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WelcomeInspirational speaker to address Envision Conference James R. Smith, President of Smith Speaks, will keynote our opening session on Friday at the Envision Conference.
Smith is a former Executive Administrator of the Lions of Illinois Foundation, where he developed low vision clinics for children. These clinics expanded from Illinois to other states. Smith was assisted in this project by Dr. Alfred Rosenbloom, who is also a keynote speaker at the Envision Conference. Today, Smith is best known for his corporate Stress Solutions and Customer Service training programs. His experience and knowledge database give clients and students elevated decision-making tools to achieve advanced sales, services and studies. Smith’s applications are designed for companies, organizations, and physically challenged university students who will accept his challenges to aggressively outperform their competitors with quality education, promotion, and customer service. In any venue, Smith provides advanced and proven corporate concepts for best results. His humor through personal experiences and the stories of other professionals make the learning process not only informative, but memorable. Smith's speaking career came about by accident, a result of his blindness being restored to 20/40 via newly developed ophthalmological procedures. Accommodating Success James specializes in working with college and university students experiencing special challenges who require individual accommodations. These presentations and sessions are not too different from James' corporate programming. He encourages the advanced thinking of undergrads and seniors preparing for the workplace approaching graduation. These students may have dyslexia, ADHD, or other learning disabilities. They may be visually or hearing impaired. Yet, their challenges are many times not so different from the distresses engaged by others on campus. Just like in the corporate world, students must learn to be creative in accommodating success in their professional lives in school or the workforce. Smith is also an expert in the telephony IVR (Interactive Voice Recognition) market. This technology, which was developed for the visually impaired, is now deployed to provide improved customer access to information for everyone. Hear James Smith speak (MP3 audio) .
Pioneer in low vision to keynote at Envision Conference Dr. Alfred A. Rosenbloom, chair emeritus of the Chicago Lighthouse's Low Vision Clinic, will deliver the low vision rehabilitation keynote address at the Envision Conference, Friday, Sept. 5, in San Antonio, Texas.
A diplomate in low vision of the American Academy of Optometry, Dr. Rosenbloom was director of the Chicago Lighthouses Low Vision Clinic from its founding in 1956 to 2000. Today, he continues to see patients.
Dr. Rosenbloom is also an adjunct professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Illinois Medical Center and a member of the medical staff, Department of Ophthalmology Rush North Shore Medical Center.
Dr. Rosenbloom was recently honored with the Lifetime Service Award from the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) where he served as past dean and president. He also received the VOSH/International Humanitarian Award (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity/International) for providing services to thousands of patients internationally and for training doctors in the U.S. and overseas.
Dr. Rosenbloom will also conduct a pre-conference intensive workshop on Sept. 4, addressing aging and vision loss.Massof to deliver research keynote at Envision Conference
Robert W. Massof, Ph.D., will deliver the research keynote address at the Envision Conference on Sept. 6.
Dr. Massof is founder and Director of the Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center, a division of the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute. He also serves as Professor of Ophthalmology and Professor of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and has joint appointments in Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering and at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in Physiological Optics from Indiana University in 1975.
Dr. Massof's research interests include clinical and basic vision psychophysics, physiological optics, sensory engineering, and psychometrics. His work has been supported by grants from the National Eye Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, the Multiple District 22 Lions Vision Research Foundation, and several different corporations and private foundations. Dr. Massof is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and has served on the Society's Board of Directors. He also is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a member of several other professional societies. He has authored more than 160 published scientific papers and book chapters, edited a book on low vision policy and service delivery issues, and holds five patents and three software copyrights on instruments that he developed. He and his long-time collaborator Dr. Joan Stelmack at the Hines VA Blind Rehabilitation Center recently completed the first multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial on low vision rehabilitation, the VA Low Vision Intervention Trial (LOVIT).Envision Conference 08 Set for San AntonioThe Envision Conference is a multi-disciplinary low vision rehabilitation and research conference. Every year, hundreds of professionals in the low vision rehabilitation field come together to advance the state of the art in low vision rehabilitation. Attendees earn continuing education units, learn new skills, network and share current research in the field.Envision Conference 08 will be held Sept. 5-6, 2008, at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. Here’s who attends the Envision Conference:
Here’s what attendees are saying about the Envision Conference: Call for ParticipationClinical EducationThe Envision Conference is pleased to announce a call for presentations for Envision Conference 08. All topics related to research or the practice of low vision rehabilitation are welcome. Speakers will receive conference registration, conference hotel and reimbursement for their travel expenses.To submit your program proposal, please follow this link. Submission Deadlines:
ResearchThe Envision Conference research program committee is soliciting abstracts from the vision science community in addition to our outstanding invited presenters. Abstracts will be considered from professional practitioners (such as ophthalmologists, optometrists, certified low vision therapists, nurses, rehabilitation therapists), vision scientists, or currently enrolled students in any area of vision-related studies. Abstract submissions are now open and will close on Monday, June 16th, 2008. Abstracts can be submitted online through our online presentation submission form.Click on this link for a list of oral and poster presentations from last year’s Envision Conference. We look forward to an outstanding research component at this multi-disciplinary low vision meeting. Your comments are always welcome. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions and concerns that you may have. I look forward to seeing you in San Antonio in September 2008.Submission Deadlines:
Overcoming low visionLearn more about the programming at the Envision Conference. Listen to Kansas Public Radio reporter Bryan Thompson's story, reported from the Envision Conference.Greetings from Linda Merrill, President and CEO of Envision
Welcome to the website for the Envision Conference, the comprehensive multi-disciplinary conference about vision rehabilitation. At the Envision Conference, we convene the top experts in every field to discuss - and advance - the state of the art in vision rehabilitation.
The Envision Conference is brought to you by Envision, a not-for-profit agency that provides vision rehabilitation services, public education and employment for persons who are blind or low vision. We have programming for everyone with an interest in low vision rehabilitation, including optometrists, ophthalmologists, ACVREP-certified professionals, occupational therapists and low vision educators. As a Texas native, it's my pleasure to invite you to Envision Conference 08, to be held Sept. 5-6 in beautiful San Antonio. If you'd like to stay informed, please opt-in to our online mailing list to receive periodic updates. Thank you for your interest in the Envision Conference, and I hope to see you in San Antonio! |
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