SRP Annual Review 2020/21 | Page 4

The Society also continues to focus on areas of collaboration , where we can work together in SYNERGY with other organisations for the good of the profession , and what better example is there of this than the SRP – AURPO Joint Webinar Programme . The webinar programme has already seen over 15 webinars run to date , with an average of 260 attendees per webinar 58 % of which were members of either SRP or AURPO and the remaining 42 % coming from other interested stakeholders including from countries such as Nigeria , Australia and in the European Union . With the success of this initiative SRP and AURPO have both jointly committed to its continuation going forward and to maximising its impact by keeping them free to attend .

But our collaboration does not stop there ; we continue to work with a variety of other organisations such as IRPA , including supporting the recent 3rd SFRP / IRPA Workshop on Tolerability and Reasonableness in Radiation Protection focusing on NORM , Radon and Decommissioning and supporting the production of best practice guides such as the IRPA Guiding Principles on Reasonableness in Optimisation of Radiation Protection and Practical Guidance for Engagement with the Public on Radiation and Risk . We also continue to work together on collaborative events and initiatives such as the Joint Workshop organised by the Japanese Health Physics Society ( JHPS ), SRP and the Korean Association for Radiation Protection ( KARP ) in December 2019 with over 50 young professionals and researchers from across the world coming together to discuss the future of the profession and celebrate some of the excellent work they are all undertaking .
In the case of COMMUNICATION we have launched a number of new mechanisms to reach our internal and external stakeholders . These have included the launch of the SRP YouTube Channel , with over 18 videos available to date and over 200 followers , and more recently the launch of Radiation Protection Today - the Society ' s first magazine and publication in over 40 years , freely available to the radiation protection community and providing practical radiation protection advice .
We also continue to push our workstreams on Communicating Radiation Risk , including the production of guidance , running dedicated training courses on soft skills such as the webinar on “ Present like a Pro ” and Face to Face BodyTalk Training at the SRP 2021 Annual Conference , and more recently embracing the opportunity to work with the media in helping the public make they own informed views , such as our contribution to the BBC Documentary on the Chernobyl Wildfire .
The above only provides a snapshot of the amazing work SRP has delivered over the last 2 years and with my Presidential Term coming to an end I hope you will join me in thanking all of our volunteers for their commitment and support in embracing change and helping to move the Society forward through a challenging time . In the words of Socrates “ The secret of change is to focus all of your energy , not on fighting the old , but on building the new .”
On that note I would like to end by welcoming our new incoming President Jim Thurston . Having worked with Jim for a number of years I can truly say the Society is in good hands and I wish him all the best of luck and my support going forward .
With best wishes
Pete Bryant
Pete Bryant CRadP MSRP
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