AARST_Radon_Reporter_Q32022_FINAL

4 | January 2023 SYMPOSIUM AARST Symposium 2022 Review The 37th AARST International Radon and Vapor Intrusion Symposium 2022 took place in Bellevue, Washington, from October 23 rd to October 26 th . Just under three hundred attendees walked through the doors, participated in sessions, and visited exhibitors. AARST shared Monday’s program with the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD). AARST and CRCPD have held conferences in tandem for decades, offering professionals and state program partners the opportunity to receive information together and interact. For the second year, the Symposium dedicated a second track on Monday to vapor intrusion. The dual tracks for Tuesday covered science and research plus practice and policy. Wednesday offered one to two-hour-long workshops on a variety of often-sought topics for which the content could not be covered in a typical 15- to 20 minute session. Workshop topics included: Growing your business - Attracting More and Better Jobs, Growing Your Market Footprint to include HUD Multifamily Work, and Growing Your Radon Message in Communities = Successful Media Messaging. The Opening Reception started off the symposium with a great party in the exhibit hall, which presented 37 exhibitors, including ten exhibiting at the Symposium for the first time. In addition to providing the venue where attendees returned to visit with their suppliers or to check out a new product, the hall served as the hub for impromptu meetings and socializing, especially during mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks, lunches and Monday evening’s Happy Hour. The exhibit hall’s early opening on Sunday offered attendees who attended pre-symposium continuing education courses an opportunity to preview the hall and greet the exhibitors.

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