Sunday, June 11, 2000   Peter Urs Bender   108-150 Palmdale Drive   Toronto   Ontario M1T 3M7   Dear Peter,        If I am ever asked to describe how I would open a conference in 10 words or less   my response would be very short, but immediate. Peter Urs Bender. Your appearance at   the Nurse to Nurse Conference held at the Hamilton Convention Centre last month, was   nothing short of inspiring.        As you will be aware from the media stories, nurses have gone through a lot of   late - downsizing, devaluing and much continuous and on-going change which have all   led to low morale. Plus we are traditionally a "hard sell" audience. You led off the   conference on a very positive, upbeat note which set the tone for the rest of the day's   events. After listening to you I would challenge anyone in the room not to believe in   themselves and create their own vision.        The evaluations will not be conducted until the end of June as we are preparing   to attend the Canadian Nurses Convention in Vancouver next week, but I will be happy   to share the results with you when complete. But let me say the conference was held two     weeks ago and the nurses are still talking about you and your message -- which I feel   speaks volumes in itself.        Thank you for being the "right person at the right time."        Sincerely,                Petra Cooke, Chairman        [on behalf of the Event Planning Committee]