FORTHCOMING MEETINGS AND COURSES

Feb. 19,2005

Toronto Cataract Course, "Retinal Issues in Cataract Surgery," The Old Mill, Toronto. Information: (416) 978-2719, (888) 512-8173, fax (416) 971-2200, ce.med@ utoronto.ca, www.cme.utoronto.ca/PDF/ OPT0501.pdf.

Feb. 23-24, 2005

Medical Devices Forum, St. Andrew's Club, Toronto. Information: (888) 777-1707.

Feb. 25-26, 2005

Bascom Palmer Cataract and Refractive Surgery Congress, Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Fla. Contact: Maria Serrano Brosco, (305) 326-6110, fax (305) 326-6518, mserrano@med.miami.edu.

Feb. 26-28, 2005

"Completing a Cochrane Systematic Review," Hyatt Sarasota on Sarasota Bay, Sarasota, Fla. Contact: Darlene Wood, (401) 863-9940.

Mar.}-6,2005

Annual Meeting of the American Glaucoma Society, Snowbird, Utah. Contact: Lanny Hardy, (415) 561-8587, fax (415) 561-8531, ags.aao.org.

Mar. 7--8, 2005

16th Annual Jack Crawford, MD, Paediatric Ophthal­mology Meeting: "Controversies in Paediatric Ophthal­mology," The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. Guest speakers: Dr. Sherwin Isenberg and Dr. Jonathan Holmes. Contact: Karen Martin, (416) 813-8942, fax (416) 813-8266, karen.martin@sickkids.ca, www.sickkids. on.ca.

Mar. 9-13, 2005

Meeting of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Orlando, Fla. Contact: Lenny Hardy, (415) 561-8505, fax (415) 561-8531, aapos@aao.org, www.aapos.org.

Mar. 18-21, 2005

xxv Panamerican Congress in Chile 2005, Casa Piedra Convention Centre, Santiago, Chile. Contact: Teresa Bradshaw, (817) 275-7553, fax (817) 275-3961, info@aao.org, www.paao.org/congress.htm.

Mar. 30-Apr. 2, 2005

5th International Glaucoma Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa. Information: glaucoma@kenes.com, www.kenes.com/glaucomalindex.asp.

Apr. 4-7, 2005

"Vision 2005." Hosted by the Royal National Institute of the Blind, organized by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation, Parliament Square, Westminster, London. Information: www.webletter.lighthouse.org.

Apr. 7-10, 2005

VIII International Congress of the Pan Arab African Council of Ophthalmology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The meeting will feature internationally renowned guest speakers from the United States, Europe and Asia, and more than 3000 ophthalmologists from around the world are expected to attend. Information: www.paaco2005. com.

Apr. 13-15,2005

World Cornea Congress V, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington. Information: (866) 614-5502, fax (877) 878-3388, WCCV@Laser-Registration.com, www. corneasociety. org.

Apr. 15-20, 2005

2005 Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Congress on Ophthalmic Practice Manage­ment, and Clinical & Surgical Staff Program of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Society of Ophthalmic Adminis­trators, Washington Convention Center, Washington. Information: www.ascrs.org.

Apr. 28-30, 2005

First Annual Conference of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology/Pfizer Ophthalmics Research Institute: "Ocular Versus Extraocular Angio­genesis: Mirror Images or Vague Resemblances?", Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Information: www.arvofoundation.org.

May 1-5, 2005

"Global Networking," Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Information: (240) 221-2900, fax (240) 221-0370, www.arvo.org.

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Forthcoming Meetings and Courses

May 7-14,2005

Atlantic Provinces Ophthalmological Society meeting, St. Kitts-Nevis. Contact: Kim Maclellan, hvc@ns.aliantz inc.ca, or cos@eyesite.ca.

May 22-25, 2005

American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting, The Cloister, Sea Island, Ga. Information: (415) 561-8578, fax (415) 561-8531, aos@aao.org.

June 22-25, 2005

Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and affiliated societies, Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton. Contact: Kimberley Ross, COS, 610-1525 Carling Ave., Ottawa ON K1Z 8R9; (800) 267-5763, (613) 729-6779, fax (613) 729-7209, kross@eyesite.ca, www.eyesite.ca.

Sept. 3-4, 2005

XXXIX Detachment Course, Retinal and Vitreous Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic. Information: +420/ 603463031, info@nucleus.cz.

Sept. 15-18, 2005

Annual Meeting of the Retina Society, Coronado, Calif. Contact: Judy Cerone, (617) 227-8767, fax (617) 720-3603, retinasoc@aol.com, www.retinasociety.org.

Sept. 22-24, 2005

Sally Letson Symposium, University of Ottawa Eye Institute. Information: www.eyeinstitute.net.

Oct. 1-4, 2005

4th International Conference on Ocular Infections, Sapporo, Japan. Contact: Dr. Shigeaki Ohno, +81.11. 706.5944, fax +81.11.736.0952.

Oct. 1~18, 2005

American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago. Contact: Meetings and Exposition Division, (415) 561-8500, ext. 320, fax (415) 561-8576, meetings@aao.org, www.aao.org.

Feb. 19-24,2006

XXX International Congress of Ophthalmology, Sao Paulo. President: Dr. Rubens Belfort, Jr. Held in conjunc­tion with the XV1 Panamerican Congress of Ophthal­mology and XV1I Brazilian Congress of Prevention of Blindness. Contact: info@ophthalmology2006.com.br, www.ophthalmology2006.com.br.

Mar. 18-22, 2006

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, San Francisco. Contact: David Karcher, (703) 591-2220, fax (703) 591-0614, dkarcher@ascrs.org, www.ascrs.org.

Apr. 30-May 4, 2006

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, Fort lauderdale, Fla. Information: (301) 571-1844, fax (301) 571-8311, www.arvo.org.

June 21-24,2006

Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society and affiliated societies, Toronto. Contact: Kimberley Ross, COS, 610-1525 Carling Ave., Ottawa ON K1Z 8R9; (613) 729-6779, (800) 267-5763, fax (613) 729-7209, kross@eyesite.ca, www.eyesite.ca.

Announcements of upcoming meetings and courses are published at no charge in this sec­tion. They should be sent to the Managing Editor, Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 1525 Carling Ave., Suite 610, Ottawa ON KIZ 8R9; fax (613) 729-7209, cos@eyesite.ca. Those for the June 2005 issue must arrive by April 1, 2005.

Sous cette rubrique nous annoncerons gratuitement les reunions et les cours a venir. Priere de communiquer les renseignements a la Directrice de la redaction, Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie, 1525, avo Carling, bureau 610, Ottawa ON KIZ 8R9, ou par telecopieur: (613) 729-7209, ou par courriel : cos@eyesite.ca. La date de tombee pour Ie numero de juin 2005 est Ie 1 er avril 2005.

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