Updated Save the Date! Our 2020 annual conference at the beautiful Nantasket Beach Resort has been rescheduled to April 17, 2021.

Due to Covid-19, we had no other alternative than to postpone our 2020 annual conference. Our 2020 annual New England GAPNA conference will be held this year at the beautiful Nantasket Beach Resort in Hull, MA. The event will take place on Saturday, April 17, 2021. We have some fantastic speakers aleady lined up and will open the conference for registration soon! We will be offering a discounted conference registration rate to GAPNA members. More details to follow. Following the conference, we are excited to have planned our chapter's 15th anniversary celebration! 

If you are currently a member, thank you for your continued support and your commitment to excellence in geriatric care. If you are not a member, If you are not currently a member of GAPNA, we would like to share the benefits of membership in addition to our discounted conference rate. Member benefits include:

- A subscription to the official Journal of GAPNA, Geriatric Nursing, which is printed every other month.
- Quarterly issues of the online GAPNA Newsletter.
- GAPNA Exchange is a private, secure community for members to share ideas, ask questions, lend expertise, and network with peers. The community features both an Open Forum discussion area along with smaller, segmented communities.
- GNCC discount on your certification fee and on the renewal process.
- ANCC discount of up to 20% on the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP-BC) and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) certifications: Save $55 on initial test and $80 on renewal.
- Access to clinically relevant information found on the “members only” section of the GAPNA Website.
- Bi-monthly issues of our e-Alert noting relevant legislative news, Chapter events, timely topics of interest.
- Discounted registration fee to our Annual Conference (held every year in September).
- Discounted fee for CNE credits and educational sessions via our Online Library.
- A $10 discount on AANP membership.
- Discounts on many AGS publications.
- GAPNA members receive a discounted membership rate for AMDA - renew for just $175 per year using a code for GAPNA members only. If you are not already, you will be prompted to log in to your member account to view the code. (offer expires 12/31/20).
- An opportunity to actively participate in setting health policy issues.
- An opportunity to read/blog with your peers via Facebook.
- Being part of an elite group of advanced practice nurses who advance the practice of gerontological nursing, and the well-being of the public through advocacy, dissemination of knowledge, and provision of member growth opportunities.
- For the 2020 year, GAPNA will offer a 10% discount on your Regular Membership fees for Active or Reserve military personnel.

For more information on membership or to join or renew, please go to: https://www.gapna.org/membership-information

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about membership or local chapter opportunities.

Sincerely,

Anne Marie Caron

President, New England Chapter of GAPNA