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From the WGA Executive Office
Professor Robert D. Fechtner, Executive Vice President
World Glaucoma Congress 2015
Register online now. The next World Glaucoma Congress will be held in Hong Kong from June 6-9, 2015. The Program Committee is developing a program of interesting topics and excellent faculty. We have been in close communication with our local organizing committee about political events in Hong Kong and continue to monitor events. We are reassured that we will find the city peaceful, orderly and welcoming for our Congress in June 2015.
Make your plans to attend WGC 2015 Via the WGA website, www.worldglaucoma.org. The Program at a glance is available to assist you with registration and planning your travel to HK. Within the extensive HK Congress & Exhibition Center, an intimate congress layout will be created, which will allow you to meet your worldwide glaucoma colleagues and friends.
Glaucoma Care in Africa Initiative
The World Glaucoma Association identified “Impact in Developing Countries” as an unmet need and this is a priority in our Strategic Plan. As an initial effort we hosted an African summit meeting to explore the dimensions of the problems there. Under the leadership of our President, Prof. Jeffrey M. Liebmann, the Board of Governors has agreed to launch a continued initiative regarding glaucoma care in Africa. Currently a taskforce is being established, chaired by Prof. Neeru Gupta (CA) and Prof. Franz Grehn (DE). The aim of the outcome of the project will be to provide recommendations on a network for collaboration, resources for education for African healthcare workers and identify other ways WGA could have an impact on glaucoma education and care in Africa. Please do get in touch via the WGA Executive Office (info@worldglaucoma.org) if you have a special interest in this topic, would have interesting experiences to share and also if you would be willing to actively participate in the initiative.
IGR Goes Online
This issue is the start of a new era for IGR, as it is the first online only issue. Please see the report from our Editor, Prof. Robert N. Weinreb, that highlights some of the features of our transformation to an electronic publication. As you might know, all individual members of affiliated WGA Glaucoma Societies are eligible to receive IGR complimentary, 4 times a year, as well as free access to IGR Online. IGR is distributed via the WGA database but also via our member Glaucoma Societies. Should you not yet receive IGR directly, please provide the WGA Executive Office with your email address via info@worldglaucoma.org and we will make sure you will not miss any of the IGR content. By the way are you already using IGR online? This online abstract database provides you with the most complete collection of glaucoma abstracts since 1999, including comments and references, classified and user-friendly. If you do not have your login details, please contact us at info@e-igr.com.
Please enjoy this first “online only” IGR and let me know your thoughts regarding our efforts in this and all WGA initiatives. You can reach me at (Fechtner@worldglaucoma.com) . You can also contact our WGA Executive Office (info@worldglaucoma.org) if you need any information or have questions on IGR or WGA related matters. I look forward to hearing from you.
