Diary of forthcoming events
Please email John Sanders with details of events, exhibitions, training courses and conferences relating to vision research, visual impairment and blindness for inclusion.
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2009
November
- West Kent Forum to discuss issues regarding anything from services for sight impaired people to transport issues for sight impaired people, Kent Association for the Blind, Maidstone, November 4
- QAC Sight Village, Kensington Town Hall, London, November 11
- Wales Council for the Blind AGM, Cardiff, November 11
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot, November 12
- Publication launch: “Low vision – the essential guide for optometrists,” Guide Dogs and the College of Optometrists, London, November 13
- London UK Vision Strategy Event, Canary Wharf, London, November 16
- Focus on Opportunities Conference, Grampian Society for the Blind in partnership with RNIB Scotland, Aberdeen, November 17
- Second UK Eye Research Conference, Vision 2020, Birmingham, November 18
- RNIB conference: All Aboard - How teaching assistants can promote the learning and participation of blind and partially sighted children, Stockport, November 19
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Flintshire and Wrexham, November 20
- New College Worcester, family activity day (circus skills, swimming, bungee trampoline, climbing wall, drumming, art, theatre and giant games) for any family with a child with a visual impairment, Worcester, November 21
- Albinism Fellowship conference, Chester, November 20-22
- Retinal imaging course for optometrists and opticians, Royal College of Physicians, London, November 23
- New College Worcester seminar: ”Producing learning resources for VI students”, Worcester, November 24
- BCLA (British Contact Lens Association) Pioneers Conference, London, November 26
- Visual Impairment Awareness Training by Visibility, Glasgow, November 26
- Trends in Ophthalmology, the Royal Society, London, November 26-27
- Eye Health Alliance annual parliamentary reception, London, November 30
- The UK Vision Strategy in Yorkshire and the Humber Conference: “Yorkshire Vision”, York, November 30
December
- Wakefield District Sight Aid Outreach Programme, Castleford,
December 3
- British Oculomotor Group (BOMG), Leicester, December 4
- Wakefield District Sight Aid Outreach Programme, South Kirby, December 8
- Conference: Disability Equality: Valuing People Now, London, December 9
- New College Worcester science curriculum day, Worcester, December 9
- Squint Forum, Royal Society of Medicine, London, December 10
- Wakefield District Sight Aid Outreach Programme, Wakefield, December 14
- New College Worcester science curriculum day, Worcester, December 15
2010
January
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Cardiff, January 21
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Bridgend & Vale of Glamorgan, January 22
- Visual conditions in early childhood (RNIB course), Nottingham, January 28
February
- RNIB conference: All Aboard - How teaching assistants can promote the learning and participation of blind and partially sighted children, London, February 2
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, RCT and Merthyr Tydfil, February 2
- Trends in Ophthalmology, London, February 4-5
- New College Worcester PE and music curriculum day, Worcester, February 5
- New College Worcester music curriculum day, Worcester, February 11
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Gwynedd and Anglesey, February 22
- Welsh Low Vision Service and Children's Low Vision Project, “Helping us to work better together” - training for all professionals who support people with low vision in Wales, Conwy and Denbighshire, February 23
March
- QAC Sight Village Scotland,, Edinburgh, March 2-3
- First World Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology (COPHy), Prague, Czech Republic, March 4-7
- New College Worcester PE curriculum day, Worcester, March 19
April
- Optometry Tomorrow conference, College of Optometrists, York, April 18-19
May
- Eye Can Do It! exhibition, Kent Association for the Blind Tonbridge, May 13
- British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) annual conference, Birmingham, May 27-30
October
- Guide Dogs and NBCS joint residential conference for young people and their families with professionals in the field of visual impairment, October 28-29
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