March 17, 2008
NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volume 5 | Issue 13
DRIVE YOUR SUCCESS: TRAIN FOR TOMORROW!
Join 300+ young professionals from around the continent May 5-6 at the Fairmont in
Chicago, IL for a jam-packed time meeting top industry executives, learning more effective
communication strategies and be inspired by other young professionals!
Register now and save on registration!
http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/naygn
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ELECTION RESULTS!!!!
Our fully contested election has provided 4 new leaders to live out the NA-YGN mission on
the Core. The official turnover will occur at the May workshop but please congratulate
our newly elected Core members:
Vice President: Michael Kurzeja
Treasurer: Adam Strange
Professional Development Chair:
Jennifer Bowie
Canadian Affairs Chair: Tracy Edwards
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EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS AND GET NUCLEAR UPDATES!
Recruitment for the Nuclear Advocacy Network (NAN): As a member, you will receive e-mail
action alerts, information and critical news about current nuclear energy issues that may
be pending in Congress or at the state level. The network will help you influence the
outcome of these issues by providing ways to reach policymakers in an effective and timely
way. These action alerts will instruct you on how to access your congressional and state
representatives to express your views on nuclear-related issues.
To join, please visit the NAN website at
www.nuclearadvocacynetwork.com<http://www.nuclearadvocacynetwork.com/> and register
as a nuclear advocate! Be sure to use the key word uranium to join - recruitment is by
invite only. This key word will only work in March so register now!
NEW KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT BLOGSPACE!
The Knowledge Transfer committee has been hard at work and has created a new opportunity
for interacting with your peers at
http://list.ans.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/naygn-kt.
Check it out!
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Upcoming Activities
Nuclear Energy Assembly
"Energizing a Low-Carbon Future"
May 5-7, 2008
Fairmont Hotel Chicago, IL
http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/nea/
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Canadian Nuclear Society 32nd Annual Student Conference
"Sustainable Energy 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
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Upcoming Public Meeting Action!
Exercise your Public Information campaigns by participating these upcoming NRC meetings:
March 18 Regulatory Safety Performance at Honeywell
March 19 Calvert Cliffs Environmental Scoping for New Reactor
April 3 Bellafonte Environmental Scoping for New Reactor
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<mailto:naygn@na-ygn.org>