Volume 7, Issue 3: July 1, 2009
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. The Congressional Communication Plan has been added to the website. Use this
summer to set up appointments with members of Congress in their home offices. You can find
a leave
behind<http://www.na-ygn.org/publicinfo/leftdocs/Straight%20Talk%20on%...
as well as the
instructions<http://www.na-ygn.org/publicinfo/leftdocs/Congressional%2...
on setting up a meeting on the Public Information portion of the website.
2. The NA-YGN
infrastructure<http://www.na-ygn.org/aboutus2/leftdocs/2009%20NA-YGN%2...
has been updated...Check out the new committee heads and where there are vacancies! This
is a great way to develop skills that will help your leadership abilities or take on a
little bit of leadership if your job responsibilities aren't there yet.
3. Comments on the website? Feel free to send issues with the website or things you
would like to see there to
communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>.
4. Did you submit a summary for the 2009 Young Professionals Congress? Why not
submit an Abstract for IYNC too and present your paper to an international audience of
your peers? International Youth Nuclear Congress 2nd
Call<http://www.iync.org/media-center.html?func=fileinfo&id=112> for Papers.
The IYNC2010 conference will be held the week after the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. The
conference location is the City of Cape Town located in the Western Cape Province. The
venue is the internationally renowned Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC),
which is situated at the foot of the famous Table Mountain. The Deadline for Abstract
Submission is August 3, 2009 and Abstracts should be submitted
here<http://www.conftool.com/iync2010>.
5. Thanks to all who participated in the Alex Flint Webinar. We are working on
getting a summary posted for those who missed it, but as a recap there was 732 registered
participants, 25 local chapters and 8 organizations who are not affiliated with a NA-YGN
Chapter representing Canada, the USA, Universities, National Labs, NRC, US Senate,
Consulting firms, AE firms, Vendors, and Utilities...
6. At the 2009 Workshop Getting to
Yes<http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-Agreement-Without/dp...
was distributed. Read up and get ready for a Book Discussion. Date to be announced in the
future.
1. Upcoming Event in the West: West Regional Conference on August 13-14 at Diablo Canyon
Power Plant. Contact the West Regional Lead<mailto:west@na-ygn.org> for more
information. Looking for another NA-YGN networking opportunity? Ask your local chapter or
regional lead about upcoming regional activities. Regional Lead Contact information can
be found on the NA-YGN
infrastructure<http://www.na-ygn.org/aboutus2/leftdocs/2009%20NA-YGN%2...;.
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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