Volume 8, Issue 10: November 11, 2010
NA-YGN Announcements:
1. Register now for the Southeast Regional Event! The Entergy Chapter's of NA-YGN
will be hosting the 2nd annual Southeast Regional Event in New Orleans, LA on November
18th and 19th, 2010, but you don't have to be a member of the southeast region to
register! If you'd like to register for this event, please enter the INPO website
using your company log-in and then click this
link<http://www.inpo.org/onlineregistration/or_OnlineRegistration.asp?... to
ensure you get registered! If you do not have access to the INPO website, please email
Giovanna
Montañes-Durand<mailto:Montanes-DurandPG@INPO.org?subject=Register%20me%20for%20the%20NAYGN%20SE%20Regional%20Event!>
and she can register you for the event. Please see the event on the NA-YGN calendar to
view the agenda. For more information, contact Patrick
Mason<mailto:pmason1?subject=I'd%20like%20more%20information%20-%20NAYGN%20SE%20Region%20Event>,
the event chair.
2. NA-YGN has kicked off a new initiative called +One. This project is a joint
knowledge transfer and professional development initiative targeted at helping NA-YGN
members become engaged with the industry's technical decision making activities. The
first +One program with the Nuclear Energy Institute is ready to receive applications.
Interested individuals can learn more about +One by clicking
here<http://www.na-ygn.org/professionaldevelopment/index.php?Page=plus...;.
3. NA-YGN has added a new chapter! Welcome Zachry Nuclear Engineering's
Charlotte, NC location as our newest addition.
4. Potential tracks for IYNC (Charlotte 2012) have been announced and are looking for
Track Chairs and reviewers. If you are interested in helping out in any of these areas
contact the North American Liaison<mailto:swanson@na-ygn.org> for IYNC.
Track 1 Plant Design Construction, Operation and Maintenance
1.1 Design
1.2 Construction
1.3 Operation
1.4 Maintenance
Track 2 Thermal Hydraulics
Track 3 Core design, simulation and modeling
Track 4 Nuclear Materials, Chemistry and Structural Integrity
Track 5 Advanced and Innovative Nuclear Systems
Track 6 Fusion Science and Technology
Track 7 Reactor Safety and Human Factors
Track 8 Radiation Science and Medical Applications
Track 9 Policies, Safeguards, Economics and HR in Nuclear
Track 10 Young Generation Activities
Track 11 Professional Development-Strategic Planning
5. The Fall Issue of GoNuke! is available. Check it out
here<http://www.na-ygn.org/gonuke2/currentissue/currentissue.pdf>. Lots of articles
about what you can do with your career in nuclear and for your career in nuclear,
including why you should run for an NA-YGN office. The Winter Issue of GoNuke! is looking
for authors...if you like to write and have something to say about Public Information
please contact communications@na-ygn.org<mailto:communications@na-ygn.org>.
6. Check out the Public Information - Video Committee's video testimonials on the
NA-YGN's Youtube
channel<http://www.youtube.com/user/NAYGN?feature=mhum>.
Testimony was collected at last May's PD Conference in San Francisco, CA. If you are
interested in joining with the Video Committee or would like to submit a NA-YGN
testimonial on one of these topics (attached), please contact Christine Csizmadia at
video@na-ygn.org<mailto:cmc@nei.org> or blog about it on
www.cleanenergyinsight.org<http://www.cleanenergyinsight.org>. Save the Date for the
2011 NA-YGN Professional Development Conference! The 2011 NA-YGN PD Conference will be
held from May 8 - 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. Please contact Adam Borcz at
pd@na-ygn.org<mailto:pd@na-ygn.org> if you are interested in volunteering. More
information to come.
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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