Upcoming events

Asia-ARVO 2009: Abstract submission is now open
January 15-18, 2009, Hyderabad, India
Abstract submission is July 1 - August 15. Learn more.

International Society for Ocular Cell Biology Meeting September 2-5, 2008, San Diego, California This second meeting of ISOCB is co-sponsored by ARVO. Early registration has been extended to July 15. Learn more at www.isocb.org.

Ocular Autoimmunity and Inflammation July 31-August 2: Ocular Autoimmunity and Inflammation Monterey, California. Register to Attend Today!

	Clinical Trials Education Series Sept 3-6: Three-day course: Principles and Concepts in Clinical Trials for Eye Researchers. Florham Park, New Jersey.
	Sept 30: One-day course: The Design, Conduct and Management of Clinical Trials. At the European Association for Eye and Vision Research (EVER) Congress in Portoroz, Slovenia

In the news

• ARVO journals rank among Top 5 opthalmology journals in 2007 ISI Impact and Immediacy Factor results. Read more.
• House and Senate bills call for up to 3.5% increase in NEI funding. Learn more.
• ARVO International Advocacy Handbook now available online. This useful booklet is full of suggestions and examples to support members as they work to increase funding for vision research in their home countries. Learn more.
• ARVO announces 2009 award winners. ARVO is pleased to announce the recipients of the ARVO 2009 Annual Awards. Recipients will collect their awards and present lectures as appropriate at the ARVO 2009 Annual Meeting, May 3–7, 2009, in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  Proctor Medal: Joe G. Hollyfield, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
  Friedenwald Award: Samuel M. Wu, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
  Mildred Weisenfeld Award: Alan Bird, MD, Institute of Ophthalmology, London
  Cogan Award: Marie E. Burns, PhD, University of California - Davis
  Kupfer Award: Martin J. Steinbach, PhD, York University
  Nominations for the 2010 Awards must be submitted online by March 2, 2009. Learn more.
• Congratulations to recipients of 2008 PBA Investigator Awards. Prevent Blindness of America awards research grants to projects that aim to prevent unnecessary vision loss and blindness. We congratulate this year's recipients:
  Reza Dana, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  Charlotte E. Joslin, OD, University of Illinois at Chicago
  Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, University of Alabama Birmingham
  Read more about the PBA Invesigator Awards.

ARVO is the largest and most respected eye and vision research organization in the world. Our members include more than 12,000 researchers from 73 countries. ARVO encourages and assists research, training, publication and knowledge-sharing in vision and ophthalmology.