[vslist] Call for papers

[Simon Phillips - BiOptic Driving Network]

BiOptic Driving Conference-Call for papersCALL FOR PAPERS -       International BiOptic Driving Conference

INTRODUCTION
The program committee of the International BiOptic Driving Conference invites your participation in this important international conference to be held in London, England, on 18-20 June, 2004. The conference is being organized with the purpose of bringing international discussions to the matter of driving with BiOptic telescopes for individuals with low vision. It is also the intent of the program committee to provide the stimulus, through research and clinical presentations, for more aggressive efforts for rigorous research in this important area of visual functioning. Most importantly this conference is also intended to raise public awareness of driving and visual impairment issues.

The conference will have invited speakers covering the areas of personal experiences of being a visually impaired driver, visual impairment and clinical aspects of driving performance, instructional protocols with behind-the-wheel experiences and legislation / standards for obtaining licensure.

It is anticipated that this conference will attract both vision professionals and consumers (adolescents and adults who are visually impaired and who do not have a driver's license). The program committee encourages abstracts for presentations to be submitted from vision researchers, low vision clinicians, medical professionals, low vision association members, driving instructors, orientation and mobility specialists, licensing bureau officers, individuals who are visually impaired with personal experience in this area they wish to share, and anyone else interested in the topic of BiOptics and driving. An abstract is a short 500 word (or less) description / outline of what the applicant intends to present to the group at the meeting.   

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ABSTRACTS
The abstracts are to be reviewed by the program committee. Applicants will be notified of acceptance for their presentation   Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes long with 10 minutes for questions.  All submissions must be complete and submitted electronically (program at BiOpticDriving.org) by February 1, 2004.  Primary authors will be notified by email of their acceptance and time of presentation of their paper by February 16, 2004.

Acceptance will be based on the following criteria:
1. The abstract must be received by February 1, 2004.
2. The abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation of its quality and its relationship to the conference topic of BiOptic driving.
3. The abstract may be on original research, literature review or previously published material.
4. The information conveyed must be of sufficient general interest to vision professionals, consumers or licensing authorities.
5. The abstract must clear, concise and well written - for potential incorporation into conference proceedings.
6. The abstract, if research oriented, must include background, results and conclusion.
7. The abstract, if case report oriented, must include background, case summary and conclusion.
8. Those submitting anecdotal experiences related to visual impairment and driving must provide a description of the experiences and relevance to the conference participants. Personal experiences in driving, obtaining licensure, being denied licensure and such other experiences are welcome.

For further information contact Dr. Robert B. Greer:       <Robert.Greer at biopticdriving.org>

  Robert B. Greer, O.D., F.A.A.O.

  Head of Program Committee

  BiOptic Driving Network

  200 Minor Hall

  University of California

  Berkeley, CA  94720-2020

   

  www.BiOpticDriving.nl
  www.BiOpticDriving.org
  www.BiOpticDriving.org.uk

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://visionscience.com/pipermail/visionlist/attachments/20040107/8ea924b5/attachment.html