March 22nd

Call for Abstracts; Conference Registration; Membership Renewal; Upcoming Dialogue

Hello SRS Friends,

I am writing to share a few important items:

1. The annual SRS conference will be held October 16, 17, and 18. It will be a virtual conference--not hybrid like last year. The theme, info, and objectives are:

Rogerian Nursing Science: Patterning Change in Nursing and Society
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Society of Rogerian Scholars and invites scholars and practitioners into dialogue about nursing as a pandimensional, evolving process within a changing social world. The conference will be held as a virtual event on October 16, 17, and 18 Together, we will explore how Rogerian science illuminates patterns of change across individuals, communities, and systems, and how these insights inform nursing thought and action.

Objectives:
Through participation in the conference, participants will engage in thinking about:
• How Rogerian nursing science informs the patterning of change in nursing and society.
• Nursing as a pandimensional, evolving process within individuals, communities, and systems.
• The power of ethical, creative, and transformative possibilities of nursing in times of social change.

We welcome abstracts for the conference that address the theme and objectives. If your abstract is selected for presentation, you can anticipate that the session will be 30-45 minutes. We will have exact details when the schedule is finalized. Deadline for submission is May 15, 2026.

The link to submit an abstract is: https://societyofrogerianscholars.wufoo.com/forms/call-for-abstracts-srs-conference-2026/

2. Registration for the conference is open now! Here is the preliminary information:

Rogerian Nursing Science: Patterning Change in Nursing and Society
October 16, 17, and 18, 2026: This will be a virtual conference held by Zoom.

The schedule includes the Martha E. Rogers Scholars Fund Lectureship on Friday; a Keynote (on Saturday) by Danny G. Willis, DNS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN and Closing Remarks (on Sunday) by Violet Malinski, PhD, RN and John Phillips, PhD, RN. The Martha E. Rogers Research Presentation will be by W. Richard Cowling, III RN, PhD, ANEF, FAAN. There will be podium presentations; the annual business meeting plus plenty of time for networking and conversation. Please join us for this exciting event!

Conference registration fee: $100 which includes attendance at all three days plus Guidebook, our all-in-one conference program and organizer.

As a reminder, all presenters must register to attend the conference. So...whether you are planning on submitting an abstract or just attending the conference, take care of this detail now. Here is the link to register: https://societyofrogerianscholars.wufoo.com/forms/registration-srs-annual-conference-2026

3. The Membership Year for SRS runs from July 1 to June 30, which means we are entering membership renewal season. This is a detail you can take care of now and that will ensure your membership is uninterrupted. This is especially important because I need to send the list to Wolters-Kluwer for the ANS/Visions subscription for members. If you wait until the conference to renew your membership (which is an old habit of many members) you will potentially miss two issues of ANS/Visions. So...make like easy for yourself, Mandi the treasurer, and me, by renewing now: https://societyofrogerianscholars.wufoo.com/forms/srs-membership-form

It is particularly important to make sure you have an accurate mailing address and email address on your membership. We don't receive a list of ANS journals (paper ones in the mail) that go astray but people write me, usually many months later to say, "I just realized I haven't received ANS for awhile." The journal is mailed 4x/year and usually arrives in August, November, February, and May (this issues are dated: July-Sep; Oct-Dec; Jan-Mar; Apr-Jun). I will be sending the mailing list in April, so if you renew NOW, everything will be accurate, up-to-date and all set for the next year. I appreciate everyone's help with this!

4. Scholarly Dialogue -- I am helping Nancey France with hosting the Scholarly Dialogues for the members. The next one is on Tuesday. April 28th at 2 pm. Nancey France and Shirley Gordon will be presenting on The Nurse as Soul Whisperer. You can register here: https://writers-camp.org/product/society-of-rogerian-scholars-april-dialogue/

Registration is free or you can pay $20 and receive 2 contact hours. When you register you will receive a confirmation letter with the Zoom link. Yes, I know, registration is a bit of a pain and you have to click 5 times to complete the full registration process (even when it is free) but it really helps Nancey and me keep track of who is attending and to prepare the best dialogue possible. 

Thanks for your attention and help. I look forward to seeing many of you at the April dialogue and reading lots of interesting abstracts for this year's conference.

In wellbecoming,
Leslie