2015 Eighteenth ISCLR SYMPOSIUM

Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/Aug/2015 - 28/Aug/2015
All Day

Location
Marriott Hotel


Scientific Program
The conference is scheduled to commence on Sunday 23rd August 2015 and concludes on Friday 28th August 2011 at 1pm. On Sunday 23rd August 2015, please arrange to arrive in time to attend the following events, depending on your role in the ISCLR:

Executive meeting: 12 noon
Student meeting: 2.00pm
Council meeting: 4.00pm
Welcome reception: 6.00pm (all)

Please find attached the ISCLR Program – PDF for your information (with included bookmarks for easy reference).

Dress Code for the Meeting
The dress code for the meeting is casual and this also includes the Welcome Reception on the Sunday evening.  The gala dinner is to be held on the evening of Thursday 27th August 2015 and the dress code is TBD.

Partners
Partners are welcome to attend the Welcome Reception (no charge) and the Gala dinner (a charge will be made).  To facilitate this please provide this information on the registration form.

Abstracts
There is one abstract submission form for members and one for students.  The student form also contains further details about grant applications.  All presentations will be five minutes in duration, and successful students will be expected to present a poster and to deliver a verbal presentation of their work.

The deadline for submissions is Monday 16th March, 2015. All abstract submissions are to be emailed directly Craig Woods the ISCLR Secretariat: craig.woods@deakin.edu.au

Stipends
As in previous years, the society intends to offer stipends to attending full members. The levels of stipend are still being considered as sponsorship is confirmed and as currency values alter. For reference, for the last meeting the levels of re-imbursement were 35%-55% of estimated costs, based on your position in the society (members, councilors and executive).

Sponsors
We are grateful to our confirmed sponsors for the 2015 meeting:

Alcon Laboratories, Inc
Allergan
AMO
CooperVision
DSM Ltd
Gelest, Inc
Johnson & Johnson VisionCare
Menicon Ltd
Ophtec Ltd
Seed Co Ltd

Team building and Networking day
The Wednesday is reserved for members and observers to the meeting to organize informal discussion groups and meetings.

Accommodation
Accommodation for the conference has been organized at the Marriot Hotel. To book a room, you will need to visit the hotel website using the following link:
http://cwp.marriott.com/budhu/isclr2015

If you book your room through any other route you will not access the rates the society has negotiated.

More information about this hotel is here.

This is the preferred accommodation as we have negotiated discounted room rates based on occupancy levels during the meeting.

The preferred room rate will be 95.00 Euros

This rate does not include government taxes of 22% (VAT 18% and city taxes 4%).

Unlike the last two meetings breakfast is not included in either the hotel room rate or provided by the ISCLR and is served in the Hotel restaurant (Peppers!) at 25 Euros.

Internet is included.

FLIGHTS AND TRANSPORTATION
The meeting is taking place in Budapest in Hungary and you should schedule your flight to the Budapest airport (BUD):
http://www.bud.hu/english

Most major European hubs fly direct to this airport:
http://www.bud.hu/english/passengers/flight_information/destinations

From the airport the best way to get to the hotel is by Taxi, a 15-20 mins ride.

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.