Volume 9, Issue 11: October13, 2011
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Here is a chance to show support for our friends in New Jersey. The Berkely (NJ) Patch that deals with anti-groups is calling for the shutdown of Oyster Creek (OC). There's a voting button at the bottom of the story on the question "Do you think OC should be shut down.” Please vote and show your support for keeping OC open. Right now the vote is 64/35% against.
http://berkeley-nj.patch.com/articles/petitioners-to-nrc-shut-down-all-fukushima-like-nuclear-plants
2. Plans for the annual Southeast Regional Conference are well under way. The conference will be hosted by NextEra Energy and will be held at the Jupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter Florida November 2-4. Registration is 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.
3. It's the for the 13th Annual NA-YGN Drawing Contest! This year's theme is, "Roddy Nuclear Powers the World." Check out the NA-YGN website for rules and planning timeframes on how your chapter can present to 4th and 5th graders on nuclear science and technology. Last year over 1,000 posters were submitted reaching students all over North America. Help us reach out to more students this Fall before the deadline of October 21, 2011.
4. Time is running out. NA-YGN members are invited to join the Young Professionals Congress, which is jointly organized by the Young Members Group of the American Nuclear Society and the NA-YGN. Within this venue, young professionals have the opportunity to develop non-technical professional skills, network among their peers and explore the roles and functions of industry organizations, such as ANS and NA-YGN.
Being a part of YPC2011 also gives participants full access to the 2011 ANS Winter Meeting, Technology Expo and 2011 Small Modular Reactor Embedded Topical!
This year’s ANS Winter Meeting will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC on October 31st-November 3rd. For more information: www.ans-ypc.org.
5. The World Nuclear University(WNU) is inviting NA-YGN members to participate in the World Nuclear University School on Radiation Technologies (RT School) taking place in Daejeon, Korea (13 May – 1 June 2012). The RT School will be based on the format of the WNU Summer Institute, but with a program focused on the non-power applications of nuclear technology. The curriculum has been developed in close cooperation with the IAEA’s Department for Nuclear Applications and the World Council on Isotopes. Click here to download the full announcement.
Please note that some professionals from developing countries will be eligible for IAEA assistance. Applicants seeking such assistance should return their application form to WNU Coordinating Centre, bsjeong@world-nuclear-university.org,no later than 28 October 2011.
Applicants funded by their employer should return their form no later than 13 January 2012..
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. See the flyer or visit www.iync.org for more information. Click here for summary submission guidelines. Please forward the Call for Papers flyer to your colleagues!
Jana Thames
NA-YGN Communications Chair
thames@na-ygn.org or communications@na-ygn.org
912-537-5965