Volume 9, Issue 8: September 1, 2011
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Plans for the annual Southeast Regional Conference are well under way. The conference will be hosted by Florida Power and Light and will be held at the Jupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter Florida November 2-4. Registration will open soon and be accessible via the new Southeast Region website: www.se-ygn.org The Southeast Region will sponsor a beach clean-up along with Friends of Jupiter Beach, a nonprofit organization, at the SE regional conference on Friday, Nov. 4.
2. We need your help! The NA-YGN Benchmarking Committee is looking for volunteers and a committee lead to help with a member survey. If interested, please email Kristin Zaitz, vp@na-ygn.org
3. Please participate in a survey on improving communications about Japan - Following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi this spring, we have all been engaged in telling the story of our industry and the value we bring to our communities and the U.S. We would like your insights from the conversations you have had – whether to an audience of 50 or with your friends and neighbors – we’d like to learn what you’ve been hearing. The nuclear industry will use this information to create products that nuclear supporters like you can use to help the public better understand our industry and address the issues that arise. Please take a few moments to complete the survey through the link below. We’ll report back about your input through the NA-YGN newsletter soon. Thank you for all you do to support the nuclear industry in the U.S. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJY6TSQ
4. Go Nuke is currently looking for writers for the Fall edition. If your chapter is doing something of interest and you have a story idea or are interested in writing, please email communications@na-ygn.org or thames@na-ygn.org.
5. What did your NA-YGN Chapter accomplish this summer? Showcase any pro-nuclear advocacy or community service activities on Clean Energy Insight, NA-YGN’s blogging arm. Visit www.cleanenergyinsight.org to see example posts. Share with colleagues and friends. Email us at cleanenergyinsight@na-ygn.org for more information.
6. IYNC 2012 Call For Papers! The IYNC 2012 conference will supplement NA-YGN’s annual professional development conference with several technical tracks. Young professionals and students from around the world will have the opportunity to present their research papers to an audience of their peers. The current deadline for summaries is November 1st, with summary selections to be made on January 15th. Visit www.iync.org for more information or click here for summary submission guidelines.
Jana Thames
NA-YGN Communications Chair
thames@na-ygn.org or communications@na-ygn.org
912-537-5965