October 17, 2008

NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volume 6 | Issue 8

NUCLEAR IN THE MEDIA

"The Nuclear Option" (premiered on Tuesday, October 14th) will re-air on Sunday, October 19th at 10PM.  CNBC continues to go inside the energy crisis with its next CNBC Original Production, "The Nuclear Option."

"The Nuclear Option" explores how nuclear power works, the benefits, and the challenges of this energy source. Is the nuclear option the best energy solution to pursue? CNBC's Melissa Francis attempts to answer this question, with rare access and revealing interviews with the energy debate's key players.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/26942829?__source=RSS*blog*&par=RSS

POSTER CONTEST TIME!

It’s back-to-school for the kids and so time for your local chapter to encourage nuclear knowledge in the younger set.  And what better way to do that than breaking out the crayons to submit a poster for the annual NA-YGN poster contest?!?!

As always, judging will be completed by our membership attending the ANS meeting in November and more details can be found on our website http://www.na-ygn.org/publicinfo/leftdocs/2008%20NA-YGN%20Poster%20Contest.pdf

World Nuclear University!

Imagine a summer overseas building an international network of nuclear collegues….That opportunity could be yours with the World Nuclear University.  This unique summer program is designed for young professionals (and students) to globalize the nuclear field and thinking about the big picture.

Application details at  http://www.world-nuclear-university.org/html/summer_institute/index.htm

NA-YGN is Green and Proud!

Have you seen the latest issue of the “Conserving Tomorrow” Newsletter?  The fall edition compares what the candidates said during the primaries to today’s positions.  Check it out at www.na-ygn.org.

Are you interested in writing for “Conserving Tomorrow”?  Are you interested in helping the Conservation Committee with other projects including planning and hosting sessions at the 2009 convention?  Please contact Jessica Joyner at conservation@na-ygn.org.

2009 Young Professionals Congress

Also needed for the conference are a Marketing Chair, Special Events Chair, Web Developer and Webmaster.  If you’d like to be involved in the planning but don’t want to commit to anything, you can join the monthly calls on the first Tuesday of every month (i.e. November 4).  Please contact Amy for more information buu@na-ygn.com.

Please keep the 2009 NA-YGN PD Conference May 17-19 in Washington DC and 2009 Young Professionals Embedded Topical at the 2009 ANS Winter Meeting November 15-19, 2009 in Washington DC also in your plans for 2009 budgeting!

Regional Career Fairs

Each NA-YGN region has selected a university and a timeframe for their career fair. The following Career Fairs and Information Sessions are currently planned:

November 2008:

The Southeast region – University of Tennessee – Knoxville, on Nov 6-7

December 2008:

The West region - University of New Mexico on Dec 1-2.

January 2009:

The Carolinas region - South Carolina State University

The Northeast region  - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

February 2009:

The Mid-Atlantic Region – University of Maryland, College Park, Feb 11^th.

For information and to sign up for an event in a specific region, please contact Elizabeth at Elizabeth.Haupin@exeloncorp.com

PLAN AHEAD FOR CNS!

The annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference is taking place in Calgary Alberta 31 May to 3 June 2009 with the theme "New Nuclear Frontiers".  The deadline for submission of full papers is 1 February 2009.

November NA-YGN/ANS-YMG Joint Meeting

Save the Date!  November 9-11, 2008 If you already know that you’re planning to attend, we’d love to have you volunteer to participate in the NA-YGN poster contest booth.  Please contact Sarah at sarah.leversee@ge.com. "Putting it All Together: Keys to Organizing Effective Technical Sessions" This is the first in a series of workshops that explore how to make the most of your participation in technical professional meetings and conferences.  In this workshop style short course we will provide an introduction to the process and requirements for organizing a technical session, gain some insight into what makes a session successful from a panel of experienced organizers, and complete an interactive activity that gives you a chance to exercise your technical session planning muscle.

Upcoming Activities
International Uranium Fuel Seminar 2008 October 19-22 Westin Tabor Center Denver, CO https://register.nei.org/conferences/iufsregistrationform.asp
ANS Winter Meeting “Nuclear Power-Ready, Steady, Go” November 9-13 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, NV https://secure.ans.org/meetings/winter/registration/

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