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CARST2023 - Canada's 12th Annual Radon Conference

12-16 April 2023 - Victoria, BC

Building Today for Healthy Tomorrows

We are excited to be back in person. This conference promises to be a great opportunity to reunite and network in person with colleagues in radon from across the country and around the world.

Register for the conference here.

Here is what all the days will look like:

April 12 evening - Conference kick off and Meet and Greet
April 13 and 14 - 8:30am-5pm Conference presentations
Dinner Out - Thursday, April 13 6pm
April 15 - 8:30am-5pm Continuing Education Courses
April 16 - 8:30am-5pm Hands on practical field trip

Conference Exhibits will be up from the evening of April 12th to lunch on April 14.

Check out the current draft schedule here. We are looking forward to some great presentations which will have relevance to all who are interested in protecting Canadians from the effect of radon.

We want you to be part of it! As usual, at CARST we love to go the extra mile for our radon family. We think you will find joining us this year a great experience. We strive to give you great opportunities to connect with radon industry participants from across the country.

This year we are hosting the conference at the Victoria Conference Centre (VCC). The VCC has been carbon neutral since 2020. They have achieved the Offsetters Carbon Neutral Company 2022 status by supporting The Great Bear Forest Carbon Project. Along with the climate benefits it provides, it supports the First Nations communities of the Great Bear Rainforest.

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Call for Speakers

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Draft Schedule

Travel Information

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Thank you to our PLATINUM SPONSOR:

Thank you to our GOLD and SILVER SPONSORS:

Thank you to our EXHIBITORS:

Fantech
Eurofins
Radon Environmental
IPEX
Radonova
Saskatchewan Research Council
Pinchin Ltd.
Owens Corning
Hoskin Scientific
RadonWest

CRPA-ACRP

Ecosense

Travel information:

Hotel: Victoria is a great, walkable city with lots of hotel options. We have reserved a hotel block with the Fairmont Empress, you may want to book this quickly as we expect these rooms to fill up quickly. When you register for the conference, you will receive a link to book your hotel room.

Airline: Airplane, train, car, ferry... there are many options for travelling to this year's conference destination. Let us know if you need help figuring out how to get there. We will be highlighting somethings in our weekly eBlasts as the conference approaches. We have registered for a travel discount through Westjet. Details will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

Meals: We want to look after you while you join us and so we will feed you! Breakfast and Lunch are included in the Thursday and Friday sessions as well as snacks in the morning and afternoon. Dinner is included Thursday evening. If you have signed up for Saturday's CE Courses and/or Sunday's Field Trip day, we will feed you lunch and provide some snacks through the day. If you have any dietary issues at all, please let us know on your registration form, please let us know. We will do our best to accommodate them. We value you and want to make this a positive experience!

Local Discounts: Registration to the conference, gets you VIP discounts on transportation, restaurants, attractions, spas and outings throughout the city.

Pricing information:

Basic registration includes all session for Thursday and Friday, breakfast, lunch and Thursday dinner. Saturday and Sunday sessions are an additional fee.

Early-bird Member Rate: $650+taxes

Early-bird Non-Member rate: $750+taxes

Saturday CE Courses with registration: $300+ taxes

Sunday Field Trip Day: $300+ taxes

Saturday & Sunday without registration: $750+taxes

(early-bird rates are good until February 22, 2023. ) Contact info@carst.ca for membership information.

Late Registration Member rate: $750+taxes

Late Registration non-member rate: $850+taxes

Sponsorships include conference registrations for two attendees and qualify for member rates for all additional attendees. Saturday and Sunday are additional fee.

Exhibit booths include registrations for one attendee and qualify for member rates for all additional attendees. Saturday and Sunday are additional fee.

Register for the conference here.

Conference Schedule:

Wednesday, April 12

7-8:30 pm - Conference kick off and Meet and Greet

Thursday, April 13

7:30am - 8:30am - Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:30- 10am - Conference Kick off: Radon and Lung Cancer, medical community's response to radon

10-10:30 - Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - noon - Radon in Canada - Research Updates

Lunch

1-2pm - Practical Sessions - Breakouts in the following topics

Practical Approaches to Radon Mitigation
Practical Approaches to Radon Policy
Practical Approaches to Radon Measurement

2-2:30 - Break in Exhibit Hall

2:30-4:30pm - Making Testing for Radon more Accessible

Thursday Evening Dinner Out - included with Conference Registration

* details to follow

Friday, April 14

7:30 - 8:30am Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:30- 10am - Building Today

10-10:30 - Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - noon - Radon and Mapping

Lunch

1-2pm - Practical Sessions

2-2:30 - Break in Exhibit Hall

2:30-4:30pm - Looking forward to Healthy Tomorrows

Saturday, April 15

*registration for these courses is extra

Continuing Education Courses will be posted as they are confirmed.

8:30am - 10:00am - Session A

10:00-10:30 - Break

10:30 am - noon - Session B

Lunch

1-2pm - Session C

2-2:15pm - Break

2:15pm to 4pm - Session D

Sunday, April 16

*registration for the field trip is not included in the base registration; book early to reserve your space as there are a very limited number of spaces available

The details of the Field Trip day are being developed; the day will include hands on experience in the field with trainer Colin Dumais and guests. We are working on the following topics: mitigation in crawlspaces; slab sealing; testing radon rough-ins for efficacy; passive house; school mitigation and measurement.

The day includes transportation to an off-site location and lunch included in the registration cost.

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