Destination New Orleans get ready for the annual meeting part one of six WELCOME n Five Days in New Orleans Learn about the latest treatments while renewing old friendships and forging new ones—join your colleagues for the 2013 Subspecialty Day (Nov. 15-16), Annual Meeting (Nov. 16-19), and AAOE Program (Nov. 16-19). How to get ready. Over the com- ing months, EyeNet’s newest depart- ment—Destination New Orleans— will flag important deadlines, provide guidance on navigating the scientific program, and, starting next month, share some insider tips on this year’s must-attend events. n ORBITAL GALA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS! Your mission: Rendezvous at the Na- tional World War II Museum on Sunday, Nov. 17, for a historic night of flight, philanthropy, and authentic New Orleans fun. BEAT THE CLOCK Celebrate with friends and colleagues in the museum’s new showcase—the U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center—under a stunning display of iconic n Starting June 26—Register, planes, including the B-17E Flying Fortress, “My Gal Sal.” Enjoy cocktails, a Buy Tickets, Reserve Housing silent auction, dinner, dancing, and special entertainment while raising funds to June 26 is the first day that Academy support the Academy’s programs. and AAOE members can register for Join the Foundation in toasting the Orbital Gala’s 10th anniversary. Tickets are the Annual Meeting and Subspecialty on sale now at www.faao.org. Day, buy event tickets as well as the Academy Plus course pass, and book a hotel room (see page 63). Nonmem- after the Aug. 7 deadline. Verify that you can log on. Go to bers must wait until July 10. It is quickest to register online. www.aao.org/2013 and select “Login.” Register by Aug. 7 to save money. Register at www.aao.org/registration. Forgot your username or pass- If you are registering for a Subspecialty word? Don’t create a new account. Day meeting or one of Saturday’s cod- n Before June 26, Make Sure From the login screen, click on either ing meetings (AAOE Coding Camp You Are Able to Log On “Login Help” or “Forgot Username or and AAOE Conquering ICD-10-CM Double-check that you know your Password,” or phone 866-561-8558. for Ophthalmology), are buying an username and password. You are urged Academy Plus course pass, or are reg- to do this before June 26, which will n Visiting From Outside the istering for the Annual Meeting as a be the busiest day of the year for the United States? nonmember, your fees will increase Academy’s website and phone lines. If you need a visa, you should apply for 61 61 62 63 Welcome Beat the Clock Program Hotels eyenet 61 Destination New Orleans it now. For scientific conferences, visa n Notify the Academy If You auxiliary aids or services. applications should be made no later Need Special Assistance If you need any of the auxiliary ser- than 90 days prior to travel. The Academy wishes to ensure that no vices identified in the Americans With For more information, and to individual with a disability is excluded Disabilities Act, e-mail the Academy at download a letter of invitation to help or denied services, segregated, or oth- [email protected]. you with your application for a visitor erwise treated differently from other visa, visit www.aao.org/visa. individuals because of the absence of PROGRAM place on that day. Register for a two- day meeting and you will have access n Pick and Choose to all seven meetings. From Seven Meetings If any Subspecialty Day meeting at Subspecialty Day reaches capacity, priority is given to Subspecialty Day takes place on Friday, those registered for that particular Nov. 15, and Saturday, Nov. 16. It in- meeting; others will be admitted on a cludes five Saturday-only meetings and first-come, space-available basis. a pair of two-day meetings. • Cornea 2013: Through the Looking n Buy an Academy Plus Course Glass—Where We Are, Where We’re Pass for Flexible Scheduling Headed, held in conjunction with the Access all Academy and AAOE in- Cornea Society—Saturday. struction courses with one pass. With n MEET THE EXHIBITORS. The world’s • Glaucoma 2013: The Future Is Academy Plus, you don’t need to plan largest ophthalmic exhibition pro- Now! #Glaucoma2013, held in con- ahead—you have the freedom to try vides a time-saving way to find out junction with the American Glaucoma as many courses as you want. Seating what’s available, to get a hands-on Society—Saturday. capacities are limited, so arrive early at demo of cutting-edge technologies, • Neuro-Ophthalmology 2013: What your top-choice courses. and to compare competing products to Make of This? Recognizing the Dis- How do you buy the Academy Plus and services. tinctive Neuro-Ophthalmic Symptom, course pass? Buy it when you register Want to know who will be exhibit- Sign, or Test, held in conjunction with for the Annual Meeting. It costs $175 ing? Look for the Virtual Exhibition, the North American Neuro-Ophthal- if bought by Aug. 7, $225 if bought by which will be online in late August. mology Society—Saturday. Oct. 23, and $275 if bought onsite. • Oculofacial Plastic Surgery 2013: You still need tickets for certain number. You also can search the pro- Blues, Blephs, and Blowouts, held in events. While there are no individual gram by topic (e.g., “Cataract”), event conjunction with the American Soci- tickets for Academy and AAOE in- type (e.g., “Symposia”), or special in- ety of Ophthalmic Plastic and Recon- struction courses, you will need to buy terest (e.g., “Endorsed by Young Oph- structive Surgery—Saturday. tickets for the following: thalmologist Committee”). • Pediatric Ophthalmology 2013: • AAOE Saturday Program Look for the stars! Be sure to check Preparing for the Next Generation, • AAOE Coding Camp out the courses in the program marked held in conjunction with the American • AAOE Conquering ICD-10-CM for with a star ( )—they have received Association for Pediatric Ophthalmol- Ophthalmology an overall course grade in the top 10 ogy and Strabismus and the American • Breakfast With the Experts percent of their subject area, based on Academy of Pediatrics—Saturday. • Skills Transfer labs the 2012 Joint Meeting attendee evalu- • Refractive Surgery 2013: Perfecting • Subspecialty Day meetings ation data. Vision, sponsored by the International • Ticketed special events Society of Refractive Surgery—Friday For more information on Academy n Are You Organizing and Saturday. Plus, visit www.aao.org/pass. a Satellite Event? • Retina 2013: Let the Good Times The Academy is still accepting requests Roll, held in conjunction with the n Go Online to Preview This for hotel meeting space for alumni, American Society of Retina Specialists, Year’s Scientific Program exhibitor, and related group events. the Macula Society, the Retina Society, In early June, you can start accessing Book by Sept. 17 in order to: 1) get the and Club Jules Gonin—Friday and information about courses, including early rate and 2) ensure your event is Saturday. abstracts, via the Online Program at included in the Alumni and Related Explore all seven meetings. Register www.aao.org/2013. Group Event listings. for a one-day meeting and you can You can look up information by For more information, visit www. attend any of the meetings that take presenter, topic, keyword, or event aao.org/meeting_space. oscar einzig photography 62 june 2013 Destination New Orleans Official Annual Meeting Hotels Join your colleagues in New Orleans, a truly unique city. All of- hotel reservations, plus to find out about hotel amenities and ficial Academy hotels are in close proximity to the convention availability. center, many world-famous restaurants, and historic neighbor- GETTING FROM YOUR HOTEL TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. Shut- hoods, such as the French Quarter. tle bus service will be available from all official Annual Meeting HOW TO BOOK YOUR HOTEL. Housing opens on June 26 for hotels to the Morial Convention Center during meeting hours Academy and AAOE members; on July 10 for nonmembers. from Saturday, Nov. 16, to Tuesday, Nov. 19. There will be lim- BOOK A ROOM ONLINE. Visit www.aao.org/hotels to make your ited shuttle service on Friday, Nov. 15. 1. Ambassador Hotel French Quarter 29. Hyatt Place Convention Center 45. Ritz-Carlton New Orleans 2. Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel 16. Hampton Inn & Suites 30. Hyatt Regency New Orleans 46. Roosevelt New Orleans, 3. Best Western PLUS Convention Center 31. InterContinental New Orleans Waldorf Astoria St. Christopher Hotel 17. Hampton Inn Downtown 32. International House 47. Royal Sonesta Hotel 4. Bienville House Hotel 18. Harrah’s New Orleans 33. JW Marriott New Orleans 48. Royal St. Charles 5. Blake Hotel New Orleans 19. Hilton Garden Inn 34. La Quinta Inn & Suites 49. Saint Hotel New Orleans 6. Bourbon Orleans Hotel Convention Center Downtown 50. Sheraton New Orleans 7. Country Inn & Suites New Orleans 20. Hilton Garden Inn French 35. Le Pavillon Hotel 51. SpringHill Suites Convention Quarter/CBD 8. Courtyard New Orleans 36. Loews New Orleans Hotel Center Convention Center 21. Hilton New Orleans Riverside 37. Maison Dupuy Hotel 52. Staybridge Suites 9. Courtyard Downtown/ 22. Hilton New Orleans 38. New Orleans Marriott 53. W New Orleans French Quarter St. Charles Ave. French Quarter 39. New Orleans Marriott 54. W New Orleans Hotel 10. Courtyard New Orleans Iberville 23. Holiday Inn Downtown Convention Center 55. Westin New Orleans Canal Place Superdome 11. Dauphine Orleans Hotel 40. Omni Royal Crescent Hotel 56. Whitney Wyndham Hotel 24. Hotel Le Marais 12. Doubletree Hotel New Orleans 41. Omni Royal Orleans Hotel 57.