Every January the Canadian Nursing Students' Association holds their National Conference. The location changes each year, and is by the bid-winning school in their city. For the past five years I've been fortunate enough to attend this conference, and can't say enough about it. For those of you thinking about getting into nursing, you should come and check it out. If you are student you need to get here, you will meet the most passionate and excited group of nursing students that you have ever seen from across the country. To nurses, even you should come and see it, it should inspire and excite you about the potential for the future of the profession.

This year I'm excited to be here on behalf of the Canadian Nurse's Association, for the Expert Commission. This means sitting down with the board, and speaking to the national assembly. Most importantly I'm here to listen and engage students, which is reassuring. It means that CNA is taking student's opinions seriously, they value and want input from nursing students. It is encouraging and I hope we can excite students to take up this opportunity and galvanizes students to continue to engage with professional associations throughout their career.

This morning I was able to sit down with the CNSA Board of Directors for brunch to talk about healthcare transformation on behalf of the Expert Commission. It was a great discussion and it was exciting to hear from some of the future change makers in our profession.

Over the next few days I will get the chance to speak with more students and engage a wider audience. I can't wait to continue to hear from more students and to hear the excitement and their thoughts on how to move the health of Canadians forward.