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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greetings,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Lectures and Workshops Committee invites you to participate in the educational program by submitting course proposals for consideration. Up to three (3) Lecture or Workshop
proposals (to include any Rapid Fire proposal) can be submitted. Please note that the limit of 3 proposals includes those in which you are co-author; additional submissions after the first three will NOT be considered. However, in addition to the 3 courses,
you may also submit up to 3 cases for the Grand Rounds sessions. Non-credit course submissions are exempt from the 3 course submission maximum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">The 2019 deadline submission is January 31, 2019 at 5 PM ET.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Academy 2019 Orlando and the 3rd World Congress of Optometry will take place October 23-27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Courses should present information to enhance optometric patient care management. Presentations should not actively promote or advertise products or corporate interests. With
competitive topics, course submissions by Academy Fellows will receive selection preference.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Learn more at
<a href="https://www.aaopt.org/annual-meeting/orlando-2019/academy2019-courses">https://www.aaopt.org/annual-meeting/orlando-2019/academy2019-courses</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jenny M. Brown, MBA
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Director, Membership & Communications<br>
American Academy of Optometry<br>
2909 Fairgreen Street<br>
Orlando, FL 32803<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(321) 319-4860 | (321) 319-4862 Direct<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(844) 323-EYES (3937) Toll Free<br>
Fax: 407-893-9890<br>
<a href="http://www.aaopt.org/"><font color="blue"><span style="color:blue">www.aaopt.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">See you at Academy 2019 Orlando and 3<sup>rd</sup> World Congress of Optometry!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">October 23-27, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Orange County Convention Center<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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