1. Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Alumni Association Lori Popejoy, PhD, APRN, GCNS-BC Bill Buron, PhD, RNC, GNP/FNP-BC

2. Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Alumni Mission: To create a lively BAGNC Alumni Association.

3. Goals Create venues for dialogue among alumnae Build a learning community of BAGNC Alums focused on: Continuous scholarly inquiry Dissemination of geriatric nursing science Support the goals and objectives of the BAGNC program Build opportunities for collaboration with JAHF alumni in medicine and social work

4. 10 Year Anniversary Initiatives Gerontological Society of America Symposium 10 Years of Geriatric Nursing Research through the John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program Featuring the work of BAGNC Alumni: Dr. Kristine Williams Dr. Laura Wagner Dr. Yu Dr. Carol Enderlin Chair Dr. Amy Silva-Smith November 22, 2010 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

5. 10 Year Anniversary Initiatives Special Issue Research in Gerontological Nursing 10 Years of Geriatric Nursing Research through the John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program Guest Editor: Dr. Claire M. Fagin Review committee composed of JAHF alumni Expected for publication January 2012

6. Future Directions How to get involved BAGNC Alumni Meeting at GSA * Saturday November 20 Time 4-5:30 p.m. Location Hilton New Orleans Riverside Durham Room *Sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation Sign up for Sub-committee at breakfast tomorrow Networking, Scholarly Dissemination, By-Laws Consider leadership role Chair, Co-Chair, Recording Secretary, Website Manager, Website Moderator Join our LinkedIn Website

7. Social Networking Purpose Professional networking and communication Build collaborative relationships Remain connected with other BAGNC Alumni and members nationally and regionally Facilitate establishing and increasing participation and membership in the BAGNC Alumni Association

8. Over 75 million professionals use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas and opportunities

9. Social Networking Site LinkedIn chosen as BAGNC Alumni Association website Remains current through self-generation Ease of maintenance Easy way to connect with other BAGNC Alumni Professionalism of site Privacy protection (Policy usage included) Goal to optimize potential interdisciplinary collaborations by inviting All affiliated with BAGNC program, including Mentors JAHF Medicine and Social Work Fellows and Alumni

10. How to Join Tutorial that you may find useful: –Video Tutorial for LinkedIn http://www.youtube.com/user/LinkedInMarketing http://www.youtube.com/user/LinkedInMarketing More in-depth explanation on groups here: –How-To for LinkedIn groups http://learn.linkedin.com/groups

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13. Join your Subgroup

14. Questions: Contact BAGNC@aannet.orgBAGNC@aannet.org Visit us at the GSA Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative Booth Thank You

15. Acknowledgement John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Program Carol Rogers, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, CNOR Janet Van Cleave, PhD, RN, MBA Kristine Talley, PhD, GNP-BC, RN Dana Carthron, PhD, RN Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP