October 31, 2008

NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volume 6 | Issue 9

ANNUAL CAREER SURVEY!

How’s your career going?  Is the nuclear field what you anticipated?  Please share your experience with us by completing the annual career survey.  Last year we had over 400 folks participate, let’s aim for the stars!  It takes 15-20 minutes to complete and serves the nuclear industry to help retain us and keep us happy.  It can be found at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=f_2bERmMm8t8El8AdiZokHkQ_3d_3d

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

A NEW CHAPTER!

NA-YGN has established a local chapter at Indian Point, their kick-off meeting is November 13.  Please join me in congratulating the newest chapter.

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
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