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 AIVO Representative
Maria Cecilia Sanchez, PhD
ARVO Argentinian Chapter Affiliate
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
AARVO Representative
Reinhard Told, MD, PhD
ARVO Austrian Chapter Affiliate
Seekirchen am Wallersee , Austria
Term: 5/09/2024 - 5/31/2025
Chair and BRAVO Representative
Givago da Silva Souza, PhD
ARVO Brazilian Chapter Affiliate
Sao Paulo SP , Brazil
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
CCRVO Representative
Yao Ke, MD
ARVO Chinese Chapter Affiliate
Wenzhou, Zhejiang , China
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
CARVO Representative
Carlos Felipe Castano Alzate
ARVO Colombian Chapter Affiliate
Medellin , Colombia
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
ARVO-NED Representative
Magda A. Meester-Smoor, MSc, PhD
ARVO Dutch Chapter Affiliate
Utrecht , Netherlands
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
ARVO-Egypt Representative
Abdallah K. Hassouna, MD
ARVO Egyptian Chapter Affiliate
Cairo , Egypt
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
HARVO Representative
Nora Szentmary, PhD
ARVO Hungarian Chapter Affiliate
Budapest , Hungary
Term: 05/02/2022 - 05/31/2025
ARVO-India Representative
Thirumurthy Velpandian, BPharm MSc PhD
ARVO Indian Chapter Affiliate
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh , India
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
ISVER Representative
Shahar Frenkel, MD, PhD
ARVO Israeli Chapter Affiliate
Jerusalem , Israel
Term: 5/09/2024 - 5/31/2025
IT-ARVO Representative
Filippo Drago, MD, PhD, FARVO
ARVO Italian Chapter Affiliate
Catania , Italy
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2027
MARVO Representative
Manuel Ramirez-Fernandez, MD, FACS
ARVO Mexican Chapter Affiliate
Ciudad de Mexico , Mexico
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
SEE-ARVO Representative
Sanja Sefic Kasumovic, MD, PhD
ARVO Southeastern European Chapter Affiliate
Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2025
ARVO-SPAIN Representative
Gonzalo Carracedo, OD, PhD
ARVO Spain Chapter Affiliate
Madrid , Spain
Term: 05/09/2024 - 05/31/2027
ARVO-SWISS Representative
Hendrik P.N. Scholl, MD, MA, FARVO
ARVO-SWISS Chapter Affiliate
Basel , Switzerland
Term: 5/09/2024 - 5/31/2025
Ex Officio
SriniVas R. Sadda, MD, FARVO
Section: Retina
Doheny Eye Institute
Pasadena , Calif.
Term: 05/05/2024 - 05/08/2025
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
Lisa Troth
ARVO
Staff Liaison