2011 INDUSTRY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
To submit your event to this calendar, send information in the format used below to Executive Editor Mary Kane at mkane@jobson.com. Please be sure to include dates, venue, complete contact information and the number of CE credit hours available.
Details are subject to change—contact event organizers directly for more information.
JANUARY 2011
15—16
Brille & Co.
Westfallenhallen, Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Contact: Mark Riedel, +49 231 12 04-0
Fax: +49 231 2 04-444
Web site: www.brille-und-co.de
28—30
Opti Munich
New Munich Trade Fair Centre
Halls C1-C4
Munich, Germany
Contact: Dr. Patrik Hof, +49 (089) 9 49 55-160
Fax: +49 (089) 9 49 55-169
Email: presse@ghm.de
Web site: www.opti-munich.com
FEBRUARY 2011
3—5
ExpoOptica
IFEMA - Fair of Madrid, Halls 12 & 14
Madrid, Spain
Contact: Maria Jose Sanchez, +34 91 722 3000
Fax: +34 91 722 5804
Web site: www.ifema.es
11—13
Heart of America Contact Lens Society, 50th
Annual Contact Lens and Primary Care Congress
Hyatt Regency, Crown Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Contact: Dr. Steve Smith, 918-341-8211
Email: registration@hoacls.org
Web site: www.hoacls.org
17—19
Optics Salon
Kiev Expo Plaza Exhibition Center
Kiev, Ukraine
Contact: Volodymyr Ivanov, +380 44 490 6234
Fax: +380 44 490 6234
Web site: www.optika.in.ua
25—27
OPTA 2011
17th International Fair of Eye Optics and Ophthalmology
Brno Exhibition Centre
Brno, Czech Republic
Contact: Vera Mensikova, +420 541 15 806
Fax: +420 541 15 067
Web site: www.opta.cz
TBD
OptiFinland
Wanha Satama
Helsinki, Finland
Contact: Marita Kettunen, +358 505 700 478
Fax: +38 9 275 0276
Web site: www.optifinland.fi
TBD
MSOO 2011
Expocentre Fairgrounds
Moscow, Russia
Contact: Svetlana Zainutdinova, +7 499 795 2638
Fax: +7 499 795 2576
Web site: www.msoo-expo.ru
MARCH 2011
2—6
SECO International
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, Ga.
Contact: SECO International, (770) 451-8206
Fax: (770) 451-3156
Email: technology@secostaff.com
Web site: www.secointernational1.com
3—5
Montana Optometric Association
Big Sky Ski Conference
Huntley Lodge
Big Sky, Mont.
Contact: Sue Weingartner, (406) 443-1160
Fax: (406) 443-4614
Email: sweingartner@rmsmanagement.com
Web site: www.mteyes.com
4—6
MIDO
FieraMilano
Milan, Italy
Contact: Gianpiero Masciadri, +39 02 32673673
Fax: +39 02 324233
Web site: www.mido.it
16—20
International Vision Expo East
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, N.Y.
Contact: Diane Tiberio; 203-840-5436
Fax: 203-840-9599
Web site: www.visionexpoeast.com
25—30
2011 ASCRS Symposium & Congress
San Diego Marriott
San Diego, Calif.
Contact: ASCRS, (800) 748-5064
Email: ascrs@cdsreg.com
Web site: www.ascrs.org/09am/
APRIL 2011
1—3
Opto Salon
Inter Expo Center - Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact: Asya Naidenova, +359 2 9655 274
Fax: +359 2 9655 231
Email: anaidenova@bulgarreklama.com
Web site: www.bulgarreklama.com
6—8
Optexpo
Kielce Trade Fairs Conference Centre
Kielce, Poland
Contact: +48 41 365 12 22
Fax: +48 41 345 62 61
Email: biuro@targikielce.pl
Web site: www.targikielce.pl
6—9
CLSA 56th Annual Education Meeting
Sheraton Austin at the Capitol
Austin, Texas
Contact: Bernie Ferguson (703) 437-5100
Fax: (703) 437-0727
Email: clsa@clsa.info
Web site: www.clsa.info
7—10
OptoWest 2011
Hyatt Grand Champions Resort
and Conference Center
Indian Wells, Calif.
Contact: (800) 877-5738
Fax: (916) 448-1423
Email: events@caovision.org
Web site: www.optowest.com 
9—11
Optrafair
The NEC Birmingham
Birmingham, UK
Contact: Jenny Wright, +44 (0)121 767 3309
Email: jenny.wright@necgroup.co.uk
Web site: www.optrafair.co.uk
13—16
The Abiótica
Expo Center Norte
São Paulo, Brazil
Contact: Ricardo Pinheiro, +55 11 2694 1142
Fax: +55 11 3045 2090
Web site: www.expoabioptica.com.br
16—17
Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation 2011 Conference
Yale University
New Haven, Conn.
Email: UFS@uniteforsight.org
Web site: www.uniteforsight.org/conference/
27—29
DIOPS
Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center
Daegu, Korea
Contact: Kim Saejung, +82 53 353 7830 3
Fax: +82 53 353 7812
Web site: www.diops.co.kr
MAY 2011
1—5
ARVO Annual Meeting
Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Contact: (240) 221-2900
Email: arvo@arvo.org
Web site: www.arvo.org
11—13
National Association of Vision Care Plans 8th Annual Conference
FireSky Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Contact: Stephen Ingram, (317) 328-4633
Fax: (317) 328-4629
Email: singram@navcp.org
Web site: www.navcp.org
TBD
Vision-X
Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Contact: Geetha Sanjith, +971 43377377
Fax: +971 43344082
Email: ema@emirates.net.ae
Web site: www.vision-x.ae
20—22
Arizona Optometric Association 2010 Spring Congress
Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort
Tucson, Ariz.
Web site: www.azoa.org
JUNE 2011
15—19
American Optometric Association
Annual Congress "Optometry's Meeting"
Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact: (800) 386-6825
Web site: www.optometrysmeeting.org
JULY 2011
6—8
Wenzhou Int'l Optics Fair
Wenzhou International Convention & Exhibition Center
Wenzhou, China
Contact: Vicky Chen, +86 577 8890 2168
Fax: +86 577 8890 5178
Web site: www.donnor.com/glasses/
TBD
New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians
Contact: Edna Mckinney, (609) 323-4012
Email: emckinney@njsop.org
Fax: (609) 323-4014
Web site: www.njsop.org
AUGUST 2011
5—7
ODMA2011
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Sydney, Australia
Contact: exec@odma.com.au
Web site: www.odma.com.au
SEPTEMBER 2011
14—16
24th China International Optics Fair (CIOF)
China International Exhibition Centre
Beijing, China
Contact: +852 2789 3220
Fax: +852 2789 3260
Email: orientex@netvigator.com
Web site: www.ciof.cn
21—24
International Vision Expo West
Sands Expo & Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
Contact: Diane Tiberio, (203) 840 5436
Fax: (203) 840 9436
Web site: www.visionexpowest.com
TBD
Wisconsin Optometric Association
Meeting and Convention
Contact: Joleen Breunig (608) 824-2200
Fax: 608-824-2205
Email: jlbreunig@gmail.com
Web site: www.woa-eyes.org
TBD
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
CLAO's International Contact Lens Summit
Contact: (877) 501-3937 or
(651) 731-7245
Email: eyes@clao.org
Web site: www.clao.org 
29—Oct. 2
Silmo
Exhibitions Parc of Paris Nord Villepinte
Villepinte, France
Contact: +33(0) 1 43 46 27 61
Fax: +33(0) 1 43 46 27 62
Web site: www.silmo.fr
OCTOBER 2011
16—19
Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting
Academy 2011 Boston
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center
Boston, Mass.
Contact: aaoptom@aaoptom.org
Web site: www.aaopt.org
16—19
Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting
(Joint Meeting with the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology: MEACO)
McCormick Place
Chicago, Ill.
Phone: (415) 561-8500
Fax: (415) 561-8533
Web site: www.aao.org
18—20
International Optical Fair Tokyo (IOFT)
Tokyo Big Sight
Tokyo, Japan
Contact: Kenji Okabe, +81 3 3349 8508
Fax: +81-3 3345 7929
Web site: www.ioft.jp/english
25-29
COVD 41st Annual Meeting
Tropicana Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact: Jackie Cencer, (330) 995-0718
Fax: (330) 995-0719
Web site: www.covd.org
NOVEMBER 2011
3-5
Hong Kong Optical Fair
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Halls 1 and 3B
Hong Kong, China
Contact: Fanny Wong, (852) 2240 4888; Millie Hung, (52) 2240 4132
Web site: www.hktdc.com