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Bring your own bag!
Gone are
the days when conference bags were brimming with
pharmaceutical giveaways. In respect of our environment,
attendees are requested to bring their own recycled
conference bags this year. Prizes will be awarded for the
most creative, innovative, decorated, ugliest, oldest and
most environmentally friendly bag brought to the conference. |
26th Annual Conference
Announcements
Registration: Registration must be postmarked by August 25,
2009 to be pre-registered. A fee of $25 will be added after this
date. Onsite registration will require an additional $25 fee.
Tuition and fees will be refunded in full minus a $25 administration
fee if cancellations are made before September 12, 2009.
Cancellations after September 12, 2009 will not receive a refund.
Mail registration forms to the office address: 3701 E. Tudor Road,
Suite 208, Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Print Registration Form.
Lodging: The Marriott located
at 820 W 7th Ave, Anchorage, is offering a room rate of $109.95 plus
tax per night for the conference which is also valid for three days
before and after the conference. Reservations must be made by
September 15, 2009 with the hotel at 907-279-8000 to secure this
rate. Ask for the Alaska Nurse Practitioner Conference rate (ANPA
is the reservation code).
Parking: Parking is available
one block from the Marriott, at the municipal garage at 6th and H.
To obtain the special conference parking rate of $8.00 per day, have
your parking ticket stamped each day at the Marriott hotel front
desk. Hotel validation does provide in and out privileges.
Phone Messages: 279-8000 is
the main switchboard at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown. Please have
callers request the Alaska Nurse Practitioner Conference if it is
necessary to reach you. Messages will be posted on a bulletin board
near the registration desk.
Cell Phones and Beepers:
Ringing cell phones and beepers are disruptive to your colleagues’
educational experience. Please turn off your cell phone/beeper or
place it on vibrate. We appreciate your cooperation and
courtesy.
Security: Please do not leave
any personal belongings unattended in the conference areas. You are
responsible for your belongings. Contact the conference registration
desk for lost or found items.
Continuing Education Credits:
Pending approved for CE credit, you will receive and must turn in
the yellow copy of the Certificate of Attendance for the contact
hours to be valid. Please keep the white copy for your
records. For continuing education purposes, it is required
that you fill out an evaluation form for each lecture you attend.
Objectives will be made available in the lecture. Please return the
form at the end of the conference to a box located by the check-in
desk. Everyone who is registered must sign in daily. Please
notify the registration desk if you are an NP when checking in.
Schedule and speakers may be subject to change.
Conference Evaluation: Your
cooperation in completing and turning in the overall conference
evaluation form will prove invaluable for future course planning.
These evaluations are carefully reviewed and used to implement
improvements. Please complete the “Overall Conference Evaluation
Form” and place in the box at the registration desk at the end of
the conference.
Questions?: You can contact
the President-Elect Margaret Barnett, ANP Chair of the conference
committee at her office phone 907-550-2263, email at
mbarnett@alaskaheart.com
, contact Theresa Isaac, ANPA Admin Assistant at 907-382-2674,
email at
theresa525ak@gmail.com or leave a message at the ANPA office
(907) 222-6847. You can visit the ANPA website at
www.alaskaNP.org. We
appreciate your feedback to make future conferences even more
successful. Help is always appreciated, and we will look for
something to fit your schedule, skills and interests if you wish to
volunteer.
There May Be Schedule Changes Due to
Circumstances Beyond Our Control.
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