Volume 7, Issue 3:  July 1, 2009

NA-YGN Announcements:

 

1.       The Congressional Communication Plan has been added to the website. Use this summer to set up appointments with members of Congress in their home offices. You can find a leave behind as well as the instructions on setting up a meeting on the Public Information portion of the website.

 

2.       The NA-YGN infrastructure has been updated…Check out the new committee heads and where there are vacancies! This is a great way to develop skills that will help your leadership abilities or take on a little bit of leadership if your job responsibilities aren’t there yet.

 

3.       Comments on the website?  Feel free to send issues with the website or things you would like to see there to communications@na-ygn.org.

 

4.       Did you submit a summary for the 2009 Young Professionals Congress? Why not submit an Abstract for IYNC too and present your paper to an international audience of your peers? International Youth Nuclear Congress 2nd Call for Papers.  The IYNC2010 conference will be held the week after the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. The conference location is the City of Cape Town located in the Western Cape Province. The venue is the internationally renowned Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC), which is situated at the foot of the famous Table Mountain. The Deadline for Abstract Submission is August 3, 2009 and Abstracts should be submitted here.

 

5.       Thanks to all who participated in the Alex Flint Webinar. We are working on getting a summary posted for those who missed it, but as a recap there was 732 registered participants, 25 local chapters and 8 organizations who are not affiliated with a NA-YGN Chapter representing Canada, the USA, Universities, National Labs, NRC, US Senate, Consulting firms, AE firms, Vendors, and Utilities…

 

6.       At the 2009 Workshop Getting to Yes was distributed. Read up and get ready for a Book Discussion. Date to be announced in the future.

 

  1. Upcoming Event in the West: West Regional Conference on August 13-14 at Diablo Canyon Power Plant. Contact the West Regional Lead for more information.  Looking for another NA-YGN networking opportunity? Ask your local chapter or regional lead about upcoming regional activities.  Regional Lead Contact information can be found on the NA-YGN infrastructure.

 

 

 

 

Misha Swanson

Communications Chair

North American Young Generation in Nuclear

e: swanson@na-ygn.org

p: 410-470-3449

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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