AACN News—August 2002

Vol. 19, No. 8, AUGUST 2002

Join Your Colleagues at Fall Regional Meetings

AACN fall regional meetings, which are scheduled throughout the country, offer members and prospective members a chance to network with colleagues and learn more about AACN and its chapters. Although fall regional meetings are hosted by chapters, they are open to members who are not chapter members and to critical care nurses who are interested in AACN. In some regions, chapters sponsor educational programs in conjunction with the meetings. Following is a list of the meetings scheduled to date:

	Date	Location	Host Chapters	Contact
Region 1 Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire,Rhode Island, Vermont	Oct. 19	Manchester, N.H.	Southern New Hampshire Chapter	Mary-Liz Bilodeau, RN, MS, CCRN, CS region1@aacn.org
Region 2 New York	Oct. 19	New York, N.Y.	New York City Chapter	Rey Rivera, RN, MA, EdM, CCRN, CNAA, ANP region2@aaacn.org
Region 3 Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania	TBA	TBA	TBA	Janice M. Wojcik, RN, CNS, MS, CCRN, CS region3@aaacn.org
Region 4 Maryland, Virginia,Washington, D.C.West Virgini,	Sept. 27	Radisson Hotel Hampton, Va.	Peninsula Chapter	Nancy Ames, RN, MSN, CCRN region4@aacn.org
Region 5 North Carolina , South Carolina	Oct. 25, 26	Northeast Medical Center Concord, N.C.	Piedmont Carolinasand Foothills chapters	Brenda Hardin-Wike, RN, MSN, CCNS, CCRN, CNS region5@aacn.org
Region 6 Alabama, Georgia	Sept. 14	TBA	TBA	Kathy Graham, RN, BSN, CCRN region6@aacn.org
Region 7 Florida	Oct. 5	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.	Broward County Chapter	Bonnie Rice, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, ARNP region7@aacn.org
Region 8 Michigan, Wisconsin	TBA	TBA	TBA	Beth Hammer, RN, MSN, NP region8@aacn.org
Region 9 Indiana, Ohio	Sept. 19	Airport Marriott Cleveland, Ohio	Lake Erie and Greater Akron chapters	Larraine Yeager, RN, BSN region9@aacn.org
Region 10 Illinois	Sept. 29	Joliet, Ill.	Greater Joliet Area Chapter	Jenny Zaker, RN, MEd region 10@aacn.org
Region 11 Kentucky, Tennessee	TBA	TBA	TBA	Jackie Palmer, RN, CEN, DABFN, SANE region 11@aacn.org
Region 12 Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi	TBA	TBA	TBA	Tina Covington, RN, MN, CCRN, CS region 12@aacn.org
Region 13 Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska	Oct. 12	Rochester, Minn.	Rochester Chapter	William Mausser, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN region13@aacn.org
Region 14 Kansas, Missouri	Oct. 18	St. Louis, Mo.	Greater St. Louis Chapter	Carol Cleek, RN, MSN, CS region14@aacn.org
Region 15 Oklahoma, Texas	Oct. 18	San Antonio, Texas	San Antonio Chapter	Polly Zahrt, RN, BSN region15@aacn.org
Region 16 Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming	TBA	TBA	TBA	Susan A. Nelson, RN region16@aacn.org
Region 17 Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah	Oct. 12	Tucson, Ariz.	Southern Arizona Chapter	Barbara Monroe, RN, MS, CCRN region17@aacn.org
Region 18 Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington	Oct. 13	Seattle, Wash.	Puget Sound Chapter	Dianne Long, RNC, MN region18@aacn.org
Region 19 California	Nov. 2	Burbank, Calif.	San Fernando Valley Chapter	Darlene Bradley, RN, MSN, MA, CNS, CCRN, CEN region19@aacn.org

What's on Tap

Arizona
The Greater Phoenix Area Chapter will present �Modern Ventilator Management in ARDS� on Sept. 5 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz. For more information, contact Bobbie Wiles at (480) 988-3526; e-mail, dbwiles@worldnet.att.net.

Illinois
The Northwest Chicago Area Chapter will present �The Art and Science of Fluid Management� on Sept. 18 at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill. For more information, contact Marilyn Arnold at (630) 833-4824; fax, (630) 993-4232; e-mail, marnold@emhc.org.

New Jersey
The Northern New Jersey Chapter will present �Critical Care Pharmacology Update� on Sept. 20 at Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, N.J. For more information, contact Janice Wojcik at (973) 754-3423; fax, (973) 754-3259; e-mail, janice.wojcik2@verizon.net.

Pennsylvania
The Lehigh Valley Chapter will present �Nurse-Fest 2002� on Sept. 16 and 17 in Bethlehem, Pa. For more information, contact Deborah Kumar at (610) 967-6161; fax, (610) 965-6210; e-mail, debi@nurse-beat.com.

Does your chapter have a program or special event coming up? Send the information to AACN News, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; fax, (949) 362-2049; e-mail, aacnnews@aacn.org.

Submit Chapter Speaker Proposals

Nov. 9 is the deadline to submit chapter speaker proposals for the NTI in San Antonio, Texas. Presenters receive complimentary airfare, registration and a two-night hotel accommodation.

For more information or to receive a chapter speaker proposal packet, call (800) 394-5995 for Chapter Specialist Dennis Maggi at ext. 339 or Chapter Associate Mitzi Inman at ext. 365.

AACN News—August 2002—Chapters

Vol. 19, No. 8, AUGUST 2002