Participants at a meeting in Edmonton called to inquire into the feasibility of establishing a Western Region Nursing Research Consortium. From left to right: Dr. Amy Zelmer, former Dean of Nursing, University of Alberta; Dr. Margaret Scott-Wright, Dean of Nursing, University of Calgary; Dorothy Kergin, Director, School of Nursing, University of Victoria; Dr. Shirley Stinson, Professor of Nursing, University of Alberta; Dr. Janet Kerr, Professor of Nursing, University of Calgary; Mavis Kyle, Professor of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan; Dr. Marilyn Willman, Director of School of Nursing, University of B.C.; Una Ridley, Dean of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan; Dr. Peggy-Anne Fields, Acting Dean, University of Alberta; Dr. Helen Glass, Professor of Nursing, University of Manitoba; June Bradley, Director, School of Nursing, University of Manitoba.