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ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Symposium
     

Important Information for Attendees


We look forward to seeing you next week in Atlanta for the ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Symposium. Please review important information for attendees below.

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Registration Desk and Program Hours
Please check in at the ISER/BrightFocus registration desk on the Garden Level in Salon I-V Hallway to retrieve your badge, program book(s), and other important meeting materials before proceeding to the session room.
 
Thursday, October 5, 6:00am – 6:20pm
Friday, October 6, 7:00am – 6:20pm
Saturday, October 7, 7:00am – 6:20pm
Sunday, October 8, 7:00am – 1:00pm
 

BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track

Thursday, October 5, 7:00am – 3:55pm
 

ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Symposium

Thursday, October 5, 4:15pm – Sunday, October 8, 2:00pm
 
Scientific Program Schedule
A detailed Program Schedule and Program Schedule-at-a-Glance will appear in the printed program book you receive onsite. To view the schedules before the meeting, visit the meeting webpage. 
View Program Schedules »

Download the Schedule App on your Mobile Device

Step 1.

From your mobile device, visit: iserbrightfocus2017symposium.sched.com.

Step 2.

Click the Sharing navigation button that the website is prompting you to click.

Step 3.

Click Add to Home Screen.

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Click Add.
The meeting Schedule-at-a-Glance can now be accessed from the 2017 Glaucoma Symposium app on the home screen of your mobile device.
Social Events
Continue the networking! Refresh or form new collaborations, develop novel hypotheses, make new friends or just come have a drink and a snack at nightly, social events.
 

Welcome Reception

Thursday, October 5, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Great Hearth


Poster Reception

Friday, October 6, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Salons III-V + Garden Overlook


Awards Reception and Gala Dinner

Saturday, October 7, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Salons I-III
Presentation Upload and Delivery
If you are a speaker or oral presenter, upload your presentation to our Dropbox folder before the meeting AND bring your presentation with you to the meeting on either your laptop or a flash drive. 

Deliver it to the AV team in the back of the session room the day before your presentation during one of the scheduled breaks (not including lunch) or the morning of your presentation from 7 – 8am (6 – 7am on Thursday). There will not be a speaker ready room.
 
Slides must be in PowerPoint or Keynote (for Macs) format. If you’re bringing a Mac to present off, please bring a VGA adaptor.
All-Inclusive Venue Information
The Emory Conference Center Hotel is an all-inclusive venue. Unless you registered as a Local Attendee, your registration fee includes housing for the nights of October 5­–7, and all meals beginning with dinner on October 5, through lunch on October 8.*

Local attendees’ registration fee includes lunch and breaks October 6–8. Breakfast and dinner at the Conference Center are not included, but can be purchased a la carte onsite.

If you’re attending the BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track in addition to the general symposium, your Fast Track registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and breaks on October 5.

All attendees are invited to the Gala Dinner on Saturday night.

All attendees staying at the hotel will need to provide a credit card upon check-in for incidentals.

*Travel Awardees, your registration fee includes housing for the nights of October 4–7, and all meals beginning with dinner on October 4, through lunch on October 8 (the hotel will know you by name).
 
Travel Awardee Poster Contest
Travel Awardee iconISER and the BrightFocus Foundation were delighted to provide 31 travel awardee grants for young investigators to attend the 2017 Glaucoma Symposium, 25 of whom were selected for poster presentation. Visit the poster presentations and vote for the top three Travel Awardee Posters.
  1. Find Travel Awardee Posters indicated by the blue Travel Awardee ribbon.

  2. Vote for the top three using the ballot provided in your registration packet.

  3. Turn your ballot into the registration desk or the ballot box near the entrance to the session room by the end of the afternoon break on Saturday.

The three winners will be announced Saturday night at the Awards Reception and Gala Dinner.
 

Poster Viewing Hours

Friday, October 6, 8:00am – Sunday, October 8, 10:30am
 
Travel and Getting to the Meeting

Meeting Location

Emory Conference Center Hotel
1615 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
 

Uber, Lyft and Taxi Service

Uber and Lyft are both available for pickup requests at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in the newly designated Uber and Lyft Pickup Zones. Please refer to your Uber or Lyft app and airport signs for instructions on getting to the pickup zone. Taxis are also available at the airport to transport you to the Emory Conference Center Hotel.
 

Airport Shuttle Service

Airport transportation is available from Atlanta Superior Shuttle. Please visit the Atlanta Superior Shuttle website for rate information and reservations. Shuttle service from the airport departs from the Ground Transportation Center.
 

Public Transportation

MARTA serves the Emory Conference Center Hotel. From Hartsfield International Airport take MARTA to the Lindbergh Station. From Lindbergh take the #6 bus directly to the hotel.
 

Directions and Parking

Parking will be available at the Emory Conference Center. Parking vouchers will be handed out to Local Attendees and others as requested at the ISER/BrightFocus Registration Desk. Attendees will need a new parking voucher for each day they drive and park at the conference center. Driving Directions can be found on the Emory Conference Center Map and Directions webpage.


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