INANE was founded in 1982 in New York. We have held an annual conference every year since. Our past conferences are listed here, most recent first. Please help us fill in any missing information!
2019: July 30-August 1, Reno, NV at the Reno Renaissance Hotel

- Registration: 158
- Highlights: Carolyn Dufurenna, Rancher and Poet (Gala Speaker)
- Inauguration of E3: Extreme Education for Editors, pre-conference workshop
- INANE Nursing Journal Hall of Fame, INANE Virtual Journal
- Visit inane2019.com to see the complete program and learn more!
2018 – August 6-8, Boston, Massachusetts at the Liberty Hotel

Hosts: Leslie Nicoll and Kathy Ahern Gould. Planning Committee: Peggy Chinn, Anne Manton, Jane Flanagan, Mary Alexander, Susan Gennaro, Grif Alspach, Kate Gregory, Julie Snethen, Joyce Fitzpatrick, Chris Vourakis
- Registration: 161 people
- Highlights: Duck Tours, Inauguration of the Nursing Journal Hall of Fame, INANE Virtual Journal
- Visit the website: inane2018.com to see the complete program and learn more about the conference
2017 – August 3-5 – Denver, Colorado: – the historic Brown Palace Hotel, Downtown Denver!
Host: Karren Kowalski with Liana Comacho, Leslie Nicoll, Elaine Miller, Julia Snethen, Edna Hull, Pat Yoer-Wise, and Peggy Chinn

- Held at the Historic Brown Palace Hotel in Downtown Denver
- Registration: 160
- Highlights: Visit to the Cherokee Ranch, with Lunch
- Opening Speaker: Dr. Colorado
- Inaugural Year for the INANE Virtual Journal
- Visit the conference website for the complete program: inane2017.com
August 1-3, 2016 Annual Conference in London!

The 35th Annual Meeting of INANE will be held in London, England on August 1-3, 2016. The conference hotel was the Cumberland while the actual conference sessions were held at the Royal College of Nursing. Visit the website at inane2016.com to see the program. Watch our blog for more information about this year’s conference
Planning team: Gary Bell (Host), Alison Twycross, Charon Pierson, Edna Hull, Elaine Miller, Geri Pearson, Jennifer Kilpatrick, Julia Snethen, Karren Kowalski, Leslie Nicoll, Pat Yoder-Wise, Patricia Kelly, Peggy Chinn, Rita Pickler, Sarah Davies, Shirley Smoyak, Teddie Potter
August 3-5, 2015 – Las Vegas, Nevada!
Planning team: Carolyn Yucha, Host; Leslie Nicoll, Program Coordinator; Peggy Chinn, Website and Communications Coordinator; Gary Bell, 2016 Conference Host; Graham Scott, 2016 Conference Host; Maureen Anthony; Jillian Inouye; Elaine Miller; Charon Pierson; Denise Tyler.
2014 – August 4-6 – Portland, Maine, USA –
Host: Leslie Nicoll (CIN and Nurse Author & Editor); Planning Committee: Peggy Chinn, Margaret Comerford Freda, Shawn Kennedy, Lisa Marshall, Jean Proehl, and Suzanne Smith
- Conference site: Portland Regency Hotel and Spa
- Registration: 150
- Opening Carousel Slideshow by Leslie Nicoll
- INANE 2014 Website
2013 – July 29-31 – Cork, Ireland – Hosts: Geraldine McCarthy-Haslam and Joyce Fitzpatrick (Applied Nursing Research; Nursing Education Perspectives; Archives in Psychiatric Nursing)
- Conference site: Imperial Hotel.
- Registration: 90
- Cork 2013 Presentation by Joyce Fitzpatrick.
- Conference Booklet
2012 – August 1-3 – Montreal, Ontario, Canada –
Hosts: Laurie Gottlieb with CJNR (Canadian Journal of Nursing Research) and McGill University. Committee: James Costello, Molly Dougherty, Susan Henly, Geraldine Pearson, Sally Thorne, CJNR staff Joanna Toti and Amélie Desrochers, Curly Dog Communications Inc. Staff Lisa Lipowski and Caroline Désilets
- Conference site: Marriott Château Champlain.
- Registration: 118
- 2012 Montreal Program
- 2012 Meeting Notes
- 2012 Photo album
2011 – August 3-5 – San Francisco, California, USA – Host: Peggy Chinn (Advances in Nursing Science). Committee: Suzanne Smith (Nurse Educator), Lucy Bradley-Springer Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care), Mickey Dougherty (Nursing Research), Sue Henly (Nursing Research), Laurie Gottlieb (Canadian Journal of Nursing Research), Tina Marrell (Home Health Care Nurse)i, Judith Mitiguy (Gannett Healthcare Group), and Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins staff.
- Conference site: Sir Francis Drake
- Registration: 145
- 2011 San Francisco Program
- 2011 Meeting Notes
- 2011 Photo Album
2010 – August 11-13 – Coolum, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia – Host: Marie Gerdtz (convener), with Fiona Barron, Paul Bennett, Marc Broadbent, Michael Geraghty, Anne Manchester, Teresa O’Connor, and Ramon Shaban
2009 – July 26-28 – Chicago, IL, USA – Host: Marion Broome (Nursing Outlook)
- Conference site: Embassy Suites Hotel
- Registration: 119
- 2009 Chicago Program
- 2009 Meeting Notes
2008 – August 4-6 – Padua, Italy – Host: Joyce Fitzpatrick (Applied Nursing Research; Nursing Education Perspectives; Archives in Psychiatric Nursing)
- Attendance: 35
- 2008 Padua Program
- 2008 Meeting Notes
2007 – July 30-August 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Host: Carolyn Yucha (Biological Research for Nursing). Committee: Suzanne Smith (chair, Nurse Educator), Anita Catlin (Advances in Neonatal Care, and Pediatric Nursing), Diane Pravikoff (CINAHL Information Systems, Online Journal of Clinical Innovation), Ellen Olshansky (Journal of Professional Nursing), Beth Ulrich (Nephrology Nursing Journal)
- Conference site: Caesar’s Palace
- Attendance: 110
- 2007 Las Vegas Program
- 2007 Meeting Notes
2006 – August 3-5 – London, England
- Conference site: Royal College of Nursing
- 2006 London Program
2005 – July 28-30 – Asheville, North Carolina, USA – Host: Vallire Hooper (Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing – JOPAN)
- Conference site: The Biltmore Hotel
- Attendance: 132
- 2005 Asheville Program
2004 – August 5-7 – Paradise Island, Bahamas – Host: Margaret Comerford Freda (MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing), with Diana J. Mason (American Journal of Nursing), Cheryl L. Mee (Elsevier), Suzanne P. Smith (JONA, Nurse Educator)
- Conference site: Atlantis Resort
- Attendance: 94
- 2004 Bahamas Program
2003 – August 13-15 – Pilanesburg, South Africa – Hosts: Michael Herbst (African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery) & Liselle Viljoen (HealthSAGesondheid)
- Conference site: Sun City Conference Centre
- Attendance: 12
- 2003 South Africa Information and Program
2002 – August 8-10 – San Diego, California, USA – Host: Mosby, W.B. Saunders, Churchill Livingston, Divisions of Elsevier Science
- Conference site: San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
- 2002 San Diego Program
2001 – August 16-18 – London, UK – Nursing Standard, Royal College of Nursing Publishing
2000 – August 10-12 – Winter Park, Colorado, USA – Barbara Brown, (Nursing Administration Quarterly, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins) and AORN (Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses)
- Conference site: Iron Horse Resort
- 2000 Winter Park Program
1999 – August 5-7 – Cairns, Queensland, Australia – Royal College of Nursing, Australia, publishers of Collegian and Centre Nursing Press, a division of Sigma Theta Tau International, publishers of Image and Reflections
- Conference site: Cairns Convention Center
- 1999 Cairns Program
1998 – August 6-8 – Chicago, Illinois, USA – Sponsored by American Association of Neuroscience Nursing
- Conference site: The Palmer House Hilton
- 1998 Chicago Program
1997 – August 6 – 8 – Long Boat Key, Florida, USA – Suzanne Smith (Nurse Educator and Journal of Nursing Administration), Belinda Puetz (Journal of Nursing Staff Development); and Carol Reed Ash (Cancer Nursing).
- Conference site: Long Boat Key Resort
- 1997 Long Boat Key Program
- Group photo conference leaders
- Group photo of attendees
1996 – August 15-18 – Honolulu, Hawaii, USA – Host, Charon Pierson (Nurse Practitioner Forum)
- Conference site: The Sheraton Waikiki
- 1996 Honolulu Program
1995 – August 11-15 – London, England, UK – Host, Norah Casey, Nursing Standard
- Conference site: The Cafe Royal
- 1995 London Program
1994 – August 5-7 – Costa Mesa/Newport Beach, California, USA – Host: SCAmPE (Southern California Amalgam of Publishers and Editors) Rose Mary Carroll-Johnson, Ellen French, Ramon Lavandero, and Margo Neal
- Conference site: Westin South Coast Plaza
1993 – August 18-20 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – Host: Pamela Brink (Western Journal of Nursing Research) and Sage
- Conference site: The Fantasyland Hotel, West Edmonton Mall
- 1993 Edmonton Program
- Group photo of attendees
1992 – August 6-7 – Long Boat Key Florida, USA – Host: Suzanne Smith (Nurse Educator, and Journal of Nursing Administration) and Belinda Puetz (Journal of Nursing Staff Development)
- Conference site: The Resort, The Long Boat Key Club
- 1992 Long Boat Key Program
1991 – August 15-16 – London, England, UK – Host: Nora C. Casey, Royal College of Nursing
1990 – August 9-10 – Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA – Hosts: Laurel Archer Copp, Laurice Ferris, Ruth LaMothe
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 1990 Chapel Hill Program
1989 – Costa Mesa/Newport Beach, CA, USA – Host: Diana L. Nikas, Paula Siler, Laura Ybarra, Jane M. H. Brewer, Monica Cornelius
1988 – August 18-19 – Washington, DC, USA – Host: Annette Flanagin, NAACOG
- Conference site: Grand Hyatt Hotel
- 1988 Washgton DC Program
1987 – August 20-21 – Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – Host Mary Larkin
- Conference site: Sheraton Commander Hotel
- 1987 Cambridge Program
1986 – August 20-21 – London, England, UK – Hosts: Judith Serevino, Steve Weaving
1985 – August 22-23 – New York, New York, USA – Hosts: Mary Castle, Pat Palmer, Thelma Schorr, Ellie Schrader
- Conference site: Hotel Russell
- See INANE The Early Years
1984 – August 15-16 – Royal College of Nursing, London, UK – Hosts: Alison Dunn and Sr. Rosemary Donley
- Attendance: “Some 70 editors” as reported in Nursing Standard
- See INANE The Early Years
1983 – August 25-26 – New York, New York, USA – Hosts: Thelma Schorr and Ellie Schrader
- Conference site: Hotel Park Sheraton
- See INANE The Early Years
1982 – August 19-20 – New York, New York, USA – Hosts: Ellie Schrader (AORN Journal) and Thelma Schorr (American Journal of Nursing)
- Conference site: St Regis-Sheraton
- See INANE The Early Years
- The attendees (shown in the photo below) were:
Seated, L to R: Unidentified, Elinor S. Schrader (Editor AORN), Thelma M. Schorr (editor, AJN), Rozella Schlotfeld, Dean Case Western University & guest speaker), Sue Hegyvary (Associate dean and Assistant V.P., RPSLMC, Chicago & introduced symposium).Standing, L to R: unidentified, Julie Stillman (Little Brown and Co.), Patricia (Tucker) Nornhold, Peggy Chinn (Editor ANS), Leah Curtin (Editor, Supervisor Nurse), Alison Miller (C.V. Mosby Co), Richard H. Lampert (Appleton-Century-Croft), Shirley H. Fondiller (assistant to the dean for special programs and projects, RPSLMC, and Program Coordinator for the first National Journalism Symposium, April 1981)