Volume 9, Issue 1: May 26, 2011NA-YGN Announcements:
1. This is my first Membership Announcement and I want to start by saying Hello. I am, Jana Thames, your new incoming Communications Chair. My door (or email address) is always open to any input, suggestions, questions or articles that you wish to share. Please contact me at communications@na-ygn.org or thames@na-ygn.org . I look forward to working with you all in the next two years.
2. From the desk of NA-YGN President-Duncan Robinson
Welcome New Core Members!
Thank You, to everyone who attended this year's NA-YGN Professional Development Conference. It is my duty and pleasure to introduce our three new core members. Jana Thames from Southern Company is our new Communications Chair, Chris Hearn of Bechtel is our new US Affairs Chair and Samuel Vargas is joining us as the new Mexican Affairs Chair. I know they will add much to this organization -please give them a warm welcome and your thanks.
2011-2012 NA-YGN Officer Core:
President -Duncan Robinson
Vice President -Kristin Zaitz
Past President -Elizabeth McAndrew-Benavides
Professional Development Chair -Erin West
Public Information Chair -Morgan Davis
Communications Chair -Jana Thames
Treasurer -Adam W. Strange
Mexican Affairs Chair -Samuel Vargas
Canadian Affairs Chair -Christine John
US Affairs Chair -Chris Hearn
3. Representatives from each of the chapters in the Atlantic Region have been hard at work organizing and planning this year's Regional Event. With the 2011 NA-YGN Professional Development Conference being local to the Atlantic Region, the focus for this year's Regional Event is networking and developing chapter strength. The attached draft agenda provides the schedule of events for the day. Please announce this event within your chapters, and please encourage members to Save the Date.
When: August 20, 2011 (Saturday) 9 am to 5 pm Where: Areva Chapter -Lynchburg, VA
Note that the event will include the World Fuel Cycle Activity in the morning(played at the 2010 NA-YGN PDC in San Francisco) and a variety of outdoor activities for the afternoon -including Tubingdown the James River (swimwear mandatory, coolers optional).The networking event is for NA-YGN members and alumni, as well as their families. A link to RSVP is in the Save the Date Announcement. Please forward any questions about the event to your planning committee representative or Bobby Ashworth, atlantic@naygn.org.
4. NA-YGNs Knowledge Transfer and Retention (KT&R) Committee is looking for volunteers. If interested please email kt@na-ygn.org.
5. NA-YGN you tube links for your viewing pleasure.
NA-YGN Conference Service Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRg2vwHeW3I
NA-YGN Vice President Interview: The Future of the US Nuclear Industry Post Fukushima http://www.youtube.com/user/NEINetwork#p/c/84A41B7F7BD95601/22/rrFfjFXVMN4
http://www.youtube.com/user/NEINetwork#p/c/84A41B7F7BD95601/23/CQ7txoBWlC4
http://www.youtube.com/user/NEINetwork#p/c/84A41B7F7BD95601/24/qKSr6LoPMvQ
Jana Thames
Communications Chair
North American Young Generation in Nuclear