Meeting Planner November 2013

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December 2013

Dec. 7, 2013

WOA Board Meeting

Wisconsin Dells, WI

Contact: Joleen Breunig

Phone: 608/824-2200

E-mail: joleen@woa-eyes.org

www.woa-eyes.org

Sponsored by Wisconsin Optometric Association

 

Dec. 7-8, 2013

Cornea, Contact Lens, and Contemporary Vision Care Symposium

Westin Memorial City, Houston, TX

Phone: 713/743-1900

www.opt.uh.edu/

Sponsored by University of Houston College of Optometry

 

Dec. 11-14, 2013

AER International Orientation & Mobility Conference

New Orleans, LA

http://aerbvi.org/O&M2013/

Sponsored by Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired

 

January 2014

Jan. 11, 2014

Glaucoma Symposium

Woodinville, WA

Contact: Marti Fredericks

Phone: 503/352-2207

E-mail: frederim@pacificu.edu

www.pacificu.edu/optometry/ce

Sponsored by Pacific University College of Optometry

 

Jan. 18-20, 2014

UCBSO Practicum

Berkeley, CA

Phone: 510/642-6547

E-mail: optoce@berkeley.edu

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/ce/berkeley-practicum

Sponsored by University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry

 

Jan. 19-25, 2014

2014 Island Eyes Conference

Maui, HI

Contact: Jeanne Oliver

Phone: 503/352-2740

E-mail: jeanne@pacificu.edu

www.pacificu.edu/optometry/ce

Sponsored by Pacific University College of Optometry

 

Jan. 24, 2014

Winter CE

Portland, OR

Contact: Lynne Olson

Phone: 503/654-5036 or 800/922-2045

E-mail: lynne@oregonoptometry.org

www.oregonoptometry.org

Sponsored by Oregon Optometric Physicians Association

 

Jan. 28 -Feb. 1, 2013

ATIA Annual Conference

Orlando, FL

www.atia.org

Sponsored by Assistive Technology Industry Association

 

February 2014

Feb. 9-10, 2014

Advocacy Boot Camp & CE

Salem, OR

Contact: Lynne Olson

Phone: 503-654-5036 or 800-922-2045

E-mail: lynne@oregonoptometry.org

www.oregonoptometry.org

Sponsored by Oregon Optometric Physicians Association

 

Feb. 14–16, 2014

Contact Lens and Primary Care Congress

Kansas City, MO

Contact: Ron Fiegel, OD

Phone: 316-729-8900

E-mail: registration@thehoacls.org

www.hoacls.org

Sponsored by The Heart of America Contact Lens Society

 

Feb. 15–19, 2014

SkiVision

Snowmass Village, CO

Phone: 888/754-2530

E-mail: Questions@SkiVision.com

www.skivision.com

 

Feb. 28-March 1, 2014

Practice Management Seminar

Eugene, OR

Contact: Lynne Olson

Phone: 503/654-5036 or 800/922-2045

E-mail: lynne@oregonoptometry.org

www.oregonoptometry.org

Sponsored by Oregon Optometric Physicians Association

 

March 2014

March 12-16, 2014

SECO International Annual Meeting

Atlanta, GA

Contact: Bonny Fripp

Phone: 770/451-8206

E-mail: bfripp@secostaff.com

www.secointernational.com

Sponsored by SECO International LLC

 

March 26-30, 2014

International Vision Expo East

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York

www.visionexpoeast.com

Sponsored by Reed Exhibitions and The Vision Council

 

April 2014

April 3-6, 2014

OptoWest

Indian Wells, CA

www.optowest.com

Sponsored by the California Optometric Association

 

April 24-27, 2014

Arkansas Optometric Association Spring Convention

Little Rock, AR

Contact: Vicki Farmer

Phone: 501/661-7675

E-mail: aroa@arkansasoptometric.org

www.arkansasoptometric.org

Sponsored by the Arkansas Optometric Association

 

April 25-April 29, 2014

ASCRS Annual Symposium And Congress

Boston, MA

www.ascrs.org

Sponsored by American Society Of Cataract And Refractive Surgery

 

May 2014

May 2, 2014

Berkeley Glaucoma Day

Berkeley, CA

Phone: 510/642-6547

E-mail: optoce@berkeley.edu

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/ce/morgan-symposium

Sponsored by University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry

 

May 3-4, 2014

Annual Morgan Symposium

Berkeley, CA

Phone: 510/642-6547

E-mail: optoce@berkeley.edu

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/ce/morgan-symposium

Sponsored by University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry

 

May 4-May 8, 2014

ARVO Annual Meeting

Fort Lauderdale, FL

www.arvo.org

Sponsored by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

 

May 16-18, 2014

European Academy

Warsaw, Poland

www.eaoo.info

Sponsored by European Academy of Optometry and Optics

 

May 29-June 1, 2014

Oregon’s Meeting

Bend, OR

Contact: Lynne Olson

Phone: 503/654-5036 or 800/922-2045

E-mail: lynne@oregonoptometry.org

www.oregonoptometry.org

Sponsored by Oregon Optometric Physicians Association

 

June 2014

June 25-June 29, 2014

AOA Optometry’s Meeting

Philadelphia, PA

www.aoa.org

Sponsored by American Optometric Association

 

 

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