Dear Colleagues:

The Health Professions Network (HPN) cordially invites you to the HPN Spring Conference, "Healthcare's Human Resources," to be held in Minneapolis, MN. The Meet Minneapolis Official Convention + Visitors Association will host the meeting, with arrival scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, April 26 and departure Sunday morning, April 29. Hotel accommodations and all meals are complimentary.

Conference presentations will include:

• The keynote presentation: "Building the Status of a Health Profession"
• "Expanding Health Career Horizons: AHEC as a National Resource"
• "Minnesota's Healthcare Education Industry Partnership (HEIP)"
• "HOSA: Stepping up to the New Generation of Healthcare Workforce Needs"
• "Using Program Accreditation as a Partner in your Success"
• A Panel Discussion: "The Issue of Degree Creep, and its Implications for Healthcare Workforce Development"

Please fill out the meeting registration form (link below) and return it with your $150 registration fee, which helps HPN offset the cost of printing, postage for mailings, and speaker reimbursement. Please fax your meeting registration form no later than Wednesday, March 28, via fax to Pandora Rivera at (fax #) 703-708-9020.

In addition, complimentary hotel arrangements for Thursday through Saturday nights are available. Please complete the appropriate section on the hotel form (link below). It will be the responsibility of the individual attendees to arrange directly with the hotel should you wish to extend your stay through an early arrival or late departure. Please fax your hotel form to Pandora Rivera at (fax #) 703-708-9020 and to Dolores Bauman, Sales Accounts Manager at Meet Minneapolis (fax #) 612-767-8001.

Minneapolis is a unique city with outstanding cultural, recreational, and educational facilities. The city is known for excellence in the performing arts, a unique downtown district criss-crossed by a pedestrian skyway system, and beautiful lake and park areas within the city limits. Visitors find Minneapolis to be an outstanding convention destination.

We hope you will join us in Minneapolis. This is an important meeting for representatives from all allied health professional organizations, as we discuss partnerships in the health care industry.

Sincerely,

Virginia Pappas, CAE
President, Health Professions Network

HPN IDENTITY STATEMENT
The Health Professions Network is a group of volunteers representing health professional associations interested in interdisciplinary communication, discussion and collaboration. Participants meet at least annually to engage in discussion of issues relating to health care and to serve as a conduit for interdisciplinary problem solving and preparation for future health care delivery. The structure of HPN includes an unlimited number of participating health professional organizations and individuals interested in an interdisciplinary perspective of health care delivery. Leadership is provided by a volunteer member Coordinating Team responsible for securing the site arrangements for the next meeting and coordinating the efforts of Discussion.

Downloads:

• Invite Letter (.pdf)
• Agenda (.pdf)
• Reply/Registration Form (.pdf)
• Air & Hotel Registration Form (.pdf)