Volume 7, Issue 7: August 27, 2009
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. The PI Chair is looking for a chair for the Video
Committee. This is a great way to develop skills that will help your
leadership abilities or take on a little bit of leadership if your job responsibilities
aren’t there yet.
2.
The Young
Professional Congress Meeting Registration
is OPEN! The
YPC embedded topical registration fee is included as part of the registration
fee for the 2009 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo. For ANS Young
Members, the registration fee is $530.00 (USD) if paid by October 19, 2009.
After that date, the registration fee for ANS Young Members is $630.00 (USD).
Hotel Registration is also open
until October 19, however the reduced rate fills up quickly.
3. Good News! The deadline for submitting
abstracts for the 2010 IYNC has been extended. The new deadline is Monday, September 14, 2009. If you know anything about one
of the following topics you should submit an Abstract here.
It is a great way to represent your company, develop your presentation skills,
create an international network, and give you something to brag about on your
performance appraisal. Questions about technical tracks should be directed to
Canada’s own Bharath
Nangia.
Track 1:
Plant Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Track 2: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Track 3: Nuclear Policies, Economics and Human resources
Track 4: Nuclear Materials, Chemistry and Structural Integrity
Track 5: Radiation Science and Medical Applications
Track 6: Fusion Science and Technology
Track 7: Reactor Safety
Track 8: Thermal-Hydraulics
Track 9: Reactor Core Design, Simulation and Modeling
Track 10: Young Generation Activities
The IYNC2010 conference
will be held the week after the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The
conference location is the City of Cape Town located in the Western Cape
Province. The venue is the internationally renowned Cape Town International
Convention Center (CTICC), which is situated at the foot of the
famous Table Mountain.
4. Better News! IYNC is looking for help
reviewing the Abstracts and Papers for the above. Each Track has a Track Chair,
who assigns and coordinates reviews between reviewers as well as performs
several reviews. If you are looking for a challenging (read time consuming)
project please apply. However if this is your first year and would like to
dabble in helping please forward your resume to Canada’s own Bharath
Nangia and request to be a Reviewer. You will also need to indicate which
tracks you have experience and interest in helping with. It will be forwarded
to the respective Track chair.
5. Roddy the Fuel Pellet is back for the
11th annual Poster Contest to educate 4th and 5th grade students
about the wonders of nuclear science and technology! We’ve got the basics
to help your presentation to your local schools inspire the best posters from
these students by the deadline of October 30, 2009. Any
questions email mailto:pi@na-ygn.org.
6. The
summer issue of Go Nuke! is posted on
the website. Read up! And now we are getting ready for the October issue of Go Nuke.
The general focus is what you can do with/for your career in nuclear. If
you are interested in writing an article (we have a few people identified to
interview) or articles you would like to see, please contact communications@na-ygn.org
ASAP! All articles need to be submitted by September
15, 2009.
Misha Swanson
Communications Chair
North American Young Generation
in Nuclear
p: 410-470-3449
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