For all nurse activists, this virtual gathering is an opportunity to re-affirm the values and ideals of our rich tradition that is expressed on this site in the Nursing Manifesto: A Call to Conscience and Action! The theme of the conference is “Nursology Theory Think Tanks for the Future” building from the tradition started in the 1980’s by Margaret Newman.

This year’s conference is all set to be among the best ever! The program features three plenary panels on Thursday, Saturday and Monday. The 30-minute “knowledge sessions” each day feature speakers from over the world who submitted abstracts focusing on the development of nursing knowledge. Here is just a sample from the 35 knowledge session titles:

• “A ch’ixi Nursing is possible. Towards situated epistemologies”
• “Your Truth Meter: A Paradigm Shift in Nurse Self-Care”
• “Application of the Middle-Range Theory of Nurses’ Psychological Trauma to Nurse Practitioners”
• “Understanding Gun Violence via Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior”
• “The Theory of Impeded Academic Perseverance: An Emerging Theory in Nursing Education”
• “Whiteness in Nursing Theorizing”
• “A Theory-Informed Conceptual Model of Nurse Powerlessness”
• “How scientific is nursing? Answers from a new characterization of science” 

Each day concludes with an hour-long “Daily Discussion” during which presenters and attendees can interact informally to discuss topics and issues that were presented during the day!

Register now to have access to all conference events and access to the digital conference “Guidebook.” The registration fee is a flat $180 USD. Scholarships are available – or you can donate a scholarship to help make this conference accessible to everone. The Guidebook will be available about a week before the conference begins, and will contain all presenter bios (with photo) and the slides to be used during their presentation.