Category: Information Meetings

  • September 2014 Dinner Meeting

    Dr. Jane LeClair, Excelsior College

    For the September 9, 2014 DC ANS dinner meeting, Dr. Jane LeClair,?Chief Operating Officer of the National Cybersecurity Institute?at Excelsior College will be speaking on:

    “Cybersecurity in a Nuclear World”.

    Click here for Dr. LeClair’s full bio.

    Before joining Excelsior College in 2008, Dr. Jane LeClair worked in two areas, education and the nuclear industry. She taught at numerous colleges in the education and management programs and worked in the nuclear industry for Constellation Energy for 20 years in various management positions. She was involved in a variety of professional organizations, including the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), where she was Region Chair of the St. Lawrence Section of ASEE and the American Nuclear Society (ANS), where she served as Chair of the Education and Training Division. She has also worked with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and has chaired several international conferences and collaborated on numerous projects.

    Jane is currently the chief operating officer for the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College in Washington, DC. Previously, she served as dean of the School of Business and Technology at Excelsior College in Albany, NY. She is a vocal advocate for attracting and retaining more women in the technology fields and established the Dr. Jane A. LeClair Scholarship Fund for Women in Technology at Excelsior College in 2012.

    Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Thursday, September 4, 2014*.

    *NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.??

    ?*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

    On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.


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    Location: ?Far East Restaurant

    Address: ?5055 Nicholson Ln, Rockville, MD 20852

    Website: ?http://www.fareastrockvillemd.com/

     

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    Date: September 9, 2014 (Tuesday)

    Cost: $30/person (member); $35/person (non-member);
    $15/person (student)

    Registration/Social: 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Dinner: 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Presentation: 7:00 – 8:00PM

  • May 2014 Dinner Meeting

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    For the May 2014 DC ANS dinner meeting, Mr. Donald Hoffman, Founder, President and CEO ? EXCEL Services Corporation, and ANS President, will be speaking.

    Click here for Mr. Hoffman’s full bio.

    Donald R. Hoffman founded EXCEL Services Corporation (EXCEL) in 1985 to provide specialized professional services to nuclear utilities in licensing and regulatory support and technical specifications. In the quarter century since the formation of the company, EXCEL has become recognized as a premier worldwide supplier of regulatory support services.

    Mr. Hoffman is very active in the nuclear industry. He is the 59th and sitting President of the American Nuclear Society. He is also the president of Eagle Alliance, a US grassroots organization that represents all facets of nuclear science and technology.

    Prior to starting EXCEL, Mr. Hoffman served in the US Nuclear Submarine Navy as a senior reactor operator and engineering officer and as a Branch Chief and lead reviewer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviewing License Applications and Technical Specifications

    2014 regional science fair winners will be acknowledged prior to the main presentation!

    Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Monday, May 19, 2014*.

    *NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.??

    ?*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

    On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.


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    Location: Best Western Plus Rockville?Hotel & Suites?Conference Center

    1251 W Montgomery Avenue

    Rockville, MD 20850

    Phone:?(301) 424-4940

    Website:?http://www.bestwesternrockville.com/

     

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    Date: May 22, 2014 (Thursday)

    Cost: $40/person (member); $45/person (non-member)

    Registration/Social: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Dinner: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
    Presentation: 8:00 – 9:00PM

  • April 2014 Dinner Meeting

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    For the April 2014 DC ANS dinner meeting, Dr. Werner Lutze, Director of the Nuclear Environmental Protection Program at Catholic University, will be speaking on the topic:

    ?The Catholic University?s Vitreous State Laboratory and Master?s Program in Nuclear Environmental Protection?

    Click here for Dr. Lutze’s full bio.

    Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Friday, April 18, 2014*.

    *NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.??

    ?*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

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    Location: ? The Far East Restaraunt

    5055 Nicholson Ln

    Rockville, MD 20852

    (301) 881-5552

     

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    Date: April 23, 2014

    Cost:?$30/person (member); $35/person (non-member); $15/student
    Registration/Social: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Lunch: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
    Presentation: 8:00 – 9:00PM

     

     

  • March 12 DC ANS Dinner Meeting

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    For the March DC ANS dinner meeting, Dr. Dale Klein of the University of Texas, and former chairman of the US NRC will be speaking on the topic:

    “Nuclear Energy and Fukushima Update”

    Click here for Dr. Klein’s full bio.

    Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Friday, March 7, 2014*.

    *NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.??

    *Your e-mail to the associated RSVP site is your registration.? If you register via PayPal in order to pay for this event, you will also need to RSVP with the information required above due to its location. ? ?

    *Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?


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    Location: NRC Auditorium

    11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

    Telephone: (301) 631-0089

     

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    Date: March 12, 2014

    Cost:?$25/person (member); $30/person (non-member); $10/student
    Registration/Social: 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Lunch: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
    Presentation: 8:00 – 9:00PM

     

    Special Instructions for Arrival at NRC Headquarters

    Due to heightened security, no public parking is available in the NRC garage or in the NRC building complex. We urge you to use public transit; the building is directly across the street from the White Flint Metro Station. The White Flint Metro station is served by several bus routes. Parking is available across the street by the Metro station, in the Metro Parking garage, on the street nearby, and in several parking lots adjacent to and near the building. If you need handicapped parking, please let us know. The auditorium is fully-accessible to the mobility-impaired.

     

    There will be additional security procedures in place. These will not be announced in advance. Please be sure to bring photo identification.

     

    The NRC auditorium is on the P-1 level of Two White Flint North, the southern NRC building along Rockville Pike. Please enter by foot from Marinelli Rd. The building address is 11545 Rockville Pike. The P-1 level is accessible from the BACK of the building complex. Enter at the BACK of the building complex, along the driveway off of Marinelli Rd., across the street from the White Flint Metro Station. Do not enter at the front of the NRC building.