The Vision Council and the NFOS

Helping People See and Be Seen

Here is the tentative agenda for the NFOS for Cincinnati September 2010.

Preliminary schedule of events:
Thursday Sept 16th – NFOS meeting (will be noon or after so you can arrive Thursday AM)
Friday - Saturday Sept 17th & 18th – Workshops, Lectures and running our contest & booth in Exhibit hall
Saturday Night Sept 18th – College Bowl event @ 5pm
Sunday Sept 19th – Morning workshops/lectures – (Departures)  

The May 2010 newsletter is available

NFOS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

President - Kristi Green  J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Vice-Predident - John Godert - Erie Community College
Secretary - Kimberly Strickler - New York City College of Technology
Treasurer - Brent Mc Cardle - Durham Technical Community College

2010 Students of Vision Scholarship from Transitions Optical

Thirteen entries that demonstrated this year’s “Focus on Children’s Vision” were selected as the scholarship winners.  Supported by the Transitions Healthy Sight for Life Fund, the scholarship program awarded 14 students from the U.S. and Canada.

Projects were judged by a group of Transitions Optical representatives, eyecare professionals and marketing specialists.  To encourage creativity and a wide range of interpretations, projects were accepted in three categories:  Activity/Event, Multi-media and Other.  The Fund awarded six $1,000 scholarships and seven $500 scholarships.  Additionally, the top six opticianry students will also receive a trip to the ABO-NCLE National Education Conference in Cincinnati in September.  While there, students will be able to attend education courses, as well as present a summary of the winning entries at the posters session.

Scholarship Recipients
Winning Opticianry Entries

•    First place in Activity/Event category: Yasmeen Beverly, Cuyahoga Community College – Story cube, Healthy Sight

•    First place in Multi-media category: Mie Wada, Douglas College –  Slide show, Healthy Sight for Children

•    First place in Other category: Jelena Cakic, Cuyahoga Community College – PowerPoint presentation, Kids’ Vision

•    Additional winners: Heather Beun, Cuyahoga Community College; Leslie Ip, Raritan Valley Community College; Vanina Vazquez, Miami Dade College

Join Us Sept 16-19, 2010
Cincinnati, OH
 ABO/NCLE Educational Conference.

This is the premier optician conference in the USA, offering training and education in spectacle lenses, frames and contact lenses - all for opticians, by opticians. Spectacle, business and contact lens CE courses (ABO-NCLE approved along with most states)

Practical hands-on training workshops
Attend review courses and take the ABO or NCLE Basic or Advanced Exam on site Free CE opportunities with registration - Optical Showcase exhibit hall Affordable Hyatt Regency Hotel convenient to the convention center (special rates for conference attendees)

Location of the OAA National Opticians Convention
Location of the NAO Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony
Location of the NFOS Alumni Reunion Location of the NFOS College Bowl

NFOS schools to participate  In the OneSight Program with Luxottica

OneSight, a Luxottica Group Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the U.S., dedicated to improving vision for those in need worldwide through outreach, research and education. OneSight’s outreach programs include the hand-delivery of vision care and eyewear to those in need. Since 1988, OneSight outreach efforts have helped more than six million people around the world see more clearly through two former programs, Give the Gift of Sight and Community I-Care. OneSight research and education efforts have granted millions towards research and education through the former program, the Pearle Vision Foundation. Luxottica Group employees, affiliated and independent doctors, vendors, donors and other charitable partners worldwide, work together to give the gift of sight to those in need. Luxottica Group, a global leader in eyewear, provides inspiration for OneSight and it is the organization’s main sponsor. For more information, www.onesight.org.

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