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In celebration, the TCCN international conference will be held at an auspicious time – Autumn in Kobe, Japan. It is a perfect season to witness the changing of the foliage colors, a metaphor of the changing trends in the philosophical and theoretical advances supporting “Technological Competency as Expression of Caring in Nursing.”
Conference theme: "Building Caring Communities in a Technological World: Nursing and the Health Sciences"
Conference Chair:
Saori Iwamoto, RN, PHN, PhD
Mark your calendar with key dates
Tuesday, 17 February 2026: opening of abstract submissions
Outstanding research presentations at this international conference will be supported in your submission to the Journal of Nursing Investigation, with a voucher covering the article processing charges.
📄Abstract template
Please click the pop-out button to download.
Friday 31 July 2026, 17:00 JST: final deadline for submitting abstracts
- April 2026: announcement of abstract results by email to each submitter
- April 2026: early registration
Registration Fees
A student ID must be presented at the time of registration.
Banquet (for interested participants only):50 USD