First Announcement

The 8th International Symposium on Radiation Safety and Detection
Technology(ISORD-8, http://www.isord-8.org)
Date: July 14-16, 2015(*Special Technical Tour: July 17)
Lotte City Hotel, Jeju Island, KOREA(http://www.lottehotel.com/city/jeju/en/)

Welcome to the Symposium:
It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 8th International Symposium on Radiation Safetyand Detection Technology (ISORD-8) to be held in the charming Jeju island. Thesymposium is organized by Innovative Technology Center for Radiation Safety (HanyangUniversity, Korea) and will offer an attractive opportunity for many distinguished scientists,
researchers and promising students to share their knowledge and experience and to address
the state-of-the-art technology on radiation safety and detection.
Symposium Topics:
1. Radiation Transport and Shielding
2. Radiation Dosimetry
3. Radiation Detection and Sensor Technology
4. Environmental Radiation Measurement and Assessment
5. Radiological Risk Management
6. Education, Training and Policy in Radiation Safety
7. Radiological Emergency Planning and Preparedness
8. Radioactive Waste and Current Radiological Issues
Proceedings:
The symposium proceedings will be issued as a special issue of “Journal of Radiation
Protection and Research”, the official journal of the Korean Association for Radiation
Protection, after reviewing selected papers. The proceedings will be also accessible by aninternet at the web site of http://www.isord-8.org, and be possible to be downloaded.
Registration Fee:
General: 450,000 Korean Won (Early Registration until 15 May: 400,000 Korean Won)
Student: 200,000 Korean Won (Early Registration until 15 May: 150,000 Korean Won)
Accompanying Person: 70,000 Korean Won
The registration fee covers an abstract book, proceedings (web-based), welcome reception,coffee breaks and symposium dinner. Please pay it through the web page or at theregistration desk on July 13-14, 2015. The details will be informed at the web page.
 All participants attending the symposium are requested to register.

Important Dates:
Submission of Abstracts Due:
Notification of Acceptance:
Registration Due:
Application for Technical Tour Due:
Submission of Full Papers Due:March 31, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015
July 13, 2015

Call for Papers:
Authors are requested to submit one-page abstract to the Organizing Committee by March
31st, 2015. The result of the abstract review will be notified to the author by April 30th,
2015. A full paper should be submitted to the Organizing Committee by July 13th, 2015.
Manuscripts of both abstracts and full papers are requested to submit in an electronic form
so that further procedures could be smooth and efficient. Both of the abstracts and thepapers should be written in English.
Abstract:
Authors are requested to submit their abstract written in MS WORD (if you cannot use MSWORD, please convert it to a PDF form) at the ISORD-8 web page before March 31st,2015:
http://www.isord-8.org
The abstract should conform to the following format:
1. The abstract is needed to fit on a single white page of standard A4 size (21.0 cm by 29.7cm) with a full 2.5 cm margin on all sides. For non-A4 sizes, the abstract should be typed
within a region 16.0 cm by 24.7 cm with appropriate margins.
2. The abstract should be one page without including both Figures and Tables.
3. Type single-spaced with the font of "Times New Roman" or "Courier".
The page includes:a) Title: centered, bold 14 point.
b) Authors' names and affiliations: centered, 12 point.
c) Text: 12 point, 300-500 words. Three blank linesd) Topic number (1-8).
e) Choice of oral or poster presentation.
f) E-mail address and Telephone Number.
There must be one blank line between each item.
Full Paper:
The full papers should be submitted with the electronic form at the web site until July 13th.
Detailed description will be given in the next announcement and at the ISORD-8 web page.

Special Technical Tour
Tour for two major scientific facilities in Korea

-Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (Pohang Light Source II, PAL X-ray Free ElectronLaser)- Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (Low & Intermediate Level Waste Disposal Center)- Full-day tour (July 17th) in Pohang City and Gyeongju City (Not in Jeju-island)- The details will be introduced in the web page.

Organizing Committee
Honorary Co-Chair
Takashi NAKAMURA, Tohoku University, JAPANJong Kyung KIM, Hanyang University/KAERI, KOREA
Senlin LIU, China Institute of Atomic Energy, CHINA
General Chair
Kyo-Youn KIM, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, KOREA
Vice-Chair
Hee-Seock LEE, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory/POSTECH, KOREA
Organizing Committee Secretary:
Chang-ho SHIN, Hanyang University, KOREA
Organizing Committee Members:
Korea:
Kwang Pyo KIM, Kyung Hee University
Bong-Hwan KIM, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Soonyoung KIM, RADCORE, Co., Ltd
Eun-Hee KIM, Seoul National University
Jungho KIM, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
Chan Hyeong KIM, Hanyang University
Hee Geun KIM, Central Research Institute-Korea Hydro and Nuclear Co., Ltd
Hee Reyoung KIM, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Min BAEK, Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
Seung Haeng LEE, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety
Young-Ouk LEE, Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteWonho LEE, Korea University
Sung-Joon YE, Seoul National University Hospital
Seungryong CHO, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Byung-il CHOI, Korea Radioactive Waste Agency
Jang Ho HA, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
Won Tae HWANG, Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteJapan:
Tetsuo IGUCHI, Nagoya University
Yoshihito NAMITO, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Chikara ITOH, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Shinya HOHARA, Kinki University

Hideki TOMITA, Nagoya University
Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI, University of Tokyo
Kenji ISHIBASHI, Kyushu University
China:
Ling CHEN, China Institute of Atomic Energy
Zhiping LUO, China Institute of Atomic Energy
Liye LIU, China Institute for Radiation Protection
Rui QIU, Tsinghua University
Detao XIAO, University of South China
Zhaorong SHANG, Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Ministry of Environmental
Protection
Chaofeng CHEN, Suzhou Nucelar Power Research Institute
Australia:
Uma RAJAPPA, Health Protection Unit, Queensland
Brad CASSELS, Department of Health, Victoria
Tony HOOKER, South Australian Environment Protection Authority
Taiwan:Rong-Jiun SHEU, National Tsinghua University
Supporters:
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, KOREA
Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, KOREA
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, KOREA
Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, KOREA
Korean Nuclear Society, KOREA
Korean Association for Radiation Protection, KOREA
Japan Health Physics Society, JAPANRadiation Engineering Divistion of AESJ, JAPANChinese Society of Radiation Protection, CHINA
Australian Radiation Protection Society, AUSTRALIA
Health Physics Society Taiwan Chapter, TAIWAN
Malaysian Radiation Protection Association, MALAYSIA
Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, KOREA
Korea Radioactive Waste Agency, KOREA
Symposium Venue:Lotte City Hotel Jeju, 83, Doryeong-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, 690-818 KOREA(http://www.lottehotel.com/city/jeju/en/intro.asp/)
Transportation and Accommodation:
It is five-minutes by car or ten-minutes by bus from Jeju international airport to thesymposium venue Lotte City Hotel Jeju. A list of hotels near the symposium venue is alsoavailable on the web pages. See map around Lotte City Hotel Jeju.
General Information: Dr. Chang-ho SHIN (isord-8@itrs.hanyang.ac.kr)