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madeira radon week
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participate in
2024 ERA Workshop
Madeira Radon Week
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Exchange information
Solutions to radon problems in buildings
Submit your work
ERA invites participants to submit their work to the JERA
Whale Watching
Join work and tourism in the Pearl of the Atlantic
what's comming?
MADEIRA RADON WEEK
If you have never been to Funchal, don’t miss the opportunity to join work and tourism in the Pearl of the Atlantic.
The Regional Directorate of Environment and Climate Action (DRAAC) from the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) and the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), in collaboration with the European Radon Association (ERA) invites you to the Madeira Radon Week (MRnW).
This conference is dedicated to radon prevention and mitigation measures in new and existing buildings with an emphasis on specific conditions i.e. waterworks, etc.
From October 7th to 10th, you will have the chance to participate in the 2024 ERA Workshop and in the ROOMS 2024 (Radon Outcomes on Mitigation Solutions), both in Funchal, Madeira Island, voted “World’s Leading Island Destination” every year, since 2015.
You will be able to taste the local food and drinks, experience whale watching, and discuss the latest outcomes in the radon field
who we are?
ERA WORKSHOP 2024
"REVISITING RADON RISK COMMUNICATION"
ROOMS 2024
Conference dedicated to national and international scientific community members, radon testers, diagnosticians, mitigators, educators, public stakeholders, business people and Authorities.
ROOMS is an informal workshop that aims to exchange information on solutions to radon problems in buildings. The main topics are:
01
Building protection measurements: prevention, diagnosis, remediation
02
Radon remediation in specific conditions: waterworks, special workplaces, public buildings
03
Impact of changes in building techniques or energy retrofit: low-energy building, etc.
ERA invites you to submit your work to the Journal of the European Radon Association
Submissions to the ROOMS24 are closed. If necessary please contact the organizers: hello@madeirarnweek.com
when will it happen?
7th to 10th October 2024
We are still preparing the small details to make your experience unforgettable.
Therefore, the current program may still undergo minor changes.
15h00 – 18h00
Registration open
Madeira Radon Week venue: Direção Regional do Ambiente e Mar.
Rua Dr. Pestana Junior, n.º 6. 9064-506 Funchal
18h30 – 20h00
Welcome cocktail
Restaurante do Forte.
Rua do Portão de São Tiago. Forte de São Tiago. 9060-250 Funchal
ROOMS 2024
8h30
Registration open
9h00
Welcome ceremony
Regional Directorate for the Environment and the Sea
Portuguese Environment Agency
European Radon Association
9h20
Effectiveness of passive radon drainage systems in new homes in Upper Austria – Wolfgang Ringer
9h40
An Analysis of Factors Contributing to the Failure of Radon Mitigation Systems – Eftychia Kouroukla
10h00
Radon remediation of an historical building: criticalities and optimization – Federica Leonardi
10h20
Q&A
10h30|11h00
Coffee break
11h00
Unusual Pathway of Radon Entry Indoors and Implications for Mitigation Strategies – Dobromir Pressyanov
11h20
Performance evaluation of radon measurement techniques in single-family homes – Joan F. Rey
11h40
Q&A
11h50
Testing the Swiss radon-short term measurement method – Goyette Pernot Joëlle
12h10
How should consumer grade Electronic Radon Integrating Monitors be used for reliable results – Zornitza Daraktchieva
12h30
Assessment, diagnosis and mitigation of radon using an innovative system – Raúl Rodríguez Alas
12h50
Q&A
13h00|14h30
Lunch – flying buffet at the venue
14h30
I have a radon problem at home, what now? A citizen science project in Galicia Spain – Lucia Martin-Gisbert
14h50
What we need to communicate? Results from the evidence-based research – Tanja Perko
15h10
Communicating radon risk levels to lay audiences: results from the 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge program – Anne-Marie Nicol
15h30
Q&A
15h40
Canadian Radon Certification Program – C-NRPP: Success, Goals and Lessons Learned – Pam Warkentin
16h00
How the Portuguese Radon Action Plan Addresses Remediation – Margarida Malta
16h20
The LeaRn4LIFE project: an insight into the Portuguese demonstration house as part of the training for radon professionals – Catarina Antunes and Carlos Martins
16h40|17h10
Coffee break
17h10
Parallel radon remediation management of several large buildings: experience at an Italian University Campus – Christian di Carlo
17h30
How to protect radon exposed workers? Advocating for a specific health surveillance protocol – Guadalupe García
17h50
Creation of a National Radon Activity Monitoring Network based on the National Network of the Pre-University School system – Sandor Csegzi
18h10|18h30
Wrap up
ROOMS 2024
9h00
When future-proofing meets radon-proofing – Tracy Gooding
9h20
Implementation of building practices for radon protection in Germany – DIN/TS 18117-1 and 18117-2 as guides to mitigate radon – Nils Suhr
9h40
European radon behavioral atlas: insights from the largest and most comprehensive study in Europe – Tanja Perko
10h00
Q&A
10h10
Test cases for the numerical assessment of the efficiency and environmental impact of building protection techniques against radon – Bernard Collignan
10h30
Comparison of a lumped-parameter and a distributed-parameter models applied to 2 real cases within the frame of the Spanish RADSIM – Lluis Font
10h50
Q&A
11h30|11h30
Coffee break
11h30
Indoor radon levels in an Italian karst area: spatial variations and factors influencing higher radon levels – Botti Teresa
11h50
How Many Seasonal Correction Factors are Needed for Portugal? A Study on Seasonal Variation Models in the Three Portuguese Climate Zones – Heloisa Fonseca
12h10
Geogenic proxy variables for indoor radon risk map of Madeira and Porto Santo – Gustavo Luis
12h30
Q&A
12h40
ERA Awards ceremony
13h10|15h00
Free lunch
15h00
ERA General Assembly
16h30|17:30
Mitigation Expert Talk with Jerry Board
19h30
Conference Dinner
Armazéns do Sal. Rua da Alfandega, 135. 9000-059 Funchal
ERA WORKSHOP 2024
9h00
Welcome by the President of ERA, Per Nilsson
9h10
The RadAR project – an example on how a citizen science project can increase radon monitoring and promote remediation.
Catarina Antunes
Senior Technical Officer
Environmental Planning and Protection Division
Emergencies and Radiation Protection Department
Portuguese Environmental Agency
9h30
Radon Busters across Europe: Theory-based, evidence-based, and strategic radon risk communication
Sofie Apers
PhD Student
Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp
Institute for Environment, Health and Safety, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium
9h50
Radon and Health: How Phyisicians approach communication?
Laura Mezquita
Medical oncologist, specialist in Thoracic Tumors.
Physician – scientist at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona – IDIBAPS, working on the Environment and Cancer Group
10h10
Treatment or Threat? – Challenges and Strategies in Radon Communication in Austria
Valeria Gruber
Head of the National Radon Centre of Austria
Department for Radon and Radioecology
Division of Radiation Protection
AGES – Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety
10h30
Q&A
10h50
Coffee break
11h20
World café
12h50
Closing by the Vice-President of ERA, Carmen Carpentieri
Whale watching and sunset by the sea
Pier 8 – here
16h30
Rendezvous at Pier 8
17h00
Departure by catamaran Sea Pleasure
20h00
Arriving
Board with us on a dream journey, where besides sighting dolphins and/or whales, it is possible to swim in the warm waters accompanied by the sunset. We sail out for 3 hours so that you can partake in this unique spectacle of colors that changes every day and reflects in the passive ocean of our coast.
We recommend: Windbreaker, Camera, Swimsuit, Beach Towel and Sunscreen.
The catamaran is fully booked for our group.
where?
world's leading island destination
From the International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo
Public Bus, SAM Aerobus:
Duration: 30 minutes
Price ticket: 5 Euros
Public Bus, SAM Aerobus:
Duration: 30 minutes
Price ticket: 5 Euros
Rent a car:
Duration: 19 minutes
Auditório do Edifício do Campo da Barca Rua Dr. Pestana Júnior, nº6 9064-506 Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal
