Hall B-5, Booth 5243
Saturday, Nov. 8, to Tuesday, Nov. 11

Informative presentations by industry leaders highlight current technology topics that affect your practice.

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Technology Pavilion Services
Related Services
Technology Theater Schedule
Handouts From 2007 Presentations

Technology Pavilion Services

AAO Communication Central
Access e-mail, browse the Internet, leave or retrieve messages with fellow attendees and search the Virtual Exhibition — all through AAO Communication Central terminals onsite located in the A-B Connector and at terminals in the Technology Pavilion. AAO Communication Central will also be available through the Wi-Fi HotSpots located at AAOasis booths #141 and 5233. In October, the Message Center will be available through the Academy's Web site.

Meeting E-Abstracts
Download all of the Final Program abstracts to your PDA device. A beaming station will be located in the Technology Pavilion, Booth 5243.

Meeting E-Guide
Download the Meeting E-Guide to your Palm OS or Pocket PC OS and quickly and conveniently find information on sessions, posters, exhibitor listings, shuttle schedules, the Technology Pavilion and more. Onsite, download via IR or directly to your expansion memory card. A wireless PDA/WAP-phone version of the E-Guide will also be available, suitable for BlackBerry, Treo smartphone and other wireless devices.
Meeting E-Guide is supported by Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Related Services

The Academy's "Electronic Office": Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
Hall B-5, Booth 5217

Electronic health record (EHR) systems allow for more documentation, ready access to information, fewer medical errors and enhanced productivity. Integration of EHR systems with practice management systems, digital imaging, devices and other medical instruments allows images, data and patient record to be displayed together. 

These capabilities will be demonstrated at The Electronic Office. Check in and order a procedure. Have an image taken. Then, go to a workstation and see your image displayed and have a bill automatically generated.

Participating vendors include Carl Zeiss Meditec, Compulink Business Systems, ifa Systems, Heidelberg Engineering, Kowa Optimed, Medflow, MDoffice, Nidek Incorporated, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems (OIS), Ophthalmic Technologies Inc. (OTI), Topcon Medical Systems, and VersaSuite.

Related presentations will be offered in the Technology Pavilion Theater.

Scientific Posters Online/Videos on Demand
Halls A-2 and B-5

Review scientific posters and watch surgical videos at your convenience at computer terminals in the convention center. Also available through the Wi-Fi connections onsite and after hours on the Academy's Web site.

Wi-Fi HotSpots (AAOasis)
Halls B-1 and B-5

Meeting attendees may access free, fast and reliable wireless connectivity from their laptops at the Wi-Fi HotSpot. The Academy Message Center and Scientific Posters Online/Videos on Demand are also conveniently available through the Wi-Fi connection.

2008 Technology Theater Schedule
The Technology Theater schedule will be available in August. 

Handouts From 2007 Presentations

• Consumer Digital Imaging Step-by-Step (285K PDF) - Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Desktop Video Editing Step-by-Step (330K PDF) - Jude Brown-Bellamy, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Blogs and Wikis Primer (390K PDF) - Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Wi-Fi and Broadband Security and Trends (79K PDF) - Jonathon Santilli, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Exploring Microsoft Windows Vista (1,045K PDF) - Jude Brown-Bellamy, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Advanced: Ask the Expert (402K PDF) - Jude Brown-Bellamy, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Online Collaboration Tools: Google Apps (210K PDF) - Carolyn Kelley Klinger, Digital Acumen Inc.
• Creating Effective Electronic Documents With Adobe Acrobat (52K PDF) - Jude Brown-Bellamy, Senior Instructor, Digital Acumen Inc.