04/14/ VA-ANS Update 04/14/2005

04/14/ Upcoming VA-ANS Meetings  May Meeting:  Meem Lecture  May 19, Charlottesville  Mr. Tom Burns Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

04/14/ National ANS Meetings  2005 ANS Annual Meeting  “The Next 50 Years: Creating Opportunities”  June 5 - 9, 2005  San Diego, CA - Town and Country Resort & Convention Center

04/14/ Section Opportunities  Ballot - May 19, 2005  Vice Chair: John Connelly (Dominion)  Treasurer: Tom Snow (Dominion)  Secretary: Sama Bilbao y Leon (Dominion)  At Large: (vote for four):  Bill Casino (AREVA)  Joe Erb (Dominion)  Kevin McCoy (AREVA)  Bob Penn (AREVA)  NA-YGN Liaison: Becky Kepler (Dominion)  RJEC Liaison: Sophie Gutner (Dominion)

04/14/ Outreach Opportunities  University of Missouri - Rolla Summer Camp Scholarships  Two scholarships of $350 each to assist two Virginia students with their transportation costs  The deadline to apply is June 15 th,  The two sponsored students will be selected based on their essay, their teacher’s recommendation, and a willingness to report their experience to the Section.  Please help distribute the flyers! Please help distribute the flyers

04/14/ Outreach Opportunities  Participation in Earth Day Extravaganza with VA-NAYGN  Saturday April 23, 2005  10 AM to 4 PM  Charlottesville  Interested? Contact Sama

04/14/ Pro-Nuclear Activities  Keep an eye on list announcements  Participate in public events  Submit Op/Eds or Letters to the Editor of local publications

04/14/ Other Opportunities  Landis Challenge  Past-President John Landis has made a $50,000 gift to National ANS Outreach.  He also has challenged the ANS membership to collectively give $50,000 to expand and enhance ANS outreach and scholarship activities, and he will match it with and additional $50,000.  To contribute go to   Contact Sharon Kerrick  

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