11th Annual International Nursing Simulation/
Learning Resource Centers Conference
Saddle up for Simulation: Rope in the Best Ideas
Pre-conference: June 20, 2012
Conference: June 21-23, 2012
Registration is now open – click here to download brochure and to register
This conference, a leading forum for nurse educators, researchers, nurse managers, and staff development professionals provides the ideal environment to disseminate and gain current knowledge in the area of skills/simulation lab management and simulation enhanced education. Nurses and other healthcare professionals will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and exhibitors; discuss best practice research, safety-related outcomes, competencies, and challenges.
Course Obejctives:
- Experience the newest innovations in simulation education and management of nursing simulation/learning resource centers and re-visit some tried-and-true methodologies.
- Determine new directions for your simulation/learning resource centers.
- Explore strategies to integrate technology and resources into curriculum and practice.
- Examine the challenges of managing nursing simulation/learning resource centers.
- Network with colleagues and experts.
Conference Sponsored by:
The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL)
The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing
Brochure & Registration:
Registration is now open –
click here to download brochure and to register.
PRE-CONFERENCE FEES
June 20, 2012 |
Pre-Con AM or PM |
Pre-Con All day |
| INACSL Member |
$80 |
$160 |
| Non INACSL Member |
$100 |
$200 |
|
CONFERENCE FEES
June 21-23, 2012 |
Early Fees until
May 3, 2012 |
Regular Fees
until June 1, 2012 |
Late Fees after
June 2, 2012 |
| INACSL Member |
$500 |
$550 |
$625 |
| Non INACSL Member |
$595 |
$650 |
$725 |
Join INACSL - $95
Submission for abstracts is now closed. You are more than welcome to view the abstract guidelines, but we are no longer accepting abstracts.
Click here to down load abstract guidelines
Join us for the 11th Annual Conference. Network and showcase your products, services, and supplies to nurses who are at the forefront of education, management, and nursing skills in university and hospital settings around the WORLD.
Download sponsor and exhibitor prospectus – After reviewing the prospectus – click here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FYVMPX3) to reserve your spot today!
The conference will provide the ideal environment to disseminate and gain current knowledge in skills/simulation lab management and simulation enhanced education. Nurses and other healthcare professionals will network with colleagues and exhibitors, discuss best practice research, safety-related outcomes, competencies, and challenges.
The 10th Anniversary Conference in Orlando Florida was very successful. There were 60 vendors with 200 booth staff and 850 simulation and nursing professionals in attendance. We hope you can join us this year!
Why should you join us for this great conference?
- Exhibit hall right next to plenary & breakout sessions, and near registration area!
- Network – network – network
- Demonstrate and share your products with busy skills/simulation professionals.
- Introduce the audience to valuable new products.
- Get feedback from end users of your products and find out what is in demand.
- Integrate your technology into curriculum and practice.
- Be a part of the new direction that the skills/simulation centers are heading.
- Share strategies and demonstrate how to integrate them into curriculum and practice.
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter (Website)
101 Bowie San Antonio, Texas 78205
Room Rate of $165.00/single or double
Click here to book your room online
Or call 1-800-266-9432 to book your room and ask for the group name "11th Annual Intl. Nursing Simulation/Learning Resources Centers Conference."
Book by May 28, 2012 for special rate.
Experience San Antonio´s diverse culture of authentic foods, music and art represented by Old Mexico, the Wild West Native America, Germany, Africa and the Deep South. The host hotel is just a stone throw away from the Alamo. The Riverwalk provides the visitor a cool shady haven to take a leisurely stroll along the river's edge where you will find vendors, boutiques, and nightclubs or just relax in a peaceful and quiet corner in a park like setting. The narrated trolley's or horse-drawn carriages provide a relaxing yet informative atmosphere to take in San Antonio's culture, history, and charm. Take time to visit the Alamo, cruise down the beautiful Riverwalk on a barge, or take a leisurely stroll through Hemisfair Park to the Institute of Texan Cultures or explore the Guadalupe Cultural Center and Mexican Cultural Institute. Spend time at Market Square for a taste of old Mexico, offering a variety of food and more than 50 specialty shops. Browse La Villita, San Antonio´s oldest surviving settlement, dating from the 1750´s, to view the artists and craftsmen, shops, and restaurants. Rich in culture, San Antonio is home to a remarkably diverse community. Cuisine, as well as the art and cultural events in San Antonio are beautiful reflections of this diversity. Come for the conference, but stay for the fun.
Special Event: Friday Evening, June 22, 2012
Are you ready for some Texas two Stepping and an Old Fashioned Texas Barbecue?
click here for a sneak peak (video)!
Dress is casual. Come comfortable and/or wear your wranglers, boots and hat, no horse required.
Motor coaches will take us to the Texas Hill Country and the Knibbe Ranch a fifth generation,
1000 acre working ranch that offers a genuine Texas experience for you to enjoy and remember.
This is a great opportunity to relax and network with your fellow simulation peers in a fun and
casual environment!!
- Hay wagons are waiting to take you and your friends on a short ride to pre-historic Indian digs and across the creek to Knibbe Knoll. Where you'll see the ranch's "Tiger Stripes" breed cattle, some of Texas' finest longhorns, white tailed deer, axis deer, beautiful cardinals, soaring hawks, but finally the breathtaking view of the panoramic Hill Country
spreads before you for hundreds of miles.
- Line up for a Texas Barbecue where a talented trick roper greets us.
- After dinner get ready as we kick into high gear with line dance instructors and great county music.
- Get up close and take your picture with a Real Texas Longhorn Steer.
- Friends and family welcome to attend at the same rate as participants.
$105/person covers it all. Reserve your ticket today for this event! Select this great opportunity
at the time of conference registration. Payment includes bus ride to and from ranch, dinner, and
ranch entertainment.
Bus will depart Marriott Hotel at 4:15PM; Arrive back at the hotel around 10:00 PM
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