To those Myanmar Radiographerwho is interested in travelling to Helsinki,Finland on June next year, please read the ISRRT documentation. If you are interested , contact th MSMRT. The Travel Support Fund of the 2014 ISRRT World Congress The International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists ISRRT is pleased to announce that this fund will be created to assist radiographers and medical radiation technologists from lower and middle income countries, as defined by the World Bank (see: data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Upper_middle_income) to participate in the 2014 ISRRT World Congress, which will take place from June 12 to 15 in Helsinki, Finland. The first time this fund was opened was for the 2012 ISRRT World Congress which was held in Toronto, Canada. With the successful example of The Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) and the ISRRT we want to create a same opportunity for new applicants to attend for the world congress. Contributions to the fund are welcome. Societies and individuals wishing to make a contribution to the fund are invited to contact the ISRRT CEO at isrrt.yule@btinternet The fund will cover the costs of return airfare at the cheapest rate and $200 for the registration fee and incidentals. Air travel will be arranged by the SORF travel agency. A selection committee will review applications for support. The selection committee members will be identified by the organizations that have made significant donations for the travel fund. The judging criteria will be confirmed by the selection committee, but criteria under consideration are that the applicant: • Has submitted an abstract that has been selected for presentation. Increased weight will be given to those making oral presentations. • Is a member of the ISRRT Council, representing a country that is up-to-date in its dues payment. • Has committed to sharing the information they will learn at the congress to strengthen their home society and the profession of medical radiation technology, particularly in their own country. As part of the application, the applicant will be asked to identify how they will do this. The strength of this proposal will be one of the factors considered by the selection committee. • Has committed to provide, following the congress, a brief report to the ISRRT of one to two pages in which they explain how they addressed selection criteria 3. Failure to provide a report may result in the payment being reclaimed. An applicant will not need to meet both criteria 1 and 2, but will earn higher ranking if they do. An application form and all details will be available as of Monday, October 14th , on the congress website at: 2014isrrt.fi/
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