North Eastern YPN
Welcome to the North Eastern YPN branch page
Welcome to the North Eastern YPN page.
The North Eastern YPN exists to help support young professionals working in the energy industry. Through events, career development seminars, site visits and networking sessions, the YPN offers young professionals the chance to connect, engage and grow. The North Eastern YPN is fortunate enough to have excellent links with local organisations involved in the energy industry and regular site visits are a popular feature of the network.
Hear about upcoming YPN events in the North East by subscribing to their mailing list here.
Committee contact
To contact the branch, please email ypnnortheastern@energyinst.org.
Events and training
YPN Social
4-12-2019
Come along to the YPN Social and find out more about the branch and meet local people in the energy industry.
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North Eastern branch Annual General Meeting
27-06-2019
The North Eastern Energy Institute Branch Network are holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 27 June 2019 in Newcastle.
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Careers Talk & Introduction to the EI
31-10-2018
The North Eastern YPN are pleased to host our careers talk for Wednesday 31st October.
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North Eastern Future Energy for Transport
4-12-2018
As we move to a more de-carbonised world more focus has been put on reducing emissions for the transport industries (public, commercial & domestic).
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Publications and documents
Energy Careers Event 4th May 2017 Open Invitation 1
11 Jun 2018
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11 Jun 2018
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