Alumni and Related Group Events

This list is updated regularly as organizations provide information, but may not include all events taking place during AAO 2022.

Advanced Center for Eyecare (ACE)

ACE Global MEET and GREET FELLOWS and MENTORS
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Aga Khan University

AKU Ophthalmology Alumni & Friends Get-Together
Pizano’s Pizza Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)

AAPOS Board of Directors and Finance Committee Meeting
Hilton Chicago
Thursday, Sept. 29
7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

AAPOS Recruitment Task Force
Hilton Chicago
Thursday, Sept. 29
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

AAPOS Telemedicine Task Force
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Thursday, Sept. 29
4 p.m. - 5 p.m.

AAPOS Digital Education Committee
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

AAPOS Fellowship Directors Committee
Hilton Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

AAPOS International Affairs Committee
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

AAPOS Pediatric Low Vision Rehabilitation Committee
Hilton Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

AAPOS Pediatric Uveitis Committee
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

AAPOS Professional Education Committee
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Young AAPOS Committee
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Young AAPOS Genetic Eye Disorders Committee
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

IPSOC Advisory Board
Loews Chicago Hotel
Saturday, Oct. 1
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

IPSOC Council Meeting
Loews Chicago Hotel
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

American Board of Ophthalmology

AVO Volunteer Appreciation Reception
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

American Eye Study Club

AESC Luncheon/Business Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)

ASCRS Executive Board Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Thursday, Sept. 29
2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

ASCRS Foundation Board Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
10:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

ASCRS Foundation Board Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

ASCRS Program Committee 1 & 2
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

EyeWorld Section Editors Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

ASCRS Government Relations Committee
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

ASCRS Program Committee
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

American Society of Ocularists (ASO)

2022 ASO Annual Conference
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Friday, Sept. 30
12 p.m. - 8 p.m.

2022 ASO Annual Conference
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Saturday, Oct. 1
8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

2022 ASO Annual Conference
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

2022 ASO Annual Conference
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Monday, Oct. 3
7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)

ASOPRS 2022 Fall Program
Palmer House a Hilton Hotel
Thursday, Sept. 29
7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

ASOPRS 2022 Fall Program
Palmer House a Hilton Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

WinR Mentorship Breakfast
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
6:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.

ASRS DEI Reception & Mentorship Session
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

American Uveitis Society

Executive Committee
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

American Uveitis Society Social Hour
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

American Uveitis Society Members Meeting
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers (AODO)

Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Association of Ophthalmology Development Officers
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Monday, Oct. 3
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO)

Train the Trainer Course
Hilton Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ATPO Reception
Hilton Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Train the Trainer Course
Hilton Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 1
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine, Alumni Reunion AAO 2022
Vu Rooftop
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Boston Keratoprosthesis

Boston Keratoprosthesis Users Breakfast
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Boston University

Boston University/Boston Medical Center Annual Alumni Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN)

Childhood Glaucoma Research Network Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Chinese American Ophthalmological Society

Chinese American Ophthalmological Society Annual Educational Dinner
New Furama Restaurant
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Christian Ophthalmology Society

Christian Ophthalmology Society Prayer Breakfast
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Cogan Ophthalmic History Society

Cogan Society Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Duke University Eye Center

Duke University Eye Center Alumni Reception
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Emory University

Emory Eye Center Reception
Swissôtel Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Endothelial Keratoplasty Breakfast Meeting

Endothelial Keratoplasty Breakfast Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Monday, Oct. 3
6 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Flaum Eye Institute

Flaum Eye Institute / University of Rochester Medical Center
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Georgetown University Hospital

MedStar Washington National Eye Center/Georgetown University Hospital Alumni/Staff Reunion
Westin Chicago River North
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Glaucoma Research Foundation

Glaucoma Research Foundation Ambassador Breakfast
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Glaucoma Research Foundation Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Hadley

Experience the Future of Vision Rehab at Hadley’s State-of-the-Art Facility
Hadley, 700 Elm Street, Winnetka
Friday, Sept. 30
6:45 p.m. - 9 p.m.

International Join Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO)

ACE 2022 Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

ACE 2022 Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

ACE 2022 Chicago
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Kresge Eye Institute

Kresge Eye Institute Alumni and Friends Reception
Blackstone Hotel, Autograph Collection
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda University Eye Institute Annual Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

Mayo Clinic Alumni & Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology Reception during AAO
VU Rooftop | Club Bar Room & Board Room
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Muslim Ophthalmology Society

Muslim Ophthalmology Society/IMANA Ophthalmology Annual Dinner
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

New England Eye Center

TUSM Alumni Reception
Peninsula Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Northwestern University 

2022 AAO Northwestern University Alumni Reception
Woodwind
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Ocular Microbiology & Immunology Group (OMIG)

OMIG Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

OMIG Business Luncheon
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee Meeting 

Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Committee Meeting 
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel
Sunday, Oct. 2
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Ophthalmic World Leaders (OWL)

OWL Board Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 2
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

OWL Signature Event & Awards Ceremony
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Ophthalmology Foundation

Ophthalmology Foundation Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Ophthalmology Foundation Board Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society (OOSS)

Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society Board Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society Luncheon Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Pacific Vision

Pacific Vision/California Pacific Medical Center Reception
Loews Chicago Hotel
Friday, Sept. 30
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO)

Executive Committee Meeting
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Friday, Sept. 30
7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

PAOF Circle of Vision Luncheon
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Friday, Sept. 30
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

PAAO National Society President's Breakfast
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
7 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

PAOF Board of Directors Meeting
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

PAAO Board of Directors Meeting
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Monday, Oct. 3
6 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.

Pediatric Keratoplasty Association

Pediatric Keratoplasty Association-Annual AAO Breakfast Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Monday, Oct. 3
6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Retina Research Foundation

Schepens Award Reception
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Friday, Sept. 30
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Retina World Congress

Retina World Congress Board of Directors Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
7 a.m. - 8 a.m.

Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Alumni Reception
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

New Jersey Ophthalmology Residency Alumni Association
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

St. John Ophthalmic Association

St. John Ophthalmic Association
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Stanford University

Retina Summit
Swissôtel Chicago
Thursday, Sept. 29
4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

SightLife

SightLife Corneal Surgeon Capacity Taskforce Meeting
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Friday, Sept. 30
7 a.m. - 9 a.m.

SUNY Downstate HSU

SUNY Downstate Alumni Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Temple University

Temple Ophthalmology Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University HSC Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Truhlsen Eye Institute

Truhlsen Eye Institute Friends & Reception
Willis Tower - Skydeck
Sunday, Oct. 2
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Tulane University of Medicine

Tulane Eye Alumni Association Reception
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

University of California - Davis

UC Davis Eye Center Alumni & Friends Reception
Radisson Blue Aqua Hotel, Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

University of California-Los Angeles

UCLA Stein Eye and Doheny Eye Institute Alumni Reception
Westin Chicago River North
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

University of Chicago

UChicago Reception During the AAO
The Chicago Yacht Club
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati Alumni Reception
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

University of Iowa

Iowa Eye Alumni Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology 

University of Michigan Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Alumni Reception
Peninsula Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri - Kansas City Department of Ophthalmology
Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

Dean McGee Eye Institute/University of Oklahoma Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Reception
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

University of Pennsylvania

Scheie Eye Institute Alumni Reception
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

University of Pittsburgh Eye Center

UPMC Eye Center/University of Pittsburgh
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Hamilton Eye Institute Alumni and Colleagues Reception
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

University of Texas Health Science Center 

UTMB Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Saturday, Oct. 1
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Alamo City Ophthalmology Residents’ Alumni Reception
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Saturday, Oct. 1
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

University of Utah

University of Utah Health Science Center Alumni Reception
University Club of Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

University of Washington           

UW Department of Ophthalmology Alumni Event
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt Eye Institute 

Alumni and Friends Reception with special farewell to Chair, Dr. Paul Sternberg
The Arts Club of Chicago
Friday, Sept. 30
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Washington University

Washington University Alumni Event
Swissôtel Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 2
6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Wills Eye Hospital

Wills Eye Alumni Society
American Writers Museum
Saturday, Oct. 1
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

World Cornea Congress

World Cornea Congress VIII
McCormick Place West
Wednesday, Sept. 28
8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

World Cornea Congress VIII
McCormick Place West
Thursday, Sept. 29
8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

World Glaucoma Association

39th WGA IPE Meeting
Marriott Marquis Chicago McCormick Place
Sunday, Oct. 2
7 a.m. - 8 a.m.