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Welcome to the Oregon Emergency Nurses Association website. We hope that you will find a great deal of valuable information here to help you in your practice. “Welcome Letter from the Oregon ENA President: Jeff Solheim” 2011 promises to be a landmark year for the Oregon Emergency Nurses Association. I am sure you have already heard, but Portland is hosting the annual national Leader’s convention in February. Approximately 1200 emergency nursing leaders, educators and injury prevention specialists, literally from around the world, will descend on our great state to network, learn and enjoy all Portland has to offer. This is the first time that the national Emergency Nurses Association has selected Oregon as a site for one of its national conventions and it may be many years before we see this opportunity arise again. I trust you will join me in celebrating this historic event for the Oregon Emergency Nurses Association by planning now to attend. The exact dates are February 16 through February 20 and the venue is the Portland Convention Center. For more information and to register, visit www.ena.org There will never be a cheaper opportunity for Oregon residents to take part in a national convention since we don’t have to book expensive flights to stay here in our own state. Even if you are not a nursing leader, consider attending the conference to learn more about emergency nursing, to take part in the excitement of a national convention and to network with other emergency nurses from around the world. The national Emergency Nurses Association has invited us to play hosts at the convention and we are diligently looking for people to wear buttons identifying themselves as Oregon residents so that attendees can stop and ask us questions about Portland and our state. There will also be a host table near registration for volunteers to sit and provide local information to visitors. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jeff Solheim at the following email address; jeff@solheimenterprises.com. Despite the excitement of hosting the 2011 leadership convention, the work of the Oregon State Council will continue in 2011 and I am thrilled to be this year’s president. I have named 2011 the “year of the member”. This is the year that we want our members to be aware of the Emergency Nurses association and everything it has to offer. If there are things that you would like to see from your state council, do not hesitate to contact me at the same email address listed above. (jeff@solheimenterprises.com). Keep your eyes peeled on this website as well as to your email for events and other opportunities to become involved. I would be remiss as I step into this role if I did not recognize our 2010 president, Bill Light. Bill has done nothing short of an amazing job in 2010 and in many ways; he has created difficult shoes to fill. I know for a fact that Bill has spent countless personal hours volunteering to make his presidency the success it was. So on behalf of all Oregon ENA members, thank you Bill. I look forward to serving as your president and working with you in 2011.
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