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Important Note: Attendance for the Doctoral Education Conference has reached its meeting room capacity limits and is now closed. AACN will be maintaining a waiting list and you may contact Pat Murphy at 202-463-6930 or pmurphy@aacn.nche.edu if you would like to be added to this list.
Dates: January 23-26, 2013
Location: Hotel Del Coronado - San Diego, CA
General Information
The annual Doctoral Education Conference, concerned exclusively with offering the nursing profession's terminal degree, welcomes deans, associate deans, doctoral program directors, directors of research, faculty, and doctoral students. Sessions address matters specific to doctoral education in nursing, including teaching strategies, program and student characteristics, and research requirements/funding. Participants are encouraged to share successful approaches and respond to the unique challenges affecting doctoral programs. Join your colleagues in sunny San Diego and attend thought-provoking sessions and network with your peers in a beautiful, relaxed setting. Resort casual attire is recommended.
Do you plan on attending the RLN session at the Doctoral Education Conference? If so, please click here: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/events/2013/01/24/rln.
Conference schedule
Registration & Fees
Important Note: Attendance for the Doctoral Education Conference has reached its meeting room capacity limits and is now closed. AACN will be maintaining a waiting list and you may contact Pat Murphy at 202-463-6930 or pmurphy@aacn.nche.edu if you would like to be added to this list.
Doctoral Education Conference Registration Fees:
(Only one discount per person, per conference can be taken.)
Members:
August 2, 2012 - January 11, 2013
$399
- $30 Discount for each additional registration from same institution
After January 11, 2013
$499
- $30 Discount for each additional registration from same institution
Non-Members:
$549 by January 11, 2013
$649 after January 11, 2013
Hotel Information
The room block at the Hotel Del Coronado is now sold out. Alternative hotels are listed below.
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118. The special conference room rate starts at $209 single/double plus resort charge ($16). The cutoff date for reservations at the group rate is December 21, 2012. To make reservations, please call the hotel directly at (800) 468-3533 and request the group rate for American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) or Doctoral Education Conference. The room block may fill before the deadline, so please make your reservation early.
If Guest would like to upgrade to a Partial Ocean View Guestroom, the special rate of $229 per room, per night will apply; or for an Ocean Front Guestroom, the special rate of $259 per room, per night will apply – based on availability.
The following hotels are close to the Hotel Del Coronado and may have availability over the meeting dates:
Best Western Plus Suites Hotel Coronado Island (1.2 miles away)
275 Orange Avenue
Coronado, CA 92118-1410
Phone: 619-437-1666
Hotel Indigo (5.0 miles away)
509 9th Avenue,
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 877-846-3446
Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter (5.2 miles away)
401 K Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-231-4040
San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter (5.2 miles away)
660 K Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-696-0234
Residence Inn San Diego Downtown/Gaslamp Quarter (5.3 miles away)
356 6th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-487-1200
Hotel Solamar (5.4 miles away)
435 6th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 877-230-0300
Embassy Suites San Diego Bay – Downtown (5.8 miles away)
601 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-239-2400
Westin San Diego (6.0 miles away)
400 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-239-4500
San Diego-On The Bay (6.4 miles away)
1355 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 800-972-2802
Transportation
San Diego International Airport (SAN) is located approximately seven miles from the Hotel del Coronado. A taxi costs approximately $27.00 each way. For further ground transportation information, please visit the San Diego International Airport website at: http://www.san.org/sdia/transportation/default.aspx
Continuing Education
Contact hours will be awarded to those who attest to attendance at entire sessions and complete the electronic evaluation process.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation
Conference Materials
AACN is dedicated to environmentally responsible practices. Select conference materials for the Doctoral Education Conference will be provided online. One week prior to the event, please look for an email with a link to the conference materials.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
All registration cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing by January 11, 2013. A refund of the conference, minus a $150 administrative fee, will be given for cancellations received by that date.
No refunds will be granted for requests received after January 11, 2013. Submit all requests to AACN Conference Registration via email at conferences@aacn.nche.edu or via fax (202) 785-8320. Conference registrations are fully transferrable (see Substitution Policy); however, conference fees cannot be transferred to other conferences. AACN regrets that refunds will not be given 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.
Substitution Policy
Registration substitutions are permitted prior to the conference; however, conference fees cannot be transferred to other conferences. Only one substitution is permitted per original registrant. The individual submitting the substitution request is responsible for all financial obligations (any balance due) associated with that substitution as well as updating any contact information. Submit all requests to AACN Conference Registration via email at conferences@aacn.nche.edu or via fax (202) 785-8320.
Contact
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 participate in this meeting, please phone Nadja Beverage at AACN or email nbeverage@aacn.nche.edu.
