EVER newsletter
May 20, 2009

We are all looking forward to an excellent Congress in October 2009 in Slovenia. The EVER 2009 programme is available on the EVER web site. Why not have a look and start planning your Congress? We have an excellent line up shaping up, thanks to the hard work of the Programme Secretary. Here are a few of the courses and keynote speakers.

COURSES
IM: Course 1: Immune modulation in ocular disease : practice and update - Intermediate - NEW
NSPH: Course 2: Effective biomedical publishing - Beginner - NEW
PO: Course 3: Well versed in statistics - Basics and writing skills - Beginner
RV: Course 4: EBO Review Course : From clinical analysis to final diagnosis: semiology is the key - Beginner - NEW
COS: Course 5: Corneal Infectious disease - Intermediate
RV: Course 6: Retinal detachment - Intermediate - NEW
PO: Course 7: EBO Review Course: Ophthalmic Oncology - Intermediate

KEYNOTES
Keynote Lecture 1, Michael GILMORE, USA
Keynote Lecture 2, Kyoko OHNO-MASUI, Japan
Keynote Lecture 3, Sarah COUPLAND, UK

Ophthalmic Research Lecture, Justine SMITH, USA
EVER Lecture, Harminder DUA, UK
EVER-Acta Lecture, Jost JONAS, Germany

Many fellow members are waiting to hear your talk and to comment on your poster. Let me remind you of the deadline, June 1, to submit your abstract for our annual congress, so as not to loose this opportunity to share your findings with your colleagues. Remember also that we will have more room for posters, so you can submit two in addition to one oral presentation. If you have any suggestions regarding the organisation of the paper and poster session, please let me know.

Looking forward to seeing you in Portoroz,
Tero Kivelä,
your Programme Secretary

The Abstract submission deadline for EVER 2009 is June 1 and is rapidly approaching, so it is time to get writing! Don’t leave it until the last minute, as Abstract submission on line can get very busy.

To add or modify an abstract, go to the members section and follow the instructions. Read the Abstract guidelines. Please also remember to renew your Membership prior to Abstract submission.

It is also a good time to consider Early Registration- see the web site. While you are there have a look at Housing and book your airport shuttle in advance! Details on Housing and Transfers here.

Lastly, tell your colleagues and friends about EVER and encourage them to attend.

June 1: Abstract submission deadline - posters, free papers, SIS and Keynote lectures
July 15: Final Programme online - Abstract notification
September 1: Early registration deadline - Housing deadline
September 15: Deadline airport shuttle booking
September 30 - October 3: EVER 2009 Annual Meeting

This year members have to vote for new Leaders of the Scientific Sections Pathology / Oncologyand Neuro-ophthalmology / Strabismology / Paediatric / History.
Votings are open to all EVER voting members who have paid their membership fee 2010.
After login, follow the Elections instructions.
The result of the EVER 2010 Elections will be announced at the EVER General Assembly.

EVER participated in the ARVO meeting. The workshop on Targeting Glaucoma Beyond IOP organized by Leopold Schmetterer was of outstanding quality and had a great success.

EVER participated in the EURETINA meeting with an excellent EVER/ESRS symposium on Physiopathogenic Mechanisms of Macular Edema.

It was of outstanding quality and very well attended.

EVER will be present at SOE 2009 in Amsterdam, June 13-16, 2009, with an EVER symposium on Limbal stem cells: Science and surgery, organizers Friedrich Kruse, Germany and Harminder S. Dua, United Kingdom.

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