Volume 7, Issue 25: April 22, 2010

NA-YGN Announcements:

1. Registration for the 2010 NA-YGN Professional Development Conference held May 16-18, 2010 in San Francisco is now open. Please register and book your hotel now. Questions about the Conference? Contact the Professional Development Chair.

2. “Let San Francisco Captivate You!” NA-YGN Conference attendees participating in the special event Sunday morning, May 16 will be given the opportunity to see San Francisco and visit the famous Alcatraz State Park while networking with other conference attendees. Attendees should be aware that this event will require lots of walking, so please dress appropriately! Plenty of time has been provided in the agenda to allow attendees to shower and change before the 2pm start of the conference sessions back at the hotel. NA-YGN has received many request from attendees to purchase extra tickets , but NA-YGN’s block is completely sold out of tickets, however the boat company still has tickets available. If you have guest coming to the conference with you and they want to visit Alcatraz with the group, please purchase tickets separately for the 10 or 10:30am boat. http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/

3. Spring GoNuke! is posted on the website. Read up all about the upcoming Conference! If you are attending the Conference and want to write an article about it contact me!

4. Session Writers and Photogs Needed for the 2010 Annual Workshop. If you are interested, please contact communications@na-ygn.org.

5. Committee Chairs Needed (some immediately, some in May). If interested in multiple positions please contact mcandrew@na-ygn.org.

Immediately Available:

· Promotional Items Chair (contact treasurer@na-ygn.org)

· Fundraising Chair (contact treasurer@na-ygn.org)

· Outreach Materials Lead (contact pi@na-ygn.org)

· Annual Drawing Contest Lead (contact pi@na-ygn.org)

Available in May or LATER:

· Benchmarking Chair (contact vp@na-ygn.org)

· Recruitment and Retention Chair (contact vp@na-ygn.org)

6. Wisconsin students' 8-minute video on nuclear energy is the grand prize winner out of more than 1,000 entries in this year's CSPAN StudentCam contest.

7. Local Chapter Leads teleconference today, April 29 from 3 - 3:30pm EST.

This is a “special” teleconference in addition to our usual bi-monthly calls. The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss the annual conference coming up May 16-18 in San Francisco, CA. Representatives from the NA-YGN Professional Development Committee will be on the line to make sure that you get the latest information. If you are not a local chapter lead but you have questions about the conference, team up with your local chapter lead to participate in this call. Questions? Contact usa@na-ygn.org

8. The CNS is holding its 31st Annual Conference in Montreal May 24 - 27.

This annual conference gathers together scientists, engineers, technologists and students interested in all aspects and applications of energy from the atom. The central objective of this conference is to provide a forum for exchange of views on how this technical enterprise can best serve the needs of humanity, now and in the future. For more information, please visit http://conf2010.cns-snc.ca/.

The NA-YGN Professional Development Workshop will be held on May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m, just prior to the CNS Conference. This workshop is free to attend and all are welcome. The theme is, "Navigating Your Career." Speakers will be discussing topics such as "Handling Stress," "Effective Communication," and the World Nuclear University program. Questions? Contact Canada@na-ygn.org

9. Registration for the 2010 International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) held July 12-18, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa is now open. IYNC has held five successful conferences around the globe – with delegates convening in Slovakia (2000), South Korea (2002), Canada (2004), Sweden/Finland (2006), and Switzerland (2008). The recent IYNC 2008 conference attracted over 330 nuclear professionals from 30 countries!

Misha Swanson

Communications Chair

North American Young Generation in Nuclear

e: swanson@na-ygn.org

p: 410-470-3449