2017 ACHROMATOPSIA CONVENTION July 21-22

http://achromacorp.org/Events.html
Location: Medical College of Wisconsin, Health Research
Center, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226
Presenters List: Dr. Susanne Kohl
http://www.eye-tuebingen.de/wissingerlab/members/susanne
-kohl
Dr. Shannon Boye
http://boye-lab.eye.ufl.edu/about-dr-boye/short-bio/
Dr. Christine Kay
http://vra-pa.com/dr-christine-kay/2720286
Dr. Joseph Carroll
http://www.mcw.edu/AOIP/Team/Faculty/Joseph-Carroll.htm
Dr. William Hauswirth
http://research.eye.ufl.edu/researchers/research-faculty/
william-w-hauswirth-ph-d/
Dr. Susanne Kohl
Dr. Shannon Boye
Dr. Christine Kay
Dr. Joseph Carroll
Dr. William Hauswirth

Representative from Applied Genetic
Technology Corporation (AGTC)
https://www.agtc.com/
Additional Sessions -more will be added as information becomes available
-check back!
– Eva Goluza-Eva (age 16) is an active alpine skier who lives in Croatia. She has successfully competed in Europa and World Cups and she is already a confirmed candidate to race in March 2018 at the next Paralympic Games in South Korea. Eva will present details about her successful skiing experience.
– John Gibson-Specialty Tints (CA)
John will discuss his unique process for hand-tinting (multiple darkness levels) disposable contact lenses and provide information for those interested. He will also be bringing several demo lenses for a first-hand look at them! This session will be part of a larger session (featuring multiple folks) focused on discussing creative solutions to frustrating problems with glasses, goggles, tints, contacts,
etc. with the overall goal of providing useful information that you can incorporate into your repertoire of tools!
***For the airport shuttle information (to and/or from the airport) we recommend GO Riteway:
http://www.goriteway.com/
The cost for a single person is about $24 each way. It is about $30 each way for 2 people traveling together, so about $6 increments per person for family traveling together after the first $24.

HOTEL INFORMATION FOR THE 2017
ACHROMATOPSIA CONVENTION July 21-22
Convention Location: Medical College of Wisconsin,
Health Research Center, 8701 Watertown Plank Road,
Milwaukee, WI 53226
The room block is confirmed
for July 20 – 23,
2017 at the following hotel: Radisson Milwaukee
West 2303 North Mayfair Road Wauwatosa,
WI 53226
To book directly with the hotel, please call 414-257-3400 and ask for the Reservation Department. Be sure to reference the block name “Achromatopsia Convention” to ensure you receive
the group rate.
To book online, please visit our website at www.radisson.com/milwaukeewi_west
and use the promotional code “MRMC17” when entering your travel details.
The group rate of $105 is guaranteed until 6/30/2017. After the cut-off date all unreserved rooms will be released into the hotel’s general inventory and will no longer be available to reserve at the group rate.
Shuttle service to and from the convention location will be available at no cost to from the Radisson Milwaukee West both Friday and Saturday.
Additional hotels and area information can be found at:
http://www.mrmccampus.org/resource-guide