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Volume 10, Issue 15: March 8, 2013
NAYGN Announcements:
1. NAYGN Members: We have reset membership status for all our members as part of our
annual membership renewal drive. We reset our membership in conjunction with elections
each year to ensure we have an accurate membership count.
In order to remain an active member of NAYGN you MUST login to our new website at
www.naygn.org<http://naygn.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f23840f61...
and renew your membership.
Please click the link here RENEW
MEMBERSHIP!<http://naygn.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f23840f61e...
Individuals who do not renew will be converted to inactive status and will no longer
receive information from NAYGN. You will NOT be automatically renewed. YOU MUST TAKE
ACTION TO REMAIN AN ACTIVE MEMBER. Once you have renewed you will be able to vote in our
annual election of Core officers.
Please Renew and Vote today!
2. Register to attend the 2013 NAYGN Professional Development Conference. The 2013
North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) annual workshop will be held May 12-14
in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year's workshop is "Securing the Future of
Nuclear: Safety, Technology and Leadership." Please register early to have your
choice of sessions and to get the early registration fee. Registration fees increase to
$600 after April 17. To register, please visit:
http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/naygn
3. Volunteer at NAYGN Professional Development Conference – Get Involved! Are you
planning to attend the NAYGN Professional Development conference in May? We need your
help! The NAYGN Professional Development Committee is seeking volunteers to write about
their experiences at the conference. Volunteers will be asked to take pictures during
the sessions, help summarize the sessions, and provide their overall perspectives about
the conference. If interested in this opportunity, please contact Alejandra Villarreal at
avillarr@bechtel.com<mailto:avillarr@bechtel.com>. Conference reporting is an easy
way to justify conference attendance to your management.
4. Are you interested in participating on the NAYGN Awards Committee? Please reply
to Giovanna
Montanes-Durand<mailto:Montanes-DurandPG@INPO.org?subject=NAYGN%20Awards%20Committee>
by March 11th for more information and to join.
5. Save the Date - Hill Day Webinar! Please join us on April 25 from 3 pm to 4 pm
EST for an overview of the Hill Day activities for the 2013 NAYGN Conference. Even if you
do not plan to attend the conference, please consider attending. The webinar will provide
information about government affairs and recommendations for how young professionals can
become advocates to policy makers about the benefits from nuclear science and technology.
Please mark your calendars for the webinar. Registration details will be provided in the
coming weeks at
www.naygn.org<http://www.naygn.org>.
6. Career Fair Volunteers Needed – NAYGN will be sponsoring a booth at the upcoming
National Society of Black Engineers conference in Indianapolis, IN on March 28, 29 and 30.
Two complimentary registrations are available to NAYGN members interested in working the
career fair. If interested, contact Sushank Saha at
randr@na-ygn.org<mailto:randr@na-ygn.org>.
7. NAYGN members, do you have great events or activities going on in your NAYGN
chapter that are worth sharing with the rest of your NAYGN peers? The NAYGN official
website (
www.naygn.org<http://www.naygn.org>) is always looking for more content
from our many chapters so that we are better informed and connected. If your chapter has a
story to share, please email it to
communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org> and do include pictures.
These materials will be used to populate our website blog and may be referenced/duplicated
on our Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages. We look forward to hearing about your great
work.
Jana Thames
NAYGN Communications Chair
thames@na-ygn.org<mailto:thames@na-ygn.org> or
communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>
912-366-2204 1-800-722-7774