Uncertain about mobile phones and Wi-Fi in schools, home and workplaces and their impact on health?
ACRBR is pleased to host SW08 Wireless and Health "Unplugged and uncertain?"
on 12 November at Swinburne University in Melbourne.
Put the date in your diary and stay tuned for more details.
This free public event will help raise public awareness of mobile phone research and answer
questions about the health effects of mobile phones and Wi-Fi in schools, home and the workplace.
The latest scientific research into telecommunications related health matters will be available,
along with scientists and advisors to discuss policy and matters of concern.
Keynote speaker, Prof. Bruce Armstrong, leading Australian epidemiologist, will discuss the
upcoming results of the Interphone study, an epidemiological study into possible links between
long term mobile phone use and head and neck cancers.
The Interphone study, co-ordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an
arm of the World Health Organisation, examines results across 13 countries, including Australia,
for both personal and occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones.
Prof. Armstrong will also be part of the expert panel at the public forum along with several
leading Australian scientists, who will be able to answer questions and provide their opinion
on matters of radiofrequencies and health.
The ACRBR is offering up to four $500 travel awards for interested members of the public who wish
to attend Science & Wireless. These are intended to assist with travel costs for community members
involved in the debate about radiofrequency and health.
Science & Wireless '08 - Answering your questions about wireless technology and health.