2026 NYSNA Convention
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Transportation | Classes | Agenda
NYSNA Healthcare Defender
Nurses Unite to Protect Our Patients, Practice and Union
OCTOBER 26 - 27, 2026 | NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN, New York, NY
Online registration for the 2026 NYSNA Convention is now closed. If you need to change your existing registration, please contact NYSNA’s Meeting and Convention Planning team at mcp@nysna.org.
If you are a delegate or alternate that has not registered to attend Convention and would like to attend Voting Body, please notify your NYSNA rep as online registration is closed and on-site registration will not be available.
- NEW! 2026 NYSNA Convention Registration Flyer
- 2026 Guidelines for Drafting Resolutions and New Resolutions Form -- Deadline: Aug. 27, 2026
- 2026 Updated Procedure for Submitting Convention Resolutions
- 2026 Convention Rules
- NYSNA Code of Conduct
- NEW! NYSNA Member Observer Reimbursement Form & Policy -- Due by Jan. 26, 2027
- NEW! NYSNA Delegate Reimbursement Form & Policy -- Due by Jan. 26, 2027
- NEW! 2026 Convention Workshop Descriptions
- NEW! Bus Schedule
- NEW! 2026 NYSNA Convention Agenda
TRANSPORTATION
For travel information, please refer to the registration form for buses in the New York City area. For travel outside of the New York City area, please refer to the reimbursement guidelines (for Delegates, for Member Observers).
Check out the bus schedule here.
CLASSES
Classes and plenaries taught by nursing and labor experts, include:
- How to Tell Your Nursing Story
- What Nurses Need to Know About Leveraging the NYS Staffing Law and Contract Bargaining to Advocate for the Creation and Enforcement of Exemplary Staffing Plans
- Mobilization Phases in Contract Campaigns
- Safe Nurse Staffing Data: Enforcing Standards Statewide
- Workplace Violence Prevention Updates: New Laws, Contractual Wins and Member Activism
- Recovery-Ready Workplace: Tackling Substance Use Disorder — an Occupational Hazard for Nurses
- Nurses’ Rights: Organizing, Member Representation, and Contract Enforcement
- Healthcare for All: The Campaign for Single Payer
- Understanding the Nursing Practice Implications of A.I.: Protecting Our Patients and Our Profession
- Zero Harm: Administering Medications Safely
- Mastering Physical Assessment Skills for Cardiac Emergencies
- Beyond Responsibility: Mastering Accountability and Scope of Practice
- How to Organize Nurses: Strategies for Building Power and Practice in Our Hospitals
- Why Nurses Do Politics and How We Win Collective Political Power
- Stroke Escape Room
- Mental health (In)justice: The Struggle for an Inclusive and Just Healthcare System
- Forgiveness for Caregivers: An Unexpected Self-Care Tool