Conference Support for the 2008 Biannual Conference on Radiation and Health, "New

描述（由申请人提供） 美国统计协会辐射与健康会议为评价与电离和非电离辐射潜在健康风险有关的新方法和最新研究结果提供了一个论坛。主题由组织委员会选定，委员会成员包括具有生物统计学、流行病学、公共卫生、生物物理学和健康风险评估方面专门知识的科学家。 演讲者都是应邀而来，都是各自专业领域的国际公认专家。该会议由阿萨位于弗吉尼亚州亚历山大的办事处组织。参加会议的科学家来自不同的领域，包括统计学家、健康风险评估员、生物学家、辐射流行病学家和从事辐射研究的物理学家。 第18届辐射与健康会议的主题是“2008年辐射与健康会议，辐射研究的新发展和未来方向”。“该项目的首席研究员是美国统计协会研究和研究生教育助理主任基思克兰克博士。这项供资申请将为新的调查员提供旅费补助。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The American Statistical Association (ASA) Conferences on Radiation and Health provide a forum for evaluation of new methodologies and recent research findings related to the potential health risks of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Topics are selected by the Organizing Committee, which includes scientists with expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, biophysics and health risk assessment. Speakers are all by invitation and are internationally recognized experts in their fields of specialization. The conference is organized by the offices of the ASA in Alexandria, Virginia. The conference is attended by a highly diverse group of scientists including statisticians, health risk assessors, biologists, radiation epidemiologists, and physicists working in radiation research. The 18th Conference on Radiation and Health is entitled, "2008 Conference on Radiation and Health, New Developments and Future Directions in Radiation Research." The Principal Investigator appointed to this project is Dr. Keith Crank, Assistant Director of Research and Graduate Education for the American Statistical Association. This funding request will provide travel assistance to new investigators.