MSNA 2012 Convention “Heart of Nursing”

The 2012 Convention date has been set…mark your calendars for Saturday February 4th, 2012 to join us in Rochester, MN for the annual convention.  We got the go ahead from the Mayo Clinic as they will be involved in this year’s convention!  We hope you all find that just as exciting as we all see it and look at it as a great networking opportunity with such a prominent clinic and hospital in Minnesota!!!

Saturday February 4th, 2012

Kahler Grand Hotel Rochester, MN

“Heart of Nursing”

8:30 am to 6:30 pm

Pre-registered Members:  $40

Pre-registered Non-Members:  $45

For those who register the day of, the fee goes up $5.  Members will be $45 and Non-members will be $50.  We suggest pre-registering in order to guarantee the correct t-shirt size you want!

Convention fees this year include a t-shirt with the design pictured above.  They will be black with white printing.

Online Registration is no longer available, however if you would still like to join us please print the PDF below and just show up!  We would love to have you!

Please click here for a downloadable PDF version of the convention registration.

For those interested in running for the executive board, please check out the position responsibilities!  If you are interested in running for office,  please fill out the executive board application and send it back to us!  You may also decide to run the day of convention, and run as a write in!  Please send the completed office forms to communication.msna@gmail.com

Convention Day Agenda

*We encourage business casual dress for the day*

7:30am-8:30am:  Registration, Breakfast & Vendor Hall

8:35am-8:45am:  MSNA Board Welcome

8:45am-9:30am:  Keynote Speaker Joanne Disch, PhD, RN, FAAN, Clinical Professor

9:45am-10:15am:  Break out Sessions

10:20am-11:05am:  Resume Speaker Walter Bey

11:05am-11:15am:  Morning Wrap Up (voting, prizes, etc)

11:20am-12:50pm:  Lunch (option to visit vendors or resume review)

12:55pm-2:55pm:  NCLEX Review (Hurst & Kaplan)

3:15pm-4:30pm:  Several Options (Vendors, Break out Sessions, etc)

4:35pm-5:55pm:  Nursing Panel

6:00pm-6:25pm:  Wrap Up (Introduction of New Board Members, Prizes, Thank You)