Volume 7, Issue 26: May 6, 2010
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Session Writers and Photogs Needed for the 2010 Annual Workshop. If you are
interested, please contact
communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>. Volunteers will have
access to all other session write-ups making your Trip Report a snap!
2. Committee Chairs Needed (some immediately, some in May). If interested in multiple
positions please contact mcandrew@na-ygn.org<mailto:mcandrew@na-ygn.org>.
Immediately Available:
* Promotional Items Chair (contact
treasurer@na-ygn.org<mailto:treasurer@na-ygn.org>)
* Fundraising Chair (contact
treasurer@na-ygn.org<mailto:treasurer@na-ygn.org>)
Available in May or LATER:
* Benchmarking Chair (contact vp@na-ygn.org<mailto:vp@na-ygn.org>)
* Recruitment and Retention Chair (contact
vp@na-ygn.org<mailto:vp@na-ygn.org>)
3. Tell us what you
think<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MBGBPJ> about Knowledge
Transfer! NA-YGN will begin collecting responses for the 2009/2010 career benchmarking
survey from now until May 21, 2010. The focus of this year's survey will be knowledge
transfer. The purpose of the survey is to gauge how the young generation views knowledge
transfer and knowledge transfer programs within the industry. The results will be
presented at the Industry Knowledge Transfer and Retention Conference October 4-9 in
Glendale, AZ. Industry members will be present and the knowledge transfer committee will
sit in. The final report will also be distributed to the local chapters for their use.
4. NA-YGN has received many request from attendees to purchase extra tickets for the
Sunday morning Alcatraz event, but NA-YGN's block is completely sold out of tickets,
however the boat company still has tickets available. If you have guest coming to the
conference with you and they want to visit Alcatraz with the group, please purchase
tickets separately for the 10 or 10:30am boat.
http://www.alcatrazcruises.com/
5. The 2009-10 NA-YGN Annual Report is complete and
posted<http://www.na-ygn.org/aboutus2/leftdocs/2009-10%20NA-YGN%20Annu...;.
6. The CNS is holding its 31st Annual Conference in Montreal May 24 - 27.
This annual conference gathers together scientists, engineers, technologists and students
interested in all aspects and applications of energy from the atom. The central objective
of this conference is to provide a forum for exchange of views on how this technical
enterprise can best serve the needs of humanity, now and in the future. For more
information, please visit
http://conf2010.cns-snc.ca/.
The NA-YGN Professional Development Workshop will be held on May 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 pm,
just prior to the CNS Conference. This workshop is free to attend and all are welcome. The
theme is, "Navigating Your Career." Speakers will be discussing topics such as
"Handling Stress," "Effective Communication," and the World Nuclear
University program. Questions? Contact Canada@na-ygn.org<mailto:Canada@na-ygn.org>
7.
Registration<https://www.conftool.com/iync2010/> for the 2010 International
Youth Nuclear Congress (IYNC) held July 12-18, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa is now
open. IYNC has held five successful conferences around the globe - with delegates
convening in Slovakia (2000), South Korea (2002), Canada (2004), Sweden/Finland (2006),
and Switzerland (2008). The recent IYNC 2008 conference attracted over 330 nuclear
professionals from 30 countries!
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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