These events and services will be of interest to international attendees:

International Center
Breakfast With the Experts Roundtables (in Spanish)
International Forum
Around the World in 80 Minutes
The Best of the Academy in Spanish 2008
Related Links

International Center

Hall B-1, Booth 255
Saturday, Nov. 10 - Monday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 13,  9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Academy's International Center is your place to learn more about Academy programs, receive assistance with meeting details, sit and relax, meet with or leave messages for fellow international attendees and obtain help with issues regarding your stay in Atlanta.

Visit the International Center and receive a free gift. First stop by the Membership or Information desks in the Academy's Resource Center (Booth 3532) to obtain a gift voucher, then bring it to the International Center. Pick up your voucher and gift early; supplies are limited!

A Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking interpreter will be available and light refreshments will be served. Admittance is by attendee badge.

If there is anything we can do to help make your experience at the Joint Meeting more productive and enjoyable, e-mail the Academy's Global Alliances division.

Breakfast With the Experts Roundtables (in Spanish)

Level 1, Hall A-1
7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Challenges to the Future of Ophthalmology in Developing Countries—Debates and Updates
Monday, Nov. 10, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.

While ophthalmology in the developing world has come a long way, ophthalmology’s future in developing countries is full of risks and challenges. We ask ourselves: Is something better than nothing?—a debate about donated used equipment. Fee for service?—a debate about how to fund eye care. Is the grass greener in high income countries?—a debate about "brain drain." Ophthalmologists and public health experts who face these issues on a daily basis challenge us to rethink how we help and what we can do better.

Download the International Forum program (PDF 24KB).

Around the World in 80 Minutes

International Symposium on Devices for Complicated Cataract Cases
Monday, Nov. 12, 4:15 to 5:35 p.m.

This session will highlight intraocular devices and other adjuncts used in cataract surgery, especially in complicated cases, focusing on devices/adjuncts not approved in the US but which have some clinical experience behind them.

The Best of the Academy in Spanish 2008
(Lo Mejor de la Academia en Español 2008)

Omni Hotel at CNN Center, International Ballroom E & F
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Advance event fee: $25.00  
Onsite event fee: $50.00

The Academy and PAAO will present a one-day meeting that will summarize the important presentations in general ophthalmology and all subspecialty fields at the 2008 Joint Meeting. New ophthalmic literature and instruments will also be objectively evaluated. The presenting panels will be composed of Spanish-speaking ophthalmologists. Register through PAAO.

Sponsored by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO)

Related Links

• International Attendees
• Visitor Visas
• Letter of Invitation
• Atlanta City Highlights