Volume 7, Issue 17: January 14, 2010
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Due TOMORROW (1/15/2010): Local Chapter End of Year Reports! The Local Chapter
Leads should send all completed reports to the US Affairs
Chair<mailto:usa@na-ygn.org>.
2. Last Chance to Register: Our next webinar topic is "Speaking effectively about
nuclear energy" presented by Brian Meeley, vice president of communications firm
Potomac Communications Group, Inc. The presentation will outline the fundamentals of
messaging and risk communications to deliver compelling presentations to both large and
small audiences. The webinar will take place on Thursday, January 21 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time. Attendance is limited, registration is required. Please try to register
as chapters where possible. To register fill out the survey at
http://www.quia.com/sv/363991.html. To find out if your chapter has registered contact
webinars@na-ygn.org<mailto:webinars@na-ygn.org>.
3. 2010/2011 Elections Are Just Around the Corner! Open positions will include
Canadian Affairs Chair, Treasurer, Professional Development Chair and Vice President.
Please send nominations to Brent Williams<mailto:williams@na-ygn.org> (Past
President) for these positions by January 30, 2010.
4. The winter issue of Go Nuke! is
posted<http://www.na-ygn.org/gonuke2/currentissue/currentissue.pdf> on the website
and attached. Read up all about Public Outreach! If you are interested in writing an
article for the April edition, please contact
communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>. All articles need to
be submitted by February 9, 2010.
5. Award nominations for our annual awards that are given out at the May Workshop
(Excellence, Chapter Achievement, Future) will be accepted through February 12th. The
website
homepage<http://www.na-ygn.org/index/index.html> now has descriptions and
links. For more information and/or questions contact
awards@na-ygn.org<mailto:awards@na-ygn.org>.
6. Sponsors Needed for the NA-YGN Professional Development Conference held May 16-18,
2010 in San Francisco. Please work with your organizations and consider supporting the
NA-YGN conference. Available sponsorships are available at all price points. Contact
fundraiser@na-ygn.org<mailto:fundraiser@na-ygn.org> for more information. Questions
about the Conference? Contact the Professional Development
Chair<mailto:pd@na-ygn.org>.
7. Charlotte has been selected as the city for the NA-YGN bid to host the 2012
International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC). If you are interested in helping to put
together this bid, please contact swanson@na-ygn.org<mailto:swanson@na-ygn.org>.
Misha Swanson
Communications Chair
North American Young Generation in Nuclear
e: swanson@na-ygn.org<mailto:swanson@na-ygn.org>
p: 410-470-3449
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