Future Science Milestones

Below is a forecast of Future Science Milestones. The timings are best estimates from published sources, contact with key stakeholders and understanding of process requirements.

The Forschungsgemeinschaft Funk e.V. (FGF - Research Association for Radio Applications) maintains a calendar of related events and the World Health Organization (WHO) International EMF project also lists future and past meetings.

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Science Milestones 2008

Q1 2008 - 2009	Publication of a series of papers reporting INTERPHONE combined 13 country data.
Q3 2008	Start of preparation of WHO Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) for radiofrequency fields
Q4 2008	International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) publishes update to static field exposure guidelines

Science Milestones 2009+

Q2 2009	International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) publishes updated 'Blue Book' reviews of physics, biology and epidemiology.
Q2/3 2009	International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) publishes update to ELF exposure exposure guidelines
Q1 2010	Possible International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) working group meeting to classify RF/mobile phones.
Q2 2010	Subject to completion of International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) review process in Q1/2010, meeting of WHO Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) Task Group meeting for radiofrequency fields to finalise recommendations.
Q2 2010 - Q1 2011	Subject completion of completion of International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) review in Q1/2010 then publication of full monograph on RF/mobile phones expected.
Q2 2011	Publication of WHO Environmental Health Criteria (EHC) for radiofrequency fields.
2012	Subject to completion of IARC and WHO processes the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) commences a formal review and update of RF exposure guidelines.