“Not Just A Conference… But an Experience”

Creating Learning Networks to Promote Global Health

August 1-15, 2013

An invitation to participate in this unique educational conference and to visit Russia

Key Conference Cruise (CC) Dates

  • October 12, 2012 : Early Bird Registration
    Those who register for the CC by this date will receive a $100.00 discount off of the final payment
  • November 2, 2012 : CC Submission due
  • November 9, 2012 : CC Registration and Deposit due
  • June 5, 2013 : CC Final Payment due

Please fill out and submit the Conference Registration form.

Preparation for your CC Participation

Need for Current Passport: and information to help you prepare for your CC participation is available at Preparation for Your Trip. Information included in this section relates to:

  • Baggage
  • Water
  • Clothing
  • Customs
  • Arts/Antiques
  • Photography
  • Valuables
  • Shopping
  • Sundries You May Wish to Bring
  • Tipping Guidelines

Design A Cross-Cultural Adventure for a Visit to Russia with Sean McGivern

We invite you to design a visit to Russia to experience and learn about Russian culture, life styles and history. Your visit may or may not serve as a context for learning about nursing, nursing education, and health care delivery with your friends and professional colleagues or your students.

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Planners of the US-Russian Nursing Conference Cruises (CC) express appreciation to several individuals for sharing pictures of their CC experiences for use throughout this web site. Those sharing their pictures, listed in alphabetical order, are: Marina Boykova, Sandra Cesario, Rachel DiFazio, Barbara Kuehner, Darina Molkina, Judith Vessey.

St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow

For further information,
please contact:

West Coast: Marie Driever
mariedriever@comcast.net
(503) 706-7344

East Coast: Rachel Difazio
Rachel.Difazio@childrens.harvard.edu
(978) 927-4452