February 29, 2008

NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volume 5 | Issue 12

DRIVE YOUR SUCCESS: TRAIN FOR TOMORROW!

Join 300+ young professionals from around the continent May 5-6 at the Fairmont in Chicago, IL for a jam-packed time meeting top industry executives, learning more effective communication strategies and be inspired by other young professionals!

Register now and save on registration! http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/naygn

MEMBERS PLEASE VOTE

MARCH 3-7!

Every one counts in the annual election!  At stake are the Vice-Presidency, Professional Development Chair, Treasurer and Canadian Affairs Chair.  If you didn’t receive an e-mail containing your membership ID with an invitation to view the nominations then your membership is not current.  You will need to renew your membership, please e-mail membership@na-ygn.org to get your membership ID sent to you before the election closes.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL KICKED OFF!

NA-YGN has a new group in town.  The Executive Advisory Council has been formed and had their first meeting in February.  The group is made up of senior executives from a variety of companies, laboratories and organizations and was formed to serve as a sounding board for NA-YGN leadership to generate support and funding for the organization as a whole.  If you would like to raise any items to this group that meets quarterly, please contact Amy Buu at buu@na-ygn.org.

Upcoming Activities
20^th Annual Regulatory Information Conference March 11-13, 2008 Bethesda North Marriot Hotel, Rockville, MD http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/ric/
Nuclear Energy Assembly “Energizing a Low-Carbon Future” May 5-7, 2008 Fairmont Hotel Chicago, IL http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/nea/
Canadian Nuclear Society 32^nd Annual Student Conference “Sustainable Energy Through Nuclear Technology” June 1-4 2008 Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada http://www.cns-snc.ca/CNS_Conferences/CNS2008/CNS2008_main.html

2007 POSTER CONTEST WINNERS!

Of the 1500+ drawings received, we’re pleased to announce the winners of the contest (voted on by the membership at the Young Nuclear Congress).  Drumroll please….

1. Allison DiPofi (Westinghouse-PA)

2. Madison Severtsgaard (Quad Cities)

3. Nicole LaPenta (Oyster Creek)

2007 END OF YEAR REPORT AVAILABLE!

Six pages of NA-YGN goodness full of helpful little tidbits about what we’ve done in the last year and where we may be headed in the future…Shoot for the stars in 2008!

http://www.na-ygn.org/aboutus2/leftdocs/NA-YGN%20End%20of%20Year%20Report%20May%202007%20to%20December%202007.pdf

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