ICER is a biennial event bringing together leading scientists, both basic and clinical, from all around the world to share their latest research. The Congress has a strong international flavor and by virtue of its different venues has played a major role in promoting the communication of research between local, national and international organizations. The next congress, ICER XVIII will be held in Beijing, China, September 24-29, 2008.
A dedicated website for ICER XVIII is available at: www.chinamed.com.cn/2008icer/
Two satellite meetings have been organized before the ICER meeting. The XIII international Symposium on Retinal Degenerations will be held in Emeishan, Chengdu on September 18-23, 2008 (http://rd2008.ouhsc.edu). The joint Asian Cataract Research conference and the Lens Satellite meeting will be held in Xi'an on September 18-21, 2008 (http://www.7acrc-18icer.com/index.jsp). Please note that the abstract submission deadline for the joint Asian Cataract Research conference and the Lens Satellite meeting has been extended to June 1, 2008.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT DATES FOR ICER 2008:
- February 15 - Online abstract submission opens
- April 1 - abstract submission deadline (note: new extended deadline)
- April 1 - nomination deadline for research prizes
- April 15 - deadline for receiving applications for Young Investigator Travel Fellowships
- April 15 - research prize candidate documents due
- May 31 - early registration deadline for attendees (fees increase on June 1)
- May 15 - travel fellowship recipients notified
The International Society for Eye Research (ISER) announces that its 2010 meeting, ISER XIX will take place in Montreal, Canada, July 18-23, 2010.
2010 ISER meeting in Montreal
The ISER Travel Fellowship program is funded through a variety of sources to support the participation of young scientists at each International Congress of Eye Research (ICER). The ISER Membership Committee reviews and ranks applications, and selects the final travel fellowship recipients, based on established criteria. Applications for 2008 travel fellowships are due April 15th. Recipients will be notified by May 15th.
International Society for Eye Research
Travel Fellowship
Criteria
Criteria for Candidates
- Must be a current (membership dues paid) ISER member
- Must be a symposium speaker or the first author of a poster
- Meets the definition of a Young Investigator (See Bylaws in Governance section of web site)
- If a predoctoral or postdoctoral (PhD, MD/PhD, OD/PhD, or equivalent) student, clinical resident, or clinical fellow, must have been engaged in vision/eye research for at least 2 years
- May not be a previous ISER Travel Fellowship awardee
- May not be a corporate employee
- Only 1 travel fellowship awardee from a given laboratory
- Limit two awardees from a given department or institute
- Awards are based primarily upon scientific merit of submitted abstract; secondary consideration is given to geographic origin of candidate in an effort to achieve international representation
- Awardees are expected to attend or participate in the entire International Congress of Eye Research program
- A selection committee consisting of the ISER Membership Committee and 1 ISER Council member, appointed by the President of ISER, reviews the applications and selects the Travel Fellowship awardees based on the criteria listed above
To use the MS Word forms listed below:
Right click link for the form, “Save Target As” on your hard drive, then open,complete AND SAVE the form with MS Word.) E-mail your completed, saved document as an attachment to: mail@iser.org. If e-mailed, do not also mail.
- Travel Fellowship Application Form (MS Word format) - application deadline April 15th
- Travel Fellowship Biographical Sketch Form (MS Word format) - submission deadline April 15th