INANE: International Academy of Nursing Editors
HISTORY OF INANE
A 1992 background by Elinor S. Schrader (with permission) written to celebrate the 10th anniversary of INANE.
INANE was formed, organized, chartered or founded in1982. There was simply a meeting, then another the next year. And so on.
Despite its pretentious name, the International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE) is simply an informal group of editors of nursing publications who meet yearly. Period. It is not an academy with restrictive membership. There are no bylaws, no charter, no membership criteria, no headquarters, no executive director. INANE does not even have a post office box.
Yet the interest in INANE had sustained it through ten years. Its purpose? simply to help each other as editors to produce the best possible publications for the nursing profession.
Some editors of nursing journals are full-time, paid editors. A few may even be paid well. But more are nurses who are interested in journalism and have excellent experience in nursing but little in editing or putting together a publication.
Why not share what we know? The model for this sharing has been Thelma Schorr, who was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing from 1971 to 1981, then publisher and president of the American Journal of Nursing Company until 1990. She has always been ready and willing to share her knowledge and to give a hand to other editors.
The fertile environment for the beginning of INANE was the Federation of Specialty Nursing Organizations and ANA (American Nurses Association). Meetings of these organizations, designed to give the specialty nursing organizations a louder voice if nothing else, brought together executive directors and presidents of nursing organizations—as well as their camp followers—the journalists. At these relatively small meetings, the editors had an opportunity to get acquainted and discuss their common problems. We decided we were a pretty good group.
It was at one of these meetings that INANE acquired its name, and the first meeting was planned. As the years have passed, there have been discussions about changing the name of INANE to something—well, more serious. but the prevailing opinion has been to keep INANE so we don't take ourselves too seriously.
We had no dreams about being international. But Alison Dunn invited us to the Royal College of Nursing in 1984, and we were able to join out British colleagues. When we returned to London in 1986, we were joined by editors from other European countries. To our surprise, we found at least one part of our name becoming a reality.
Thelma and I were instrumental in planning the first meetings. But now, INANCE is clearly on its own There is always someone ready to coordinate the next meeting. And we still have no bylaws, membership criteria, or even a fax number.
The last page of this program read:
Incredibly, INANE has survived 23 years as a nonorganization, with a silly enthusiastic support of the nurses who have taken on the difficult job of editing their professional journals.
You can see the entire program. It has menus, programs, and some cartoons, fun to read.
Conferences
1982 - St Regis-Sheraton, New York City, St Regis-Sheraton, New York, NY St Regis-Sheraton, August 19-20, Coordinators: Ellie Schrader, AORN Journal, and Thelma Schorr, American Journal of Nursing
1983 - Hotel Park Sheraton, New York, August 25-26, Coordinators: Thelma Schorr Schorr, Ellie Schrader
1984 - Third Meeting Royal College of Nursing,London, August 15-16, Coordinators: Alison Dunn, Royal College of Nursing,
and Sr Rosemary Donley, Sigma Theta Tau
1985 - Hotel Russell, New York, August 22-23, Coordinators: Mary Castle, American Journal of Control Infection Control; ; Pat Palmer, Journal AORN Journal; Thelma Schorr Schorr; ; Ellie Schrader, OR Manager
1986 - Royal College of Nursing, London August 21-22, Coordinators: Judith Serevino Serevino, , Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Nursing Neonatal Nursing, and Steve Weaving, Royal College of Nursing
1987 - Sheraton Commander Hotel, Cambridge, MassAugust 20-21, Coordinator: Mary Larkin, National Intravenous Therapy Association.
1988 - Grand Hyatt, Washington DC, Cordinator: Annette Flanagin, Nurses Association of the American College of Obstrecians and Gynecelogists
1989 - Four Seasons Hotel, Newport Beach, CA, Coordinators: Diana L. Nioklas, Paula, Siler, and Laurie Ybarra Harobr/UCLA Medical Center, Jane M. H. Brewer Moika Cornelius, American Association of Critical Care Nurses
1990 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, August 9-10, Coordinators: Laruel Archer Cop, Laurice Ferris, Ruth LaMothe, University of North Carolina School of Nursing
1991 - Royal College of Nursing, London August 15-16, Coordinator: Nora C. Casey, Nursing Standard
1992 - Longboat Key, FL
1993 - Edmonton Alberta
1994 - San Diego CA
1995 - London England
1996 - Honolulu HA
1997 - Longboat Key FL
1998 - Palmer House Hilton, Chicago IL
1999 - Cairns Convention Centre, QLD, Australia
2000 - Winter Park CO
2001 - London England
2002 - San Diego CA
2003 - Pilanesberg NWP, South Africa
2004 - Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
2005 - Biltmore House, Asheville, NC
2006 Royal College of Nursing, London, August 3 - 5 Cooridnator: RCN Publishing Company
2007 - Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
2008 - Abano Terme, Padova, Italy
2009 - Embassy Suites, Chicago IL"Winds of Change," Coordinator Marion Broome
2010 - Bribane, QLD, Austrlia, Coordinators: Dr. Marie Gerdtz and Belinda Donkin-Evers