International Chapter Affiliate Committee
Description
The International Chapter Affiliate Committee (ICAC) recommends policies for establishing new international chapter affiliates as well as strategies for building research collaborations; developing and promoting educational programming with international chapter affiliates; and responding to the interest and needs of eye and vision researchers around the world.
Composition
The consists of one representative from each Chapter Affiliate, from recommendations put forth by each Chapter Affiliate and appointed by the ARVO President-elect. The ex-officio (voting) positions of chair-elect, chair, and immediate past chair each carries a one-year term and is filled by the appointed representative from each Chapter Affiliate in turn, based on a rotation cycle in order of Chapter Affiliate establishment date. The Chapter Affiliates follow a leadership rotation cycle: Currently, the chair position is filled by the representative from ARVO's Israeli Chapter Affiliate (ISVER) and the chair-elect position is filled by the representative from ARVO's Brazilian Chapter Affiliate (BRAVO).
Meetings
The committee meets during the ARVO Annual Meeting and conducts business via ARVOConnect, by email and if needed by conference call during the year.
Roster
Chair and BRAVO Representative
Augusto Paranhos, MD
ARVO Brazilian Chapter Affiliate
Sao Paulo SP , Brazil
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/02/2019
Chair-elect and AIVO Representative
Jeremias G. Galletti, MD, PhD
ARVO Argentinian Chapter Affiliate
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Term: 05/03/2018 - 05/02/2019
CARVO Representative
Claudia P. Acosta, MD
ARVO Colombian Chapter Affiliate
Medellin , Colombia
Term: 10/04/2017 - 05/02/2019
MARVO Representative
Nallely Ramos Betancourt, MD
ARVO Mexican Chapter Affiliate
Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
Term: 03/01/2018 - 05/02/2019
IT-ARVO Representative
Claudio Bucolo, PhD, FARVO
ARVO Italian Chapter Affiliate
Catania , Italy
Term: 03/01/2018 - 05/02/2019
ARVO-India Representative
Subhabrata Chakrabarti, PhD
ARVO Indian Chapter Affiliate
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh , India
Term: 03/01/2018 - 05/02/2019
ISVER Representative
Itay Chowers, MD
ARVO Israeli Chapter Affiliate
Jerusalem , Israel
Term: 3/1/2018 - 5/2/2019
ARVO-Egypt Representative
Mohamed El Bahrawy, MD, MSc.
ARVO Egyptian Chapter Affiliate
Cairo , Egypt
Term: 05/05/2015 - 05/02/2019
SEE-ARVO Representative
Marko Hawlina, MD, PhD
ARVO Southeastern European Chapter Affiliate
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Term: 05/03/2019 - 05/02/2019
HARVO Representative
Nora Szentmary, PhD
ARVO Hungarian Chapter Affiliate
Budapest , Hungary
Term: 05/02/2022 - 05/31/2025
ARVO-NED Representative
Jonas Kuiper, PhD
ARVO Dutch Chapter Affiliate
Utrecht , Netherlands
Term: 03/01/2018 - 05/02/2019
AARVO Representative
Clemens Strohmaier, MD
ARVO Austrian Chapter Affiliate
Seekirchen am Wallersee , Austria
Term: 3/01/2018 - 5/02/2019
CCRVO Representative
Xiangtian Zhou, PhD
ARVO Chinese Chapter Affiliate
Wenzhou, Zhejiang , China
Term: 03/01/2018 - 05/02/2019
Ex Officio
Patricia D'Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO
Section: Retinal Cell Biology
Schepens Eye Research Institute -Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Boston , Mass.
Term: 04/27/2023 - 05/09/2024
Ex Officio
J. Mark Petrash, PhD, FARVO
Section: Lens
University of Colorado
Boulder , Colo.
Term: 05/01/2022 - 05/31/2027
Ex Officio
Iris M. Rush, CAE
ARVO
Executive Director