The Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists (SGNO) is an international organization made up of nurses and other health professionals in the field of gynecologic oncology and women's health care. Mission The society is dedicated to the advancement of patient care, education, and research in gynecologic oncology and women's health care. History In 1980, a group of ten US and Canadian nurses met in Scottsdale, AZ with a goal to form a gynecologic oncology nurses society. These ten nurses became the founding council of the SGNO: Cynthia Beebe Terry Chamorro Lynda Ronan-Conan Mary Lou Cullen Terre Currie Diana Hoff Judith Hubbard Sharon Kelly Paula Major Helen Peterson Presidents 1984-1988 Lynda Ronan-Cowen 1988-1992 Judy Dean-Hubbard 1992-1994 Beth Colvin-Huff 1994-1996 Lois Almadrones 1996-1998 Lois Winkleman 1998-2000 Sheryl Redlin-Frazier 2000-2002 Suzy Lockwood 2002-2004 Alice Spinelli 2004-2006 Susan Temple 2006-2008 Susan McIntyre 2008-2010 Susan Coples 2010-2012 Lynn Cloutier 2012-2014 Vicky Willis Annual symposium In July 1983, the first SGNO educational conference was held in Denver, CO. 75 nurses from the US and Canada attended the conference. Since then, the Society has hosted an annual educational symposium that concentrates on the care of women with gynecologic cancers and overall women’s health. SGNO publications Contemporary Issues in Women's Cancers - reference book Women and Cancer - textbook The Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Nursing - the Society's official peer-reviewed journal that is indexed in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. References External links http://www.sgno.org/ http://www.sgno.org/publications/journal/ Nursing organizations Obstetrics and gynaecology organizations