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• Congress will be called "World Ophthalmology Congress"
  
  
• Council approves Ophthalmic Pathology Award, Bietti and Krwawicz Medals
  
  
• Council defines Congress policies
  
  
• World Meeting of Ophthalmologists in 2002 in Sydney
  
  
• 1998 International Congress in Amsterdam
  
  
• Previous International Congresses of Ophthalmology and Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE)

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Congress will be called "World Ophthalmology Congress"

The Council voted unanimously in October 2004 to also call the International Congress of Ophthalmology to the "World Ophthalmology Congress" in the future.

Congress organizers recommended the change to help them distinguish the meeting from the many other international congresses.

Council approves Ophthalmic Pathology Award, Bietti and Krwawicz Medals

The Council approved presentation of three additional medals/awards at opening sessions of the World Ophthalmology Congress (also International Congress of Ophthalmology):

• The Ophthalmic Pathology Award, supported by the Gottfried and Lieselotte Naumann Foundation, selected every four years with an award of $50,000 US.
  
  
• The Bietti Medal, which will be awarded in recognition of scientific and educational contributions in ophthalmology and for facilitating international communications in the ophthalmic community, and
  
  
• The Tadeusz Krwawicz Gold Medal, which will recognize significant contributions to the advance of ophthalmology, especially in diseases of the anterior segment and/or introduction of new technologies, and to the advancement of international relationships among ophthalmologists.

The Council also approved guidelines for the awarding of medals at the Congresses. No more than five medals will be presented during the opening ceremonies of any one Congress.

Council defines Congress policies

Meeting on January 14, 2003 in New Delhi, the Council clarified its policies for future World Ophthalmology Congresses, beyond 2010. The Council will:

• Sponsor Congresses every two years in conjunction with a supranational society or a national society recommended by a supranational
  
  
• Rotate locations in the following order: Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa
  
  
• Seek a minimum financial commitment from a sponsoring society, with a goal of splitting any net proceeds from the Congress equally with the sponsoring society
  
  
• Negotiate details for the Congress prior to awarding the Congress site.

See the new policies for details.

World Meeting of Ophthalmologists in Sydney

More than 4,300 ophthalmologists from nearly 100 countries participated in the XXIX International Congress of Ophthalmology, April 21 - 25, 2002 in Sydney, Australia.

See more reports and highlights of the Sydney Congress.

1998 International Congress held In Amsterdam

The 28th International Congress of Ophthalmology was held June 21 - 26, 1998 in Amsterdam, hosted by the Netherlands.

The Congress featured:

• 3,500 participants from 120 countries
  
  
• 450 posters on 23 various subjects in ophthalmology
  
  
• 57 courses
  
  
• 120 major sessions on a variety of topics in ophthalmology
  
  
• 100 travel grants given
  
  
• 18 Flying Tulips from developing countries.

Previous International Congresses of Ophthalmology and Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE)

A list of past meetings of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and the Congresses of the Societas Ophthalmologica Europea (SOE) are available on the ICO Eye Site.

There's also information on future Congresses and other educational meetings.

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Also see: XXIX International Congress in Sydney, 2002