Dates for your Diary 2010

2010 Dates for Your Diary
QVI requests that dates, times and venues are checked before the event with the event organiser

21 February – 6 March: Guide Dogs Queensland Pawknock Appeal. Please call Freecall 1 800 007 460 or email pawknock@guidedogsqld.com.au

7-13 March: World Glaucoma Week. For more information visit: www.glaucoma.org.au

13 March: Caloundra Glaucoma Seminar with guest speaker Dr Daniel Black (Ophthalmologist). To RSVP or for more information email: mcleod@glaucoma.org.au

8-12 March: Orthoptic Awareness Week.

11-14 March: Australian Pharmacy Professionals Conference, Gold Coast. For further information visit: www.appconference.com

9-11 April: The Queensland Vision 2010 annual conference will be held at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. For more information please email marika@optomsqld.com

28 April: International Guide Dog Day.

28-30 April: 8th National Deaf Blind Conference Melbourne.
For further information visit: http://www.ableaustralia.org.au/deafblind-conference-2010.asp

1-2 May: RACGP 53rd Gold Coast Clinical Update: Postcards from General Practice, Sea World Resort, Main Beach, Gold Coast. For more information contact: georgina.scriha@racgp.org.au

3 May: Guide Dogs Queensland Rose Launch. For more information please visit www.guidedogsqld.com.au

3-6 May: International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference, Melbourne Convention Centre. For more information visit conference website

18 May: OAA Employment Expo, Brisbane Marriott. For more information contact: marika@optomsqld.com

23-25 May: The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities 2010 Annual Conference. For more information please visit:
www.e-bility.com.au/roundtable

23-29 May: MD awareness week.

27 May: A Diabetes and Optometry Seminar/Dinner will be held at the Casa De Meze Restaurant, Cairns. For more information please email marika@optomsqld.com

5-9 June: XXXII World Ophthalmology Congress, Berlin. For more information please visit: www.woc2010.org

11-13 June: The North Queensland Vision conference will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Cairns. For more information please email marika@optomsqld.com 

20-26 June: Deaf Blind Awareness week.

23 June: Vision 2020 Australia Parliamentary Friends Group Gala Dinner, Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra. For further details please contact Sophie Plumridge on 03 9656 2029 or splumridge@vision2020australia.org.au

4 July: Guide Dogs Queensland 50th Birthday Open Day and Concert. Latest updates: www.guidedogsqld.com.au 

1-4 July: Ophthalmology conference: Fusion 2010, a unique combined conference of the AUSCRS and APACRS. For more information visit the conference website: www.fusion2010.org.au .

12-18 July: National Diabetes Week.

14-22 August: Seniors Week Queensland.

15-21 August: National Glaucoma week. For more information visit: www.glaucoma.org.au

8 October: World Sight Day.

15 October: International White Cane Safety Awareness Day

28-30 October: Pharmacy Assistants Conference, Holiday Inn Gold Coast. For more information visit: www.pharmacyassistants.com.au   

14 November: World Diabetes Day,

21-23 November: 4th ANZ Falls Prevention Society Conference.
For more information visit: www.otago.ac.nz     

24-26 November: The 4th Australasian Orientation and Mobility Conference will be hosted by Guide Dogs NSW/ACT at the Women’s College, University of Sydney. Full details of the conference will be available at www.guidedogs.com.au/amc2010