40th Anniversary Events
IACLE turned 40 on the 6 November 2019. In the lead up to our birthday a range of celebrations took place around the world which were themed ‘Exceptional Education. Exponential Impact’.
Special 40th celebrations have been held at the British Contact Lens Association Clinical Conference & Exhibition (Manchester, UK), the Asia Pacific Optometric Congress (Manila, Philippines), Colegio Federación Colombiana de Optómetras (FEDOPTO) Congress (Bogotá, Colombia), and at the Academy 2019 and 3rd World Congress of Optometry (Florida).
More national and local meetings around the world will mark the occasion. 40th Anniversary video and PowerPoint resources are available for members to use in their presentations and lectures during the year.
Academy 2019 Orlando and World Congress of Optometry (23-27 October 2019)
- Interactive exhibition booth where members ‘made their mark’ on a time wall of milestones in the history of IACLE
- 40th anniversary celebration held at our exhibition booth
- President Dr Shehzad Naroo joined the panels for three special symposia
- Vice President Professor Philip Morgan presented with the prestigious Max Shapero Memorial Lecture
- Dr Luigina Sorbara, Dr Etty Bitton, Dr Janice Jurkus and Lakshmi Shinde delivered lectures, workshops and posters
- Poster describing IACLE’s Four Decades of Exceptional Education
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Colegio Federación Colombiana de Optómetras (FEDOPTO) Congress (8 – 10 August 2019)
- LA members and industry shared a cake and together sang Happy Birthday to IACLE
- Former Vice President Professor Desmond Fonn, Dr Juan Carlos Aragón and Americas Regional Coordinator Guillermo Carrillo gave a speech to celebrate the first 40 years of IACLE.
- The IACLE Americas office had support from FEDOPTO to use the main stage in the exhibition hall and Bausch +Lomb’s Andina region contributed the cake
Asia Pacific Optometric Congress (17 – 20 June 2019)
- 40th anniversary celebration and IACLE Awards Ceremony during Gala Dinner
- Interactive exhibition booth where members ‘made their mark’ on a time wall of milestones in the history of IACLE
- Lectures from Dr Lewis Williams and Dr Luigina Sorbara, and workshops from Dr Cheni Lee, Lakshmi Shinde and Nilesh Thite
- Invited lecture from Dr Luigina Sorbara
- Workshops from Dr Luigina Sorbara and Dr Lewis Williams
Read the meeting report
BCLA Clinical Conference & Exhibition (31 May – 1 June 2019)
- IACLE / BUCCLE Education Day at Chancellors Conference Centre, Manchester
- Interactive BCLA exhibition booth where members ‘made their mark’ on a time wall of milestones in the history of IACLE
- 40th anniversary celebration at our exhibition booth
- International Perspectives session with 40th Anniversary presentation by IACLE President Dr Shehzad Naroo
- IACLE Awards Ceremony
Read the meeting report
Other events
IACLE conducted an Educator Meeting to coincide with the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) Annual Conference in Rome, Italy. Read the meeting report.
