Mahidol University is pleased to be the host for The 16th EAFONS between February 21-22, 2013. On behalf of the organizing committee, we would like to extend our warm welcome to you and invite you all to attend the meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. This conference is the joint mission of Ramathibodi School of Nursing, The Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital and The Faculty of Nursing.

Over fifteen years since the beginning of EAFONS initiated by Professor Ida Martinson at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Our EAFONS aim is to work together to strengthen and promoting high quality of doctoral education in the region. In this upcoming international conference, the focus will be on strengthening research networking among doctoral education institutes. We would like to extend our special invitation to the doctoral students, doctoral graduates, and faculties to share their research in this meeting in order to create international academic environment as well as networking and socialization among EAFONS students and faculties.

We would like to have an honor to welcome you all to Bangkok, Thailand during the conference.