Hello GNAO members,
As we approach the end of winter and heading towards the AGM and Biennial Conference, we would like to share some engagement GNAO opportunities with GNAO.
Call for NOMINATIONS For 2020-2022 GNAO Board of Directors
GNAO is pleased to announce three available Board of Directors positions –
- Membership Chair,
- Student/ New Graduate Liaison and
- Professional Advocacy Director
The call for nominations is now open and will remain open until Friday, March 20, 2020. We invite you to check out the documents (Call for Nominations and Role Descriptions) and to share your intent to stand for election by emailing GNAO Past President, Julie Rubel.
We hope many of you will consider these influential roles, we need your leadership and passion to continue to shape our GNAO future!
The Nomination period will close on March 20, 2019.
GNAO Biennial AGM & Conference: Inspiring & Informing Health Aging
The GNAO 2020 Biennial AGM & Conference will be held on Thursday, April 23 to Friday April 24, 2020 at the Ajax Convention Centre, 550 Beck Crescent, Ajax, ON, L1Z 1C9. The AGM & Conference is being hosted by the GNAO Central East (CE) Chapter. Please see the GNAO REGISTRATION AND PROGRAM GUIDE FINAL 2020
Registration can be completed 3 ways:
Online: Using this link to register and pay by credit card: Registration Link
Fax: By completing the registration form found on pages 9 &10 and fax to Events in Sync, 1-905-404-3727
Mail: By completing the registration form found on page 9 & 10 and mail to: Events in Sync (c/o GNAO), 1143 Wentworth Street West, Suite 202, Oshawa, ON L1J 8P7. Cheques made payable to: Central East GNAO Conference
We look forward to re-connecting with colleagues and friends, and to meeting new ones, who share our passion and excitement for gerontological nursing. Our goal is that you leave the conference feeling enlightened and energized, with a renewed of sense purpose and understanding about gerontological nursing and healthy aging.
GNAO Student Conference and Membership Grant for the 2020 GNAO Biennial AGM & Conference
The Gerontological Nursing Association of Ontario (GNAO) is providing a grant to subsidize a nursing student’s attendance at the GNAO Biennial Conference.
All registered nursing and/or registered practical nursing students are eligible for up to $525 in reimbursement to the GNAO Conference!
Access the STUDENT submission form here GNAO Student Grant Submission Form 2020 FINAL
We are excited to announce an opportunity available to nurses passionate about gerontological nursing living within an inactive GNAO chapter, thus not fully engaged with GNAO activities. You are encouraged to participate in this grant opportunity to support your attendance at the 2020 GNAO Biennial conference and rekindle, not just your passion for gerontology, but also to learn how you can re-energize your Chapter.
All current membership from the following areas are eligible for up to $525 in reimbursement to the GNAO Conference:
- South East Chapter: Hastings, Lennox-Addington, Frontenac, Prince Edward, Leeds & Grenville, (East) Includes: Kingston, Belleville, Napanee, Gananoque, Brockville, Trenton, Brighton, Picton
- London & Area Chapter: Oxford, Perth, Middlesex, Elgin, Huron Includes: London, St, Thomas, Woodstock, Stratford, Tillsonberg
- Greater Ottawa Area Chapter: Ottawa-Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Russell Prescott, Dundas, Stormont, Glengary, Leeds & Grenville (West) Includes: Ottawa, Renfrew, Carleton Place, Smith Falls, Perth, Cornwall
- Bluewater Chapter: Grey and Bruce Counties Includes: Wiarton, Kincardine, Hanover, Flesherton, Meaford, Owen Sound, Goderich, Collingwood, Alliston, Midland
All you need to do is to complete the respective forms and submit an expressive piece. Your expressive piece can be anything you would like! Sample submission ideas include poetry, videos, traditional art, and even internet memes! We want you to think outside the box! The winning submission will be shared with conference participants and with GNAO across the province via our website.
Access the MEMBERSHIP submission form here GNAO Membership Grant Submission Form 2020 FINAL
All submission forms and expressive pieces must be completed in full and submitted by Friday March 20th, 2017 at 11:59PM EST. Please send your completed submissions and/or questions to Melanie Kelly at melkelly@sympatico.ca
(Note: If you choose to create a physical expressive piece, you can submit a picture of your expressive piece with the application).
Best wishes to all applicants!
Please visit The GNAO website to find more information about these events.
Hope you have been enjoying the Winter and looking forward to Spring in less than three weeks.
Kindly,
GNAO Provincial Board