On July 20 more than a hundred medical physicists, researchers, developers, and manufacturers of medical equipment from the United States, Canada, Russia, and Europe, as well as guests from Asia and Latin America, attended the first SEAMP party, held at Moriarty’s Restaurant in Philadelphia in conjunction with a meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). Food was delicious Medical Physicist is a style of life. Prof. Fridtjof Nuesslin, President of IOMP, Dr. Victor Gurvich, President of SEAMP, Dr. William Hendee, Editor of Medical Physics Journal Britta Steele, Secretary of SEAMP and Victor Gurvich present a SEAMP Badge and Certificate of Appreciation to Damon Kirk, President of WFR-Aquaplast/Qfix Systems Deformable image registration with MIMvista software is your best choice. Dr. Dennis Nelson, President of MIMvista, Inc. Europe is Elekta’s motherland. Mike Cogswell, Senior Vice President of Elekta, Inc. Our goal is the fruitful international cooperation. Prof. Fridtjof Nuesslin, President of IOMP and Prof. Anthony Seibert, President-Elect of AAPM Humor prolongs a human life. Prof. Nuesslin, President of IOMP after his greeting speach SEAMP may rely upon AAPM endorsement. Prof. Anthony Seibert, President-Elect of AAPM Radiation Therapy is evolving at the leading edge of physics, technology and computer science. Persons specializing in the discipline must have a firm grasp of all of these subjects. Dr. William Hendee, editor of the Medical Physics journal and founder of the National Patient Safety Foundation Tomotherapy is the marriage of IMRT and Tomography. It allows to attain amazing results. Dr. Peter Hoban, Senior Product Manager CIRS phantoms from tissue equivalent materials you can find in majority of medical centers all over the world. Mark Devlin, President of CIRS Inc. Sun Nuclear Daily QA and Map Check are most popular and reliable devices for routine daily measurements and IMRT plans quality evaluation. Dr. Konstantin Zakaryan, Manager of Sun Nuclear Inc., Chair of SEAMP Public Relations Committee. Our HDR- 1000 Plus well chamber and Max4000 electrometer are indispensable tools for calibration in Brachytherapy. Ed Neumueller, President & CEO of Standard Imaging, Inc. RIT software for radiation therapy dosimetry and diagnostic imaging is used in more than 1500 hospitals and in 36 countries worldwide. Robert Poling, RIT, Inc. Sales Manager We love our customers and believe in the future of Tomotherapy. Dr. Peter Hoban, Senior Product Manager, Susan Warren, Clinical Marketing Manager Peggy is happy because today everything is going well. Margaret Lescrenier, President of Gammex, Inc. Medical Physicists from former Soviet Union play key roles in radiation medicine. Dr. Irina Lebedenko, Chief Physicist, Director of SEAMP Russian branch, Dr. Eugene Lief, Chief Physicist, Chair of AAPM Europian Affairs Subcommittee, Vladimir Varchena, Manager, SEAMP Treasurer, Dr. Alexei Chvetsov, Assistant Professor, Chair of SEAMP Science Committee Here we met our old beloved friends and made new ones. SEAMP guests, medical physicists from different countries Modern technology in radiation oncology demands highly educated personnel and continuous professional training. Irina Lebedenko, D.Sc., Director of SEAMP Russian Branch, Chief Medical Physicist of Blokhin Cancer Research Center, Moscow We are proud to be a part of Standard Imaging, Inc. Eric DeWerd, Sales Director, Ed Neumueller, President & CEO, Michelle Rodenkirch, Manager We are happy to extent our valuable experience to the colleagues in the East Europe. Lenny Massarski, D.Sc., Chair of SEAMP Technological Applications Committee and his wife Katya This evening event was just fantastic. I met a lot of interesting people , my colleagues from around the world. Garik Gevorkyan, Medical Physicist Cooperation creates great opportunities. Prince Kiryaman (left), Senior Engineer of International Speciality Products, Inc. with his friends. It was a busy and happy day