Volume 7, Issue 12: November 5 , 2009
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. If you are interested in helping to put together a bid for us to host the
International Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) in 2012 there is a team forming to pick cities
now. Contact swanson@na-ygn.org<mailto:swanson@na-ygn.org> if you are interested in
helping.
2. This is my final begging effort...If you have been putting off signing up to join
the Fueled by Atoms team for the 5K on November 15, 2009 in Annapolis, please take the
time to do it
now<https://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?event_id=1757642&sub...;.
If you have been putting off donating to our team, please do it
now<http://www.active.com/donate/Fuel_4_Life/MSwanso87>. We are only $85 away from
our goal!
3. Save the Date CORRECTION! The 2010 NA-YGN Annual Professional Development
Conference will be held May 16-18, 2010 in San Francisco, CA. Please correct your
calendars and plan to attend. More information will be coming out soon. Questions in the
meantime? Contact the Professional Development Chair<mailto:pd@na-ygn.org>.
4. Now that the Poster Contest is complete... Let's Take Credit for Community
Outreach Achievements! If your chapter participated in the NA-YGN Annual Drawing Contest
this year, please send Rachelle Benson<mailto:benson@na-ygn.org>, the Public
Information Chair, your success stories. Include in your email 1) the name of the
school(s) you spoke to, 2) how many classrooms you visited, 3) how many students you
reached and 4) how many total posters were submitted to you. Also, if you have pictures of
your presentation, please the photo and a caption (be sure to include the NA-YGN members
names) to Rachelle too.
5. The "Challenges Facing the Young Generation in Nuclear" session at the
YPC needs your input! Please take a minute to answer a 1 question
survey<http://polls.linkedin.com/p/62122/lytpa> on what you think is the largest
challenge facing today's young professional of the nuclear industry.
6. Not able to attend YPC2009, but want to know what's going on? Attending the YPC
and want to share your thoughts? Check out the YPC twitter channel! Follow @YPC2009 and
we'll follow you!
To share your thoughts or connect with other attendees, please use the following twitter
hashtag codes:
#ypc09 What's going on at the YPC?
#ypc09act Be part of the "Challenges Facing the Young Generation in Nuclear"
session!
#ypc09shout Need help or trying to find someone at the ypc?
Not a tweeter? Don't worry, you can follow all of the twitter action at
www.ans-ypc.org<http://www.ans-ypc.org>!
7. Thank you very much for the overwhelming participation in last week's webinar.
Please provide feedback on the webinar using this survey
link<http://www.quia.com/sv/356371.html>. Areva has posted several references and
pictures on their
blog<http://us.arevablog.com/>. A huge thank you to Jacques and
Areva for putting the event together. If you have questions about this webinar or future
webinars please contact the pd chair at pd@na-ygn.org<mailto:pd@na-ygn.org>
8. Go Nuke! Fall edition is
ready<http://www.na-ygn.org/gonuke2/archive/english/2009/fall/fall2009... and it
is packed with varied information about what you can do with a career in Nuclear. If you
are attending career fairs consider printing out (double sided, of course) a few to hand
out. Go Nuke! Winter addition will be published in January focusing on Public Outreach. If
you are interested in writing an article, please email
swanson@na-ygn.org<mailto:swanson@na-ygn.org> by November 10, 2009.
9. On behalf of the 2009 YPC Planning Committee, thank you to our wonderful sponsors
of the 1st embedded topical, 2009 Young Professionals Congress: Working Outside the Box:
Understanding Ourselves As Instruments of Change! Your generous support will help us have
an exciting, thrilling, and complete event! We can't wait to see everyone at the
District of Columbia's Omni Sheraton, November 15th-November 19th!
EINSTEIN SPONSORS ($2,000+)
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas
International Youth Nuclear Congress
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy
FERMI SPONSORS ($1,000)
Duke Energy
Westinghouse Electric Company
CURIE SPONSORS ($500)
TerraPower, LLC
For more information, go to our website at
www.ans-ypc.org<http://www.ans-ypc.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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