A New Kind of AANA Experience
Posted 6/29/2026
Dear AANA Members,
Every year, you give so much of yourselves to your patients, your practice and your profession. This year, we wanted to dream a little bigger on your behalf.
I'm delighted to share that AANA is creating something truly special: a set of extraordinary experiences designed to sit alongside our established land-based meetings, the kind of journeys you remember for the rest of your life. To make this real, we've partnered with Blue Horizon Concepts, with whom a lot of you are already familiar, renowned for weaving bucket-list travel together with high-quality CME. Their programs don't just deliver credit; they deliver perspective, wonder and genuine adventure in some of the most remarkable places on earth. And because the people we love are part of what makes these moments matter, family members are warmly welcome.
For 2028, we're weighing two once-in-a-lifetime options, and we want your voice to help decide. Picture standing at the bottom of the world in Antarctica, having flown across the legendary Drake Passage, ice and silence stretching to the horizon. Or imagine dawn breaking over the African plains on a beautifully curated safari, the landscape alive in every direction. Both are within reach. We just need to know which one calls to you.
It takes only a moment, and it shapes everything that comes next:
Specific dates, destinations and registration details will follow in due course, held to the standard of excellence you've come to expect from AANA. Thank you, as always, for your engagement and your loyalty to this association. It is a genuine privilege to serve you, and we can't wait to see where you'd like to go.
With warm regards,
Laura M. Downes, CAE
AANA CEO