Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
International Coordinators: |
Local Coordinator: |
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Mark Humayun, MD |
Shigeru Kinoshita, MD |
Carol Cheung, PhD |
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More than twenty internationally renowned experts and leaders in various fields of 'New Technology: Bioengineering/ Nano-technology' will gather in Hong Kong as speakers (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions). |
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Three symposia covering a variety of topics ranging from advanced ocular structural and functional imaging, various types of novel bioengineering and ocular implant in ophthalmology, use of cell culture and role of stem cell transplantation in ophthalmology.
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These symposia will certainly give you new inspirations in ophthalmic research and development.
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Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics
International Coordinators: |
Local Coordinator: |
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Eduardo C.Alfonso, MD |
Robert Nussenblatt, MD |
Calvin Pang, DPhil
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The scientific program of Immunology, Molecular Biology & Genetics (IMBG) is committed to presentations and discussions of upfront ophthalmic research in these areas by ophthalmologists and visual scientists from different parts of the world. |
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There will be 60 presentations in 9 sessions: 6 symposia, 2 panels and 1 course. More than 60 international speakers from more than 12 countries or regions will share their findings and insights in their most recent work. (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions) |
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The coordinators, Robert Nussenblatt (NIH, USA), Eduardo Alfonso (Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA), and Calvin Pang (CUHK, HK) have been working together to ensure the meetings to be rich in information and enlightening in thoughts. |
Ophthalmic Epidemiology
International Coordinators: |
Local Coordinator: |
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Paul Mitchell, MD |
Jialiang Zhao, MD |
Robert Lam , FRCS |
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18 internationally renowned leaders and experts in Ocular Epidemiology. (List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions) |
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One symposium co-sponsored by the International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology (ISGEO). |
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Three symposia covering a variety of topics ranging from epidemiology of childhood eye disorders, environmental and genetic contribution to age-related eye diseases to the changing epidemiology of visual impairment in developed and developing countries. |
World forum of Ophthalmological Journal Editors
International Coordinators: |
Local Coordinator: |
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Charles McGhee , MD |
Andrew Schachat, MD |
David Wong, FRCS |
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The "World Forum of Ophthalmological Journal Editors" comprises three sessions, 1 symposium, 1 panel discussion and 1 course. Speakers include ophthalmology journal editors from around the world. ( List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions) |
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The symposium chairs are Charles McGhee (Auckland, NZ), Andrew Schachat (Cleveland, USA) and David Wong (Hong Kong, China). Topics include selection of reviewers, registration of clinical trials, plagiarism, impact factor and many more. |
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The course chairs are Thomas Liesegang (Jacksonville, USA), Andrew Schachat (Cleveland, USA) and Chi-Chun Lai (Chinese Taipei). The themes relate to successful and ethical conduct of clinical research, and the production of related manuscripts. |
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Finally, a panel session chaired by David Wong (Hong Kong, China), Andrew Schachat (Cleveland, USA) and Lin-Chun Woung (Chinese Taipei). Leading journal editors will discuss current issues relating to editing ophthalmic journals in the 21st century. |
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Attendees at all three sessions will develop a better understanding for how to conduct and report on research involving human subjects and learn hints on how to prepare better manuscripts and pitfalls to avoid. |
List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Bioengineering and Nanotechnology)
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Topic |
Co-Sponsoring Society |
Chairs |
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Symposium |
Advanced
Structural and Functional Imaging |
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Carol Yim Lui Cheung
David Huang
Yoshiaki Yasuno |
2 |
Symposium |
Bioengineering in
Ophthalmology: towards artificial eye parts |
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Mark Humayun
Yasuo Tano
Samuel C. Yiu |
3 |
Symposium |
Transplantation |
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Shigeru Kinoshita
Lixin Xie
Marco Zarbin |
List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Type |
Topic |
Co-Sponsoring Society |
Chairs |
1 |
Symposium |
Immunology |
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Robert Nussenblatt
Kwok-Fai So
Donald Tan |
2 |
Symposium |
Molecular Biology - Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Infections |
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Eddy Alfonso
Soon Phaik Chee
Mamie Hui |
3 |
Symposium |
Genetics |
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Calvin Pang
Vincent Raymond
Renfan Sui |
4 |
Symposium |
Update of Eye Genetics Research in
Asia |
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Shomi Bhattacharya
Terri Young
Xiangtian Zhou |
5 |
Symposium |
Experimental Eye
Disease Models |
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Elizabeth Fini
Mitsuru Nakazawa
Mai Har Sham |
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Symposium |
Molecular Studies
of Eye Disease Genes |
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Mingguang He
P. Sundaresan
Aung Tin |
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Course |
Ocular Lymphoma
Implications for Eye Care |
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Chi-Chao Chan
Richard Choy
Robert Nussenblatt |
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Panel |
Treatment &
Diagnosis of Immunologic Mediated Diseases of the Anterior Segment |
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J. A. Pereira-Gomes
Donald Tan |
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Panel |
Up-date of
Molecular Technologies and Gene Mapping Approaches for the
Ophthalmologist |
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G. Kumaramanickavel
Mansoor Sarfarzai |
List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(Ophthalmic Epidemiology)
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Type |
Topic |
Co-Sponsoring Society |
Chairs |
1 |
Symposium |
Changing
Epidemiology of Visual Impairment in Developed and Developing
Countries |
ISGEO |
Paul Courtright
Mingguang He
Tien Yin Wong |
2 |
Symposium |
Better Understanding the
Environmental and Genetic Contributions to Age-related Eye Disease |
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Paul Lee
Paul Mitchell
Jie Jin Wang
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3 |
Symposium |
Epidemiology of
Childhood Eye Disorders: A Healthy Start to Life |
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Leon Ellwein
Rohit Varma
Jialiang Zhao |
List of Chairs of Scientific Sessions
(World forum of Ophthalmological Journal Editors)
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Type |
Topic |
Co-Sponsoring Society |
Chairs |
1 |
Symposium |
Symposium 1 |
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Charles McGhee
Andrew Schachat
David Wong |
2 |
Course |
Successful and Ethical Approaches to
The Scientific Manuscript |
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Chi-Chun Lai
Thomas Liesegang
Andrew Schachat |
3 |
Panel |
Editing Ophthalmic
and Vision Science Journals in the Twenty-First Century. |
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Andrew Schachat
David Wong
Lin Chung Woung |
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DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:
Saturday Dec 15, 2007
The deadline for the online abstract submission is approaching, do grasp this invaluable opportunity to participate in one of the most important international meeting in ophthalmology.
Oral Presentation:
Presenters will be given 7 minutes to present their research findings and 2 minutes for discussion.
Poster Presentation:
Presenters are also encouraged to submit their work as
Poster, which enables direct exchange of ideas between the presenter and delegates.
Scientific Video Presentation:
Medical illustrations with audio-visual elements can be submitted for Scientific Video Presentation of no more than 10 minutes in duration.
Online Submission Dates and Deadlines
Abstracts must be submitted online via the WOC 2008 website. Abstracts submitted by other means such as letter, email or fax will not be considered.
Important Dates - Mark Your Calendar!
Online submission of free paper / poster / video abstracts available at WOC website.
Dec 15, 2007: Deadline for online submission of free paper / poster / video abstracts
Dec 20, 2007: Deadline for postmark of CD-ROM for video submission
Feb 6, 2008: Acceptance letters will be sent by email to the first author
Click here to check out the submission guideline and template
*All presenters are required to register for the Congress and pay for the registration fee.
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Museums in Hong Kong
There are a number of museums featuring Hong Kong's history, space, science, art and more.
Hong Kong Museum of History
This museum is considered the best museum for people who want to understand the past history of Hong Kong. Great efforts have been made in collecting, conserving, processing, studying and displaying cultural objects which are related to the archaeology, history, ethnography and natural history of Hong Kong and South China. Please visit http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/History/en/aboutus.php for details.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
In addition to the changing thematic exhibitions, the permanent galleries showcase Chinese culture, Cantonese opera and the history and culture of the New Territories are also shown.
Please visit http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/english/main.asp for details.
Hong Kong Museum of Art
The museum houses some of the world's finest examples of ancient Chinese art from the Han to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Two special exhibition galleries showcase international works, keeping pace with global artistic trends. Another gallery showcases the famous Xubaizhai collection of Chinese painting and calligraphy donated by Mr Low Chuck-tiew. Please visit http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Arts/english/intro/eintro.html for details.
Hong Kong Space Museum
The museum is renowned for its Space Theatre, one of the largest planetariums in the world, which features both Omnimax screenings and Sky shows several times daily. You can learn about astronomy and space technology here as well. Please visit http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/e_index.htm for details.
Hong Kong Science Museum
Learning has never been so much fun! The exhibition covers many areas of science and technology, including robotics, transportation, virtual reality and more. There are lots of hands-on exhibits that offer an insight into a wide range of science-related subjects. Please visit http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Science/eindex.php for details.
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