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ABNS Is pleased to announce that the 2017 Fall conference schedule is now online. Please visit http://www.nursingcertification.org/october2017 to register.

We will be meeting at the Westin Hotel in Rosemont, IL, from Oct 12-14, 2017. The hotel is just minutes from Chicago's O'Hare Airport and offers complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport.

Registrations must be sent by mail. Visit http://www.nursingcertification.org/october2017 for more information.

The American Board of Nursing Specialties is please to announce that the Spring 2018 conference will be held at the beautiful Marriott Riverfront Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, March 1-3, 2018.

View ABNS Conference Information.

Handouts and power-point presentations are now available for the Spring 2017 conference. Please visit the conference archive page.

2017 Fall Conference
Westin O'Hare
6100 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
October 12-14, 2017

Please contact the ABNS/ABSNC Executive Office for additional information or if you'd like to participate on the conference planning committee.

A detailed agenda is now available.  Visit the Spring 2017 Conference Page.

AURORA, OH (May 1, 2016) – The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) Awards and Recognition Committee announced during the organization’s March 3rd Spring Assembly Meeting in Las Vegas it has selected University of North Carolina Hospitals as the honorable mention recipient of the 2016 Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy.

Read the full press release here: Advocacy Award – Honorable Mention.

AURORA, OH (May 1, 2016) – The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) Awards and Recognition Committee announced during the organization’s March 3rd Spring Assembly Meeting in Las Vegas it has selected Americare Critical Care Transport in Dumont, NJ as the recipient of the 2016 Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy.

Read the full press release here: Advocacy Award.

AURORA, OH (April 28, 2016) – Click here to view the Spring 2016 Quarterly Members Update.

In this Issue:

ABNS News & Announcements

• The Value of Certification: Building the Business Case for Certification
• ABNS Announces New Leadership in 2016
• ABNS Congratulates the Award Recipients
• Recognition of Member Anniversaries and Milestones
• Save the Date for Fall Assembly meeting
• ABNS Launches New Award in Honor of Bonnie Niebuhr, MS, CAE

ABSNC News & Announcements

• ABSNC Elects Two New Board Members
• Call for Public Comment on newly created Accreditation Standards for Assessment‐Based Certificate Programs
• Helpful Tips for Submitting an Accreditation Application

AURORA, Ohio, (April 28, 2016)—The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) announced the Competency and Credentialing Institute (CCI) as the recipient of the 2016 Janel Parker Presidents Award for its dedication to and leadership in advancing research in the specialty nursing certification field.

See the press release here: Janel Parker Presidents Award.