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1983 Annual Meeting
1983 ANNUAL MEETING
Our major goals in planning the 1983 scientific program and instruction courses were to provide more high quality educational opportunities for attendees, and to provide more time for individuals to present their work. Rather than allotting certain half-days only to instruction courses or scientific sessions, we elected to run concurrently courses and papers throughout the entire week. Also, it was decided to end the Annual Meeting on Thursday at 5:30 pm rather than Friday morning, which shortens by one day the time that attendees are away from home. In previous years, many people have left on Thursday anyway when the technical exhibits close. By shortening the week, there is a cost savings to the Academy and a time savings to Fellows, Members, and guests. By instituting friendly competition between instruction courses and scientific sessions, we have been able to increase our educational time, even though the meeting is a half-day shorter. The number of free papers accepted this year and the number of instruction course hours (save for the special situation during the 1982 Joint Meeting) are greater than for any other Annual Meeting. The Program Advisory Committee has made an effort to increase the number of poster offerings, and this year far more posters than ever will be available for your consideration. Poster presenters will be required for the first time to be present at their poster for two hours on the opening day of the meeting (Sunday). The particular times authors will be present will be included in the poster abstracts, which will be published in the Final Program. This year's instruction course program offers more panel discussions, and more courses featuring clinical case discussions. There are nearly 500 courses covering a wide range of clinical and socioeconomic topics at varying educational levels. There are courses providing the latest information on proven surgical techniques, and courses on newer topics of interest such as lasers and computers. There is an increased emphasis on consumer education through courses which evaluate equipment. On behalf of the Program Advisory Committee and the Instruction Advisory Committee, we are pleased to present this Preliminary Program for your review. Abstracts of the scientific papers, scientific posters and exhibits, and film/video program, and other information about the 1983 Annual Meeting will be presented in the Final Program. It will be mailed as a supplement to the September Ophthalmology. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago this fall. Paul R. Lichter, MD Secretary for Program Melvin L. Rubin, MD Secretary for Instruction
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Our major goals in planning the 1983 scientific program and instruction courses were to provide more high quality educational opportunities for attendees, and to provide more time for individuals to present their work. Rather than allotting certain half-days only to instruction courses or scientific sessions, we elected to run concurrently courses and papers throughout the entire week. Also, it was decided to end the Annual Meeting on Thursday at 5:30 pm rather than Friday morning, which shortens by one day the time that attendees are away from home. In previous years, many people have left on Thursday anyway when the technical exhibits close. By shortening the week, there is a cost savings to the Academy and a time savings to Fellows, Members, and guests. By instituting friendly competition between instruction courses and scientific sessions, we have been able to increase our educational time, even though the meeting is a half-day shorter. The number of free papers accepted this year and the number of instruction course hours (save for the special situation during the 1982 Joint Meeting) are greater than for any other Annual Meeting. The Program Advisory Committee has made an effort to increase the number of poster offerings, and this year far more posters than ever will be available for your consideration. Poster presenters will be required for the first time to be present at their poster for two hours on the opening day of the meeting (Sunday). The particular times authors will be present will be included in the poster abstracts, which will be published in the Final Program. This year's instruction course program offers more panel discussions, and more courses featuring clinical case discussions. There are nearly 500 courses covering a wide range of clinical and socioeconomic topics at varying educational levels. There are courses providing the latest information on proven surgical techniques, and courses on newer topics of interest such as lasers and computers. There is an increased emphasis on consumer education through courses which evaluate equipment. On behalf of the Program Advisory Committee and the Instruction Advisory Committee, we are pleased to present this Preliminary Program for your review. Abstracts of the scientific papers, scientific posters and exhibits, and film/video program, and other information about the 1983 Annual Meeting will be presented in the Final Program. It will be mailed as a supplement to the September Ophthalmology. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago this fall. Paul R. Lichter, MD Secretary for Program Melvin L. Rubin, MD Secretary for Instruction
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