CT Opticians Day Conference

[Jo]

Come join your colleagues in celebrating the first official day
for recognizing Connecticut Opticians.

Connecticut Optician Day

1st Annual Connecticut Opticians Day Conference
Sunday September 9, 2001

Location: Omin-Hotel - New Haven, CT
Time: 8:00 - 3:00

A day set aside to celebrate the beginning of a new era for Connecticut Opticians

Guest speakers include: Dr. David H. McCullough, MD - Cataract and Pediatric ophthalmologist
Steven E. Canada, LO - Connecticut optician and author of The New American Optician
Roger Martin - Community Outreach Activist
Others to be announced
- Vendors from various optical related companies showing their wares
- Door prizes
- Continental Breakfast
- Lunch

Reservations
$75 in advance, $85 at the door. The fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch and parking.

*Bring your business cards for door prizes, business to business, networking!

For additional information, contact:
Society for Advancing Opticians
P.O. Box 185342
Mt. Carmel, CT 06518
Phone: (203)641-7296 Fax: (203)272-2847
e-mail: canadacoa@aol.com

[Jo]

The Society for Advancing Opticians (SAO) has seen this post and they would appreciate hearing from folks wishing to attend the conference before the end of the month so they can start taking a head count.

E-mail the Society for Advancing Opticians to RSVP:
canadacoa@aol.com (canadacoa@aol.com)

[CTOpt]

The statutes for renewal of an optician's license in Connecticut require that you obtain seven continuing education credits approved by the ABO or NCLE during the year immediately preceeding your license renewal period.

If your sole purpose for attending a seminar is to obtain continuing education credits, make sure that the speakers and the courses are ABO/NCLE approved for credits. Credits cannot be issued retroactively for courses not previously approved.

Be aware that not all courses are approved for CEC's in CT

The continuing education requirements for license renewal in Connecticut are located on our website

Connecticut Opticians Association (http://www.Ctopticians.com)

http://www.Ctopticians.com

Regards,

Skip Rivard
Executive Director
Connecticut Opticians Association

[Jo]

Hi Skip!

It is a good thing you brought CEC's up; thanks for the reminder! I actually emailed the SAO before posting this and you are correct.The invitation is for a get together of all optical related people the day before Opticians Day! It is more of a celebration of opticians than educational.
-SAOIt is great to see you posting here on OptiBoard!