Membership Announcements Volume 12, Issue 11

Breaking News...

• DRAWING CONTEST SUBMISSIONS: We are getting close to the end of the NAYGN PI Drawing Contest and we want to make sure we get all of the NAYGN Local Chapter Submissions in before the due date of NOVEMBER 7^th, 2014. If you have questions about HOW TO SUBMIT your drawings please contact pi@naygn.web.zuul.work.

• The NAYGN board is excited to announce three new chapters to our family: Enercon (Baton Rouge), NuScale, and NAY-GeN (NY City).  Please congratulate and welcome their respective chapter leads Rafeal Amin, Rose Charoensombud, and Dan Carleton!

• Post Card Push Day - On October 14^th, 26 different local NAYGN chapters from 16 different states sent collectively 2,000 postcards to their local and state legislators in support and awareness of National Nuclear Science Week (October 20-24).  Government officials will receive these Nuclear advocacy postcards from their district’s participating NAYGN local chapters, bringing awareness of the volume of constituents in their region who believe nuclear power is the future for energy sustainability. Thank you to all that participated and made this event a success!

Get Involved!

• The 2015 Professional Development Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. from May 12-14, 2015.  The theme of the 2015 workshop is, "Nuclear Dollars and Sense" and will include breakout sessions and workshops on how the energy market works, proposal writing, business development, and the financial decisions faced by nuclear utilities and vendors.   The location of the conference will allow members to participate in a US congressional hill day.

  It's not too late to get involved with the planning and logistics of the conference.  If you're interested in supporting the PD Committee and be a part of the 2015 conference, email pd@naygn.web.zuul.work.

Events 

• Midwest Region Conference - December 11 - 13.  Click here to learn more.