GANS 59th Annual Convention
“Leadership Through Service: Educator. Mentor. Nurse”
The Classic Center, Athens, GA
Convention Schedule
Wednesday, October 12
6:00 pm -10:00 pm
GANS Board Meeting
Olympia 1
Thursday, October 13
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Registration & Delegate Credentialing
Fire Hall
Student Fundraising Tables/GANS Penny Wars
Pre-Function Area
NCLEX Bowl School Spirit Posters
Olympia 1
Deans & Directors Luncheon
Olympia 2
Community Health GANS project
Fire Hall
Silent Auction/Donations
Athena A
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Resolutions Review (Mandatory for Authors and Delegates)
Grand Hall South
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
NEC Meeting (Mandatory for Candidates)
Fire Hall
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening House of Delegates/Opening Ceremonies/ Keynote
Speaker (Mandatory for Delegates)
Grand Hall South
7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Late Night Registration
Fire Hall
ENJOY AN EVENING IN ATHENS!!!
Friday, October 14
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration and Delegate Credentialing
Fire Hall
Student Fundraising Tables/GANS Penny Wars
Pre Function Area
Silent Auction/Donations
Athena A
NCLEX Bowl School Spirit Posters
Olympia 1
Blood and Bone Marrow Drive (By Appointment or Walk-In)
Parthenon 1 and 2
9:00 am – 11:00 am
NCLEX-RN Review (Pre-Registration Required)
Grand Hall South
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
NEC Office Open
Athena J
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Red Cross Disaster Prep Class
Athena D
9:00 am – 9:50 am
Focus Sessions
Acid/Base Imbalance and ABG Interpretation Strategies,
Hurst Review
Athena G
Military Panel, Army and Air Force
Athena H
Bereavement and Loss, Elaine Harris
Athena I
Stigma, It’s an Enigma, Lee Griffin
Olympia 2
10:00 am – 10:50 am
Focus Sessions
Rethinking Fluids for the NCLEX
Athena G
ER/ICU Nursing, Keith Brooks
Athena H
Pediatrics Wound and Ostomy Care, Marie Sosebee
Athena I
Friday, October 14
11:00 am – 2:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
Athena B, C, E
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
Focus Sessions
Testing Strategies, Kaplan
Athena D
What to expect after Graduation, Jaime Benator
Athena G
How to stand out and get hired, Athens Regional Medical
Center Human Resources and Nurse Recruiting
Athena H
NCLEX Testing Techniques, ATI
Athena I
2:30 pm – 3:20 pm
Focus Sessions
The First 72 Hours . . . What a New Graduate Nurse can
Expect and Anticipate in the Care of a Newly Injured Spinal
Cord Injured Patient!, Glenn Prescott
Athena D
Pharmacology Made Insanely Easy, Loretta Manning
Athena G/H
Midwifery, Athens Regional Medical Center Midwifery Clinic
Athena I
2:30 pm – 3:50 pm
Resolutions Review (Mandatory for Authors and Delegates)
Grand Hall South
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Advisors/Consultants Meeting
Olympia 2
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm
Meet the Candidates (Mandatory for Candidates and Delegates)
Athena J
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Parliamentary Review (Mandatory for Delegates)
Grand Hall South
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
House of Delegates (Mandatory for Delegates)
Grand Hall South
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Welcome Party with light refreshments followed by NCLEX
Bowl & Spirit Competition
Athena F, G, H, I
ENJOY AN EVENING IN ATHENS!!!
Saturday, October 15
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Registration and Delegate Credentialing
Fire Hall
Silent Auction/Donations
Athena A
Student Fundraising Tables/GANS Penny Wars
Pre Function Area
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Kaplan Practice NCLEX Test
Grand Hall South
9:00 am – 9:50 am
Focus Sessions
Midwifery, Athens Regional Medical Center Midwifery Clinic
Athena D
Emergency Nursing, Keith Brooks
Athena G
The Operating Room Nurses, RN First Assistant,
Perfusionist, CRNA, Roy Wampole
Athena H
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Mary Katherine White
Athena I
9:00 am – 10:00 am
NEC Office Open (Candidate Applications Due by 10:00 am)
Athena J
9:00 am – 11:00 am
NCLEX –RN Review (Pre-Registration Required)
Grand Hall South
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Red Cross Disaster Prep Class
Parthenon 1
10:00 am – 10:50 am
Focus Sessions
Don’t go Insane, Become a SANE, Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner, Missy Jackson
Athena D
Flight Nurse, Keith Hood
Athena G
Sickle Cell Nursing, Tina Taylor
Athena H
Saturday, October 15
10:00 am – 10:50 am continued
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Abbie Lotfice
Athena I
10:45 am – 1:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Athena B, C, E
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Advisors/Consultants Meeting
Olympia 2
1:15 pm – 3:00 pm
House of Delegates (Mandatory for Delegates)
Grand Hall South
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Candidate Speeches & Presidential Debate (Mandatory for
Delegates)
Grand Hall South
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Council of School Presidents and Round Table Discussion
with the 2010-2011GANS Board
Olympia 2
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Voting (Delegates Only)
Athena J
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Vote Counting (Tellers Only)
Athena J
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Awards Dinner / Elections Outcome / Poster Winner
Revealed / Silent Auction Winners / Closing Ceremonies
Athena A, B, C, D, E
Sunday, October
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Old/New Board Breakfast & Role Transition
Olympia 1
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch
Olympia 1
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2011-2012 Executive Board Meeting
Olympia 1