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Volume 10, Issue 8: October 11, 2012
NAYGN Announcements:
1. Past, Present, and Future in Nuclear. On November 8th and 9th NAYGN invites you
to a Professional Development Segment and Tour of Canada’s national nuclear laboratories!
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited is opening its doors to NAYGN! If you are interested in an
excellent opportunity for professional development and networking register at
http://www.aecl.ca/Contact/Visit_Registration.htm It’s FREE!!!!, but you must register for
site access clearance prior October 19th. More information is also available through
canada@na-ygn.org<mailto:canada@na-ygn.org>.
2. Welcome to the 14th Annual NAYGN Drawing Contest! This years’ theme is “Roddy
Nuclear Builds Tomorrow” – with an emphasis on the importance of new plant construction
for the future of nuclear and growing energy demands. All drawing contest materials are
available on the NAYGN website, PI committee
page<http://www.na-ygn.org/publicinfo/index.php?Page=drawing>. Each chapter will
need to host their area contests and submit their top 10 drawings by 10/26/12
electronically to Laura DiPinto (laura.dipinto@ge.com<mailto:laura.dipinto@ge.com>).
Voting will take place online this year via the Clean Energy Insight website
(
www.cleanenergyinsight.org<http://www.cleanenergyinsight.org> ). The top 5 drawings
will also be showcased at the 2012 ANS Conference in San Diego, CA, November 11-15, 2012,
and winners will be announced by 12/1/12! Please contact Laura DiPinto with any
questions. Get Excited!
3. NAYGN welcomes our new West Regional Lead, Eric Harvey,
west@na-ygn.org<mailto:west@na-ygn.org>.
4. NAYGN members- please show your support of nuclear. There is an online poll
<
http://t.democracydirect.com/?ti_dn__=3cf3ab98-4c7a-46be-87b8-72070e17803...
being conducted by the Wall Street Journal regarding the future of nuclear energy.
According to the Journal, "The global appetite for energy is growing rapidly as the
population climbs and economies in the developing world quicken their ascent. Yet at the
same time, oil, coal and other fossil fuels that meet the bulk of the world’s energy needs
generate carbon emissions linked to climate change and its potentially harmful
effects."
5. IYNC2012 professional development, plenary
presentations<http://www.na-ygn.org/professionaldevelopment/workshops/...
and
pictures<http://www.na-ygn.org/professionaldevelopment/pics/> are now posted.
For the technical paper summaries, conference participants should refer to the download
instructions in their conference
agendas<http://www.iync.org/iync-2012/conference-program.html>.
6. Want to learn how your Chapter can hold a Letter Writing Campaign targeted towards
energy policymakers in your state and on Capitol Hill? Check out the latest advocacy how
to on Clean Energy Insight here:
http://www.cleanenergyinsight.org/advocacy/lwc/how-to-hold-your-own-naygn...
7. NAYGN is currently looking for a few good men and women- the following positions
are open:
Assistant Webmaster<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>. Are you web-savvy? Do you
want to see NAYGN develop an excellent website? We need your help. Please contact Jana
Thames, communications chair.
Public Information committee –general committee members and regional points of contact for
communications<mailto:pi@na-ygn.org>. We are looking for members who are interested
in getting more involved in advocacy-type activities, and members who are interested in
helping to coordinate advocacy-type communications across their NAYGN region. Interested?
Contact Morgan Davis, public information chair.
Chapter Health committee members<mailto:president@na-ygn.org>. Do you have chapter
leadership experience? We are looking for a team of current and veteran local chapter
leaders who have some passion around helping NAYGN chapters thrive. Contact Duncan
Robinson, past president.
Social Media committee members<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>. Are you an
experienced social media user? Do you have ideas on how to help NAYGN enhance our social
media presence? Please respond with your interest to Jana Thames, communications chair.
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