• The National Symposium for AIOC 2011 (2 hours) are:
  1. Cutting Edge Technology in Ophthalmology
  2. Infection Control in Ophthalmic Surgeries
• The number of halls will be 10.
• The sessions will run continuously but there will be a short changeover time between sessions.
• All submissions for the scientific program will be possible “Online” only at the AIOS Website www.aios.org from 1st April 2010.
• Deadlines which are given below will be strictly adhered to and submission forms will automatically disappear once the deadline gets over.

  Last date to submit INSTRUCTION COURSE abstracts	April 30, 2010
  Last date to submit FREE PAPER, E-POSTER & VIDEO abstracts	May 31, 2010
  Last date to submit VIDEO CDs	June 15, 2010
  Life Time Achievement & General Award entries submission	July 31, 2010

• Consent from co-instructors for participation in an Instruction Course has been made mandatory as of last year. Once a Course is submitted online by the Chief Instructor an automatic self-generated email will be sent to the Co-instructors to send their consent within a week.
• Each Co-instructor can consent for a maximum of only 5 Instruction Courses thus ensuring wider participation.
• 2 hours Instruction Courses can have a maximum of 8 Co-instructors and one hour Course can have a maximum of 4 Co-instructors. Beyond this the Online submission form will not accept.
• We want the scientific content of the annual conference of AIOS to truly represent the rich & varied talents of our members. So do participate by sending in your submissions in time.
• Each Free Paper will have a duration of only 6 minutes.
• As in last year a best paper award will be given under every section.
• All Video submissions will be for 10 minutes each. The categories are:
  1. Thematic - The Theme for 2011 is GLAUCOMA.
  2. Anterior Segment
  3. Posterior Segment
  4. General.
• E-posters will be continued as in last year.
• There are a plethora of awards to be given away in 2011. You may have just the right credentials to receive one. Do visit the AIOS website or go through the last year’s abstract book to know more about them and apply for them in an appropriate manner and well in time. The last date for applying for awards is July 31, 2010.

Do involve yourself in the AIOS Mailing group of the Scientific Committee and share your queries and knowledge for the benefit of our fraternity. More than 450 queries covering almost the entire gamut of ophthalmology have been discussed so far & all the past queries & responses are available as knowledge base in the mailing group.

A 666-page “Ready Reckoner in Ophthalmology” was released at AIOC2010. Those who have not collected their copy at the Conference or not sent a request to me, please send in your request by email with AIOS Membership No., current address, & mobile number. Only a limited number of copies are available for further distribution.

Dr. D. Ramamurthy.
Chairman-Scientific Committee - AIOS Chairman The Eye Foundation
D. B. Road, Coimbatore 641002
Tel: +91-422-4242000 / 4242001 /15
Fax: +91-422-4242099
chairman@aios-scientificcommittee.org
drramamurthy@theeyefoundation.com