We will be sharing our experiences, both as individual practitioners and as radiation protection organisations and societies, from the past four years of practice. We will have the opportunity to hear from the key international players, including ICRP, IAEA, WHO, NEA and many others, on their current programmes and priorities, with an opportunity to influence their progress. The Scientific Programme Committee is committed to ensuring that all the current ‘hot topics’ will be addressed at this exciting time as many are beginning to think about the future of the system of protection and of our profession.