June 13, 2008

NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volume 6 | Issue 3

NA-YGN- Bein’ the Voice!

Vice-President Michael Kurzeja will be representing all of our members in signing CASEnergy Coalition’s “Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance” to be released at a press event June 17^th. 

More reason to watch the news!

Information about Clean and Safe Energy (CASEnergy) Coalition can be found at http://www.cleansafeenergy.org/

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Wherever your skills lie, NA-YGN has a place for you to help out!  Let us know where your interests are!

Skilled event planner?  (weddings count!) The Program Committee would love to have you!  bishoptc@westinghouse.com

Professional development your cup of tea?  Get us brewing with a monthly program (see below for details) bowie@na-ygn.org

Sucker for Knowledge?  The Knowledge Transfer team needs your experience!  kt@na-ygn.org

Summer Reading…

Even if you’re not in school anymore, you’re probably doing some great summer reading.  NA-YGN would love to hear about favorite books about the nuclear industry, supply chain or professsional development works.  Your book review could even be featured in a member announcement or GoNuke!

Some that I recently enjoyed include:

Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means-Albert Laszlo Barabasi

The Radioactive Boyscout-Ken Silverstein

Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy-Gwyneth Cravens

Contact Jenny Tobin if interested tobin@na-ygn.org

New GoNuke Edition!
Read about the poster contest winners, what your local chapters are up to and a parting message from our outgoing president Ms. Amy Buu. http://www.na-ygn.org/gonuke2/ Contact tobin@na-ygn.org if you’d like to contribute to the next edition!

Upcoming Activities
Human Performance: Observations, Root Cause, Corrective Action (HPRCT) 14^th Annual Conference “Get it Straight* 2008” June 16-20, 2008 Delta Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada www.hprct.org
Fuel Cycle Information Exchange-3^rd Annual Seminar No Registration Fee! June 17-18, 2008 NRC Headquarters Rockville, MD http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/idmws/doccontent.dll?library=PU_ADAMS^PBNTAD01&ID=080420161
D.C Metro ANS/NA-YGN Potluck Picnic! June 28, 2008 Seneca Creek Park Gaithersburg, MD Contact Jenny Tobin for more info: tobin@na-ygn.org
Health Physics Society- 53^rd Annual Meeting July 13-17, 2008 David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA http://hps.org/meetings/meeting14.html
Global Nuclear Renaissance Summit July 22-25, 2008 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Alexandria, VA https://www.signup4.net/Public/ap.aspx?EID=RADW20E
Women in Nuclear July 21-23, 2008 The Westin Charlotte, NC http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/uswin/

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