President’s Report

July 26, 2008

Welcome:

We will be welcoming several new members to our board this year as well as bidding farewell to some old friends. Please join me in welcoming Karen Dietz as President of Baltimore and Suellen Wilkins as President of Eastern Shore. Connie Gull will join us as our Newsletter Editor and Joy will announce the results of the election for Treasurer.

Events:

I have been appointed to the National Conference Strategic Work Team and attended a meeting at the Gaylord National Harbor last month. During that time the team brainstormed about topics for speakers for next year’s convention. As a component we have the pleasure of designing this year’s conference pin. I have contacted the supplier from last year and will have some pictures to present of some ideas that he has put together for us. Other ideas are welcome. We will need to discuss numbers of pins to order. Last year Texas ordered 500 and they were sold out by the second day.

Nominations:

It is not too early to start thinking about next year when we will be electing a new Secretary and Vice President. Also remember that we can always use members on Committees and Workgroups so share this information with your members.

Programs:

Last February we hosted the First Annual Certification Recognition Celebration. I would like ideas about this year. As a venue I am considering Chesapeake College.

There will be a lot of exciting opportunities for us as a component next year and they will be needing a lot of volunteers so be thinking about how you and your districts can come together to show the nation what we already know, that we have one of the strongest networks of nurses in the country.

Future Planning

Currently we need to discuss the July Board meeting for next year, the newsletter, Component Welcome packet, the Fall Conference, Gold Leaf Elements outstanding and numerous other issues so bring your biggest and brightest ideas.

We have much to be proud of this year as a result of all of your efforts and hard work. Again, I would like to emphasize that this is a team effort and we can only succeed as a whole through the efforts of each and every one of us. I wish to thank all of you for the unwavering support that you have given me this past year as your President. I know that this year we will be shining stars at the National Conference.

I look forward to seeing all of you soon as we get down to the business of planning another successful year together.

Respectfully submitted,

Tanya L Spiering, BSN, RN, CPAN
President of Chesapeake Bay Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses