Thursday, April 27
08:00 - 09:00	Registration (Hudson Prefunction) Continental Breakfast (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
09:00 - 09:15	Introductions Geri L. Dickson, PhD, RN, Executive Director New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing
09:15 - 10:15	Keynote: "Future Directions for Nursing Outcomes: Research, Challenges and Opportunities" Sean Clarke, PhD, RN, CRNP, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Sponsored By
10:15 - 10:45	"The Politics of Generating Policy" Debbie Campbell, MSN, RN Director of Governmental Affairs American Association of Colleges of Nursing
10:45 - 11:15	Networking Break, (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
11:15 - 11:45	"Catching Federal Funding" Claudia Johnson, PhD, RN, Associate Vice President for Special Projects, Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi
11:45 - 12:15	"Seeking Federal Funding through AHRQ" Kathie Kendrick, MS, RN, Deputy Director, AHRQ
12:15 - 01:15	Lunch (Hudson Room IV, V, VI)
01:15 - 02:15	Concurrent Sessions: Papers on Workforce Measurement and Retention I
02:15 - 02:45	Networking Break (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
02:45 - 04:15	"Collecting Data with Surveys" Panel, Patricia Moulton PhD (ND), Linda Flynn, PhD, RN (NJ), Chris Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN (NYU), Linda Lacey, PhD (NC)
04:15 - 04:45	"The National Forum" Steering Committee: Brenda Cleary, PhD, RN FAAN (NC), Mary Lou Brunell, MS, RN (FL), Geri Dickson, PhD, RN (NJ), Eileen Gloor, MSN, RN (IA), Deloras Jones, MSN, RN (CA), and Wanda Jones, MS, RN (MS)
05:30 - 06:30	Poster Session (Manhattan Prefunction Room, 9th Floor)
05:30 - 07:30	All Conference Reception (Manhattan Room, 9th Floor)
Friday, April 28
08:00 - 09:00	Continental Breakfast (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
09:00 - 09:15	Welcome and Introductions
09:15 - 10:15	Keynote: "Asking Policy Questions...and Finding the Answers" Julie Sochalski, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania Sponsored By
10:15 - 10:45	"The Impact and Influence of Philanthropy on Public Policy" Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAAN Senior Program Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sponsored By
10:45 - 11:00	Networking Break (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
11:00 - 11:30	"Strategies to Address Oregon's Nursing Shortage; Funding Sustainable Solutions" Judith Woodruff, JD, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Northwest Health Foundation Project Director.  Partners Investing in Nursing's Future
11:30 - 12:30	"Defining the Nursing Workforce; Claryfing Definitions" The Vermont Team: Mary Val Palumbo, DNP, RN, Barbara McIntosh, PhD, Betty Rambur, DNSc, RN
12:30 - 01:30	Lunch (Hudson Room IV, V, VI) Sponsored By
01:30 - 02:45	Concurrent Sessions: Papers on Public Policy, and Retention II, Education
02:45 - 03:00	Heath Break (Hudson Room IV, V, VI)
03:00 - 03:30	Endnote: "The Global Nursing Shortage and Health Policy" Julia Plotnick, MPH, RN, FAAN Sponsored By
03:30	Evaluation & Wrap Up
15 Contact Hours have been approved by the New Jersey State Nurses Association Partially Funded by the New Jersey Health Initiatives, RWJF