February 29, 2008
NA-YGN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volume 5 | Issue 12
DRIVE YOUR SUCCESS: TRAIN FOR TOMORROW!
Join 300+ young professionals from around the continent May 5-6 at the Fairmont in
Chicago, IL for a jam-packed time meeting top industry executives, learning more effective
communication strategies and be inspired by other young professionals!
Register now and save on registration!
http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/naygn
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MEMBERS PLEASE VOTE
MARCH 3-7!
Every one counts in the annual election! At stake are the Vice-Presidency, Professional
Development Chair, Treasurer and Canadian Affairs Chair. If you didn't receive an
e-mail containing your membership ID with an invitation to view the nominations then your
membership is not current. You will need to renew your membership, please e-mail
membership@na-ygn.org<mailto:membership@na-ygn.org> to get your membership ID sent
to you before the election closes.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL KICKED OFF!
NA-YGN has a new group in town. The Executive Advisory Council has been formed and had
their first meeting in February. The group is made up of senior executives from a variety
of companies, laboratories and organizations and was formed to serve as a sounding board
for NA-YGN leadership to generate support and funding for the organization as a whole. If
you would like to raise any items to this group that meets quarterly, please contact Amy
Buu at buu@na-ygn.org<mailto:buu@na-ygn.org>.
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Upcoming Activities
20th Annual Regulatory Information Conference
March 11-13, 2008
Bethesda North Marriot Hotel, Rockville, MD
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/ric/
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Nuclear Energy Assembly
"Energizing a Low-Carbon Future"
May 5-7, 2008
Fairmont Hotel Chicago, IL
http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/conferencesandmeetings/nea/
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Canadian Nuclear Society 32nd Annual Student Conference
"Sustainable Energy Through Nuclear Technology"
June 1-4 2008
Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://www.cns-snc.ca/CNS_Conferences/CNS2008/CNS2008_main.html
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2007 POSTER CONTEST WINNERS!
Of the 1500+ drawings received, we're pleased to announce the winners of the contest
(voted on by the membership at the Young Nuclear Congress). Drumroll please....
1. Allison DiPofi (Westinghouse-PA)
2. Madison Severtsgaard (Quad Cities)
3. Nicole LaPenta (Oyster Creek)
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2007 END OF YEAR REPORT AVAILABLE!
Six pages of NA-YGN goodness full of helpful little tidbits about what we've done in
the last year and where we may be headed in the future...Shoot for the stars in 2008!
http://www.na-ygn.org/aboutus2/leftdocs/NA-YGN%20End%20of%20Year%20Report...
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>