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AESC - 65th Annual Meeting
2023

Wild Dunes Resort - Isle of Palms, South Carolina

 

Updated 7/14/2023

The 65th Annual Meeting of the American Eye Study Club will take place at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, South Carolina.  Dates are SUNDAY, July 23 through Friday, July 28, 2023.  

As we begin planning for the meeting, additional information will be posted on this webpage, so check back again!

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Exhibitors - Corporate Sponsors

Companies interested in supporting this premier conference through a display space or advertising, CLICK HERE for more information.  Or contact the AESC executive director, Richard Paul, at:  
   P:  847-680-1666
   E:  [email protected]

General Information

Housing Information

 
VIEW detailed hotel information

HOTEL RESERVATIONS . . .

Please review the housing details before proceeding to making your reservation.

  • The deadline for making reservations is June 23, 2023.

Meeting Registration


Registration for the meeting is now open!

We ask that you turn in your meeting registration by July 1st since we have to submit our catering numbers to the hotel by then.  Thanks for your assistance in this important planning step!

Emeritus members who are attending only part of the meeting receive a 25% discount (see important details below)  

You may register online or use the paper (PDF) form.  Online registration gives you the option of paying immediately with a credit card or paying later by check.

Note - The online form above is for the meeting only.  View the ACTIVITIES information page to sign up online for recreational events.

Refunds -- After Monday, 7/17/2023, we will not be able to offer refunds for cancelled meeting registrations.  This is because we must guarantee and pay for all of our events.  Thank you for your understanding!

IF YOU NEED TO MAKE ANY CHANGES to your registration, please call the AESC office as the registration forms can be submitted only once.

Paper Form (PDF format) if you prefer to use a paper form or to pay with a check.  This form includes both the meeting registration and sign-up for activities.

CLICK HERE for hotel reservation information.

The information below will be updated shortly!

Conference Registration Fees -- includes all group meals and receptions.  

  • AESC Member -- $975
  • Adult guests (spouses, significant others, guests, family members over 18 years of age) -- $875
  • Teenagers (age 13 - 17) -- $375
  • Younger kids (age 5 - 12) - $120
  • Toddlers/infants (<5 years) -- Free

Emeritus Member Discount -- We are pleased to once again offer a special 25% discount to Emeritus members attend only the first half or the second half of the meeting.  

  • Sunday through Tuesday night banquet, departing Wednesday morning
  • Arriving Tuesday in time for the banquet, departing Friday

To receive this discount using the online registration form, enter the following code:  EMERITUS2023 
You must be logged-in to the website as an Emeritus or an Emeritus-Retired member to access the discount

Program Information


Program chair:  Mark Rosenblatt, MD PhD MBA MHA

  • Overview Schedule for the week (PDF document) 
  • General Session Program - detailed schedule (PDF) coming later

Submit and Review Abstracts

 
All Club members are encouraged to participate in the annual meeting by giving a talk, or by submitting an idea for a mini-symposium or panel discussion.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

  • SUBMIT an abstract for a talk or a symposium by completing this electronic form.
  • Review the abstracts submitted so far -- CLICK HERE 
  • Download the Conflict of Interest disclosure form -- CLICK HERE 

Named Lectures

34th Albert D. Ruedemann, Jr. Lecture
 

 

Ann Acers Warn, MD

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute
Lawton, OK

 
19th AESC Foundation - Jerry & Donna Knauer Lecture
 

 

David C. Herman, MD

 

Chief Executive Officer
Essentia Health
502 East Second Street, Duluth, MN  

 

Spouse Book Club

 
We are happy to announce the selection for the 2023 Spouse Book Club is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid.  Kelley Ellis will be leading the discussion.  

Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world.  Hetty “Handful” Grimke, an urban slave in early nineteenth century Charleston, yearns for life beyond the suffocating walls that enclose her within the wealthy Grimke household.  This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment, and expression will leave no reader unmoved.

 

Recreational Opportunities


Group Activities -- We are arranging for several group activities for members and their families/guests, i, as well as our usual tennis tournament and the AESC golf outing.  Most of these events require pre-registration... Registration for group events is open now!  CLICK HERE for details about the recreational activities and to sign-up.

Other Useful Information and References

Airport Transportation

  • The Charleston airport is a short 30-40 minute drive to the Wild Dunes Resort.  
  • Rental Cars - All of the major rental car companies serve the Charleston Airport.  Information Here
  • Uber, Lyfte and taxi services are available.   Click here for pick-up information

 
Next Year's Meeting 

The planned dates for the 2024 annual meeting are from Sunday, July 28 through Friday, August 2 at Kilkea Castle in County Kildare, Ireland!  Standby for more details, but mark your calendars now!!!
Last Updated on Thursday, July 20, 2023 05:43 PM
 

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