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Academy 2017 Chicago Important Reminders

Academy.17 Meeting App

Use the Academy.17 meeting app as your mobile event guide for Academy 2017 Chicago! You can download the app to your mobile device, use the Desktop Online Planner, or access Academy.17 in an Internet browser on your mobile device.

Shuttle Information

The Academy will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from McCormick Place for attendees staying in our contracted hotels. Attendees should be prepared to show their hotel keys to the shuttle driver in order to ride. View the shuttle pickup locations and schedule.

Onsite Registration Hours and Locations

Pick up your badge and registration materials at Registration Central in the convention center beginning at 1 PM on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Satellite registration sites will also be available at the Palmer House Hilton and Hyatt Regency Chicago. See full onsite registration hours and locations here.

Thinking about attending Academy 2017 Chicago taking place October 11-14, 2017? Remember to register online by October 7 in order to receive regular registration rates. Anyone registering after that time will need to do so onsite.


Blood Drive at Academy 2017 Chicago Join us on Friday, October 13 for the Friday the 13th Vein Drain to benefit the Red Cross. Appointments can be made for between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The blood drive will take place in E256, Lakeside Center. Walk ups are also welcome!	Alcon Luncheon on Wednesday Join Alcon Laboratories and your colleagues for, "Emerging Trends in the Contact Lens Market: Improving Patient Outcomes & Driving Practice Potential," after the Plenary Session on Wednesday, October 11 from Noon to 12:45 PM in Room S401, McCormick Place South. RSVP here.

American Academy of Optometry Foundation News

The Alcon Foundation Cycle for Sight 20/20 Challenge

Celebrate World Sight Day with the Alcon Foundation and the American Academy of Optometry Foundation at 2017 Academy Chicago! Academy attendees are invited to hop on a stationary bike Oct 12-13, and help us reach our goal of 2,020 minutes total ride time. Students are encouraged to ride, as best school participation will be recognized. Meeting our challenge goal will trigger a $25,000 donation from the Alcon Foundation to support the American Academy of Optometry Foundation's optometric education and research programs.

Support the AAOF at Academy 2017 Chicago
We look forward to seeing you at Academy 2017 Chicago. Be sure to stop by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation booth #539 in the Exhibit Hall to meet the 2017 Ezell Fellows or make a donation.

Silent Auction

Stop by the AAOF booth to bid on many fabulous auction items, including items handcrafted by Academy Fellows, jewelry, artwork, and sports and music memorabilia. New items will be added each day. Do not wait to bid, as the item you want might not be available the next day.


Optometry and Vision Science Journal Highlight The September issue of Optometry and Vision Science featured the article "A Randomized Trial of Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses for Myopia Control: Baseline Data and Methods" by Jeff Walline et al.	Congratulations to Academy Fellow Nathan Efron for receiving the 2017 Ruben Medal from the International Society for Contact Lens Research.

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