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Dallas welcomes attendees of the 48th annual Congress

with true southern hospitality Sunday, March 11, to Thursday, March 15,2001

ore than 1 1 ,OOO attendees enjoyed the sights and sounds of Texas, as well as education sessions, exhibits, and various

other activities, at AOR”s 48th annual Congress. Networking opportunities abounded. Many attended business sessions to learn more about the Association. Others attended social events, such as the Awards Dinner or Honky Tonk Texas Celebration. All in all, attendees enjoyed time spent in the big “D.“

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One attendee visits the Perloperative Baoksfore and look through The PNDS In Act/on, a new AORN publication that offers guidance to help nurses implement the Perloperatsve Nursing Data Set in the practice selling. Anne Marla RoncouR of Montreal vlsits Ploneer Plaza.

Many volunteers from Texos hogt-

ed this yeah Congress. At the IrSt FONm, they

gcrve red and blue bandannas bear- Ing the Congress

lago to alrendees.

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Presldent-elect Sheila 1. Allen (/en) and Valorl Seltz, 3M Health Care, enjoy the lnternatlonal Receptlon.

PlesideM Ulmer @/fd h m /&) wlth representatlves from 3M Health Care, sponsors of the International Receptlon. (from /Off) Elalne I[renlk, Qunho Puek, Nancy Dyslln, George Levendusky, and Valorl Seltz.

Presldem Ulmer (IeJY) green Khpdpa Shmha, a periopemtlve RN from Nepal, at the International Receptlon. Shteslha thanked AORN tor the opportunlty to attend Congreos, telllng attendees this was her am v t s ~ to the Unlted states. She works In one of the largest hospltals In Nepal and told reception attendees, "We are tqlng very hard to uplltt the standards of nursing in Nepal."

(Fmm /e@) President Ulmer; Ellen Murphy, lmematlonal FederaHon of Perioperotlve Nurses (1FPN) vlce presldent and AORN past Presldent: and Carolyn Webster, IFPN presldent, enjoy networking at the lnternatlonal Receptlon. Presldent Ulmer presented Webster wlth a check for $5,000 during the reception to further the pursuit of the goals and objedves of the IFPN.

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Oeneral Session speaker Joel Blackwell (/&) and AORN federal lobbyist Karen Sealander (atef)

vlslt with one of the allendees m the Legislative Reception, whlch was

held to recognize the more than 700 members of the Leglsiative Gracssroofs

Network. Sealonder spom a green scan presented to her by Leglslatlve Committee Chalr C. J. Welter.

Sealander and others will wear their scarves at AORN lobby Day In

Washington, DC, June 25 to 26, 2001.

AORN Member Ambassadors,

Board members, Membenhlp

Committee mem- bers, and staff

members gath- ered to recognize

the top recruiter in the Member

Ambassador Program at a

breakfast. Debra Fawcen presents Rlchard Cuming wlth the award

far recruiting the most AORN

members.

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One mandee uses the Message Center to !men to her voice mall messages.

Nathalie Walker (/en) accepts the premier prlze for member recrult- ment from Debra

Fawcett. Al l ambassadors who

recruited more than 10 members were eligible tor

the premier prlze drawing.

An anendee vlslh, the AORN Booth for a demonstration of SSM On//ne.

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D l t e c t ~ ~ and the Exhlbltors'

Advlsory Commlttee gather

to cut the rlbbon slgnlfylng the

openlng of exhlblts.

(Len) One attendee rldes the mechanlcal bull at Qllley's durlng the Honky Tonk Texos Celebratlon. Approxlmately 1,200 people attended this speclol event. (Top) Presldent Ulmer welcomes attendees to Ollley's ot Falr Park. (Above) Attendees dance the nlght away to a countw beat.

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