[visionlist] Call for posters. Vision Research 2010

[Rogers, Kelly (ELS-OXF)]

Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference Retinal ganglion cells:
development, function, and disease 

Date: 30 April - 1 May 2010
Location: Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Abstract Submission Deadline Approaching
Submit your abstract by February 3, 2010

Selected quality posters will be chosen to present a 10 minute oral
presentation based on their poster and latest results.

This conference aims to bring together leading basic and clinical
scientists to share the latest research on retinal ganglion cells and
their roles in vision and disease. The goal is to take a comprehensive
look at this critical and complex class of neurons, examining their
development and establishment of axonal and dendritic connections, their
diverse functions in processing signals from the outer retina and
detecting light directly, how they are affected in glaucoma, optic nerve
damage, and other disease conditions, and how our understanding of these
processes can lead to novel therapeutic approaches.

PRELIMINARY ORAL PROGRAM

The preliminary oral program has now been announced. View the latest
program information online at:
http://www.visionresearch-conference.elsevier.com/programme.asp

CALL FOR POSTERS 

Abstract submission deadline: 3 February 2010

NB. Selected quality posters will be chosen to present a 10 minute oral
presentation based on their poster and latest results.

Submit your abstract online at:
http://www.visionresearch-conference.elsevier.com/abstractsubmission.asp

Abstracts are invited for poster presentations on the following
symposium topics. Please submit abstracts using the Online Submission
Form by 
3 February 2010 according to the abstract preparation guidelines. 

Topics include

- Signal processing by retinal ganglion cells 
- Photosensitive ganglion cells 
- Ganglion cell development and axonal targeting 
- Optic nerve damage and regeneration 
- Mechanisms of ganglion cell death/animal models 
- Pathogenesis/neuro-protection for ganglion cells 
- Gene defects associated with ganglion cell disease 
- Novel therapeutic approaches in glaucoma 

All abstracts will be refereed and a criterion of rejection will be lack
of originality. A condition of submission is that, if accepted, the
paper will be presented at the Thirteenth Annual Vision Research
Conference by one of the authors. 
 
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
For registrations received prior to the conference: 

Academic Registration Fee- $355
Industrial Registration Fee- $520
Student* Registration Fee- $220
* Student registration fee applicable for undergraduate students or
those studying towards a post-graduate qualification. Must be
accompanied with a letter from your head of department attesting to your
student status

For registrations received onsite:

Onsite Academic Registration Fee- $414
Onsite Industrial Registration Fee- $580 Onsite Student* Registration
Fee- $250
* Student registration fee applicable for undergraduate students or
those studying towards a post-graduate qualification. Must be
accompanied with a letter from your head of department attesting to your
student status

Registration includes
Access to all conference sessions
Access to poster areas
Abstract book available at the conference and conference documentation
Mid-session refreshments as scheduled in the conference program A
Special issue of Vision Research containing original papers by the
invited speakers, to be mailed to all registered delegates after the
conference Please note: The registration fee does not include lunch on
either conference day. Lunch options will be available for delegates on
a cash basis.

Contact Us
Amy Hill
Thirteenth Annual Vision Research Conference Secretariat

Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843051
Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843958
Email: a.hill at elsevier.com

Mail: Amy Hill, Elsevier, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington,
Oxford OX5 1GB, UK

This event is sponsored by ARVO (www.arvo.org) and Elsevier's Vision
Research Journal.




Elsevier Limited. Registered Office: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom, Registration No. 1982084 (England and Wales).