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2010 Annual NAVAO Dinner Meeting

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010

Registration Deadline: October 1, 2010 - Click here to register!

Location:
The InterContinental San Francisco Hotel (AAO Headquarters Hotel)
888 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Keynote Speaker:
Robert L. Jesse, M.D., Ph.D., VA Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health
Click here for Dr. Jesse's Executive Biography

2010 Annual NAVAO Dinner Meeting Event Schedule

  • Business Meeting (Members Only) - 7:00 pm - 7:45 pm in the InterContinental Ballroom B
  • Dinner - 7:45 pm -midnight in the InterContinental Ballroom C

Dinner Selections:

  • Lemon Oil-Scented Steamed Fillet of Alaskan Salmon
  • Provencal Slow-Roasted Chicken


2010 Annual NAVAO Dinner Meeting Fee Information

  • Members (Includes Honorary & Founding Members) - $45
  • Resident/Research Fellow Members - $20
  • Invited Guest of NAVAO - $45
  • Nonmember Resident/Research Fellow - $45
  • Guest of Attendees -$95

Seating is limited. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis.
After Oct. 1, reservations will be accepted only on a space available basis and with payment of a $15 late fee.
Payments/checks will NOT be accepted at the dinner.

Click here to register!

 

About the NAVAO

The National Association of VA Optometrists (NAVAO) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1977. The objectives of the NAVAO are to encourage and promote the best possible primary eye and vision care for our nation's veterans and to promote the education, training, professional growth, and welfare of optometric staff, residents, and students. The NAVAO is also dedicated to fostering camaraderie and professional development among VA optometrists. Any VA staff, attending, consultant, research fellow, resident optometrist, or any other optometrist having an interest in VA optometry is eligible for membership.

Benefits of membership include:

  • Professional recognition in a national optometric organization
  • Access to FAQ sheets on topics such as the NAVAO Promotion Mentor Program
  • Opportunities to network with other VA optometrists
  • Access to information about policies and guidelines that affect VA practice
  • Quarterly newsletter
  • Invitation to the annual NAVAO business meeting and banquet
  • Access to minutes of the monthly VA Optometry Service conference calls

The NAVAO is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(6) non-profit tax-exempt organization.

Please click on the 'Join Us' tab to the left and select your appropriate membership category to join.

Thank you for your support of VA Optometry!

Sincerely,

Brian S. Kawasaki, O.D., M.B.A., FAAO

President, NAVAO

 

Photos from the 2009 NAVAO Annual Dinner

A Certificate of Appreciation is presented from the NAVAO to outgoing Executive Director, Dr. Ken Myers (right), by outgoing President, Dr. Gay Tokumaru (left), and the incoming President, Dr. Brian Kawasaki (middle).

A Certificate of Appreciation is presented from the NAVAO to outgoing Executive Director, Dr. Ken Myers (right), by outgoing President, Dr. Gay Tokumaru (left), and the incoming President, Dr. Brian Kawasaki (middle).