Welcome to SRA-Europe Annual Meeting

1. Welcome to SRA-EuropeAnnual Meeting Chris Frey President Society for Risk Analysis

2. International Risk • Risk processes do not always observe political or geographical boundaries • Examples: transboundary pollution, microbial pathogens, pesticides, chemicals, safety, terrorism, climate change, and so on • Need for global methods and risk profession

3. Goals of SRA • Bring together diverse individuals and provide opportunities to exchange information, ideas and methodologies for risk analysis and risk problem-solving; • Foster professional collaboration for the purpose of contributing to risk analysis and risk problem-solving; • Facilitate the dissemination of knowledge about risk and risk methods and their applications; • Encourage applications of risk analysis methods; • Promote advancement of the state-of-the-art in research and education on risk analysis; and • Provide services to its members to assist them in developing their careers in risk analysis.

4. Needs of SRA Members • Desire to be part of a professional network or community. • Seek to get what they need (e.g., information, contacts) in order to be more successful in their jobs • Access to members-only information, such as searchable membership directory, to facilitate making contacts and networking. • Access to Specialty Groups in order to gain knowledge and information in a specific sub-discipline. • Access to local Chapters or regional Sections in order to have local networking opportunities

5. Needs of SRA Members • Annual Meeting as a major opportunity for networking, information gathering, seeking professional opportunities, and others. • Scientific advancement of the field, such as via peer-reviewed archival journal Risk Analysis. • Access to timely information regarding developments in the profession, such as the RISK Newsletter. • Access to workshops for the latest methods and applications of risk analysis, as well as regarding policy implications or applications.

6. Needs of SRA Members • Opportunities for recognition via an awards program • Opportunities for recognition, service, and leadership within the Society via official offices of the Society • Opportunity for recognition and acceptance outside of the Society because of affiliation with it • Information – some of the key elements of this need include quantity, type, quality, and timing of information. • Global harmonization of risk analysis terminology, methodology, and practice.

7. Needs of SRA Members • Financial support for students or those with limited ability to pay • In general SRA members “like to get together and talk about interesting stuff,” according to one ExCom member. The more we can promote this, the better. If this is absent, then it is hard to find other benefits that suffice. • Education of students, professionals to be better practitioners or developers of methodology

8. Structure of SRA • Sections and chapters • Committees • Specialty Groups • Biological Stressors, Decision Analysis and Risk, Dose-Response, Ecological Risk Assessment, Economics & Benefits Analysis, Engineering, Exposure Assessment, Risk Communication, Risk Science & Law)

9. Getting Involved • Join SRA (www.sra.org) • Join a committee • Join a specialty group • Contact me (frey@ncsu.edu) • Key events: • Annual meeting, early December each year • Second World Congress on Risk – June 2008 in Guadalahara, Mexico