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			| Policy number | Policy name | Policy date | Sunset date | 
						
	
			
		
			| AP 92-A | Policy for a Specialty Meeting | 9/10/2014 | 12/31/2019 | 
		
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			| Policy source | 
		
			| September 9, 2014 EXCOM Minutes | 
		
			| Policy text | 
		
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 The meeting will be a benefit to medical physics and related professions.  Application for specialty meetings will be submitted to SMOSC. 
  The meeting will involve relevant and timely topics, including: topics of an innovative nature topics that do not significantly duplicate those offered at the annual meeting, summer school, or spring meeting or other AAPM meetings/forums.
 The meeting should be scheduled: to best utilize staff resources to avoid conflict with other AAPM meetings to have specialty meetings distributed throughout the calendar year.
  The meeting will have a justifiable cost with consideration of the mission of the AAPM. The financial goal of the meeting will be a 10% revenue return to the AAPM. Registration fees should be appropriate to match expenses. Approval by EXCOM must be obtained for a meeting that does not intend to meet the 10% revenue return goal.
  The proposal for the meeting should be submitted at a minimum of 4 months and preferably 6 months or more prior to the desired meeting date.
  Components of a specialty meeting that differentiate it from other meetings may include but are not limited to: registration process exhibit displays abstract submission website development  use of other significant AAPM resources.
  The application approval is a two-step process: first approval of the meeting concept which initiates involvement of AAPM staff, and second, final approval of the application including the budget.
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