[visionlist] Low Vision Driving Conference, London, June 06

[Alex Bowers]

FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
  "LOW VISION DRIVING, MYTHS AND REALITY" 
   
  BiOptic Driving Network Conference, London, 2-4 June 2006,
in association with Designs for Vision, Inc.
   
  The BiOptic Driving Network invites contributed papers on all aspects of 
driving with low vision (impaired vision) for the 2006 conference.
   
  Through research and clinical presentations, the conference aims to:
- Promote international discussion of the myths and reality of low vision 
driving and BiOptic driving;  
- Raise public awareness of driving with low vision, within the context of 
Europe's stated objective to improve road safety for all by 2010, and from 
an international perspective;
- Provide the stimulus for greater funding of research related to driving with 
low vision;
- Promote discussion of models to introduce driving with low vision to a 
wider group of visually impaired people.
  
The program committee encourages abstracts for presentations (20 minutes) 
from vision researchers, low vision clinicians, medical professionals, low 
vision drivers, driving instructors, orientation and mobility specialists, driver 
licensing officials, and all other relevant people in this field. Topics may 
include for example: training and assessment, driving performance analysis, 
car design, risk analysis, design and use of optical and non optical aids, 
viewing strategies, legislation, test procedures, etc. 
  
In addition to the contributed papers, invited speakers will cover many of the 
main themes of the conference.
  Acceptance will be based on the following criteria:
  1. Maximum abstract length is 300 words (excluding title and authors' 
names and affiliations). 
2. The abstract should be organised as follows: title, authors, affiliation or 
institution for each author, background/objectives, design/methods, 
results, and conclusions. Include 3 – 5 key words at the end. 
3. For presenting (or contact) author provide: email address, complete 
postal address, and telephone number. 
4. Authors should disclose any financial interests in products/programs 
being presented. 
5. Abstracts must be submitted electronically by February 3, 2006 to: 
Abstract2006 at biopticdriving.org 
6. Please submit abstracts either in PDF format or as a Microsoft Word 
document.
7. The abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation of the quality 
of the report and its relationship to the conference topic. 
8. The abstract should be based on original work by the authors.
9. The abstract must be clear, concise and well written - for potential 
incorporation into conference proceedings.
   
  All abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee.
Abstract acceptance notification will be sent by email to the presenting 
author (or contact author) by March 3, 2005.
   
  For further information contact: Alex Bowers, chair of the program 
committee, abowers at biopticdriving.org
Or visit the 2006 conference pages of the BiOptic Driving Network website 
www.biopticdriving.org/conference06.htm
  
Members of the program committee:
Ian Bailey MS OD FBCO FAAO 
  University of California, Berkeley, USA
Alex Bowers PhD MCOptom 
  The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Tanja Coeckelbergh PhD
  Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium
Eli Peli MSc OD  
  The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Anton Verezen BSc.Optom. FAAO
  University of Nijmegen, Amsterdam, and Utrecht, The Netherlands
   
  Issued by, www.BiOpticDrivingNetwork.org
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