
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Don't miss the premier global event in radioactive materials packaging and transportation—PATRAM 2025! This exclusive symposium is your chance to connect with over 600 top experts from around the world, including government leaders, industry pioneers, and cutting-edge researchers.
Held every three years, PATRAM is the center for sharing insights and advancements in the field. The primary objective of the symposium is to bring together international experts for scientific and technical exchange that encompasses all facets of radioactive material packaging and transport.
Join industry leaders and professionals dedicated to advancing knowledge and practices in radioactive materials transportation and packaging. PATRAM 2025 is the only international event focused solely on this critical subject—seize this unique opportunity to be at the forefront of industry innovation and collaboration!
Scroll down to view details about your companion program and the SwRI tour. These tours are not part of the full conference or single day registrations, but may be added to your conference registration.
 (2).png)
REGISTRATION TYPE |
EARLY BIRD RATE (on or before 06/08/25) |
REGULAR RATE (starting 06/09/25) |
SINGLE DAY (on or before 6/08/25) |
SINGLE DAY (starting 06/09/25) |
Full Registration (Access to: Technical Sessions, Plenary Sessions, Welcome Reception, Closing Banquet) |
$1,700 |
$2,000 |
$900 |
$1,000 |
Student Registration (Access to: Technical Sessions, Plenary Sessions, Welcome Reception, Closing Banquet) |
N/A |
$1,200 |
N/A |
$600 |
|
Companion (Access to: Companion Breakfasts and Welcome Reception)
|
N/A |
$125 |
N/A |
N/A |
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Tour
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a premier independent, nonprofit research and development organization using multidisciplinary services to provide solutions to some of the world’s most challenging scientific and engineering problems. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, our client-focused, client-funded organization occupies more than 1,500 acres, providing more than 2.4 million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops, and offices for more than 3,200 employees who perform contract work for government and industry clients. Learn more about SwRI
here.
SwRI is opening up its campus to PATRAM attendees at the PATRAM 2025 Symposium. There is one tour available on
Tuesday, July 29th and it's limited to 45 people, so sign up early!
Dates: Tuesday, July 29th
Time/Schedule:
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Pick up from San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the Riverwalk
- 12:00 – 12:30 PM: Welcome, overview, and lunch
- 12:30 – 12:45 PM: Load and Travel
- 12:45 – 1:15 PM: Stop #1
- 1:15 – 1:30 PM: Load and Travel
- 1:30 – 2:00 PM: Stop #2
- 2:00 – 2:15 PM: Load and Travel
- 2:15 – 2:45 PM: Stop #3
Each tour group will have the opportunity to tour the following facilities:
Fire Technology
As a nationally recognized testing lab, SwRI’s Fire Technology Department provides standard, nonstandard and custom fire detection, resistance, suppression, flammability, smoke and toxicity testing services for government and commercial clients. The team provides computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fire modeling and is also equipped to conduct full-scale evaluations of everything from furniture and bedding for a child’s bedrooms to batteries, fuel tanks and industrial equipment. SwRI operates one of the largest environmentally friendly fire research facilities in the world, with more than 40,000 square feet of lab space, equipped with pollution abatement and wastewater collection systems. SwRI’s Fire Technology Department celebrated 75 years of fire technology R&D in 2024.
Physical Environmental Testing Laboratory
In SwRI’s Physical Environmental Testing Laboratory, engineers simulate everything from the vibrations of an earthquake to the effects of wind and rain exposure on equipment. The laboratory operates under an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and features personnel who are specially trained in nuclear component qualification. SwRI adheres to national standards, such as ASTM, IEEE, ASME, MIL-Spec, IEC, ISO, Telcordia, UL, NEBS and ETS, and offers a one-stop shop for simulating and evaluating a variety of products in multiple physical environments. Our engineers can design and tailor testing to help our clients avoid costly performance issues and ensure the safety and reliability of their products.
Intelligent Systems
SwRI’s Intelligent Systems research and development spans aerospace, automotive, human performance and robotics. We’re solving 21st century challenges with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and developers that are committed to the betterment of humankind through science and technology. Our researchers are helping to drive automation for manufacturing and applying artificial intelligence to agriculture, automotive, defense, transportation, sports and medicine. We’re experts in high reliability systems and provide mission-critical systems for a variety of industries, offering advanced cybersecurity, software development, intelligence, data analytics and system engineering.
Conference registration is required to add the SwRI tour. Add this tour to your registration when you sign-up.
Companion Program
Traveling wiith a spouse, partner, or children? Sign them up for our companion program! See details below.
Companion Registration | $125 each
A companion registration ticket for PATRAM 2025 includes access to Companion Breakfasts, Monday through Friday, 8:30 - 9:30 AM, and the Opening Welcome Reception. The Banquet Dinner is an additional fee and can be added separately.
Registration Cancellation PolicyIf you are unable to attend PATRAM 2025, please email your cancellation to info@patram.org. The following fees will be incurred for registration cancellations:
- 16 days or more, a refund will be processed, less a $150 cancellation fee.
- 15 or fewer days prior to the event: no refund will be provided because the expense of your anticipated participation has already been incurred.