April 2, 2009
NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS				Volume 6 | Issue 15
Congratulations to our new Core members! The votes have been counted and these new Core members will start at the close of the May conference.  Please help me welcome onboard: Liz McAndrew-Benavides as Vice President Kristin Murray-Zaitz as US Affairs Chair Misha Swanson as Communications Chair Rachelle Benson as PI Chair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to act as regional leads for the northeast, Midwest and western regions.  Please contact Liz at usaffairs@na-ygn.org.
	2009 Professional Development Workshop-Registration OPEN! Title: "Investing in Our Future with Nuclear" Description:  The focus of the conference will be understanding the true costs of nuclear projects and how these costs factor into decision making. Timeline:  May 16-19, 2009 Location: Washington DC The preliminary agenda includes sessions on public advocacy, financing energy, communications, global finance and more.  Registration is now open at http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/naygn Questions?  Contact Tracy Bishop, bishop@na-ygn.org, or Jennifer Bowie, pd@na-ygn.org.
		2009 Young Professionals Congress 2009 Young Professionals Embedded Topical at the 2009 ANS Winter Meeting November 15-19, 2009 in Washington DC! Program available online.  Summaries for submitted papers are due May 29, 2009. http://www.ans-ypc.org/
NA-YGN Objective:
NA-YGN represents the interest of young nuclear professionals within the industry at industry gatherings and international conferences.
Questions? Comments?  Reply to naygn@na-ygn.org