International Exhibitors

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AAO 2019: Inspire!

The 123^rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology will be held at Moscone Center, in San Francisco, California, Oct. 12 – 15.

• Official International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker (PDF 770KB)
• AAO 2019 Exhibit Prospectus (PDF 2.6MB)
• AAO 2019 Exhibitor Sales Brochure (PDF 383KB)
• Past Demographic Information (PDF 535KB)
• AAO 2019 Exhibition Schedule (PDF 27KB)
• Visit the Moscone Center website.
• Review the Moscone Center Brochure (PDF 12MB) to see the expanded space and the impact on exhibit halls in the North, South and West buildings.
• Review demographic data from past Academy annual meetings.
• Find information about the scientific program, getting to San Francisco, area attractions and more on the AAO 2019 webpage.

International Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker

Important changes for all international shipments: Check the information provided by Official Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker, Agility Fairs & Events (PDF 770KB).

As the sole Official Freight Forwarder and Customs Broker, Agility Fairs & Events is appointed by show management to handle all international freight. Some of their services include the shipping of international exhibits to the show, completing Customs clearance procedures, delivering to the appointed site handling contractor, and re-exporting the freight at the conclusion of the show.

Contact:

Agility Fairs and Events Logistics LLC
Margaret Churchill
Telephone: +1 404.307.6402
Email: mchurchill@agilitylogistics.com

Visas

The Academy provides international exhibitors with a specific letter of invitation to use when applying for a Visa, which can be customized for each company representative travelling to San Francisco.

If you need letter(s) of invitation please contact exhibitions@aao.org.

Consult the following for more information and helpful links:

• The U.S. government's Business Visitor Visa Type B-1 webpage, and
• The Visa section of the International Attendees webpage.

Caution: Beware of Scams

Fraudulent companies that pretend to be associated with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and AAO 2019 may appear in web searches or contact you by email. Only book services through Academy official contractor partners Experient, Expovision and Freeman. If you are ever in doubt, email exhibitions@aao.org or call 1.415.447.0365 to confirm.