Membership Information

Reasons to Join the STC-HPS

1. Enjoy Professional Growth – In this new-age world of downsizing and cut-backs, the South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Inc. (STC-HPS) provides a cost effective answer for professional growth and fulfillment. We offer meaningful, topical technical programs at our meetings that are taken directly from current events surrounding the world of the radiation safety professional. Of course, as a member, you can also gain leadership skills and experience by volunteering to be a Standing or Appointed Committee Chair or running for elective office and serving on the Executive Council.
    

2. Take Advantage of Networking Opportunities – Perhaps one of the greatest advantages of STC membership is the opportunity to meet and converse with other radiation safety professionals. Members of the STC represent a cross section of the radiation safety and protection field. Industry, government, academia, and the military are all represented. Our meetings, attracting an average of 70 radiation safety professionals, provide ample time for one-on-one discussion about almost any salient subject. All meetings of the STC include either a lunch or dinner with a featured keynote speaker. During these dining events, members socialize in a comfortable, pleasant setting while enjoying a delightful meal and a conversation-stimulating keynote presentation.
    

3. Enjoy Affiliation with a Vanguard Organization – Long considered and recognized as a leading Chapter of the national HPS, the STC has enjoyed a recent resurgence at the national level. If you happen to be a national HPS member, you have no doubt read about our recent accomplishments in the Health Physics News. In addition to chapter representation on the national HPS Board of Directors and Committees, the Chapter consistently nominates recipients for national honors and awards. Of late, the STC has been looked to as a successful example of producing highly successful Science Teacher Workshops. The Chapter strives to provide our quality product to the rest of the nation. The STC is being considered as the host Chapter for the 2009 HPS Mid-Year Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
    

4. Earn Continuing Education Units – The STC is pleased to offer continuing education units (CEUs) for Chapter members attending the technical programs of our meetings who hold certifications with the American Board of Health Physicists, the Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical Physicists, and The Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Program, Texas Department of Health.
    

5. Stay Current with New Innovations in the Field – Besides the education provided by the STC publication, The Billet, our Annual Meeting features presentations by students pursuing degrees in the radiation protection and health physics fields. The Annual Meeting of the STC affords the opportunity for direct interaction between students of health physics and radiation protection and Chapter members who may someday hire them. Topics of their presentations represent a cross section of research and state-of-the-art knowledge related to the health physics and radiation protection fields.
    

6. Enjoy "One-Stop Shopping" – A favorite event among Chapter members is our meeting dedicated to the Chapter Affiliates. The venue is always a hotel on or close to the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk, around Valentine's Day. The meeting features technical presentations by representatives of our Affiliates on topics related to the services they provide and information about state-of-the-art equipment, software, hardware, and services available to the radiation safety professional. Breaks during the meeting are taken in the Affiliate Exposition area where the radiation safety professional can enjoy one-on-one visits with providers of service and equipment. In summary, chapter members can learn about the state of the art, consult with vendors, enjoy a weekend on the River, and enjoy a Valentine's weekend treat all at one time.
    

7. Travel Texas and Tour Cutting-Edge Facilities – The STC has a minimum of four meetings a year at various venues throughout the South Texas area. The STC regularly has meetings in Austin, College Station, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, and Waco. Whenever possible, the technical programs of our meetings include tours of interesting and state-of-the-art facilities throughout south Texas. For instance, STC members have enjoyed exclusive tours of The University of Texas Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory, Texas A&M University Nuclear Science Center, and Southwest Research Institute, to name a few.
    

8. Participate in Educating Our Future – The STC is proud and honored to be able to continue the Science Teacher Workshop program of education for science teachers, grade levels 4 through 12. This program features STC members traveling to various locations throughout the south Texas area and providing presentations on radiation myth and fact. The goal of this ambitious program is to educate teachers so they can return to the classroom with lesson plans, a radiation detector, software, a video tape, and invaluable reference materials to teach children the facts about radiation. STC members involved in this program find great personal and professional satisfaction knowing they are taking an active role in properly educating the future of our world, our children.
    

9. Receive Our Nationally Recognized Newsletter – Now you have a choice of downloading a copy of The Billet from this web site or the most recent copy will be mailed directly to you so that you can enjoy the feature articles about interesting news items in south Texas and the nation related to the use of radiation, updates on legislative initiatives, features pertaining to all radiation safety specialists, and meeting announcements.
    

10. Add It to Your Résumé – It's an impressive and inexpensive résumé entry.
     

To join the South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society please download a copy of our Member Renewal/Application, complete it, and send it to our Admissions Committee. Please note that this is a PDF file and will require Adobe Acrobat to read it.