October 17, 2008
NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volume 6 | Issue 8
NUCLEAR IN THE MEDIA
"The Nuclear Option" (premiered on Tuesday, October 14th) will re-air on Sunday,
October 19th at 10PM. CNBC continues to go inside the energy crisis with its next CNBC
Original Production, "The Nuclear Option."
"The Nuclear Option" explores how nuclear power works, the benefits, and the
challenges of this energy source. Is the nuclear option the best energy solution to
pursue? CNBC's Melissa Francis attempts to answer this question, with rare access and
revealing interviews with the energy debate's key players.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26942829?__source=RSS*blog*&par=RSS
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POSTER CONTEST TIME!
It's back-to-school for the kids and so time for your local chapter to encourage
nuclear knowledge in the younger set. And what better way to do that than breaking out
the crayons to submit a poster for the annual NA-YGN poster contest?!?!
As always, judging will be completed by our membership attending the ANS meeting in
November and more details can be found on our website
http://www.na-ygn.org/publicinfo/leftdocs/2008%20NA-YGN%20Poster%20Contes...
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World Nuclear University!
Imagine a summer overseas building an international network of nuclear collegues....That
opportunity could be yours with the World Nuclear University. This unique summer program
is designed for young professionals (and students) to globalize the nuclear field and
thinking about the big picture.
Application details at
http://www.world-nuclear-university.org/html/summer_institute/index.htm
NA-YGN is Green and Proud!
Have you seen the latest issue of the "Conserving Tomorrow" Newsletter? The
fall edition compares what the candidates said during the primaries to today's
positions. Check it out at
www.na-ygn.org<http://www.na-ygn.org/>.
Are you interested in writing for "Conserving Tomorrow"? Are you interested in
helping the Conservation Committee with other projects including planning and hosting
sessions at the 2009 convention? Please contact Jessica Joyner at
conservation@na-ygn.org<mailto:conservation@na-ygn.org>.
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2009 Young Professionals Congress
Also needed for the conference are a Marketing Chair, Special Events Chair, Web Developer
and Webmaster. If you'd like to be involved in the planning but don't want to
commit to anything, you can join the monthly calls on the first Tuesday of every month
(i.e. November 4). Please contact Amy for more information
buu@na-ygn.com<mailto:buu@na-ygn.com>.
Please keep the 2009 NA-YGN PD Conference May 17-19 in Washington DC and 2009 Young
Professionals Embedded Topical at the 2009 ANS Winter Meeting November 15-19, 2009 in
Washington DC also in your plans for 2009 budgeting!
Regional Career Fairs
Each NA-YGN region has selected a university and a timeframe for their career fair. The
following Career Fairs and Information Sessions are currently planned:
November 2008:
The Southeast region - University of Tennessee - Knoxville, on Nov 6-7
December 2008:
The West region - University of New Mexico on Dec 1-2.
January 2009:
The Carolinas region - South Carolina State University
The Northeast region - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
February 2009:
The Mid-Atlantic Region - University of Maryland, College Park, Feb 11th.
For information and to sign up for an event in a specific region, please contact Elizabeth
at Elizabeth.Haupin@exeloncorp.com<mailto:Elizabeth.Haupin@exeloncorp.com>
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PLAN AHEAD FOR CNS!
The annual Canadian Nuclear Society Conference is taking place in Calgary Alberta 31 May
to 3 June 2009 with the theme "New Nuclear Frontiers". The deadline for
submission of full papers is 1 February 2009.
November NA-YGN/ANS-YMG
Joint Meeting
Save the Date! November 9-11, 2008
If you already know that you're planning to attend, we'd love to have you
volunteer to participate in the NA-YGN poster contest booth. Please contact Sarah at
sarah.leversee@ge.com<mailto:sarah.leversee@ge.com>.
"Putting it All Together: Keys to Organizing Effective Technical Sessions"
This is the first in a series of workshops that explore how to make the most of your
participation in technical professional meetings and conferences. In this workshop style
short course we will provide an introduction to the process and requirements for
organizing a technical session, gain some insight into what makes a session successful
from a panel of experienced organizers, and complete an interactive activity that gives
you a chance to exercise your technical session planning muscle.
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Upcoming Activities
International Uranium Fuel Seminar 2008
October 19-22
Westin Tabor Center Denver, CO
https://register.nei.org/conferences/iufsregistrationform.asp
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ANS Winter Meeting
"Nuclear Power-Ready, Steady, Go"
November 9-13
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, NV
https://secure.ans.org/meetings/winter/registration/
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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>