WiN-Canada's 7th Annual Conference
WiN-Canada's 7th Annual Conference
September 30 - October 01, 2010
“Learning from Each Other”
The Women in Nuclear (WiN) - Canada 7th Annual Conference will be held on Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1st, 2010 in Ajax, Ontario.
Thursday, September 30 will be our full-day conference in the Grand Room at the Carruther's Creek Golf & Country Club in Ajax. Friday, October 1 will feature six technical tours, as listed below. The registration deadline for all tours is September 1st, due to the requirement for security clearances. Please register early to avoid disappointment.
In addition to the conference, WiN will host its 4th Annual Golf Tournament in the afternoon of October 1. Please see the separate registration form attached. The tournament will be held at the Carruther's Creek Golf & Country Club in Ajax from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. with dinner, golf and cart included in the $60.00 registration fee.
Please find a printable draft program attached to this document. If you continue to scroll down you will see our draft program, which is subject to change. As bios become available they will be linked to the program and can be accessed by simply clicking on the name.
Registration Fees:
Member on or before September 1, 2010 $299
Member after September 1, 2010 $349
Non-Member on or before September 1, 2010 $349
Non-Member after September 1, 2010 $399
Free registration for morning speakers only. Please note poster session participants will pay full registration fees.
Men are encouraged to register for the conference and are welcome to join as a member of WiN-Canada.
Membership in WiN-Canada is free. You can apply on-line at by clicking "Join WiN" in the top right hand of the homepage or you may click here.
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds less a 10% administration fee will be provided if cancellation is received by September 1st, 2010.
Cancellations received after this date will be charged an administration fee of $100.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thank you to Kinectrics for sponsoring the Audio Visual Services for the day.
8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
Thank you to Merlin General and CTS for sponsoring the breakfast.
8:30 a.m. WELCOME - Cheryl Cottrill, Executive Director, WiN-Canada
WiN-CANADA UPDATE - Susan Brissette, WiN-Canada President
WiN-GLOBAL UPDATE - Cheryl Boggess, WiN-Global President
9:00 a.m. GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE ON NUCLEAR - The Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Energy & Infrastructure for the Province of Ontario - a view of the nuclear file from a government perspective.
Thank you to Ontario Power Generation for sponsoring this portion of the agenda.
9:25 a.m. THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY'S FUTURE - Denise Carpenter, CEO and President of the Canadian Nuclear Association - will provide her view on the status of the industry, from the Association's perspective, her plans for taking the industry forward and what role WiN can play in helping the industry be successful.
9:55 a.m. THE REGULATOR AT WORK - Each CNSC staff panel member will briefly describe their respective regulatory specialty and, demonstrate how their technical opinions are integrated and subsequently presented to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission members for their regulatory decision. Panel Moderator - Kathleen Heppell-Masys, Directorate of Safety Management Director General, Panellists - Caroline Purvis, Radiation Protection Division Director, Lisa Love-Tedjoutomo, Senior Regulatory Program Officer, and Anna Mastilovic, Training Program Evaluation Officer.
10:42 a.m. BREAK
Thank you to Cameco for sponsoring the morning break.
11:00 a.m. BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING - WOMEN & SUCCESS - The panel will discuss their own career path, work-life balance and offer advice for career development. Panel Moderator - Laurie Swami, Director Licensing and Environment - DNNP VP Nuclear Regulatory Programs – NPT, OPG. Panellists - Gail Smyth, Executive Director, Skills Canada - Ontario; Rumina Velshi, Retired Director from OPG; Tonie Chaltas, Senior Vice President, Chief Integration Officer, Hill & Knowlton and Judith Humphrey, President, The Humphrey Group.
11:40 a.m. NUCLEAR FAMILY - HOW WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER - This panel will discuss how each of their organizations contribute within the industry and how they think WiN adds value to the Canadian nuclear industry and their organizations. Panel Moderator - Davinder Valeri, Director, Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Relations Darlington New Nuclear Project. Panellists - Christine John - Canadian Affairs Chair of North America-Young Generation Nuclear; Cheryl Boggess, President of WiN-Global, Canadian Nuclear Society - Adriaan Buijs, President of CNS and Sisters in Society - Angela Mungo, Senior Technical Engineer, Fire Protection Programs and Training, Ontario Power Generation.
12:20 p.m. LUNCH - Luncheon Speaker - Dr. Moyra McDill, Commissioner of CNSC & Professor.
Thank you to Bruce Power for sponsoring the lunch and guest speaker.
1:40 p.m. CAREERS IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY - Poster session - What does that person who sits in the next department, in a different company or a different area of the nuclear industry actually do? Posters will be presented from members working in the nuclear industry in generation, medicine, research, regulation, education, mining, etc.
Thank you to Korn/Ferry International for sponsoring the poster session.
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The call for posters is open until June 30, 2010. Please click here for more information.
3:10 p.m. LAUNCH of The Learning Partnership/WiN-Canada video on careers in the nuclear industry.
3:40 p.m. KEYNOTE INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER - Dr. Roberta Bondar, OC O.Ont MD PhD FRSC FRSC, Creativity, Innovation, Education, Transformation.
Thank you to the Power Workers' Union for co-sponsoring Dr. Bondar's presentation.
4:40 p.m. WiN-AWARD
4:50 p.m. EVALUATION FORMS
4:55 p.m. DOOR PRIZES
5:05 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
5:20-7:30 p.m. RECEPTION - Time to network with WiN members and conference delegates.
Thank you to Sisters in Society, The Society of Energy Professionals. for sponsoring the reception.
Thank you to University of Ontario Institute of Technology for sponsoring six students to attend the conference.
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Thank you to Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for sponsoring four students to attend the conference.
October 1st, 2010
All tours will be run in the morning of October 1st and will finish in time for those wishing to golf in the afternoon. Registration for all tours must be received no later than September 1st to ensure all security clearances are received prior to the tour date. No registrations will be accepted after September 1st, 2010. Start times for each tour will be confirmed closer to the date. You may only pick one tour as the tours will run concurrently.
Tour at CFM – Port Hope facility – maximum 12 participants - Approximately 3 hours - THIS TOUR IS NOW FULL.
Cameco Fuel Manufacturing in Port Hope manufactures nuclear fuel bundles for Candu reactors. We will start out with a small presentation on our facility and the processes. We will also review some safety protocol before entering the shop floor. The tour will consist of seeing the powder being received; this is the first step of the process. You will then see how the powder is turned into a pellet and loaded into the elements that make up a bundle. On the tour you will also see how the bundle is assembled and packed for shipping.
Tour of AECL Waste Management Project – Port Hope – Maximum 40 participants - Approximately 3 hours
The communities of Port Hope and Port Granby, located approximately 1 hour east of Toronto, have long dealt with the legacy of low-level radioactive waste, which was the byproduct of the refining of radium and uranium in Port Hope by the former Eldorado Nuclear Limited, a federal Crown Corporation. Since the 1970s, the Government of Canada has assumed responsibility for the cleanup of the historic low-level waste and in partnership with the Municipalities of Clarington and Port Hope, established the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) in 2001 to oversee these efforts.
During the visit to Port Hope, delegates will have an opportunity to meet with PHAI staff to learn about the history of the nuclear industry in the community and the PHAI’s plans to effectively remediate more than 1.2 million cubic meters of historic low-level waste and transport it to a soon-to-be constructed aboveground waste management facility near Port Hope. A tour of the communities will highlight current major waste storage facilities and provide an overview of the innovative solutions that the PHAI has developed that will help ensure that the cleanup effort leaves an honourable legacy for future generations.
Tour of Darlington In-Plant – Maximum 24 participants - Approximately 3 hours
During your visit to Darlington you will have the opportunity to meet OPG staff and learn about OPG, OPG Nuclear and Darlington Nuclear. Your in-plant tour will include a visit to the reactor, turbine hall, irradiated fuel bay and the control room.
Tour of Darlington Simulator & Shops – Maximum 24 participants - Approximately 1.5 hours
During your visit you will receive an overview of OPG’s Nuclear Training, visit the maintenance shops, the operator skills facility and the Darlington simulator.
Tour of Darlington Waste Management Facility – Maximum 16 participants - Approximately 1.5 hours
During your tour you will visit the large dry storage container lid welding machine, the process building where dry storage containers filled with irradiated fuel are processed, the storage area for the dry storage containers and the x-ray booth where welds are checked.
Tour of the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Pickering In-Plant – Maximum 24 participants – Approximately 3 hours
During your visit to Pickering you will have the opportunity to meet OPG staff and learn about OPG, OPG Nuclear and Pickering Nuclear. Your in-plant tour will include a visit to the reactor, turbine hall, irradiated fuel bay and the control room.
Tour of Pickering Simulator & Shops – Maximum 24 participants - Approximately 1.5 hours
During your visit you will receive an overview of OPG’s Nuclear Training, visit the maintenance shops, the operator skills facility and the Pickering B simulator.
Accommodation:
There are a limited number of special room rates available for WiN-Canada delegates at the Residence Inn by Marriott, 160 Consumers Drive, Whitby, Ontario. Tel: 905-444-9756. The rooms are available at a rate of $115/night until September 10, 2010 at which time any remaining rooms will be returned for general sale by the hotel and the rate will no longer be guaranteed. The rate includes a hot buffet breakfast and light dinner served Monday-Thursday from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Cancellation policy is 48 hours prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of your reservation. If a guest does not arrive, they will be billed for one night's accommodation plus tax.
For those who prefer to call the hotel please ask for the Women in Nuclear conference rate under group code: WINC.
To access the on-line link for the hotel and the special room rate click here.
GOLF TOURNAMENT: The golf registration form is attached below. Please print off, fill in and follow the submission information on the form. If you have a golf prize that you would like to donate please contact Sharon Therrien at sharon.therrien@opg.com. All donations will be acknowledged and are appreciated.
Grand Room - 650 Lake Ridge Road (Durham 23) at Bayly
Ajax (ON) Canada L1Z 1W9
Utilities
Davinder Valeri