ICN is working in partnership with Sanofi, the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF), the Secrétariat International des Infirmières et Infirmiers de l’Espace Francophone (SIDIIEF) and the Association Française pour le Développement de l’Education Thérapeutique (AFDET) on a project called Connecting Nurses, which aims to provide a new kind of support and a stronger voice to nurses. The project includes an on-line contest called Care Challenge, available on www.care-challenge.com, where nurses can submit their ideas, share information and education with others in the field and nominate colleagues for an award in nursing excellence. This recognition programme is open to licensed nurses anywhere in the world. There will be a total of 20 awards for the best ideas, which will offer an incredible opportunity to develop the initiatives further and give them global recognition.  Sanofi will be launching Care Challenge in Paris on 4 October 2011.