The First International Family Nursing Conference was hosted in June 1988 by the University of Calgary, Faculty of Nursing under the leadership of Dr. Lorraine M. Wright. Approximately 400 participants from 15 countries attended this first conference. In 2013, the 11th International Family Nursing Conference will be taking place in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Copies of Conference Final Program and Book of Abstracts for the International Family Nursing Conferences are available for free public access through DSpace, University of Calgary Library, Family Nursing Unit Collection under Proceedings. For the links to specific conference proceedings, see below.
Here is a brief description of the past and future International Family Nursing Conferences, including sponsors, conference chairs, number of participants, and related publications):
1988 – 1st International Family Nursing Conference – Calgary Alberta, Canada, May 24-27, 1988 (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary; Chairperson: Lorraine M. Wright, RN, PhD). 400 participants from 15 countries.
https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/45216/1/FNU_ConfProc_1988.pdf
- A book of selected papers was published from the 1st International Family Nursing Conference: Bell, J.M., Watson, W.L., & Wright, L.M. (Eds.). (1990). The cutting edge of family nursing. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Family Nursing Unit Publications.
1991 – 2nd International Family Nursing Conference – Portland, Oregon, USA (Hosted by a consortium of universities including Oregon Health Sciences University, University of Washington, University of California, San Francisco, and University of Montana) https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/47447
- A book of selected papers was published from the 2nd International Family Nursing Conference: Feetham, S.L., Meister, S.B., Bell, J.M., & Gilliss, C.L. (Eds.). (1993). The nursing of families: Theory/research/education/practice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
1994 – 3rd International Family Nursing Conference – Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 25-28, 1994 (Hosted by McGill University, School of Nursing and University of Montreal, Faculte des sciences infirmieres; Co-chairpersons: Laurie Gottlieb, RN, PhD and Fabie Duhamel, RN, PhD) 600 participants from 12 countries. https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/47448
1997 – 4th International Family Nursing Conference – Valdivia, Chile, November 11-14, 1997 (Hosted by Universidad Austral de Chile; Chairperson: Dr. Luz Angelica Munoz) 400 participants from 20 countries. https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/47449
- Bell, J.M. (1998). Postcard from Valdivia [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 4(1), 3-7.
2000 – 5th International Family Nursing Conference, “Family Nursing for the 21st Century”, Chicago, Illinois, USA, June 19-22, 2000 (Hosted by University of Illnois at Chicago; Co-chairpersons: Kathleen Knafl, PhD and Suzanne Feetham, RN, PhD) 550 participants from 20 countries. https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/47258/3/FNU_Chicago_2000.pdf
- Bell, J.M. (2000). Reflections on the 5th International Family Nursing Conference, Chicago [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 6(4), 317-319.
2003 – 6th International Family Nursing Conference – Gaborone, Botswana, Africa (Hosted by University of Botswana; Secretariat: Dintle Mogobe, RN, PhD and Sheila Shaibu, RN, PhD) (CANCELLED)
2005 – 7th International Family Nursing Conference, “Opening Spaces: Inviting Dialogue in Family Nursing”, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June 1-4, 2005 (Hosted by School of Nursing, University of Victoria and School of Nursing, University of British Columbia; Chairperson: Virginia E. Hayes, RN, PhD) 340 participants from 21 countries. https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/46332/3/7FNUConf_2005.pdf
- Bell, J.M. (2005). Editor’s Note: Highlights from the 7th International Family Nursing Conference. Journal of Family Nursing, 11(4), 324-326.
2007 – 8th International Family Nursing Conference, “Healing Families, Healing Communities: New Innovations in Practice, Education, and Research”, Bangkok, Thailand, June 4-7, 2007 (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University; Chairperson: Suntharawadee Theinpichet, RN, PhD) 398 participants from 17 countries. https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/1880/46331/1/8FNUConf_2007.pdf
- Bell, J.M. (2008). Highlights of the 8th International Family Nursing Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, June 4-7, 2008 [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 14(4), 391-393.
2009 – 9th International Family Nursing Conference, “From Insights to Intervention:The Cutting Edge of Family Nursing” , Reykjavik, Iceland, June 2-5, 2009. (Hosted by Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland; Chairperson: Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir, RN, PhD) 471 participants from 32 countries. http://dspace.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/48558
- Bell, J.M. (2009). Highlights from the 9th International Family Nursing Conference [Editorial]. Journal of Family Nursing, 15(4), 407-411.
2011 – 10th International Family Nursing Conference, “Making Family Nursing Visible: From Knowledge Building to Knowledge Translation” – Kyoto, Japan, June 25-27, 2011. Website: http://www.ifnc2011.org (Hosted by Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing; Chairperson: Michiko Moriyama, RN, PhD) 1,007 participants from 34 countries.
2013 – 11th International Family Nursing Conference, “Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Future” – Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 19-22, 2013. This will be the official meeting of the International Family Nursing Association.