Summary:
Top Final programme
Download the EVER 2008 Programme All presenting first authors of Free Papers or SIS are respectfully reminded to adhere strictly to allocated timings. Some Free Paper sessions contain a number of Rapid-Fire presentations, which allow the authors to summarise the work presented on their Posters. Poster guidelines and Guidelines for speakers are available on the EVER website. The Programme Book will be sent to all pre-registered participants by September 8. Top Abstract book
Top Pre-Congresss Courses 2008
EVER would particularly like to draw your attention to the pre-congress courses.
On Tuesday, September 30, EVER hosts for the first time an ARVO Foundation Clinical Trials Course. Read more about the course : Design Conduct and Management of Clinical Trials in Eye Research. On Wednesday, October 1, EVER can offer 8 courses which are an excellent opportunity to gain further training. Two of the courses are European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO) exam Course, which aims to prepare Residents for the European Board of Ophthalmology Examinations. This year the focus of the Courses are on Neuro-ophthalmology and on Ophthalmic oncology. All Residents are encouraged to enrol and take this opportunity for expert teaching! Top Seven outstanding speakers will give a keynote lecture during the EVER 2008
AER Lecture
Much ado about nothing, Gijs Vrensen, The Netherlands ACTA Keynote lecture Unraveling the genetics of exfoliation glaucoma, Fridbert Jonasson, Iceland Ophthalmic Research Lecture Functional analysis of mutants of the optineurin gene, associated with some forms of glaucoma, Dbala Balasubramanian, India EVER Lecture The taming of the shrew or corneal transplantation: past, present and future, Uwe Pleyer, Germany Keynote Lecture 1 A new era for age-related macular degeneration: insights pertaining to a key role for the complement system, Gregory Hageman, USA Keynote Lecture 2 Regional immunity of the eye: T lymphocytes and ocular pigment epitherial cells, Manabu Mochizuki, Japan Keynote Lecture 3 Recognition and treatment of herpes simplex keratitis, Peter Laibson, USA Top Housing deadline - September 1, 2008
Hotel can be booked on: on-line booking form Top Book your transfer in advance
Congress Transfer Service from Ljubljana airport (Slovenia) and Trieste airport (Italy) to Portoroz takes about one and a half hour and will be organized on arrival dates Sept 30 and Oct 1 and on departure dates Oct 4 and Oct 5.
One way shuttle bus transfer: Ljubljana airport - Portoroz: 30 EUR per person (90 min). One way shuttle bus transfer: Trieste airport - Portoroz: 25 EUR per person (90 min). Private transfer: Individual service, private car or van transfer can be organised. Please contact the organiser for more details at housing@cd-cc.si. Transfers can be booked : on-line booking form no later than September 15, 2008. Top Candidates for Retina section chair 2008 - 2013
Read more about the candidates for the Retina section: - Rui BERNARDES, Coimbra, Portugal - Constantin POURNARAS, Geneva, Switzerland - Jean-Marie RAKIC, Liège, Belgium Top Candidates for Lens and Cataract section chair 2008 - 2013
Read more about the candidates for the Retina section: - Jan-Olof KARLSSON, Gothenburg, Sweden - Rafael I. BARRAQUER, Barcelona, Spain - Alfred WEGENER, Bonn, Germany Top EVER strategic plan
The EVER strategic plan will be presented by Harminder S. DUA, president of EVER, on Thursday 2 October 2008 from 10:45 till 11:05 in Hall A.
Read more about the EVER Strategic Plan. Top Business meetings of the scientific sections
All EVER Scientific Sections will be holding business meetings on Friday, October 3, from 13:05 to 14:05. Sandwiches and refreshments will be served.
Room allocations are: • Anatomy / Cell Biology, Hall Emerald I • Cornea / Ocular Surface, Hall Emerald I • Glaucoma, Hall Mediteranea I • Immunology / Microbiology, Hall Europa B • Lens and Cataract, Hall Emerald II • Molecular Biology / Genetics / Epidemiology, Hall Emerald II • Neuro-ophthalmology / Strabismology / Paediatric ophthalmology / History, Hall Europa B • Pathology / Oncology, Hall Adria • Physiology / Biochemistry / Pharmacology, Hall Europa A • Retina / Vitreous, Hall Europa A • Vision Sciences / Electrophysiology / Physiol. Optics, Hall Mediteranea I The agenda is available on this page. Top General Assembly 2008
The EVER 2008 General Assembly will be held in Portoroz, on Saturday 4 October 2008 from 16:45 till 17:40 in Hall A.
Agenda 1. President's address 2. Minutes of the General Assembly 2007 3. Approval by the General Assembly of the proposal of the Board to amend the Bye Laws – ‘Nomination of scientific representatives’ (art. 8.01) 4. Report of the General Secretary 5. Report of the Programme Secretary 6. Report of the Treasurer, approval of the accounts 2007, discharge to the directors, budget for 2008 7. Results of the elections 8. Presentation of the BOARD 2008-2009 9. President Elect, Vice President Elect 10. Presentation and Report of the Scientific Sections meetings 11. Future congresses 12. Prize giving 13. Miscellanea Top EVER @ ESCRS, Berlin, Germany, Sept 13-17, 2008
EVER will join ESCRS 2008 in Berlin, September 13-17, 2008 with an EVER/ESCRS symposium and a booth in the exhibition. Top AsiaARVO 2009, Hyderabad, India, Jan 15-18, 2009
Read the invitation letter and the brochure from the AsiaARVO organization. Updated information on www.asiaarvo2009.org |
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August 15, 2008
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