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President's Message
San Diego Optometric Society Upcoming Events
by Lisa Weiss, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D.
As the summer winds down and fall is approaching, we are heading into the last part of the year, I would like to take the time this month to highlight some of the activities and events that will be happening for the remainder of the year.
In September, myself and President-Elect Dr. Katherine Witmeyer will be attending the President’s Council and Leadership Conference. Topics at the meeting will include: Health Care Reform Update, Legislative Update, and Glaucoma Certification Update. We will be brainstorming various issues such as growing local society membership and fundraising. We also will start discussing topics of interest to all societies and formulating resolutions to put in front of the 2011 House of Delegates. I will recap this meeting next month.
In October, the SDCOS has formed a team to walk in the American Diabetes Association Step Out to fight diabetes events. We have raised $850 so far toward our team goal of $3000. Please help support our team by walking or donating!
On Saturday December 4th, we will be holding our annual holiday party. Dr. Eric White and his wife Lorie have offered to host our party in their backyard. The party will be a nice chance for members to get together and celebrate the holidays and successes of the year.
Looking forward to 2011, we have decided to move our continuing education meetings back to the Handlery in Mission Valley. The board is continuously striving to make the continuing education experience and enjoyable one. SDCOS is one of the only societies to offer free CE to our members. In order to keep this offering, we continue to look for the hotel that will best accommodate our needs and budget.
And lastly, by now, hopefully the word is out about the San Diego Specialty Contact Lens Symposium that will be held Februrary 11-13 at the Hilton San Diego Bayrfront Hotel. This hand-on meeting will provide exceptional contact lens education not found anywhere else. This meeting will be in place of our regular February 5 hour CE. Anyone who registers for the meeting before October 1st will be entered into a drawing to win a free 5 hour CE in 2011. We hope many of you will join us.
Again, I hope everyone had a great summer and can look forward to the rest of the year!
Last Updated by Admin on 2010-09-01 03:48:18.