September 26 - 27, 2008, Hilton Rye Town, Rye Brook, NY
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Members of the New York State Nurses Association will gather in beautiful Rye Brook, N.Y., to address issues that will help shape the future of the association and the nursing profession.
Friday, Sept. 26 is the association's traditional “Labor Day,” with meetings of the Congress of Bargaining Unit Leaders and the Delegate Assembly, plus the annual Labor Day Brunch. “Labor Day” events are open to bargaining unit members only.
All members are welcome to attend a plenary session on Friday afternoon to hear nurse activist Barbara Glickstein discuss the RN’s role in identifying and caring for victims of human trafficking.
On Saturday morning, the Nurses Association’s Practice Focus Groups will hold their first business meetings, with members discussing issues related to specific practice settings and specialties. A midday luncheon will feature a presentation by Jackie Pflug, best-selling author and survivor of a 1985 terrorist attack. CNE contact hours are offered for all business meetings and plenary sessions.*
The association’s official business will be conducted during an afternoon session of the Voting Body on Saturday, Sept. 27. Members will receive reports from association leaders and the executive secretary of the New York State Board for Nursing. Other agenda items will include the association’s Legislative Program, proposed bylaws changes, and resolutions on nursing practice issues. All NYSNA members in good standing are eligible to vote on issues coming before the Voting Body.
Lodging and Travel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the meeting site, the Hilton Rye Town, 699 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, N.Y. Book reservations online at Hilton's special reservation page for NYSNA's Business Meeting . Or you may call the hotel: 914.934.2566 and use the group code “NYSNA.” The special room rate will be available until August 30 or until the group block is sold out, whichever occurs first.
For airline reservations, call Plaza Travel, NYSNA’s travel agent, at 800.666.3404. For train reservations, visit amtrak.com or call 800.835.8725.
*The New York State Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
In order to receive contact hours, participants are required to attend the entire session and complete an evaluation.