Dear members of the International Philosophy of Nursing Society (IPONS),
We are currently seeking up to six executive members to join the IPONS executive team for a three-year term starting in September 2025. Additionally, we are in search of a new treasurer for the society, this person must be currently on the IPONS Executive Board
• The role of an executive member involves participating in two or three annual meetings (including the annual general meeting AGM) where IPONS matters are discussed, such as upcoming conferences, budgets, and various activities related to the Nursing Philosophy journal or other scholarly Societies or Journals, as well as other IPONS-related affairs. During the AGM (either in-person or remotely), which typically takes place at the current year’s conference, new elected members are announced along with various resolutions and matters concerning IPONS. We would be delighted to have your in our team, and we invite you to submit your application before August 15th.
• The treasurer’s role primarily involves maintaining the financial accounts regarding memberships and overseeing certain IPONS affairs and is open to a current member of the Executive Board.
Furthermore, if you have received this email but at the wrong address, please reply to this email and provide us with your institutional email address (university, research center, or other) to facilitate easier communication.
As a reminder:
The aims of IPONS are:
- To promote and establish philosophy of nursing, and health care in general, as a credible and important field of philosophical and critical inquiry.
- To establish a growing international network for this purpose.
- To conduct and support philosophical inquiry in a manner that informs and engages with health care practice, theory, research, education and policy from national and international perspectives.
- To support philosophical inquiry into nursing and health care across cultures and countries, including those who may find it difficult for their voices to be heard.
- To advance the education of the public and health care professionals in philosophy of nursing by arranging meetings, conferences and seminars, and by such other means as the executive committee in their absolute discretion think fit.
Pawel Krol, PhD, RN
IPONS Secretary
