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September 2014 Dinner Meeting

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.

Member Status

Location: ?Far East Restaurant

Address: ?5055 Nicholson Ln, Rockville, MD 20852

Phone: ?(301) 881-5552

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

?Click here for a map link to the venue

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

August 8, 2014
[[ Cancelled ]] ANS Summer Picnic

Due to insufficient RSVPs, the Nuclear Picnic and Wine Tasting at Total Wine and More in McLean has been canceled.

Your local ANS Washington DC Section has been trying to accommodate a diverse, busy and wide spread membership pool during the 2013-14 year. ?This event was intended to celebrate our hard work and provide an opportunity for networking and socializing among us in the nuclear field. ?As previous survey results indicated, the membership wanted the section to organize events such as this. ?However, for any number of reasons, the response was underwhelming. ?Therefore, if you would like to express concerns or become more involved in the local section, please contact the 2014-15 Section Chair, Robert McMahon (robert.mcmahon@ieee.org).

June 17, 2014
Results of May Dinner Meeting
The May 22 ANS DC meeting was well attended. We had three major items on the agenda, announcement of local section election results, celebration of local science fair winners, and Donald Hoffman?s discussion of his work to reform ANS this year.

?Click Here to view Mr. Hoffman’s Meeting Presentation

The ANS DC section election results are in. Thanks to all who voted! Vice-Chair, Chair Elect – Jim Behrens; Secretary – Ed Kee; Treasurer – Suzanne Schroer; Executives-at-Large – Michael Cullingford and Kevin Witt.

ANS DC section judges participated in three local science fairs this spring, selecting several projects for recognition. We invited the first-place winners and their parents to the May meeting. This year, all three of the winners were young women.

The winners are:
- Anusha Dixit ? Montgomery County ? her project involved the influence of panel temperature and photovoltaic panel output;
- Kirsten Eddy ? Howard County/STEM – her project was ?Expressed Sequences Linked to the Translational Regulation of RuBisCO in Biofuels Production?; and
- Stephanie Durham ? Fairfax County ? Her project involved studying the effect of beta and gamma radiation (using sources at Catholic on plant growth and on aerogel transparency.? Stephanie teamed with Derek Boylan on this project, but Derek was unable to attend last night?s dinner.? Importantly, the results of the project showed that low levels of radiation resulted in taller plants.
We then had a presentation from Donald Hoffman, who explained his work this year to move the American Nuclear Society into the 21^st Century. We had a presentation from Donald last year on his agenda for ANS and it was very interesting to hear about the progress made as Donald?s term as head of ANS is ending. Donald?s slides, delivered with his usual high level of energy and intensity, are attached.? We all need to thank Donald for his hard work and dedication to ANS.
May 24, 2014

May 2014 Dinner Meeting

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.