CNS AGM and SEMINAR

Wednesday, November 4th

WELCOME!

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• Announcements

• Annual General Meeting

• Tonight’s speaker – Dan McArthur, Senior Strategist, Nuclear Oversight and Reg. Affairs, Bruce Power.

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Agenda

• Please note the emergency EXIT nearest you.• Exit from J.L. Gray

– Please don’t leave the door open too long!– Gather in the parking lot behind the building.

• Washrooms– Down the stairs and to your left.

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Safety Announcements

• Chair Reports– Treasurer– Education and Outreach– Program

• Elections

• Announcements

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Annual General Meeting(L. Blomeley)

Treasurer’s Report(T. Lapping)

• Activities in 2015 included– Renfrew County Science Fair Awards– Deep River Science Academy Awards– Algonquin RP Program Scholarship Awards– Continuing list of high quality seminar speakers

• For detailed information, please contact the Chalk River Branch at Chalkriver@cns-snc.ca

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2016 Budget

• Activities in 2016 include– Renfrew County Science Fair Awards– Deep River Science Academy Awards– Algonquin RP Program Scholarship Awards– Continuing list of high quality seminar speakers– Possible event at Summerfest 2016

• For detailed information, please contact the Chalk River Branch at Chalkriver@cns-snc.ca

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Education / Outreach Report(B. White – must confirm)

• Renfrew County Science Fair (April 2015)

• June 2015, CNS Awards for the top 2 Students Graduating from the Radiation Safety Program at Algonquin College.

• August 2015– Deep River Science Academy Awards (2 recipients)

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We have had the following talks in 2015:• Jacques Plourde – “40 Years of CANDU” (President’s

Dinner)• Martin Smith – “Measurements of Neutron Radiation

on the International Space Station”• Jeremy Whitlock – “Splitting Atoms – Canadian

Style” (in collaboration with DRSA)• Morgan Brown – “Fukushima: When Shutdown’s Not

Enough” (in collaboration with DRSA)• Nick Priest – “The Toxicity of Radiation and the

Development of Radiological Protection: Rotgen to Litvinenko” (in collaboration with DRSA)

Program Director’s Report(R. Dranga)

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We have had the following talks in 2015:• Bill Diamond – “Accelerator Production of Medical

Isotopes” (in collaboration with DRSA)• Jerry Cuttler – “Remedy for Radiation Fear” (in

collaboration with WiN)• Mark Lesinski – “The Vision for the Future of CNL”

(in collaboration with PEO Algonquin Chapter)• Art McDonald – “Reflections of a Nobel Laureate” (in

collaboration with CNL)

Program Director’s Report(R. Dranga)

CNS-CRB Elections(L. Blomeley)

• Candidates:– Chair: Andrew Morreale– Treasurer: vacant (L Blomeley nominated from the floor)

– Secretary: Ken McDonald– Program Coordinator: vacant (A Leach nominated from the floor)

– Education and Outreach: Bryan White– Membership: vacant– Communications: Laura Blomeley– Algonquin College RP Liaison: Samy El-Jaby– DRSA & RCRSF Liaison: vacant (A Leach nominated from the floor)

– PEO Liaison: Ruxandra Dranga– Members-at-Large: Kannan Krishnaswamy, Dan

Campbell, Bruce Wilkin (more?)

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Announcements(L. Blomeley)

• Acknowledgements:– Many thanks to:

• Geoff Edwards (past Program Coordinator)• Many others who have helped with various activities

throughout the year…• Encourage your friends and colleagues to join the

CNS and get involved. It’s important to educate the community about nuclear science and technology and encourage students to become interested in the field.

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Other Upcoming Events(L. Blomeley)

• 2016 April 2 – Renfrew County Regional Science Fair– CNS-CRB is planning to judge the exhibits and support 3 awards

• 2016 (date TBD) - Science Olympics (CNS will run one event)– Event will take place at Algonquin College in Pembroke– Will cover Grades 9/10 and Grades 11/12 students in the Renfrew County

• 2016 June 19 – 22nd – CNS Annual Conference– Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel– This year’s theme “Nuclear in the 21st Century: Global Directions and

Canada’s Role”– http://cns2016conference.org/

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Any News or Announcements from the Floor?

• Did we miss anything?

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Tonight’s Event

Tonight’s Speaker

Dan McArthurSenior Strategist

Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory AffairsBruce Power

“Public Alerting”

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