Social media meet-up at ANS 2011 National Meeting

The use of online tools to tell nuclear energy’s story is a rapidly growing field of practice

The American Nuclear Society national meeting taking place in Hollywood, Florida, June 26-30, 2011 has an evening session on social media and the nuclear energy industry.

Meet-up momentum

A meet-up of anyone attending the ANS winter meeting is interested in the use of social media in the nuclear industry will be held Tuesday, June 28th from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Westin Diplomat. the conference hotel, which is a short ride from the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, airport.

This is the third time such a meeting has been held. At the 2010 ANS Winter Meeting held in Last Vegas, NV, about 60 people turned out for an informal round-robin discussion.

Here’s a link to the ‘ANS News’ report on the Nov 2010 social media panel and discussion. It is a 1.6 Mb PDF file of several pages scanned from ANS News for January 2011.

The ANS Public Information Committee is the official host of the meeting.

We are seeking corporate sponsorships to cover the costs of the room and light refreshments.

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Help develop the agenda for the social media session

The plan this year, as in the past, is to have an informal discussion about how social media, including blogs, instant messages, video, and web services are shaping public perceptions of the nuclear energy industry. Also, this is an opportunity to meet others who work with these tools in the nuclear industry.

This year we'd like to have a more organized approach to the discussion with the idea of generating an article about lessons learned and opportunities for the future at the ANS Nuclear Cafe.

Here's a starter list agenda of ideas to address . . .

• What are the barriers and benefits for using social media in the nuclear industry?
• How does the use of social media compliment traditional public affairs outreach by nuclear utilities?
• Is it all Facebook all the time, or are there other channels that are better for different types of messages and audiences?
  
• What benefits will nuclear supply chain vendors gain from using social media?

What other topics should be on the discussion agenda? Post a comment here or drop me a line

Conference links

Registration for the ANS conference is now open. Click here.

And here is the link to the Preliminary Program.

I look forward to see you in Florida this June.

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