Our chapter logged around 950 hours of Professional Development and Public Information activities in 2007. We helped contribute along with over 40 other chapters to the 33,529 hours reported by our overall NA-YGN organization. Compare this to only 12,000 hours in 2006. Our organization has done a great job growing more active.
Thanks to everyone who contributed!
The 2007 NA-YGN Annual Professional Development Workshop was held in Miami, Florida on May 22-24. Representatives from NA-YGN chapters were gathered to listen to presentations from leaders in the nuclear industry. It is an opportunity which invites an exchange of ideas and a place to discuss concerns, problems, and successes with peers. Several members of the Carolina chapter attended the conference. Continue reading ‘2007 NA-YGN Annual Professional Develpment Workshop’
Carolina NA-YGN recently sent a member to the 2007 American Nuclear Society Winter Conference. For this conference, “Making the Renaissance Real”, nuclear professionals from around the country met (November 11th-17th) in Washington, D.C. Lectures hinged upon the theme of the current revival of interest in nuclear power as the cleanest, most cost effective answer to our nation’s energy needs. In the run-up to the week’s events, the ANS YMG (Young Members Group) partnered with NA-YGN to present the Young Professionals Congress, a series of lectures examining many of the challenges of today’s nuclear industry with a particular focus on the young professionals’ roles and the opportunities they are likely to have over the course of their careers.
The latest issue of NA-YGN’s GoNuke! newsletter features a front page article covering the Nuclear Industry Career fair at the University of SC organized by our chapter’s own Zach Ashcraft. Read it in the April 2007 issue of GoNuke!
NA-YGN Carolina Chapter will sponsor one general body member to attend the NEI Fundamentals of Nuclear Communication Workshop. This is a great opportunity to enhance communications skills for addressing industry-related issues! The NAYGN council has already reserved a seat (to meet the Jan 19 deadline). If interested, please contact Sarah Zetts to obtain the application form. The council will review all applications and determine the best candidate to represent our chapter.
Continue reading ‘NA-YGN Sponsored Trip, Feb. 28 - Mar. 2′
The American Nuclear Society’s latest newsletter features a photo and summary of the Spokesperson Training Workshop. Prema Chandrathil from ANS provided the second half of the workshop with a session titled “Getting Your Message Across and Dealing with Other Opinions.” See the photo and summary on page 7 of the newsletter.
Update 9/12/06: The Spokesperson Training Workshop was a success! This training was held on August 16, 2006 and was a half-day workshop which taught you how to present your arguments while “keeping your cool” in a debate, anti-nuclear press conference, or other high-pressure environment.
The Carolina YGN Chapter will begin our mentoring program, entitled Bridge the Divide by the begining of July. Bridge the Divide provides the opportunity for managers to work closely with Carolina YGN members. Each mentee will be paired up with a mentor from a different site. This program will help close the generational gap by developing a mentoring culture that supports knowledge sharing, leadership, and professional development. The mentors and mentees will meet a minumum of once every other month. This is a great opportunity for Carolina YGN members!
For more info and to download an application see the Mentoring Program page.
Our chapter was featured in the NA-YGN’s official newsletter, GoNuke! The article details our activities leading up to and following our initial chapter founding. Read the article composed by Public Information chair Desmond Beatty by clicking the link below.
Dr. David Hill spoke on “Energy and Prosperity” at Catawba Nuclear Station in an event co-sponsored by Carolina NA-YGN and W.I.N. (Women in Nuclear).
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