Schedule at a Glance
In addition to the fun-filled highlights, top-notch exhibit hall, and unparalleled continuing education, Optometry's Meeting™ is the platform for dozens of optometric business meetings and ophthalmic events. Use the links to the left to see each day's roster of events.
Optometry's Meeting™ 2008 Schedule
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| Day | Date | Function Title | Start Time | End Time | ||||||||
| Monday | 06/23/08 | ASCO Chief Academic Officers Meeting | 7:30 AM | 5:30 PM | ||||||||
| Tuesday | 06/24/08 | ASCO Executive Committee Meeting | 8:00 AM | 11:30 AM | ||||||||
| Tuesday | 06/24/08 | Registration - Exhibitors Only | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Tuesday | 06/24/08 | ASCO Annual Meeting | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | ACOE Annual Meeting | 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | ASCO Annual Meeting | 7:30 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Presidents' Council | 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Presidents' Council - Breakout #1 | 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Presidents' Council - Breakout #2 | 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Presidents' Council - Breakout #3 | 8:00 AM | 1:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | CPC Pre-Congress Meeting | 8:00 AM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | AOA-PAC Board of Directors Meeting | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Registration | 8:00 AM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Paraoptometric Section Pre-Congress Council Meeting | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | OEP Foundation Board Meeting | 12:00 PM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | ASCO Annual Leadership Luncheon | 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | HOD Resolutions Committee Open Hearing | 1:30 PM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | CE Monitor Orientation | 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | OPW Membership Meeting | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | IAOE Annual Business Meeting | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Southern States, AOA Candidate Interviews | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Paraoptometric Section Nominating Committee Meeting & Canidates Interviews | 2:30 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Vision Care Section - APHA | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Education Reception following course 1004 - Sponsored by AMO | 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | OPW Office Installation and Awards | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Wednesday Night Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Bausch & Lomb | 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | ||||||||
| Wednesday | 06/25/08 | Optometry's Charity ™ - ILAMO Centennial Fundraiser - Mini Casino Night | 8:00 PM | 12:00 AM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | ACOE Annual Meeting | 7:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Registration | 7:30 AM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Opening General Session - Featuring Christopher Gardner - Sponsored by Essilor | 8:00 AM | 9:30 AM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | LVRS Council Meeting | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | AOA Media/Press Room | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | NORA Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | OEP Foundation Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | National Glaucoma Society Business Meeting | 8:30 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Vision Care Section - APHA | 9:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | CLCS Hospitality Area | 9:30 AM | 4:30 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | AOA House of Delegates | 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Paraoptometric of the Year Awards Luncheon - followed by the Annual Business Meeting - Sponsored by CIBA Vision | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | AOA State Presidents Appreciation Luncheon - Hosted by Alcon | 12:00 PM | 1:30 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | New In Practice Series - Session #1: Marketing & Networking for Practice Growth - Sponsored by CIBA Vision | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | State Low Vision Rehabilitation Committees' Symposium | 12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | AOSA Awards and General Session - Featuring Robert Channing, Mind Reader - Sponsored by VSP | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | AOA Sports Vision Section Council Meeting | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | New In Practice Series - Session #2: The Doctors Role in Setting Up & Running an Optical - Sponsored by CIBA Vision | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | LVRS Annual Business Meeting | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | ORA Photo Session | 4:00 PM | 4:20 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Exhibit Hall Grand Opening - Featuring the Washington Wine Experince - Sponsored by Hoya | 4:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Current Trends in Contact Lens Materials, Design and Modality - New Technology and Product Showcase Theater - Sponsored by CooperVision | 4:30 PM | 4:50 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | A New Option in Management of Dry Eye Disease - New Technology and Product Showcase Theater - Sponsored by Alcon | 5:30 PM | 5:50 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Vision Care Section - APHA | 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Valley Contax, Inc. Hospitality Suite | 7:30 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||
| Thursday | 06/26/08 | Varilux Optometry Super Bowl XVII and Reception - Sponsored by Essilor | 7:30 PM | 10:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | National Academy of Practice in Optometry | 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Paraoptometric Section Annual Business Meeting & Elections Breakfast | 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | ACOE Annual Meeting | 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | AOA-PAC Breakfast | 7:30 AM | 9:30 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | ASCO Corporate Contributors Advisory Board Breakfast | 7:30 AM | 10:30 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CLCS Hospitality Area | 7:30 AM & 2:30 PM | 11:30 AM & 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Registration | 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | LVRS Council Meeting | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CLI Board of Directors Meeting | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | GWCO Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CPC Written Examinations | 8:00 AM | 12:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Optometric Educator's Exchange - Keynote, Breakout #1, Afternoon Roundtables | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | AOA Media/Press Room | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Beta Sigma Kappa Central World Council Meeting | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | NORA Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | OEP Foundation Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | National Glaucoma Society Business Meeting | 8:30 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | AOA House of Delegates | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Vision Care Section - APHA | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Optometric Educator's Exchange - Breakout #2 | 9:30 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Optometric Educator's Exchange - Breakout #3 | 9:30 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | New In Practice Series - Session #3: Financial Management - Sponsored by CIBA Vision | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Exhibit Hall | 10:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Freeform and You: Shamir Autograph® and Direct Lens Technology® - New Technology and Product Showcase Theater - Sponsored by Shamir Insight | 11:30 AM | 11:50 AM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CLCS Annual Business Meeting, Luncheon & CE - Sponsored by Alcon | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Latest in Toric Technology - New Technology and Product Showcase Theater - Sponsored by Vistakon® | 12:30 PM | 12:50 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | AOA Sports Vision Section Annual Business Meeting | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | NCSOC Cabinet Meeting | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | GWCO President's Council | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Mythbusters: Myths vs. Reality When Fitting Kids in Contact Lenses - New Technology and Product Showcase Theater - Sponsored by Vistakon® | 1:30 PM | 1:50 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Microbrew Mania in the Exhibit Hall | 4:30 PM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | LVRS Annual Awards Reception | 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CLCS Awards Reception - Sponsored By CIBA Vision | 5:30 PM | 7:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Pacific Optometry Alumni and Friends Reception | 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | ACOE Reception | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Illinois College of Optometry Alumni Reception | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | National Optometry Hall of Fame Reception | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Nova Southeastern University Alumni Reception | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Southern College of Optometry Alumni Reception | 6:00 PM | 7:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | IU School of Optometry, Foley House Reception | 6:30 PM | 8:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | PCO Alumni Reception | 7:00 PM | 8:30 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | New England College of Optometry Alumni & Friends Reception | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | Paraoptometric Section Annual Reception | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | iConnect with TLC at Trinity Nightclub - Students must register and attend "Is Your Patient a Candidate for Refractive Surgery?" (course S242) Student guests must register under function code 0260 to get a ticket to attend | 7:00 PM | 10:00 PM | ||||||||
| Friday | 06/27/08 | CLCS Education Reception - Sponsored by CooperVision | 7:30 PM | 9:30 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Paraoptometric Section Post-Congress Council Meeting | 7:00 AM | 8:00 AM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | ACOE Annual Meeting | 7:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Registration | 7:30 AM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | CLCS Hospitality Area | 7:30 AM & 2:30 PM | 11:30 AM & 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Beta Sigma Kappa Annual Membership Meeting | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Paraoptometric Section State Leaders Meeting | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | AOA Sports Vision Section Council Meeting | 8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | GWCO Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 12:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | CPC Practical Examinations (Off-site Event) | 8:00 AM | 3:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | CLCS Council Meeting | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | AOA Media/Press Room | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | NORA Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | OEP Foundation Board Meeting | 8:00 AM | 6:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Exhibit Hall | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | AOA House of Delegates | 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | GWCO President's Council | 1:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | CPC Post-Congress Meeting | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Women of Vision Reception & Panel Discussion | 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | ||||||||
| Saturday | 06/28/08 | Presidential Celebration Featuring Jay Leno - Dessert Reception and Dancing with The Grooveline following - Sponsored by Hoya | 8:00 PM | 11:30 PM | ||||||||
| Sunday | NULL | Registration | 7:30 AM | 10:00 AM | ||||||||
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- About Optometry's Meeting™
- Registration Information
- Continuing Education
- Highlights & Social Events
- Wednesday Night Welcome Reception
- Saturday Morning Closing Breakfast Symposium
- Opening General Session
- The Handbook of Ocular Disease Management: Focus on the Cornea
- The Washington Wine Experience
- Microbrew Mania
- New Technology and Product Showcase Theater
- Presidential Celebration
- Optometric Physicians of Washington Join Optometry’s Meeting
- Optometric Educators' Exchange 2008
- New in Practice Series
- The Sky's the Limit!!!
- National Optometry Hall of Fame
- Schedule at a Glance
- Housing, Travel and Seattle
- What to do in Seattle
- AOSA Information
- Exhibit Hall and Exhibitors
- Sponsors
- Future Dates and Locations
- Complete Preliminary Program
- Call for Courses
- Poster Session
Optometry's Meeting™ is the official annual meeting of the American Optometric Association and the American Optometric Student Association.
