Volume 8, Issue 14: January 20, 2011
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. The Winter Edition of Conserving Tomorrow is available on the website.
2. The Winter Edition of GoNuke! will come out soon. Look for it here.
3. Are you looking for a new opportunity within NA-YGN? Two regional lead positions are now open –Atlantic and Southeast. Regional Leads focus on supporting new chapters and organizing regional events. They act as the primary interface with the local chapter leads and the Affairs Chairs. To learn more about regional leads and what they do, please read our charter and/or get in touch with your current regional lead – Chris Hearn, Southeast; Muhammad Fahmy, Atlantic. If you are in one of these regions and are interested in being the Atlantic or Southeast regional lead, please send a resume and a short description of why you’re interested in the position to Kristin Zaitz, US Affairs Chair by January 21, 2011.
4. National Nuclear Science Week - The 2nd Annual National Nuclear Science Week will take place the week of January 24, 2011. The event will be a national, broadly observed week-long celebration to advance public awareness of the benefits of nuclear science and technology. The NA-YGN Public Information Committee is encouraging local chapters to plan outreach activities during that week by offering a $500 voucher for NA-YGN clothing to the chapter who conducts the most impressive activity. Contact pi@na-ygn.org for more information.
5. KICK START YOUR 2011 PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS with the next Webinar on Monday, January 24 at 1:30 EDT / 10:30 PDT. 2011 is upon us and by now many of you have probably already started to be bombarded with requests to speak to local schools, attend career fairs and/or community meetings. Your Professional Development (PD) committee would like to take a minute to re-acquaint you with your Public Information (PI) committee and tools that are available for you to use during your next public outreach activity. Listen and learn about what exciting events the PI committee has in store for 2011 such as: Nuke 101, Blue Ribbon Commission meeting support, and let’s not forget about Roddy! Local Chapter Leads ensure that you register your chapter by Friday, January 21, 2011, for the webinar on upcoming PI committee activities. Please register as a chapter due to the number of conference lines available. If you have any questions, please email them to webinar@na-ygn.org
6. Interested in career development? How about running for a Core position? Vice President, Communications Chair, Public Information Chair, US Affairs Chair and Mexican Affairs Chair are all up for election. If interested, please contact kurzeja@na-ygn.org. All information must be submitted by January 28, 2011.
7. The Nuclear Industry Needs YOU! We need young generation members to attend Blue Ribbon Commission Meetings and represent the pro-nuclear voice! Please contact Morgan Davis at davis@na-ygn.org if you are interested in joining the team or attending any of these meetings: January 27: Carlsbad, NM at the Pecos River Conference Facility; January 28: Albuquerque, NW at the Hyatt Regency; February 1 and February 2: Washington, DC at the Washington Marriott Metro Center.
8. Registration is now open for the 2011 West Regional Conference, hosted by Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station on February 2-3, 2011. Contact your west region chapter lead or Matthew Cox for more information or to sign up.
9. Award nominations for our annual awards that are given out at the May Conference (Excellence, Chapter Achievement, Future) will be accepted through February 13th. The website homepage now has descriptions and links. The Awards Committee is also looking for help. For more information and/or questions contact awards@na-ygn.org.
10. Help strengthen our local chapters! We are building a team to work with our Recruitment and Retention and Membership Chairs on improving chapter health and diversity. If you are interested in these areas and want to lend a hand, contact Duncan Robinson, Vice President.
11. Save the Date for the 2011 NA-YGN Professional Development Conference! The 2011 NA-YGN PD Conference will be held from May 8 – 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Redefining Diversity: Uncovering a World of Opportunities in Old Technology.” Please contact Adam Borcz at pd@na-ygn.org if you are interested in volunteering. Registration will open soon.
Misha Swanson
Communications Chair
North American Young Generation in Nuclear
p: 410-470-3449