[vslist] Final Call for Papers - Vision 2005 London
Gary Rubin
g.rubin@ucl.ac.uk
Wed Sep 8 08:18:27 2004
Dear colleague ,
Final call for papers for Vision 2005 London: share your research with=20=
the world!
You are invited to submit an abstract to the world=92s greatest =
gathering=20
of experts on blindness and sight loss. Make sure you=92re at the=20
forefront: submit your abstract by 30 September 2004 on the Vision 2005=20=
London website at www.rnib.org.uk/vision2005.
This 8th international conference will provide a unique opportunity to=20=
discuss issues of worldwide significance =96 the latest in cutting-edge=20=
research, case studies of excellent practice-based work and=20
presentations of specialist interest areas. Don=92t miss out on this=20
unique chance to present your research to the world.
What are the conference themes?
* Clinical care and integrating rehabilitation
* Epidemiology and world blindness
* Visual function assessment and visual performance
* Education across the lifespan
* Advances in technology, designing and constructing for an inclusive=20
environment
* Employment
Who will find this conference essential to their work?
* Opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists
* Rehabilitation officers, mobility officers, technical support officers
* Teachers, educational psychologists, psychologists and counsellors
* Societies and institutions concerned with the issues or campaigning=20
around blindness and sight loss
* Voluntary organisations working with blind and partially sighted=20
people
* Academics and students
* Government departments and professionals concerned with health,=20
social services, education, employment and disability matters
* Architects and other professionals concerned with the built=20
environment
* Those developing and selling aids, equipment, technology and training=20=
in this sphere
Visit http://www.rnib.org.uk/vision2005 to submit your abstract, book=20
your place or find out more.
Vision 2005 is organised under the auspices of the International=20
Society for Low-vision Research and Rehabilitation (ISLRR) and hosted=20
by the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB). We look forward to=20=
welcoming you to London in April 2005.
Best wishes,
Alan Suttie
Director, Vision 2005
http://www.rnib.org.uk/vision2005=