OCTOBER

12-14 "Improving Life: Development and Dissemination of Nursing Innovation," the 2006 National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, sponsored by CANS, the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, in Washington, DC; call 414/287-0289, or visit www.nursingscience.org.

13-16 "From Passion to Objectivity: International and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Service-Learning Research," hosted by Portland State University, Portland, OR; visit www.upa.pdx.edu/ SLResearch06/.

15-18 Nursing Management Congress 2006, sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, in Philadelphia, PA; call 800/346-7844. ext 7750/7798; visit www.nmcongress.com.

20-21 "Men in Nursing: Leading Men to Healthier Lives," the 31st annual conference of the American Assembly of Men in Nursing, in Portland, OR; visit www.aamn.org/conference.htm.

27-28 "Building Bridges: Interdisciplinary Paths to Palliative and End-of-Life Care for People with Diverse Conditions," in Tampa, FL; sponsored by USF Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and various hospices. Contact USF Office of Continuing Professional Development, 813/974-4296 or 800/852-5362 (mention program TR2007584/1 170); visit www.eolcenter.usf.edu/.

NOVEMBER

1-4 "Enhancing Healthcare Through Transcultural Nursing," the 32nd annual conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society, in Annapolis, MD; call 888/432-5470; visit www. …