Volume 10, Issue 6: September 13, 2012
NAYGN Announcements:
1. Welcome to the 14th Annual NAYGN Drawing Contest! This years’ theme is “Roddy Nuclear Builds Tomorrow” – with an emphasis on the importance of new plant construction for the future of nuclear and growing energy demands. All drawing contest materials are available on the NAYGN website, PI committee page. Each chapter will need to host their area contests and submit their top 10 drawings by 10/26/12 electronically to Laura DiPinto (laura.dipinto@ge.com). Voting will take place online this year via the Clean Energy Insight website (www.cleanenergyinsight.org ). The top 5 drawings will also be showcased at the 2012 ANS Conference in San Diego, CA, November 11-15, 2012, and winners will be announced by 12/1/12! Please contact Laura DiPinto with any questions. Get Excited!
2. IYNC2012 professional development and plenary presentations are now posted. For the technical paper summaries, conference participants should refer to the download instructions in their conference agendas.
3. Canadian NAYGN will be hitting the Hill this year October 1st for their second annual NU Energy Hill Day. Companies from across Canada will be meeting in Ottawa, Ontario for meetings with Parliamentarians to provide key messages and a fresh perspective to Nuclear in Canada! If you’re interested in representing your chapter, company, and the nuclear industry, please contact your local chapter lead to see how you can support!
4. Past, Present, and Future in Nuclear. On November 9th NA-YGN invites you to a Professional Development Segment and Tour of Canada’s national nuclear laboratories! Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is opening its doors to NA-YGN! If you are interested in an excellent opportunity for professional development and networking, a brief and invitation will be sent out to your local chapter leads in the next while with further information and a registration link! It’s FREE, but you must register for site access clearance. More information is also available through canada@na-ygn.org
5. NAYGN is working to educate the public about what it is like being a working mother in the nuclear sector. We would love to be able to have some of our membership submit personalized stories on how you are successfully navigating a nuclear career as well as motherhood. These kinds of stories have been extremely well received in the past. See the attached flier from Mothers in Nuclear for the submission dates and topics. The first topic is “Plant Life” and the due date is September 30th. Please submit your entries to Elizabeth McAndrew-Benevides (mcandrew@na-ygn.org) as she will be compiling all of the entries and posting them on the Clean Energy Insights blog.
6. Want to learn how your Chapter can hold a Letter Writing Campaign targeted towards energy policymakers in your state and on Capitol Hill? Check out the latest advocacy how to on Clean Energy Insight here: http://www.cleanenergyinsight.org/advocacy/lwc/how-to-hold-your-own-naygn-letter-writing-campaign/
7. NEI can now be found on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/nuclearenergyi/ . This is a public outreach effort to reach a new audience with the nuclear message and to make sure there are positive nuclear images to counter all the negative ones. Please follow NEI!
8. NAYGN is currently looking for a few good men and women- the following positions are open:
West regional lead. Do you have some chapter leadership experience? Are you physically located in the NAYGN west region? We are looking for someone to coordinate regional-level activities and events. Contact Chris Hearn, US affairs chair.
Professional Development committee members. Did you enjoy IYNC2012 or previous NAYGN conferences? We are looking for committee members to help develop and lead a great 2013 NAYGN conference. Get your foot in the door now, planning is already underway. Contact Bobby Ashworth, professional development chair.
Assistant Webmaster and website team. Are you web-savvy? Do you want to see NAYGN develop an excellent website? We need your help. Please contact Jana Thames, communications chair.
Public Information committee –general committee members and regional points of contact for communications. We are looking for members who are interested in getting more involved in advocacy-type activities, and members who are interested in helping to coordinate advocacy-type communications across their NAYGN region. Interested? Contact Morgan Davis, public information chair.
Chapter Health committee members. Do you have chapter leadership experience? We are looking for a team of current and veteran local chapter leaders who have some passion around helping NAYGN chapters thrive. Contact Duncan Robinson, past president.
Social Media committee members. Are you an experienced social media user? Do you have ideas on how to help NAYGN enhance our social media presence? Please respond with your interest to Morgan Davis, public information chair.
Southeast Regional Lead. Responses are due by 9/14/12 to Chris Hearn, US affairs chair
Jana Thames
NAYGN Communications Chair
thames@na-ygn.org or communications@na-ygn.org
912-366-2204 1-800-722-7774