ALSN upcoming events

Board Leadership: Artfully Navigate an Age of Innovation + Disruption (19 May 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT

May 19th, 2026 - 12:00pm EST (UTC-5)

Innovation is not nice to have; it’s imperative for healthcare to move forward. This session will review key trends around the future of business, economics, technology, society, and healthcare. We’ll discuss the role of leaders to manage ambiguity in an age of innovation, disruption, and convergence. Delve into today’s dynamic landscape and identify trends creating new paths to be taken and risks to be navigated.

Objectives

Broader clarity around trends across the impacting healthcare landscape.
Apply innovation exemplars across nursing, healthcare, and society.
Identify the transformational opportunities to navigate into the future.

Presenter

Dr. Oriana Beaudet, I DNP, RN, FAAN VP of Innovation American Nurses Enterprise

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Registration

ALSN & NOBC Members: $25
Non-Members: $35
Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar at the member rate.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

Collaborative Leadership Driving AI-Enabled Fall Prevention Technology Deployment (28 May 2026)

Thu, 28 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT

May 28, 2026 - 1:00pm EST (UTC-5)

This presentation will focus on a large academic health system’s partnership with a vendor to trial AI-enabled fall prevention technology to reduce falls across the system. We will discuss how we started as a pilot and spread it system wide with focus on collaborative leadership, human-centered design, and outcomes, especially the ROI.

Learner Objectives

Describe how a collaborative leadership approach improves dissemination of technology.
Explain why involving frontline nurses in technology workflow development is important.
Identify ways to move projects from pilot to system-wide

Presenter

Dr. Monique Bouvier, PhD, RN, PNP-BC - Emory Healthcare

Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing.

Registration

ALSN & NOBC Members: $25
Non-Members: $35
Not a Member? Click here to join, then sign up for the webinar at the member rate.

Cancellation

No refund due to cancellation. All registrants will have access to a video archive if you are unable to attend in person.

ALSN Virtual Conference 2026 - Global Voices in Nursing Leadership Science: Building Bridges Across Borders - Session 1 (29 May 2026)

Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Virtual Conference | Session 1 | Session 2 | Both Sessions

Join us for a day of diverse perspectives and emerging ideas in nursing leadership science!

Two sessions to ensure all leaders across the World can attend!

Speakers from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Georgia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

CE hours will be offered. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom.

All prices are in USD.

Session Times

Session 1 - May 29th

Los Angeles: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. (CEST, UTC+2)
Hong Kong: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8)

Keynote Speaker:

Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACN(Hon.)
View Bio

Topic:
"Global Nursing Leadership: What are we leading and how are we leading it?

Endnote Speaker:

Professor Sophia Chan Siu Chee PRDHCE, MEd, MPH, PhD, RN, RSCN, FFPH, FAAN, GBS, JP
View Bio

Topic:
TBD

ALSN Virtual Conference 2026 - Global Voices in Nursing Leadership Science: Building Bridges Across Borders - Both Sessions (29 May 2026)

Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Virtual Conference | Session 1 | Session 2 | Both Sessions

Join us for a day of diverse perspectives and emerging ideas in nursing leadership science!

Two sessions to ensure all leaders across the World can attend!

Speakers from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Georgia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

CE hours will be offered. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom.

All prices are in USD.

Session Times

Session 1 - May 29th

Los Angeles: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. (CEST, UTC+2)
Hong Kong: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8)

Session 2 - May 30th for some Timezones

Los Angeles: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 2 a.m. – 5 a.m. (CEST, UTC+2; Saturday, May 30)
Hong Kong: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8; Saturday, May 30)

Note: Depending on your time zone, Session 2 may fall on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Keynote Speaker:

Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACN(Hon.)
View Bio

Topic:
"Global Nursing Leadership: What are we leading and how are we leading it?

Endnote Speaker:

Professor Sophia Chan Siu Chee PRDHCE, MEd, MPH, PhD, RN, RSCN, FFPH, FAAN, GBS, JP
View Bio

Topic:
TBD

ALSN Virtual Conference 2026 - Global Voices in Nursing Leadership Science: Building Bridges Across Borders - Session 2 (29 May 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Virtual Conference | Session 1 | Session 2 | Both Sessions

Join us for a day of diverse perspectives and emerging ideas in nursing leadership science!

Two sessions to ensure all leaders across the World can attend!

Speakers from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Georgia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

CE hours will be offered. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom.

All prices are in USD.

Session Times

Session 2 - May 30th for some Timezones

Los Angeles: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 2 a.m. – 5 a.m. (CEST, UTC+2; Saturday, May 30)
Hong Kong: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8; Saturday, May 30)

Note: Depending on your time zone, Session 2 may fall on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Keynote Speaker:

Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACN(Hon.)
View Bio

Topic:

"Global Nursing Leadership: What are we leading and how are we leading it?

Endnote Speaker:

Professor Sophia Chan Siu Chee PRDHCE, MEd, MPH, PhD, RN, RSCN, FFPH, FAAN, GBS, JP
View Bio

Topic:
TBD

ALSN Virtual Conference 2026 - Global Voices in Nursing Leadership Science: Building Bridges Across Borders - Both Sessions (29 May 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Virtual Conference | Session 1 | Session 2 | Both Sessions

Join us for a day of diverse perspectives and emerging ideas in nursing leadership science!

Two sessions to ensure all leaders across the World can attend!

Speakers from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Georgia, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

CE hours will be offered. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom.

All prices are in USD.

Session Times

Session 1 - May 29th

Los Angeles: 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. (CEST, UTC+2)
Hong Kong: 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8)

Session 2 - May 30th for some Timezones

Los Angeles: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. (PT, UTC−7)
New York: 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. (ET, UTC−4)
Rome: 2 a.m. – 5 a.m. (CEST, UTC+2; Saturday, May 30)
Hong Kong: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. (HKT, UTC+8; Saturday, May 30)

Note: Depending on your time zone, Session 2 may fall on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Keynote Speaker:

Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACN(Hon.)
View Bio

Topic:
"Global Nursing Leadership: What are we leading and how are we leading it?

Endnote Speaker:

Professor Sophia Chan Siu Chee PRDHCE, MEd, MPH, PhD, RN, RSCN, FFPH, FAAN, GBS, JP
View Bio

Topic:
TBD

ALSN Early Careerist Award (15 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:59:00 GMT

Call for ALSN Early Careerist Award Nominations:

Submission Deadline: June 15

Submit your Nomination

Recognize an Early Career Nursing Leadership Contributor!

Nurses contribute to leadership science through practice and through scholarship. ALSN is proud to have members who are contributing to leadership knowledge in both practice and academic settings, and we want to recognize and celebrate their efforts. The award will be announced at the upcoming ALSN Annual Conference.

Eligibility

Is an active ALSN member.
Possesses up to 10 years of experience in the current role in practice, academia, or research.
Has made significant and innovative contributions to nursing leadership science through practice, research/EBP, education, and/or implementation science.

Nomination Procedures

Each nomination and supporting documentation must be submitted by June 15.
Nominations should be submitted electronically via ALSN website.
Nominations must be made by a current ALSN member.
An applicant can self-nominate by following the nomination process and attaching an additional statement of support from an ALSN member.

Each nomination must include the following:

Name of person nominated and include email and phone contact information
Title of person nominated and include organization name/location
Name of person nominating the early careerist (include relationship, email, and phone contact information)
Notation of active ALSN membership
Documentation of up to 10 years of experience in current role (CV)
Description of significant and innovative contributions to nursing leadership science in practice, research/EBP, education, and/or implementation science (500-word maximum)
Additional considerations: examples could include organizational involvement, involvement in public policy development, etc. (350-word maximum)
Statement of support from an ALSN member (for self-nominations).

The successful candidate will be notified by 15-July.

Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award (30 Jun 2026)

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:59:00 GMT

Call for Applications
Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award

Submit your Application

The Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) is pleased to invite applications for the 2026 Rising Star in Scholarly Writing Award. This annual award recognizes an ALSN member who is an emerging author and contributes to the science of nursing leadership. The award will be presented at the 2026 International ALSN Conference.

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:

The applicant must be a current ALSN member
Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
The applicant must be the first author of the article.
The journal article must be searchable in library databases and have been published or made available electronically ahead of print between June 2022 and June 2026.
The applicant must not have been the primary author of more than three peer-reviewed articles in the last five years.
The article should demonstrate the applicant's potential and promise in their emerging body of work.

Each application must be submitted in PDF format and including the following:

Applicant’s curriculum vitae, including a list of all publications.
Personal statement (1 page or less): A concise description addressing:
- How the article provides significant new insights into nursing leadership research, practice, and/or education.
- How the article presents innovative approach or its contribution to solving an important challenge relevant to nursing leadership.
  
  Important Notes for Submission: Your personal statement is not the same as your article abstract. Your personal statement should describe what is unique about your work and/ or explain what your work specifically adds to the current body of literature. If applicable, you might also describe how your work is being used in practice or education. The personal statement must be written by the applicant.
PDF Copy of the single journal article that most reflects the applicants contribution. Submissions with more than one article will be rejected.

Applications must be submitted in electronic format, consisting of a single PDF containing items #1-2, plus item #3 a separate PDF of the article.

Suzanne Smith Memorial Scholarly Writing Award (31 Jul 2026)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:59:00 GMT

Call for Applications
Suzanne Smith Memorial Scholarly Writing Award

Submit your Application

The Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) is pleased to invite applications for the 2026 Suzanne Smith Memorial Scholarly Writing Award. This annual award recognizes excellence in scholarly writing by an ALSN member that advances the science of nursing leadership. The award will be presented at the at the 2026 International ALSN Conference.

Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:

The applicant must be a current ALSN member.
Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
The applicant must be the first author of the article.
The journal article must have been published (or made available electronically ahead of print) between June 2022 and June 2026 and must be searchable in library databases.
The article should align with the applicant’s broader body of scholarly work.

Each application must be submitted in PDF format and including the following:

Applicant’s curriculum vitae, including a list of all publications.
Personal statement (1 page or less):
- A concise description addressing:
1. How the article provides significant new insights into nursing leadership research, practice, and/or education.
2. How the article presents innovative approach or its contribution to solving an important challenge relevant to nursing leadership.
  
  Important Notes for Submission: Your personal statement is not the same as your article abstract. Your personal statement should describe what is unique about your work and/ or explain what your work specifically adds to the current body of literature. If applicable, you might also describe how your work is being used in practice or education. The personal statement must be written by the applicant.
PDF Copy of the single journal article that most reflects the applicant’s contribution. Submissions with more than one article will be rejected.

Applications must be submitted in electronic format, consisting of a single PDF containing items #1-2, plus item #3 a separate PDF of the article.

The ALSN Suzanne Smith Memorial Scholarly Writing Award honors Suzanne P. Smith EdD, RN, FAAN, a respected member of the nursing community for her extensive contributions. Perhaps best known for her scholarly contributions on education and leadership, Suzanne served as editor-in-chief of two nursing journals, The Nurse Educator and until 2011, The Journal of Nursing Administration published by Wolters Kluwer Health / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Dr. Smith also made significant contributions to many books and was an important leader within the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE). She was also committed to helping nurses to get their work published, especially those who have not been published.

Suzanne loved New England (she was originally from Worcester, Massachusetts) and was excited to welcome INANE to her home region. INANE is an international collaborative, a collective of nursing editors and publishers focused on meeting the practice, research, and education needs of the nursing profession. Established in 1982, the group has organized an annual conference every year since, all without a formal organizational structure. Their primary mission is to promote best practices in publishing and high standards in nursing literature.

Dr. Smith wrote about the importance of the evolution of nursing education to meet the needs of an evolving healthcare system. Renowned for her work on organizational transformation, process-centered healthcare, and leadership, she served as a mentor for aspiring authors, educators, and nurse leaders, particularly those seeking publication for the first time. Dr. Smith led by example and set a high standard for nurse editors, authors, educators, and leaders. In 2011, Suzanne was recognized for her contributions to the global nursing and healthcare community when she received the prestigious President's Specialty Recognition Award from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Dr. Suzanne Smith lived her life dedicated to her passion for nursing, leaving an indelible mark on countless lives and careers. She touched many lives and shaped many careers, from students, to editors, to educators, to administrators. Her legacy will be one filled with inspiration, dedication, and fortitude. Suzanne believed each of us has the power to transform healthcare organizations, education, and the nursing profession.

This award is given in Suzanne’s memory to recognize excellence in scholarly writing by an ALSN member that advances the knowledge of nursing leadership science. This award is given yearly at the International ALSN Conference.