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Welcome to Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city and the proposed host of The International Radiation Protection Association Congress, 2028.
Auckland is known in Māori, New Zealand’s indigenous culture, as Tāmaki Makaurau, “a place desired by many”, and it’s easy to see why.
The Australasian Radiation Protection Society (ARPS) hopes to welcome you all to experience a region that offers the perfect mix of city sophistication and a stunning natural playground.
Māori culture remains an important part of everything Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland has to offer. Throughout the congress IRPA delegates will experience ‘manaakitanga’ (warm hospitality), and every interaction with it will be a truly genuine experience.
If successful, ARPS will plan a congress theme around the 120th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to New Zealand born Ernest Rutherford for his works in the chemistry of radioactive substances.
We invite you to spend some time here learning more about Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
High Level Support & Experienced Team
A successful IRPA 17 in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland is guaranteed with the following prominent leaders and organisations support across New Zealand and Australia to ARPS and IRPA:
- Mayor of Auckland
- The New Zealand Office of Radiation Safety
- The Institute of Environmental Science and Research
- Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
- Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation
- Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
- Rio Tinto Uranium
- Global Medical Solutions
- Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development
- Tourism New Zealand
In safe hands
ARPS has run an annual conference since 1975 to ensure the radiation protection society remains relevant, and in tune with the changing needs of everyone in the industry.
Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland also has a strong track record of hosting seamless and memorable conferences and business events. In 2019 the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) ranked Auckland 3rd in Australasia for the number of business events hosted.
Successful conferences held in the city in 2019 include:
- The International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems
- International Semantic Web Conference
- International Society Gastro Intestinal Hereditary Tumours Conference
- International Neonatal Nurses Conference
About the Host Organisation
ARPS was founded in 1975 and has more than 250 members engaged in radiation protection activities.
Members are involved in a variety of activities designed to ensure the safe use of both ionizing and non‑ionizing radiation for a wide variety of applications, in medicine, pure and applied science, industry and mining.
The Society was renamed the Australasian Radiation Protection Society in 1997 to reflect the increasing involvement of members from outside of Australia, particularly from New Zealand.
The primary objective of the society is to promote the principles, and practice of radiation protection, and to this end it seeks to:
- Establish, and maintain professional standards of radiation protection practice
- Encourage co‑operation among persons engaged in radiation protection activities
- Provide for and give support to scientific meetings on topics related to radiation protection
- Encourage publications in the field of radiation protection
Meet the Team
ARPS has established the following leadership team for the IRPA 17.
Brent Rogers
ARPS President
Brad Cassels
Victoria, Australia Expert Advisor on Radiation
Cameron Jeffries
Senior Medical Physicist South Australia
YOUR HOST CITY
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland is an innovative globally connected city and the economic powerhouse of New Zealand — a country ranked first in the world for ease of doing business.
