Welcome to the OptiBoard Community Newsletter for June 2002!

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Today's Date is: 06-09-2002. This newsletter covers activity activity since 05-01-2002.
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Summer time is upon us and I'm back in Arizona for my first taste of a real summer in 14 years! The good thing is that I mostly work out of my house so I don't have to leave the house if I don't want to. This means even more time to work on OptiBoard!

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OPTIBOARD SPONSORED FORUMS!
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Please help support OptiBoard by visiting our sponsors' forums. These are:

o Smart Lens Technology by Transitions Optical
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/foru...?s=&forumid=28

o Sunwear Selling Solution by Live Eyewear
http://www.optiboard.com/forums/foru...?s=&forumid=29

As the titles suggest these forums are sponsored by Transitions Optical and Live Eyewear, respectively. Please show your support for OptiBoard and these sponsors by visiting these forums and learning more about the products and services offered by these fine companies.

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IMPROVED OPTIBOARD FILE DIRECTORY
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Just a reminder that I have updated and improved the OptiBoard File Directory. Check it out here:

http://www.optiboard.com/pafiledb3/pafiledb.php

Please submit any articles, programs or other files of interest to the eyecare community to me and I will be more than happy to add them to the directory.

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NEW FORUM - OPTIBOARD SPEAKER'S BUREAU!
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Also don't forget the new OptiBoard Speakers Bureau forum! You can find the forum here:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/foru...?s=&forumid=30

This is a subforum of the Education and Professional Organizations forum and is the place to look for speakers for your events and organizations, or to advertise your qualifications and services as a Speaker.

Please read the forum rules for information on how to submit your profile and to add feedback on Speakers whose courses you have taken.


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OPTIBOARD FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH
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This month's featured member is:

Tim Hunter

Tim is a relatively new member having joined OptiBoard in March. As one of our Moderators said,"Tim started posting in the International forum and gave us some pretty good descriptions of optical life across the pond. Since then, he has joined in the other forums and become an active OptiBoarder. As an Optometrist from abroad, Tim has a great deal to offer the OptiBoard community."

Congratulations Tim, and thanks for being a valuable member of the OptiBoard Community!

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HOT TOPICS
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Here are the hot topics currently running on OptiBoard over the last month:

Title: "TIPS ON DISPENSING" (posted 05-31-2001 by harry a saake)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=1034

Title: "Who was the greatest President?" (posted 05-02-2002 by Pete Hanlin)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4564

Title: "Any Good Joke lately" (posted 02-27-2002 by MVEYES)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4054

Title: "Afghanistan" (posted 04-24-2002 by Shwing)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4510

Title: "National Practical Examination" (posted 03-22-2002 by SharonB)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4269

Title: "World Cup..." (posted 05-28-2002 by John R)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4742

Title: "Finish the Proverb" (posted 05-07-2002 by Night Train)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4608

Title: "Trivex" (posted 04-26-2002 by sarahr)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4536

Title: "Luxottica sent me a Letter!" (posted 04-16-2002 by LENNY)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4463

Title: "Who Is Your Favorite Lens Manufacturer and Why?" (posted 08-31-2001 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=2699

Title: "Legality of non-standard thickness glass.." (posted 05-25-2002 by Optician)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4735

Title: "Be fired or resign?" (posted 05-08-2002 by OptiBiz)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4616

Title: "world wide" (posted 06-05-2001 by John R)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=2134

Title: "What is your favorite lens material?" (posted 08-31-2001 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=2822

Title: "Who is your favorite frame manufacturer and why?" (posted 12-18-2001 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=3524

Title: "Progressive Lens Design: Where do we go from here?" (posted 04-15-2002 by Steve Machol)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4446

Title: "Sales Reps" (posted 05-26-2002 by kjw1231)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4736

Title: "What Do Optical Professionals Wear?" (posted 04-21-2002 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4484

Title: "OPTICIAN - Adventure in Alaska" (posted 02-16-2002 by rgitlan)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=3984

Title: "Curious" (posted 05-03-2002 by OptiBiz)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4584

Title: "Pearle Vision/Lenscrafters...any thoughts?" (posted 05-21-2002 by Vicki)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4710

Title: "FTC ruling about Contact lenses on the Internet" (posted 04-17-2002 by MVEYES)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4468

Title: "Advice please on when to wear glasses?" (posted 05-25-2002 by CLK)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4734

Title: "The Transitions Challenge" (posted 03-10-2002 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4165

Title: "Patient Prescriptions" (posted 05-09-2002 by ekcldo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4622

Title: "Inevitable progression?" (posted 05-31-2002 by CLK)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4755

Title: "Silicone pads turning green" (posted 05-23-2002 by CME4SPECS)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4721

Title: "Should ABO require an AS for certification?" (posted 05-06-2002 by hcjilson)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4602

Title: "Help! I'm burning out...." (posted 06-04-2002 by Laura W.)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=4781

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OPTIBOARD STATISTICS
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We had the following activity in May:

o New members: 91 (1,604 current total*)
o New threads: 197 (4,598 current total)
o New posts: 1,541 (35,310 current total)
o Total hits: 924,918
o Total unique visits: 11,473
o Total Kb downloaded in May: 2,728,738 Kb (or 2.73 gigabytes - a new record!)

* Some obsolete memberships were removed last month.

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Once again, thanks to all of you for your support and for helping make OptiBoard truly the 'Premier Online Community of Eyecare Professionals Worldwide!'

Steve Machol
OptiBoard Administrator
smachol@optiboard.com