The AAHN Program Committee is proud to announce that full conference and registration information for the 34th AAHN Annual Conference is now available. Click here to be taken to the conference homepage to review the schedule of events and to register. You may also download the preliminary program to pass along to other interested colleagues. 
In This Issue
Quick Links
Our Sponsors

Gold Sponsor & Water Bottle Sponsor
Silver Sponsors


Rochester Regional Health

Bronze Sponsors

Sigma Theta Tau, Intl. Delta Sigma Chapter

Our Exhibitors


Share a Hotel Room!
Interested in saving some money and sharing a room with another attendee? Contact AAHN headquarters via email or at 303-422-2685 to be added to the room share list. You can also indicate this during the registration process.
Save on Delta Flights!
Choosing to fly Delta? Click here to review details on how you can save up to 10% on your airfare!
Register for the Preconference Workshop
Trends in Publishing Nursing History: Sources and Strategies to Enhance Scholarly Productivity
Thursday, September 7; 9:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $75
Speakers: Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, FAAN, RN
 Barbra Mann Wall, PhD, RN, FAAN

AAHN will be hosting its annual preconference workshop on Thursday, September 7. This year's focus will be on trends in nursing history publishing. Areas to be covered include:
  1. reviewing the process of submission of an article through revisions and publication;
  2. identifying strategies for new researchers to publish their dissertation research or post-doctoral research;
  3. identifying journals that are receptive to publishing works on nursing history research;
  4. and describing the process of shaping a nursing history article for publication in a non-history journal.

Be sure to register for this workshop when registering for the conference, or contact AAHN headquarters to add this to your registration. This is a great course for novices and experts alike to stay up to date on the current climate of nursing history publishing!
Registration Details
Registration rates for this year's conference are outlined below. The conference is two full days (Friday & Saturday), with optional tours and a lecture on Thursday evening. Register by August 21 and save up to 10%! You may also download and send back to AAHN headquarters the printable registration form.

Full Meeting Passes
Pass By Aug. 21 After Aug. 21
AAHN Members $469 $515
Nonmembers $569 $615
Students $219 $269

One Day Passes (Friday or Saturday)*
Pass By Aug. 21  After Aug. 21
AAHN Members $239 $259
Nonmembers $289 $309
Students $115 $139
*One day passes do not include access to the Banquet & Live Auction

Additional Passes/Items
Preconference Workshop $75
One Day Registrant Banquet Pass
$75
Guest Pass $100
Tours $20
Conference Hotel Details
Woodcliff Hotel & Spa
199 Woodcliff Dr.
Fairport, NY 14450

AAHN is pleased to
announce that this year's conference will take place at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa. They are currently taking reservations, which can be arranged on their website or by calling 585-381-4000.

AAHN has negotiated the rate of $179 per night. These rates will apply three days prior and three days after the conference.

The reservation deadline to receive the negotiated rate is Wednesday, August 16, 2017. After the cut-off date, the hotel reserves the right to charge at their prevailing rates.
Call for Auction Items
Each year, AAHN collects items of interest related to nursing and health care history to be auctioned off at our silent and live auctions. The money raised through these auctions supports AAHN grant program, giving financial support to researchers focusing on nursing and health care history. Have an item or two that you would like to donate? Please mail your item(s) to the address information below. Unhealthy items (moldy, bugs, etc.) will be discarded in order to protect the other auction items. When mailing your items, you may ask for media or library rate to ship boxes using the USPS. Click here to learn more about these options.

Michelle Price
AAHN Auction Item
Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College
3690 East Avenue
Rochester NY 14618

Please ship your items to arrive by August 28, 2017.