NACHRI 2010 Annual Leadership Conference
and Meeting of the Membership

October 17 - 20, 2010
Minneapolis, MN

Call for Proposals
Proposals due March 18, 2010

More than ever, children's hospitals leaders, like you, are breaking away from conventional health care and leadership models to secure the next generation of children's health care and to make the right decisions in the midst of adversity. This conference is a distinctive opportunity to gather with your executive-level peers from children's hospitals nationwide. As a community of professionals, we will work together at the NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference to identify how we will address the vast array of challenges that lie ahead.

Starting now, the NACHRI Council on Education requests your proposals for sessions that illustrate your best practices, innovative ideas and your work in the following areas:

• Transforming Leadership Models
• Enterprising Technology Solutions
• Evaluating Tough Options

Read the official invitation from Peggy Troy, RN, MSN, Chair of the NACHRI Council on Education and President and Chief Executive Officer of Children's Hospital & Health System, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

NACHRI exclusively accepts proposals initiated by NACHRI member hospitals.  Proposal authors from NACHRI member hospitals, who submit a proposal as the lead presenter may invite consultants, vendors or nonmembers to co-present.

Getting Started

1. Review Proposal Agreements & Guidelines. Read presenter agreements, proposal submission guidelines, proposal categories, selection criteria and writing tips prior to attempting to access the proposal submission Web site
2. Download Proposal Outline. Review this outline of all of the required fields, character limitations and questions that you will need to complete in order to submit your proposal online.
3. Submit Proposal Online.Once you have reviewed and collected all the material required to complete your proposal, access the proposal submission site and complete your proposal online.

Please continue to check this site for updates.

The NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference (formerly the NACHRI Annual Meeting) is designed for chief executive officers, chief nursing officers, chief operating officers, medical directors, and board trustees from freestanding children's hospitals, specialty hospitals and children's hospitals within hospitals & your peers to unleash the greatness within yourself and your staff to be innovative champions for children's health.  Our current environment is difficult and volatile, but achieving the goal of providing quality health care for children has never been more vital.  The NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference affords the educational and networking opportunities to renew your inspiration to advocate for children every day.