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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Learning Objective 1: discuss how planning and presenting a Regional Conference facilitates the engagement and role development of board members, while supporting the mission and vision of STTI.
Learning Objective 2: identify strategies for improving STTI engagement at the chapter, local and regional levels in the course of regional conference planning.
The 2012 Region 11 Conference was hosted in honor of our 30th anniversary as a chapter. A general plan was presented at the 2011 Region 11 Conference, and endorsed by our colleagues. The conference title chosen was: "Advancing Patient Care Through Translational Science", and honored the mission and vision of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI): learning, knowledge, scholarship and professional development in service to promoting the health of world's people. Chapter board members met to solidify the plan, identify individual strengths/areas in need of support and to engage senior leadership as mentors. Board members from 5 local chapters participated as committee members. Colleagues from across the region contributed to a formal chapter leaders' meeting which preceded the conference. Some of the observed benefits include: leadership development among board members; recruitment of new members and future chapter board members, member and student participation as volunteers, greater visibility of the chapters involved, collegiality/networking among/across local/regional chapters about future conferences and related scholarly projects, monetary donations from our founding members to support chapter awards/scholarships. The 10 month conference planning project represents a fulfilled opportunity for significant professional growth, and addresses the critical need for board development among nurses with far reaching implicaitons for the larger STTI organization and the profession at large.
Carlson, E.A., Klakovich, M., Broscious,S.K., et al. (2011). Board Leadrship Development: The Key to Effective Nursing Leadership in the 21st Century. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 42(3), 107-112.