2024 NNA Annual Convention

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the 2024 NNA Annual Convention!

This year’s event will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Kearney, Nebraska on October 3-4. 

The 2024 Convention theme is “Innovations in Health Care: Nurses Leading the Way”, and we have some intriguing presentations planned for the event this year. We hope you will choose to join us in Kearney! 

Register now to join your colleagues in Kearney!

AGENDA

Click here for a copy of the full Convention Agenda

Click on the Event Sessions>> button in the upper right to view concurrent session titles and presenter details

Please review the full schedule and have your concurrent session choices ready to select during registration! 

REGISTRATION

Pre-registration is required for participation in the event. Early-bird registration closes September 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm CST. 

Individuals are allowed to register after September 1st (early bird deadline), but registration fees increase. 

No registrations are accepted after September 23, 2024. 

REGISTRATION FEES

Early-bird Pricing – available until Noon on September 1
$150.00 NNA Member – through the gracious support of the Carol Wilson Fund ($50 credit)
$300.00 Non-Member
$75.00 Prelicensure/Undergraduate Student*
$50.00 Awards Dinner Ticket(s)
$25.00 40 Under 40 Breakfast Ticket(s)

After September 1 at Noon
$200.00 NNA Member– through the gracious support of the Carol Wilson Fund ($50 credit)
$350.00 Non-Member
$100.00 Prelicensure/Undergraduate Student*
$50.00 Awards Dinner Ticket(s)
$25.00 40 Under 40 Breakfast Ticket(s)

* No CE credits will be awarded to those registering at the student rate. If you wish to attend the NNA Awards Dinner or the 40 Under 40 Awards Breakfast, additional fees will apply.

Register now by clicking the Register>> button in the upper right

Refund/Cancellation Policy – Registration fees, less a $50.00 enrollment processing fee, will be refunded to registrants who cannot attend and notify the Nebraska Nurses Association/Midwest MSD office in writing of the cancellation before September 1, 2024. No refunds will be made after September 1, 2024.

Join us for the NNA PAC Fundraiser October 2!
Please join us for the Nebraska Nurses Association Political Action Committee (NNA PAC) Fundraiser scheduled for Wednesday, October 2 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm at Cunningham’s on the Lake, located at 610 Talmadge Street, Suite A in Kearney, Nebraska 68845. Cunningham’s on the Lake is a rustic/modern style restaurant with a lake view patio and within walking distance of the convention venue, offering classic pub grub and craft beers on tap. Fundraiser tickets are $40.00 per person, which includes a light dinner buffet and one drink ticket. A cash bar will also be provided for additional drink purchases. Watch for the option to add a PAC Fundraiser ticket to your convention registration. We hope you can join us!

Unable to make it to the NNA PAC Fundraiser? Visit https://nebraskanursespac.org/ to make a one time or recurring NNA PAC donation. If you have any questions, please reach out to info@nebraskanurses.org. 

Interested in being an individual sponsor of the 2024 NNA Annual Convention?
For an additional $50, you can support the event and be recognized as an individual sponsor during the convention. If interested, add this recognition to your registration before submitting!

40 Under 40 Awards

The Nebraska Nurses Association and the Nebraska Organization of Nursing Leadership will recognize 40 emerging nurse leaders who are under 40 years of age from across the state of Nebraska by awarding the 40 Under 40 awards during the 2024 NNA Annual Convention in Lincoln on October 3 and 4, 2024. Awardees will be honored during the breakfast on October 4. 

Interested in nominating a nurse for this prestigious award? Click here for additional details about the selection process and to nominate an emerging leader today!

Nomination Deadline: August 20, 2024

Awardees will be required to register and cover registration fees for the NNA Annual Convention in Kearney on October 3 and 4, 2024 and are responsible for their own hotel, travel and other convention related expenses. Guest tickets will be available to purchase during the registration process for family and friends to join the awardee for the Awards Breakfast on Friday, October 4.

Call for Poster Abstracts

The Nebraska Nurses Association is seeking poster abstracts from Nebraska nurses and student nurses for their 2024 NNA Annual Convention in Kearney on October 3 and 4, 2024. This is an opportunity for you to showcase your research, evidence-based practice or quality improvement to nurses from across the state participating in the event. Topics pertaining to clinical practice, patient education, or current trends in nursing/healthcare are encouraged. Both specialty and general nursing topics will be considered. Poster author(s) must have a current nursing license in the United States.

Accepted abstracts will be featured as poster presentations and the author(s) will be present at Convention for questions/feedback during several poster viewing sessions.

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 10, 2024

Click here for submission guidelines and to submit your poster abstract for consideration.

Interested in Exhibiting at the NNA Convention?

Click here for more information on exhibiting at the event.

HOTEL

Sleeping rooms have been blocked for the Nebraska Nurses Association at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Kearney for October 2 and 3 at a rate of $150.00 plus taxes.

Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel at 308-238-7000 identifying yourself with the Nebraska Nurses Association or clicking here to make your room reservation online. Online reservations must be made on or before September 4, 2024. 

Following the deadline, reservations can be made by contacting the hotel directly, if sleeping rooms are available. Please know the daily rate will increase, possibly significantly.

DISCLOSURES

• Successful Completion – Participants must pre-register, check-in on both days, participate in a minimum of three educational sessions, submit a verification of attendance form noting the sessions attended, and complete the online evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.
• Contact Hours – Participants meeting the successful completion requirements will receive up to 8.75 contact hours. 
• Relevant Financial Relationships – No relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter/author of program content.

ACCREDITATION

The Midwest Multistate Division is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Questions? Please contact Sara Fry at sara@midwestnurses.org with any questions.