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Please
join us for our 2007 Biennial Meeting!
Registration Materials Now Available!
Abstract submission and early
registration deadline
have been extended to September 24,
2007
October
25-27, 2007
The
Willard Intercontinental
Washington,
D.C.
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I am pleased to announce that the
Schepens International Society Meeting will be held October 25 -
27, 2007 at the Willard Intercontinental in Washington, D.C. We
are looking forward to hosting an exciting weekend of scholarship and camaraderie in our Nation's capital.
Please help us celebrate the life of our
founding member, Charles L. Schepens, M.D., who passed away March 28,
2006. Dr. Schepens will be remembered for his brilliant and
multifaceted career as one of the Ten Most Outstanding
Ophthalmologists of the 20th Century. We owe so much to our
esteemed colleague, Charles L. Schepens. A teacher, mentor,
scientist and friend, he touched the lives of people around the globe.
Preliminary information is provided
below; please mark your calendar and watch your mail for
registration materials to follow. In the interim, should you
have any questions, please email Schepens2007@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you in
Washington!
Reginald J. Sanders, M.D.
Vice
President & 2007 Course Director
Travel
Planning:
Please see the
2007 Tentative
Agenda
2007
Guest Speakers
Carl
Awh, M.D. - Retina-Vitreous
Associates, TN
Mark Humayun, M.D. - Keck School of Medicine,
USC
Terrence O'Brien, M.D. - Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. Miami
Philip
Rosenfeld, M.D. - Balcom Palmer Eye Institute, U. Miami
Ingrid Scott, M.D. - Pennsylvania State
University
Paul Sieving, M.D. - National Eye Institute,
NIH
The Willard Intercontinental Hotel
 Located in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.,
The Willard Intercontinental is the premiere hotel in the
D.C. Metro area. The hotel is only a few minute
walk to the White House, National Mall, superb restaurants and
many other area attractions.
A block of rooms has been reserved
at a reduced rate for the Schepens meeting; please call +1
202 628 9100 and ask for the Schepens rate. A credit card
will be required to hold the reservation. Participants are
welcome to bring spouses and guests, who can join optional
tours during meeting hours.
Continuing Medical Education
The Schepens
International Society 2007 Meeting will be planned and
implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies
of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
through the sponsorship of the Washington National Eye Center at
the Washington Hospital Center. The Washington Hospital
Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical education to
physicians.
Although total CME credit
hours haven't yet been determined, participants will be able to
claim a maximum of approximately 16 category 1 credits towards
the AMA Physicians Recognition Award.
We look forward to seeing you in
October!
Schepens
Meeting History
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Madrid, Spain
Hong Kong
Mexico City, Mexico
Boston, Massachusetts
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Las Vegas Nevada
Brugge, Belgium
Vancouver, Canada
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