
THE OUTBREAK OF ASBESTOS-CAUSED DISEASES IN CASALE MONFERRATO, ITALY
Benedetto Terracini, Italy download
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| 16:50-17:05 |
BERYLLIUM SENSITIZATION IN THE BUILDING TRADES NATIONAL MEDICAL SCREENING PROGRAM
Laura S. Welch, USA download
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| 17:10-17:35 |
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ASIA REGION
Hemantha Wickramatillake, Sri Lanka download
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| 17:40-19:00 |
Free time
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PRESENTATION OF THE RAMAZZINI AWARD AND RAMAZZINI LECTURE
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio
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Special Work of the Fellows presentation
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| 19:00-19:20 |
A DEADLY ASBESTOS FAMILY SAGA
Piergiorgio Natali, Italy download
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19:20-20:00 |
The 2011 Ramazzini Award will be conferred upon
Morris Greenberg for his seminal contribution to occupational medicine in the United Kingdom and his career-long dedication to the health, safety and well-being of workers.
Professor Greenberg will remotely deliver the 2011 Ramazzini Lecture entitled "Concerning the Collegium's Founding Fathers and its future." download
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| 20:00 |
Social Dinner, Ristorante L'Anatra
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SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2011
| 09:00-09:45 |
Presentation of the Irving J. Selikoff Award to Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, U.S. Representative for New York's 14th District
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| 09:45-10:00 |
Presentation of the exhibit
"Chernobyl 1986-2011"
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| 10:00-10:30 |
Coffee break
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SCIENTIFIC SESSION II:
"NUCLEAR POWER: PRESENT REALITIES AND IMPLICATIONS
FOR THE FUTURE"
Chairs: Paul Lioy (USA), Jim Melius (USA)
Sala delle Vedute, Palazzo dei Pio
Using nuclear fuel to generate electricity has great benefits to public health because it produces little CO-2 emissions, and from that perspective it is a good alternative to fossil fuels. However, using nuclear fuel also creates potential radiation risks to the population that cannot be quantified either in terms of probability or severity.
We have experience with three major nuclear disasters associated with generating electricity using nuclear fuel—Three Mile Island, USA; Chernobyl, Ukraine; and Fukushima, Japan. The cumulative uncertainty associated with these disasters have had major consequences, including an international review of nuclear safety and the announcement by both Switzerland and Germany that they will phase out their reliance on nuclear power in the next decade. The fact that even three months after the event, Tokyo Electrical Power Company is still struggling to control the core meltdowns at it Dai-Ichi plants adds to these concerns.
The Collegium Ramazzini will devote its special session for 2011 to the public health questions surrounding nuclear electricity generation. Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima present very different events and provide a good cross-section of likely exposure scenarios associated with nuclear power disasters. We will take this evidence and prepare an objective analysis from a public health perspective. This analysis will form the basis for the preparation of a Statement from the Collegium Ramazzini about public health risks of nuclear power.
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| 10:30-10:50 |
NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
Knut Ringen, USA download
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| 10:50-11:10 |
REVISITING THE CHERNOBYL DISASTER WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDHOOD THYROID CANCER
Martin Cherniack, USA download
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| 11:10-11:30 |
CARCINOGENIC RISKS: EXPERIMENTAL DATA ON THE EFFECTS OF LOW EXPOSURE TO γ RADIATION
Morando Soffritti, Italy
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| 11:30-11:50 |
GEOSTATISTICAL INTERPOLATION: KRIGING AND THE FUKUSHIMA DATA
Erik Hoel, USA download
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| 11:50-12:10 |
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT: FROM CHERNOBYL TO FUKUSHIMA
David Hoel, USA download
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| 12:10-12:30 |
HEALTH EFFECTS ON WORKERS IN NUCLEAR PLANTS
Jim Melius, USA download
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| 12:30-13:00 |
Discussion
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| 13:00 |
Conference Closing
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| 13:15 |
Farewell lunch
Ristorante B&B, Hotel Touring |
Abstract submission for the Work of the Fellows session
Fellows of the Collegium Ramazzini are invited and encouraged to submit abstracts for oral communications and poster presentations for the Work of the Fellows session on Saturday, October 29th. Abstracts should not exceed 1 page in length and should be sent via e-mail by September 15th to the Priority Topics Committee c/o Chairwoman Melissa McDiarmid Mmcdiarm@medicine.umaryland.edu.
Hotel accommodations and ground transportation
Conference accommodations will be at the Hotel Touring, Hotel reservations are made by the conference organization on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please do not contact the hotels directly.
All participants are responsible for their own travel to Italy and are encouraged to make plans to arrive by air in Bologna or by train to Modena or Carpi on Friday, 28 October 2011. The conference organization will arrange local ground transportation to and from the Bologna G. Marconi International Airport (BLQ) and Modena Centrale train station only to Carpi. Please note that transportation from other airports or train stations is at the expense of the participant.
Shuttles will be arranged from BLQ to the Hotel Touring, Carpi every two hours on Friday, 28 October. Guests travelling by train are kindly asked to arrive in Modena or Carpi rather than Bologna where you will be greeted at the train station. Return transport to BLQ and Modena Centrale will be arranged according to departure schedules.
Memorial Luncheon and tour of Maltoni museum Friday 28 October
Thanks to the suggestion of Fiorella Belpoggi, the General Secretariat and Ramazzini Institute have planned special visit to the home of Professor Maltoni (now Museum Maltoni) in Bologna on October 28th for those Fellows able to arrive in Bologna in the morning (before or around 12 noon). The event and luncheon will commemorate 10 years since Professor Maltoni's death and will allow Fellows to meet some of the volunteers of the Ramazzini Institute who have been supporting the Collegium with fundraising initiatives for the last 25 years.
Transportation to the luncheon/tour will be provided from the BLQ airport and from the historical center of Bologna. Guests will then be transported from Museum Maltoni to the Hotel Touring in Carpi. Fellows arriving in Bologna on Thursday, 27 October are responsible for their own hotel accommodations.
Online Registration and New Payment Procedures
Online conference registration will remain open from 18 July to 15 September 2011. At the time of registration participants will be directed to the payments page of the Collegium Ramazzini Treasury. At this time Fellows are invited to:
1) Pay required annual membership fees in the amount of 150$ and settle eventual arrears. Questions regarding financial standing should be directed to Treasurer Nachman Brautbar at brautbar@aol.com
2) Pay the required spouse/guest fee for Ramazzini Days 2011 in the amount of 350$ if applicable.
3) Pay the optional Fellows registration fee Ramazzini Days 2011 in the amount of 350$. This fee was instated this year per the suggestion of Fellows who are able to be reimbursed by their institutions for conference registration fees. The Paypal e-commerce system will issue a detailed receipt for this expense.
4) Make an optional financial contribution to the Collegium Ramazzini's Jubilee Fund. Proceeds will be used to assist colleagues in need to attend annual meetings.
Fellows not attending Ramazzini Days 2011 may access the payments page directly to settle membership accounts and make a donation to the Jubilee fund without registering for the conference.
Questions regarding the event may be directed to 2011 conference co-manager Susanna Tassinari at events@ramazzini.it.
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