Conference Highlights
The Doctoral Education Conference is designed for deans, associate deans for research, directors of doctoral programs, and other faculty interested in the issues concerning this unique level of nursing education. This popular conference offers thoughtful program sessions and affords generous opportunities for optional sessions and other informal discussion among colleagues.
Throughout, participants are encouraged to share perspectives, ideas, concerns, and successful strategies. In response to suggestions from previous participants, the conference includes several breakout sessions that differentiate between the concerns of research and practice doctoral programs. The Research Leadership Network offers a special afternoon session for Network members and guests. Bring a team of faculty as well as family to combine conference activities and enjoyment of a beautiful recreational setting.
Resort casual attire is recommended.

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Special Complimentary Pre-Conference
Lessons Learned from a PhD Oncology Distance Education Program
Space is limited to the first 40 registrants.
Wednesday, January 24
10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (including lunch)
The University of Utah's research-focused PhD program incorporates two relatively unusual aspects: a clinical specialty in oncology, offered at a distance. Join representatives from this grant-funded program to learn more about student selection; utilization of faculty-friendly technology; accomplishment of traditional elements of a doctoral program at a distance; and the socialization process that encourages students from many states and all time zones to form a group and become socialized to scholar and leader roles. Faculty and students offer practical advice from their experience and share information on outcomes. The session is particularly appropriate for those considering extending their traditional doctoral program to distance education.
Speakers: Kathi H. Mooney, PhD, PhD Program Director and Principal Investigator, Oncology Focused Distance PhD Program Grant; Susan L. Beck, PhD, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Marjorie A. Pett, DSW, Research Professor; Pamela Hardin, PhD, Assistant Professor; Christina M. Echeverria, MA, Program Administrator, College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

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Wednesday, January 24

4:00-6:00 p.m.
Conference Registration

6:00-7:30 p.m.
Reception (Cash Bar)

Thursday, January 25

7:30-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Opening Program Session
Achieving Balance Among Research, Teaching, and Service
What faculty member has not struggled with pressing concerns from the various roles they are expected to fulfill? Use this opportunity to think about personal ways to maximize time and role performance.
Speaker: Joanne Disch, PhD, Professor and Director, Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership, Katherine R. and C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

10:00-10:20 a.m.
Break

10:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Informal Discussion Sessions
Join colleagues in discussions of issues of mutual interest. Participants will be able to attend two of the repeating topics: 10:20-11:20 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., separated by a 20-minute break.

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Research Leadership Network
Separate registration required.

Thursday, January 25

12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Box Lunch
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Sheila Davis, PhD, Chair, Research Leadership Network (RLN) Steering Committee, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
Program Session: Financing the Research Enterprise While Building Research Productivity
Discuss creative strategies that nursing research administrators can use to expand support services for research and enhance faculty productivity.
Speakers: Jill M. Winters, PhD, Associate Professor, Marquette University; Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, University of Utah

2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Stretch Break

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Business Meeting
Join this open meeting for RLN members and guests
RLN Steering Committee: Sheila Davis, PhD, Chair, RLN Steering Committee; Linda Wilson, PhD, Chair-Elect and Secretary; Martha Keehner Engelke, PhD, Chair, Planning & Communications

7:00 p.m.
All members of the Research Leadership Network are cordially invited to a networking dinner at Harborside Bar & Grill ($50 per person)

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7:30-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

7:30-10:30 a.m.
Poster Presentations

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Participants may select two sessions. Topics repeat: 8:30-10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., separated by a 30-minute break.

12:00-2:15 p.m.
Special Lunch Session
As a convenience, a box lunch will be provided to those who pre-registered. You may attend a session without purchasing lunch.
Choose one:

Saturday, January 27

7:30-8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

7:30 – 8:20 a.m. (hosted by the Organizational Leadership Network)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows Program
Learn more about this advanced leadership program for nurses in senior executive roles who are aspiring to lead and shape the US health care system of the future.
Panel: Jacelyn F. Byers, PhD, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL; Margaret Grey, DrPH, Yale School of Nursing, New Haven, CT; Jane Marie Kirschling, DNS, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Program Session
Choose one:

10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30-12:00 p.m.
Closing Program Session
The Doctoral Degree and Nursing Leadership
How do we educate the next generation for leadership positions? Join a respected nursing leader in examining the process of creating nursing leaders through doctoral study.
Speaker: Edward O'Neil, PhD, Director, Center for the Health Professions, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

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General Information

Join AACN for the 2007 Doctoral Education Conference in the natural beauty of Captiva Island in sunny Southwest Florida.

Registration
The registration fee is $389 for members/ $489 for non-members. The deadline for early registration is January 3, 2007. The registration fee after January 3 is $459 for members/ $559 for non-members. For AACN member schools, there is a $30 discount for each additional registrant from the same school. Email messages confirming registration will be sent to all participants.

To register, please use this Registration Form.

Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved at the South Seas Island Resort, 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva Island, Florida 33924. The cutoff date for room reservations is December 21, 2006. For reservations, please call the hotel directly at 877/205-1293 or 239/472-5111. When calling, please ask for Group Room Reservations and request the group rate for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing or AACN. Reservations made after December 21 will be on a space and available basis, so be sure to make your arrangements early. Please visit www.sanibelcollection.com for other hotel options in the area.

Transportation
Transportation to and from the South Seas Island Resort is via rental car, shuttle van, or taxi. Contact Apple Transportation at 800/852-7027 or www.appletransportation.com. The hotel is approximately a one-hour drive from Southwest Florida International Airport. For additional information on ground transportation and airlines serving the Southwest Florida International Airport, please visit www.flylcpa.com/rsw/

Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education contact hours will be provided by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to all conference participants at no additional cost. Certificates will be provided in your conference packet.

Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registrations that are cancelled up to one week before the meeting will be refunded minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations received with less than one week's notice will be refunded minus a $150 administrative fee. There will be no refunds for no-shows.

AACN reserves the right to cancel this conference and any group activity that does not meet minimal group requirements. Non-refundable airline tickets are the responsibility of the registrant.

Additional Information
For more information, contact AACN, One Dupont Circle, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 463-6930. If you require any special access in order to take part in this meeting, please contact Shana Cohen at AACN or by email at scohen@aacn.nche.edu. The South Seas Island Resort is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Information about this and other AACN conferences is available at the AACN website: www.aacn.nche.edu/conferences