EVER newsletter
December 6, 2008

Dear colleagues and friends,

You elected me to preside over EVER during this year. Thank you for giving me this privilege and honor. As a member of the board for the past 5 years, I have been gratified by the accomplishments of this society. As your President, I am committed to ensuring that EVER remains a strong and vital entity that provides enrichment to each of you as members and contributors to the advancement of our field.

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The EVER 2008 Successfully Past, Long Live EVER 2009!

The 11th EVER Congress in Portoroz, Slovenia, was truly a tour-de-force – and you made it! Thank you so very much, all 669 of you, from 47 different countries and 4 continents. It is a pleasure to work with you, and for you!

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Posters prizes 2008
Travel grants 2008
Listed countries travel grants 2008
TFOS Awards 2008

Download the minutes and slides of the General Assembly 2008.

Read the report 2008 of your section.
Access your section news under members > section news. If you are logged in on the EVER website, you can click here to access your section news.

EVER members have free access to the EVER journal, Acta Ophthalmologia

January 12: On-line proposal deadline
April 1: Preliminary programme online
April 1: Registration and Abstract submission opens
April 1: Hotel booking opens
June 1: Abstract submission deadline - posters, free papers and SIS
July 15: Final Programme online - Abstract notification
September 1: Accommodation booking closes
September 1: Early registration deadline
September 15: Transfer booking closes
Sept 30-Oct 3: EVER 2009 Annual Meeting

Suggestions for scientific

• Special Interest Symposium (SIS) 2009
• COURSE 2009
• KEYNOTES 2010

are welcome and actively solicited amongst the Sections. The deadline for submission of outlines is January 12, 2009 through the EVER website. Submissions must be discussed with the Section Programme Secretary.

If you are logged in on the EVER website, you can submit a SIS, a COURSE or a KEYNOTE proposal.

EVER will be present at the Asia-ARVO on January 15-18, 2009 in Hyderabad, India and will have a symposium on Sunday, January 18, 2009, 08:30 - 10:00, Hall E
SYM59, Target Inflammation - New Therapeutic Modalities
Chair: Uwe Pleyer, Moderators: Bahram Bodhagi, Marc de Smet
More details on the programme here.

EVER symposium at ARVO 2009


Targeting glaucoma beyond IOP 
Moderator : Leopold SCHMETTERER

- Glaucoma progression by Bal Chauhan, Halifax, Canada
- Autoimmunity and glaucoma by Franz Grus, Mainz, Germany
- Vascular and biomechanical aspects of glaucoma by Lutz Pillunat, Dresden, Germany
- Glaucoma and the brain by Neeru Gupta, Toronto, Canada
- Neuroprotection in glaucoma by Stefano Gandolfi, Parma, Italy

EVER will be present at the SOE 2009 in Amsterdam from June 13-16, 2009
EVER symposium