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FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES
PRESENTS THEIR SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
February 4-5, 2011
Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Kissimmee, FL
A Conference Not to Miss!
We listened and read your evaluations! Our next FASN State Conference, School Nursing: Expanding Our Expertise, will be held at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The location offers Disney within walking distance, and with a free shuttle. They are giving us the state rate for each hotel room and working with us to make this a family friendly weekend.
Even though the conference is months away, the committee is already working to develop a conference worth coming to. Begin setting aside $3 a week and by conference time, you’ll be able to come even if the school district or health department can’t cover your costs! We’ll have excellent speakers, vendors, marketplace, poster presentations, and of course, our baskets and 50/50 split!
As the conference gets closer, you’ll see the Save the Date form, the Conference Brochure, the Registration Form and the Scholarship application taking up this space. We’re also working on a direct link to the hotel to get the FASN hotel discount for our attendees. For a sneak preview of what to expect, see the photos from our 2010 State Conference.
Registered for the Conference? Got your password?
Our Conference is coming February 4 & 5, 2011 - Plan ahead now!
Conference Registration
Exciting news!! Registration is again available ONLINE, or by mail!!
Only $105 for Members!
To register online, just click here and you will be taken to the registration page.
Payment with a credit card can be made when registering ONLINE only, using PayPal.
If you'd prefer, the registration form can be downloaded and mailed to:
FASN Registration
12606 Chelmsford Ct
Orlando, FL 32837
Include your check or money order, payable to FASN.
Tax ID: 59-3614825.
Registration includes:
Sessions, Reception, Continental Breakfast, Saturday Lunch, Energy Breaks, Program Materials, CE Credits
Registration Form (to be mailed in)
Hotel Accomodations
This year's conference will be moving to the Disney Hilton in Orlando.
Reservations can be made with the hotel directly at 1-800-782-4414. Make sure you identify yourself with the conference name “Florida Association of School Nurses” when making reservations.
Online registration is also available at www.hiltonorlandoresort.com. This link will take you directly to the conference's group rate booking page. Make sure the dates correspond to your check in and check out and check the box that says, "I have read and accept the Site Usage Agreement." Click the "GO" button. On the following page, fill out the appropriate information, for yourself and/or multiple guests.
If you accidently end up on the front page, look down about halfway. On the right hand side, pick your dates for check in and check out (conference is February 4-5) and click the "GO" button. On the following page, you will see a link "Need to Book Multiple Group Reservations?
If you have a Group Code, click here to book reservations." On the right side of the page is an open box "Group Code." The FASN group code is "FLA" Make sure the dates correspond to your check in and check out and check the box that says, "I have read and accept the Site Usage Agreement." Click the "GO" button. On the following page, fill out the appropriate information, for yourself and/or multiple guests.
Reservation online may not reflect reduced parking, but $6 parking rate will be honored
The hotel's physical address is:
1751 Hotel Plaza Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
1-407-827-4000
Scholarship Applications
We are pleased to again offer FASN members scholarships for the 2011 FASN Conference to be held this year at the Disney Hilton, Orlando on February on February 4th and 5th. The scholarship will cover the conference registration fee (you will be responsible for the hotel accommodations)
the application can be accessed via the FASN web site, www.FASN.net. It should be completed, printed out, and mailed to our treasurer, Barbara Roufa, by January 10, 2011!
Winners will be randomly selected by drawing and will be notified by January 12th. As a winner, you will be expected to attend the Business meeting and fulfill another duty at the conference. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn and increase your professional skills.
Scholarship Application (to be mailed in)
Vendor Applications - Reserve your spot now!
Whether a school nurse has attended a multitude of conferences or this is her first one, THE spot to check out is the vendor location! We don’t get continuing education credits for visiting the vendors, but we get information that helps us in our school nursing practice.
The information may increase our professional expertise or provide help to a needy student or family. Often you give us information that we can use to share with others: school nurses, teachers, students and parents. Many school nurses use your information in the lessons we teach to students. Sometimes the information explains a problem we’ve been pondering or provides a product that can make our schools safer.
Many of our attendees are school nursing supervisors and they take information back to their districts with recommendations that lead to purchase decisions. Other school nurses are the only health professional in their schools and their knowledge of a product can lead to its purchase.
The Florida Association of School Nurses makes every effort to have the vendor area open several times during the conference. Some vendors choose the Premier space because it is in the open hallway and not restricted to vendor times. Although a little more expensive, it brings traffic to your site during the entire conference, from registration until the closing session. Whichever spot you choose, you may rest assured, you will have many opportunities to speak to school nurses because they will seek you out!
Online Vendor Application (Pay with Credit Card or Bank Account)
Download Vendor Application (to be mailed in)
Online Non-Profit Sponsor Application
Download Non-Profit Sponsor Application (to be mailed in)
2010 State Conference: We Went the Extra Mile
by Marcy Taylor, R.N., B.S.N.
The Florida Association of School Nurses 15th Annual Conference, “School Nurses: Going the Extra Mile,” was a huge success! The conference was held February 5 – 6, 2010, at the beautiful Orlando Marriott in Lake Mary, Florida.
The one hundred and fifty plus participants experienced awesome speakers with a wide variety of topics including current trends in tobacco, data collection, young caregivers, RTI/504, autism and Bell’s palsy. Our Keynote Address was given by Mary Pappas, RN, BSN. Nurse Pappas discovered the first H1N1 outbreak in New York. What a treat to have her with us!
Along with excellent speakers FASN was able to offer poster sessions, marketplace and a room full of vendors with lots of information and goodies. FASN held their annual business meeting and installation of officers. All participants were honored as the School Nurse of the Year!
The food was excellent and the networking was plentiful. The FASN 15th Annual Conference was a success!
All participants were School Nurses: Going the Extra Mile to educate themselves so they can give back to their community.
For a bird-eye view of the conference, the Spring 2010 Edition of the FASNating News has articles about all of our sessions.
