The due date for submission of abstracts for the 2018 INANE conference is 3 weeks from today – January 31st!  This is your opportunity to showcase your expertise, share with colleagues ideas that benefit everyone, and discuss issues that challenge us all!  Do you have a passion for a particular approach to managing your journal?  Have you discovered a new resource or idea that has benefited your work as Editor?  Is there a burning challenge that you have faced and want to discuss with your colleagues?  All of these, and more, are ideas that make a great abstract, which in turn become one of the breakout sessions that are a highlight of our annual conference.

We have four 50-minute breakout sessions planned for the program, which means there is room for 12 sessions – and you could be one of them!  Head on over to the Call for Abstracts for all the details about our easy submissions process, and get your abstract in soon – certainly before January 31st!

Peggy Chinn, Editor Advances in Nursing Science on behalf of:

Planning team: Hosts: Kathy Ahern Gould and Leslie Nicoll.
Team members: Anne Manton, Jan Bellack, Jane Flanagan, Mary Alexander, Susan Gennaro, Grif Alspach, Kate Gregory, Julia Snethen, Peggy Chinn, Joyce Fitzpatrick, Christine Vourakis

The end-of-year celebrations are now upon us, and in the hustle and bustle it is easy to overlook important due dates coming up for our 2018 INANE conference, which will be in Boston August 6-8, 2018!  So here, in a nutshell, are the dates you will not want to miss if you are connected to INANE in any way, or want to be!

• Early bird registration ends at midnight EST on January 15th!  Register for $425, and save $100 on the regular registration rate
• Abstracts for breakout and for poster presentations are due no later than January 31! We have a terrific line-up of general sessions, but breakout sessions and posters add an important dimension to our not-to-be-missed annual conference!  Add your voice to our program – a burning issue you want to discuss, a great idea that you have implemented for your journal, emerging technologies or media tools that you are exploring — these are just a few possibilities to consider!
• Liberty Hotel reservations at the conference room rate are not yet urgent, but be aware that the deadline for the conference room rate is July 11th!  This is a fabulous venue that might seem a bit pricey compared to some of our other hotel rates in recent years, but as a person who is extending my stay outside of the dates for the conference, I can assure you that the conference rate is a huge savings!  Use the link on our website for the INANE conference room rate; if you encounter any issues making your reservation, the hotel representatives can help!
• Suzanne Smith Mentoring Editors Award applications are due February 1st.  If you are new to nursing journal editing, know someone else who is new, or know someone who is interested in becoming a nursing journal editor, this is a terrific opportunity!  Check out the details here, and don’t let the February 1st date slip away!
• Conference sponsorships are welcome time, but if you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring our conference, don’t delay! Find out all the details here.

Our annual conferences are truly not-to-be missed opportunities for staying up-to-date with the massive changes in our current publishing climate, and for networking with colleagues who are at the forefront of dealing with these challenges!  Hope to see you there.

Peggy Chinn, Editor Advances in Nursing Science on behalf of:

Planning team: Hosts: Kathy Ahern Gould and Leslie Nicoll.
Team members: Anne Manton, Jan Bellack, Jane Flanagan, Mary Alexander, Susan Gennaro, Grif Alspach, Kate Gregory, Julia Snethen, Peggy Chinn, Joyce Fitzpatrick, Christine Vourakis

Your Boston planning team is delighted to unveil the details we are planning for our 2018 conference!  Take a few minutes to take a tour – we think you will cheer when you see the general session topics and speakers, and will ooo and ahhh when you see the details of the venue where we will gather! Then head to the “Conference Registration” page where you can register now at the Early Bird Rate.  You have until January 15th to get the Early Bird rate – but don’t delay, because the registration goes up on January 16, 2018. Also, it’s not too early to reserve your room at the Liberty Hotel.  If you are a publisher or other organization willing to support us through a sponsorship, we have a place just for you!

Also, the Call for Abstracts is open now! Please consider submitting an abstract for a poster or breakout session for INANE 2018.

Last, applications for the Mentoring Editors Awards are open now and will be accepted until February 1, 2018. If you are someone with an emerging interest in editing and publishing, consider applying for one of these awards which will support your attendance at the conference with a complimentary registration.  Learn more about the program here, read about past award winners, and apply yourself!