May 16, 2008

NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volume 6 | Issue 1

2008 NA-YGN Workshop-A Success!

Nearly 300 young professionals gathered in Chicago and took full advantage of the networking and development opportunities provided by two dense days.  You can see some of what you missed at http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8ActWrVs1ZOX2A

Presentations will be available soon on www.na-ygn.org

Attendees-got pictures to share?  Please send to publications@na-ygn.org

Plant the seeds now with your management to attend next year’s workshop in Washington D.C. May 15-17, 2009.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Wherever your skills lie, NA-YGN has a place for you to help out!  Let us know where your interests are!

Live in the Carolinas region?  We need a lead! mcandrew@na-ygn.org

A survey and spreadsheet lover?  We need a CTS lead!

kurzeja@na-ygn.org

An active environmentalist?  The Conservation Committee wants you! jjoyner@southernco.com

The next Hemingway?  Writers needed for Communications Committee tobin@na-ygn.org

Aspirations of hosting the Grammy’s?  Get some practice with the NA-YGN Awards Committee awards@na-ygn.org

Skilled event planner?  (weddings count!) The Program Committee would love to have you!  bishoptc@westinghouse.com

Professional development your cup of tea?  Get us brewing with a monthly program (see below for details) bowie@na-ygn.org

Computer god/goddess?  Our website volunteers need some help (especially html-ers!) williams@na-ygn.org

Sucker for Knowledge?  The Knowledge Transfer team needs your experience!  kt@na-ygn.org

CURIOUS ABOUT THE CORE?

Want to start a new NA-YGN chapter? Contact the VP, Mike Kurzeja, vp@na-ygn.org Have something you'd like to share in our next GoNuke? Contact our Communications Chair, Jenny Tobin, communications@na-ygn.org Want to join the NA-YGN Sponsorship Club? Contact our Treasurer, Adam Strange, treasurer@na-ygn.org.

New Professional Development Focus

Professional development is one of the founding principles of NA-YGN and the Core decided to re-commit ourselves to this important tenet by offering a monthly professional development presentation and talking points to our 50 local chapters.  Some ideas for topics include: business etiquette, developing a personalized career path and how to manage collegues with more experience. We are in need of a lead and team members for the Professional Development "Hot Topics" drive for the year.  This role entails enabling a monthly PD workshop via the internet, coordinating qualified speakers, and ensuring materials are passed on to website team.  The committee members would need to commit about 4-6 hours over several months, but would have the opportunity to lead a project from conception to completion and would significantly build their network.  The committee lead would need to commit 1hr per week and have an extensive network.

Upcoming Activities
Workhour Rule Workshop May 19-20, 2008 Washington Marriot, Washington D.C. http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/whrw
ANS Annual Meeting “Nuclear Science and Technology: Now Arriving on Main Street” June 8-12, 2008 Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, CA http://www.ans.org/meetings/annual/
Canadian Nuclear Society 29^th Annual Conference (Student Session Embedded) “Sustainable Development 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
Human Performance: Observations, Root Cause, Corrective Action (HPRCT) 14^th Annual Conference “Get it Straight* 2008” June 16-20, 2008 Delta Meadowvale, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada www.hprct.org
Fuel Cycle Information Exchange-3^rd Annual Seminar No Registration Fee! June 17-18, 2008 NRC Headquarters Rockville, MD http://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/idmws/doccontent.dll?library=PU_ADAMS^PBNTAD01&ID=080420161
Health Physics Society- 53^rd Annual Meeting July 13-17, 2008 David L. Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, PA http://hps.org/meetings/meeting14.html

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