Volume 9, Issue 9: September 15, 2011
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Plans for the annual Southeast Regional Conference are well under way. The conference will be hosted by Florida Power and Light and will be held at the Jupiter Beach Resort in Jupiter Florida November 2-4. Registration will open soon and be accessible via the new Southeast Region website: www.se-ygn.org The Southeast Region will sponsor a beach clean-up along with Friends of Jupiter Beach, a nonprofit organization, at the SE regional conference on Friday, Nov. 4.
2. It's the for the 13th Annual NA-YGN Drawing Contest! This year's theme is, "Roddy Nuclear Powers the World." Check out the NA-YGN website for rules and planning timeframes on how your chapter can present to 4th and 5th graders on nuclear science and technology. Last year over 1,000 posters were submitted reaching students all over North America. Help us reach out to more students this Fall before the deadline of October 21, 2011.
3. We need your help! The NA-YGN Benchmarking Committee is looking for volunteers and a committee lead to help with a member survey. If interested, please email Kristin Zaitz, vp@na-ygn.org
4. Please participate in a survey on improving communications about Japan - Following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi this spring, we have all been engaged in telling the story of our industry and the value we bring to our communities and the U.S. We would like your insights from the conversations you have had – whether to an audience of 50 or with your friends and neighbors – we’d like to learn what you’ve been hearing. The nuclear industry will use this information to create products that nuclear supporters like you can use to help the public better understand our industry and address the issues that arise. Please take a few moments to complete the survey through the link below. We’ll report back about your input through the NA-YGN newsletter soon. Thank you for all you do to support the nuclear industry in the U.S. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HJY6TSQ
5. NA-YGN members are invited to join the Young Professionals Congress, which is jointly organized by the Young Members Group of the American Nuclear Society and the NA-YGN. Within this venue, young professionals have the opportunity to develop non-technical professional skills, network among their peers and explore the roles and functions of industry organizations, such as ANS and NA-YGN.
Being a part of YPC2011 also gives participants full access to the 2011 ANS Winter Meeting, Technology Expo and 2011 Small Modular Reactor Embedded Topical!
This year’s ANS Winter Meeting will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC on October 31st-November 3rd. Early registration deadline is October 7, 2011.
For more information: www.ans-ypc.org.
6. NA-YGN’s Clean Energy Insight website is look for writers. What did your NA-YGN Chapter accomplish this summer? Showcase any pro-nuclear advocacy or community service activities on Clean Energy Insight, NA-YGN’s blogging arm. Visit www.cleanenergyinsight.org to see example posts. Share with colleagues and friends. Email us at cleanenergyinsight@na-ygn.org for more information.
7. IYNC 2012 Call For Papers! The IYNC 2012 conference will supplement NA-YGN’s annual professional development conference with several technical tracks. Young professionals and students from around the world will have the opportunity to present their research papers to an audience of their peers. The current deadline for summaries is November 1st. See the flyer or visit www.iync.org for more information. Click here for summary submission guidelines. Please forward the Call for Papers flyer to your colleagues!
Jana Thames
NA-YGN Communications Chair
thames@na-ygn.org or communications@na-ygn.org
912-537-5965