Gearing Up for NI 2012 in Montreal!

VOLUME 5 NO 3 SUMMER 2010

by June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c), Editor in Chief

Editorial

The biggest International Congress for Nursing Informatics is coming to Montreal, Canada, and the Executive Board of Directors of the Canadian Nursing Informatics Association are getting excited! We hope that all of our current and future members are as well! Please start thinking about attending and possibly submitting a paper for the Congress.

What is NI 2012?

NI 2012 is the 11th International Congress on Nursing Informatics which will be held in Montreal, Canada, on June 23 – 27, 2012.
“The Congress provides a forum for nurses and other health care professionals to inform, study, evaluate, innovate, and create a climate within which they can enlarge upon their professional goals.

In order to accomplish this purpose, the objectives are:

• To provide a mechanism for generating and sharing information.
• To examine the impact on nursing of information technology in the areas of clinical practice, education, administration, and research, and health policy.
• To provide an update on trends, developments, and innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT) in nursing and health care.
• To determine the priorities for nursing uses of information science.
• To generate future directions in relation to nurses’ use of ICT.” (NI 2012 website: Objectives)

Important Dates and Information

Online Registration for the Congress will open on March 15, 2012 – more details available on the Registration Page

The Submission deadline for the NI2012 is August 31, 2011. NI2012 will also be offering a submission mentorship program which will offer the opportunity for those that need assistance in submitting. The deadline for submissions with mentoring is July 31, 2011 – more details available on the Submissions Page

Venue: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, 900 de La Gauchetiere West, Montreal, Quebec H5A 1E4, +(514) 878-2332. Room rate: $209CAD plus tax single occupancy or double occupancy.

On-line reservations will be available one year prior to the congress. You can also make reservations by calling the hotel directly at: +(514) 878-2332. Reservations received after May 28, 2012 or after block is filled (whichever comes first), are subject to availability and prevailing rates – more details available on the Venue Page

We encourage you to mark your calendars, save the dates, and plan to attend this amazing Congress on Canadian soil. It’s a rare opportunity for networking, learning and serving as a Canadian ambassador for nursing informatics.

by CJNI Editor In Chief,
CNIA Past-President and Director of Communications

June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)