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Dear friendsand colleagues, here we

are at the third meeting when, as

President, I introduce our Newsletter.

Everyyear,livingthelifeoftheSocietyas

part of the board, I have admired the

greatworkdonebyallitsmembers.This

yeartherehavebeenchangesinstrategic

positions for the Society: the treasurer

post has passed from Ulrich Kellner to

Mathias Seeliger; Graham Holder has

'inished his turn as the Director of

Education and the new Director is

DorothyThompson;LauraFrishmanhas

been replaced by Pierre Lachapelle as

Editor in Chief. We also have two new members at large: Mary Johnson and Charlotte

Reiff.IamgratefulforwhathasbeendonefortheSocietybythosewhohavenowlefttheir

positions,andforallthatisbeingdonebythenewappointeeswhoarealreadyworking

hard. It is not easy to take up these roles which require such delicate knowledge of

techniques, bureaucracy and 'inance. After 12 years of managing the treasury, handing

over the reins toMathiasSeeligerhasbeenaparticularlydelicateandcomplex task for

UlrichKellner.Itisimportant,intheserotationsofof'icers,tounderstandtheunderlying

mechanismofparticipationon theBoard:memberswho join theBoardasamemberat

largelearnaboutthestrategiesthatgovernthelifeoftheSocietyandpreparetotakeover

assignmentsofgreaterresponsibilityinfuture.Maintainingahighprofessionalpro'ileof

Board members is ensured by the slow turnover of such members, all of whom are

generous, highly quali'ied people who, sooner or later, will commit their time and

expertisetocoveringBoardofof'icerspositionswithintheSocietyinthefuture.

We still have fresh memories of the beautiful congress organized in Chongqing that

allowedustogettoknowthecityofProf.ZhengQinYinandco-workers.Thevenuewas

sumptuous, the scienti'ic level high and the activities which the organizers worked so

hard to offeruswere magni'icent.Attentionwaspaid to everydetail: I remember, as a

small example, theblue raincoatsprovided for the slightlydamp trip to theastonishing

andbeautifulDazurockcarvingsandthetourguidewhomShiyingLifoundtocoordinate

thegroupphoto.Asusual,thepurposeofourSociety’spresenceindifferentcountriesis

bothtotransmitourknowledgetopeoplewhootherwisewould'inditdif'iculttoattend

ourmeetings,andtogiveusachancetolearnaboutdifferentculturesandtraditions.

Organising theSymposiumremainsakeyandcrucial task.Thisyeara lotof energyhas

been put into improving the structure of the website and the new role of Symposium

Coordinator taken up by Colin Barber, together with the work of the organizers of the

Symposiumfor2014,hashadanexcellentresultwhichhasallowedustokeepcostsdown,

something we have been trying to do in recent years, and to still, nonetheless, offer

excellentscienti'icandsocialprograms.

From the President

ContentsContentsContentsContents

From the President 1-2

Report of the Director of

Education

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Standards

3

Report of the Editor-in-

Chief, Doc Ophthalmol

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Message from the

Secretary-General

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Report of the Treasurer 4-5

Reports of the Regional

Vice-Presidents

6-8

Recollections of a Sym-

posium:

9-10

Emiko Adachi Award

2013

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Eberhard Dodt Memorial

Award 2013

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Dawson Memorial Lec-

turer 2013

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53rd ISCEV Symposium: -

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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54th ISCEV Symposium: -

Singapore

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Communications

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Minutes of the 2013

membership meeting

14-15

Caption Competition 8

ISCEV Newsletter 2014

July 2012 Edited by Hamilton & Bach

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Message from the Secretary-General

Pleasingly,ourmembershipremainsstable frompreviousyears.Changeson theBoard,asPatriziahas

mentioned(p1),meanbothregretatthelossofexperienced,valuedcolleaguesbutalsorefreshingnew

approachesinkeyareasofISCEVwork:thetreasury,oureducationalcoursesandourjournal.

CEVnetthrives, liveningupourinboxeswithinterestingcasesandotherelectrophysiological issues:we

oweScottBrodieadebtofgratitudefortheworkwhichhedoestomaintainthisservice.Communication

viasocialnetworksisontheincrease:ourfacebookpagehas250followers,mostlyyoung(er)clinicians,

andsomepostsattractabout800views. I try tokeeptheposts focusedonclinical 'indings,mostusing

electrophysiology,butgeneralvisualpapersofparticularinterestoftenmakeitintoo.Feelfreetocontact

meifyouwantjobsorcoursesadvertisedthisway.Similarly,ISCEV’sLinkedIngroupkeepsgrowing.If

youusethesenetworks,mayIencourageyoutolikeus,orjoin:thishelpstospreadourmessage.

Wedospreadourmessageinpersontoo:ISCEVisinvitedtoparticipateatSOEandatEVER,andparticipationinregionalmeetings

andcoursesishealthy—moreinotherreportsinthisnewsletter.IhadthepleasureofmeetingDianaEpsteinofDi-EpBiomedical

Editorial Services, the Managing Editor of Documenta Ophthalmologica, whom many of you will know through the journal

submission process. She is an enthusiastic and highly competent individual, which reassured me that our journal, with its new

Editor-in-Chief (seep4) is ingoodhands.TheSecretary-General’sof'icecontinues toconformtoScottishstereotypebyspending

relativelylittle,mostlyduetohighuseofelectronicprocessesforvotingandcommunication.

Overthelastyear,adismayingnumberofmembersoftheISCEVBoardhavesufferedillnessorlossofclosefamilymembers,andI

wouldliketoofferourthoughtsandsympathiestothem.Theyhavenonethelesscontinuedwiththeirduties:itisremarkablethat

ISCEVbusinesshascontinueddespitetheirdif'icultieswithbarelyafalterofpace.

Pleaseletmeknowifyouremailchanges,asitsavesusmuchworkandtimechasingupbouncedaddresses,andpleaseremember

thattheNewsletteriselectroniconly,soputacopyonyourgadgettobringtoBoston. RuthHamilton

Inordertoencourageyoungpeopletobecomeinvolvedinour'ield,thisyearwehaveofferedmoregrants,bothtohelp

'inancecongressattendanceandalsotoofferfundingtothosewhowouldliketoattendourcourses.Ourtreasurerskeep

ourfeet'irmlyonthegroundbyconstantlyremindingushowimportantavirtuoususeofresourcesis.Membershipfees

remainthemainincomeoftheSocietyanditisimportantthateveryonerealizesit.Ourwebsiteisapointofreferencefor

allofus,andthelistofmembersisparticularlyprecious.Wehavedecidedthataswellasstipulatingthatonlyfullypaid-

upmemberswillreceiveourjournalDOOP,asfromnowinclusioninthelistofmemberspublishedonoursitewillalso

dependonhavingpaidmembershipdues.Whenyoupay,yourname/addresswillbeaddedtothelist...sodonotforget

torespondtotheinvitationofthetreasurertopaytheannualfeeassoonaspossible!

TheprogramsoftheSocietyarealwaysambitiousandourcourses,popularallovertheworld,remainacardinalpoint

for the dissemination of our knowledge. We are currently evaluating collaborations with the International Council of

Ophthalmology(ICO)andtheEuropeanBoardofOphthalmologists(EBO)whichwillentailaheavycommitmentforboth

theDirectorofEducationandforthosewhowanttoparticipateintheseprojects.Makingourworkknowntothewidest

possibleaudienceisapriorityforme.

Our Standards are regularly reviewed and, during the past year, the questionnaire on the use of the ERG that was

distributedgaveinterestingresultsthathelpusunderstandwhattheprioritiesinourpracticeshould/couldbe.These

'indingswillbeinvaluableininformingtheERGStandardrevision.

OurlocalmeetingsandcoursesindiversecountriesareandremainfundamentaltotheSociety’smissionandweoffer

heartfeltthankstoallthosememberswhocontinuetogivetheirprecioustimeandenergytoorganizingthesemeetings.

Inparticular, Iwould liketomentionthatthisyearMitchBrigell;aswellashavingacceptedresponsibility forhosting

thisSymposium,hehasalsobeenabletocoordinatethemeetingofISCEV@ARVO.WemustbeverygratefultoMitchfor

whathehasdonebecausehisgreatcommitmenthasunfortunatelybeenmarredbysadfamilyevents.However,Mitch

shouldbeproudofwhathehasbeenabletodoandofthegreatteamthathassupportedthepreparationofourmeeting.

Withaffection,PatriziaTormene

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Report of the Director of Education


TheDirectorofEducation(DoE)isresponsiblefororganisingthehumanclinicalelectrophysiologyof

visioncourse,whichisacompaniontotheannualISCEVmeeting.Ithasbeenmypleasuretohavebeen

afacultymemberonanumberofISCEVcoursesdirectedbyGrahamHoldersincehetookDoEof'icein

2001.GrahamhasworkedtodeveloptheISCEVcourseanditsfaculty,andeachyeardeliveredahigh

quality, case-based course encompassing the breadth of clinical visual electrophysiology. ISCEV

courses under his directorship receivedexcellent feedback from the participants. As I takeover the

DoE position this year I would like personally to congratulate Graham on his many successes and

formally to thankhim,andall the local courseorganisers, forgivingsogenerouslyof their timeand

energyovertheyearstosupportISCEVeducation.

Last year’s meeting in Chongqing, hosted by Zheng Qin Yin, was no exception. With the help of an

engaging and versatile team of local organisers the day and a half-long human course was well

attended and enjoyed lively debate from the faculty that comprised: Bach, Holder, Hogg, Reiff and

Thompson,withaconcurrentanimalcourseorganisedbyLeiandSeeliger.

Graham’sdistinctivecontributiontotheISCEVcourseisatoughacttofollow,andI’mverypleasedthatheandsomeotherprevious

facultywillcontinuetosupportthisyear’scourse.Wewillalsobejoinedbyexperiencedlocalspeakersandsomenewfacultytogivea

fresh lookatold topics.The2014course is longer thanpreviously,whichallowsusadditionally to sharekey talkswith theanimal

course,organisedbySeeliger,andto incorporateextendedandstructuredpracticalsessionswiththefaculty.Thesedemonstrations

aremadepossiblethroughthecontinuedsupportofthemanufacturers.Theinternational2014ISCEVfacultyincludesMichaelBach,

Scott Brodie, Paul Constable, Anne Fulton, Laura Frishman, Ruth Hamilton, Chris Hogg, Graham Holder, Mineo Kondo, Dorothy

Thompson,SureshViswanathan,MathiasSeeliger,BoLeiandNaoyukiTanimoto.

ISCEVmembersintendingtorun‘ISCEVapproved’coursesareremindedtoforwarddetailsofcoursecontentandfacultytotheDoE.

WecanthenhelppubliciseyourmeetingusingtheISCEVwebsite,newsletter,facebookandLinkedIn.

InMarch theannualMoor'ieldsClinicalElectrophysiologyCourse tookplace inLondon,UKwith faculty:Audo,Bach,Hogg,Holder,

Leroy, Niemeyer, Robson (AG), Patel, Thompson. In early July the annual Munich Electrophysiology Course ‘‘Function meets

Morphology’’organisedbyBerninger(inGerman)tookplaceand inSeptember, inManchester,UKtheannualBriSCEV2014course

will discuss colour andvisual electrophysiology. ISCEV continues tohave apresence at internationalmeetings, e.g. participating in

special interest sessionsatEVER2014or running ISCEV special interest sessions at SOE2015. ISCEVmemberswhoare invited to

contributeclinicalvisualelectrophysiologyteachingaskeynoteoreducationprogrammesmayliketoletmeknowsoIcanbuildan

internationalpro'ileofISCEVeducatorsandadvisethoseseekingfacultysupportacrosstheglobe.TheISCEVcoursecontentisbeing

mappedtorequirementsforophthalmologyandscientisttrainingprogrammesinternationallyandasmallgroupofISCEVmembers

interested ineducationwillbeconvenedtohelpwiththis.Most importantly, IwillworkhardasDoE in thecomingyearstoensure

friendly,accessible,relevantinterchangecontinuestounderpinISCEVeducation. DorothyThompson

Report of the Director of Standards Twenty-'iveyearsafterthe'irstpublishedStandard*,weareinthemidstofare-draftofthe2014update

oftheISCEVStandardforfull-'ieldelectroretinography(ERG).Committeeworkthisyearwasheldbackby

unexpectedeventssowewilltaketheunusualstepofpresentingthere-drafttothewholemembershipfor

consideration without a formal committee. While the essentials of full-'ield electroretinography are

unchanged, ISCEV strives to modernize and clarify our most widely used Standard. Thanks to the 143

ISCEVlaboratorieswhorespondedtotheISCEVsurveyoffull-'ieldelectroretinographycarriedoutatthe

endof2012†,westartedourre-draftingwithawealthofinformationaboutcurrentpractice.Forexample,

it isout-datedfor theStandardtospecifya'lashstimulusby itsequivalencetoaxenondischarge lamp.

Beforethisnewslettergoestopress,wewillbegatheringinputfromtheISCEVmembershiponthelatest

updatetoherERGStandardandlookingforwardtotheISCEVSymposiuminBostonwiththeopportunity

forface-to-facediscussions.MyfocuswillthenturntotheupdatingofthetwooverarchingGuidelines:the

Guidelines to clinical applications and procedures and the technical Guidelines for recording and

calibration,whichsupporttheeducationalandinformativeaimsofISCEV.

DaphneMcCulloch

*MarmorMFetal.ArchOphthalmol1989;107:816-819

†www.iscev.org/misc.html#erg-survey2013

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Report of the Editor-in-Chief, Documenta Ophthalmologica

It is with great pleasure that I present my 'irst report as Editor-in-Chief of our journal, Documenta

Ophthalmologica. During 2013, 127 manuscripts were submitted, 37 case reports and 90 original

researchreports.Ofthese127,68wererejected(26onthebasisthattheywerenotwithinthescopeof

our journal, i.e. not on electrophysiology of vision) and 46 were accepted: the remainder are still at

differentstagesofthereviewprocess.Althoughon'irstanalysisourrejectionrateappearsrelativelyhigh

at 54%, in reality, without the 26 manuscripts not corresponding with the scope of our journal, the

rejectionratebecomes33%–assumingthatthosemanuscriptsstillunderreviewwillbeaccepted,which

maynotnecessarilybethecase.

In2012theimpactfactor(IF)ofourjournalranked29thintheophthalmologycategorywithascoreof

1.542and19thwhenconsideringthe5-yearIF(scoreof2.159),suggestingpotentialtoimprove.GiventhattheIFisthenumberof

citations received per paper published in a given journal, different approaches to increase the IF could be envisaged, such as

maximizingtheimpactofkeypublications,forexamplebyfavoringreviewpaperswrittenbyauthoritiesinthe'ield,orbypublishing

highlycitablepapers in the 'irst issueofeachyear, thusgiving themthemaximumchanceofbeingcited,aswe try todowithour

Standards.Alternatively,morearti'icialstrategiescouldbeemployedsuchaslimitingthenumberofpaperspublishedperyear,only

publishingpapersthathavethehighestpotentialofbeingcitedoraskingauthorstociteaminimumnumberofDocumentapapers.

AlthoughIdonotseethepurposeofmyrolesolelytoincreaseorevenmaintaintheIFofourjournal,itistruethatIcouldadoptsuch

strategies.However,whatcountsisthescienti'icexcellenceandtherelevanceofthemanuscriptsthatwepublish.Althoughscienti'ic

excellenceis'irstandforemosttheresponsibilityoftheauthors,itisalsothedutyofthereviewerstomakesurethatonlyhighquality

manuscripts,whetheroriginalresearchorclinicalcases,aredeemedworthyofpublication.Likewise,itisalsotheresponsibilityofthe

reviewprocess to ensure that goodquality science isnot turneddown simplybecause it isnotwell packaged, forexampledue to

poorerEnglishorpoorerqualityillustrations.AlthoughIfearthatthelatterchallengewillbedif'iculttoovercome,Iwill,withthehelp

oftheEditorialBoardMembers,makeeveryeffortpossibletobesurethatthosewhohavevaluableinformationtocommunicatewill

getafairchancetodoso.

OurjournalisaSocietyjournalandinthatrespecttheissuesthatarecoveredinthemanuscriptswepublishshouldbeofinterestto

mostofus.Similarly, themembershipofourSocietycoversallof theexpertiseneeded inorder toofferanadequate reviewof the

papers that are submitted to our journal and, theoretically, I should not have to seek opinions outside of our membership.

Consequently,inthenextcoupleofweeksIplantocontactmembersbyemailrequestingdetailsofyour'ieldofexpertiseaswellas

youravailability(i.e.numberofpapersperyear,timeoftheyearwhenavailable,etc.)sothatwecanoptimisethecontributionofour

members to thereviewprocess. Imost sincerelyhope thatyoucanpromptlyaccept this invitation toparticipate in this important

activitythatissovitalforthewell-beingofourSociety.Itiswithyourhelpasauthorsandreviewersthatourjournalwillmaintainits

high quality ofpublished manuscripts, so that each and every oneof us will be eager to receive and readeach issue, and proudly

chooseDocumentaasthetopjournalinwhichtopublishourwork.

PierreLachapelle

Treasurer’s Report Lastyear’streasurer’sreportwasafarewellfromUlrichKellner.Ulrichwouldliketothankyouforyourtrustinhim.Hehasenjoyed

severalpositivecommentsreceivedoverthelastyearandhasnowhandedovertheof'icetome.Iwouldliketoacknowledgehishelp

withcompilingthisyear’sreport.

Theaccompanyingspreadsheetdisplaysthe'inancialdatafor2004–2013andanestimatefor2014.The'iguresaregivenineuros,as

all funds except for the US dollar account are held in euros. The accounting and tax records must also be reported in euros. The

'inancialoutcomein2013wasbalanced.DuetothechangeoftimingforDOOPbilling,adoublepaymentwasnecessaryin2013after

nopaymentwasmade in2012.Handingoverof the treasurer’sof'iceandadditional testpayments for theOnlinePaymentsystem

increasedthetreasurer’sof'icecosts,whereastheSecretaryGeneralsubsidedbytheavailablefunds.

ThenewSymposiumwebsitehas increasedthedirect incomefromSymposiumfees,whichwillbetransferredtotheorganizersas

needed. A greater amount occurs in 2014 because the Chongqinq meeting accounting was 'inalized in 2014. As additional pre-

'inancingmightbenecessaryforthe2015meeting,thebudgetfor2014looksunbalanced;however,thishasoccurredseveraltimesin

previousyears,asareviewofpreviousnewsletterswillshow.

PleasedonothesitatetocontacteithermyselforUlrichwithanyquestionsregardingthetreasurer’sreport.Ilookforwardtoseeing

youinBoston:Ulrichislookingforwardtohisfather’s88thbirthdaycelebrationsandwillstayinGermany.

Bestregards,MathiasSeeliger&UlrichKellner

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Regional Vice-Presidents’ Reports

ISCEV continues to maintain a strong pro'ile in North America. Three ISCEV members (Byron Lam, Mike

Marmor, and Mitch Brigell) held a one-hour course at the annual meeting of the American Academy of

OphthalmologyinNewOrleans.Thecoursewaswellattendedandwillagainbeofferedatthe2014meeting

in Chicago. ISCEV@ARVO was held on May 2, 2014 at the Orlando Hilton. Approximately 60 individuals

attendedandenjoyedavariedprogramrangingfromclinicalcasestudiestostudiesofvernieroffsetVEPs

andtheuseoftheERGandVEPinpre-clinicaltoxicologylaboratories.

Finally the Organizing Committee for the upcoming ISCEV annual Symposium in Boston (Colin Barber

(SymposiumCoordinator-BoardLiaison),MitchBrigell,ScottBrodie,AnneFulton,KarenHolopigian,Mary

Johnson,JonathanLyons,andAnneMoskowitz)havebeenfeverishlyworkingtopreparewhatwethinkwillbeaveryenjoyableand

enlighteningevent.Hatsoff toAnneMoskowitz,whohasgonewellbeyondthecallofdutytoensurethat thecommitteeattendsto

everydetailofthemeeting.IlookforwardtoseeingmanyofyouinBoston. MitchBrigell


Report of the Director of International Communications AstheISCEVof'icerwiththetitledesignatedabove it ismyprivilegeanddutyoccasionally to

clutteryour inboxes.Nearlyallofus, Iguess,receivemoreemail thandesirable.So Idotryto

keepthemessagestoaminimum,sometimesevencombiningmessagesattheperilthatonlythe

'irstpartisread…

Onwithnewsofourwebsite:The ISCEVSymposium2014website is, again,producedwithin

ourowndomain.Thissavessizablecostswhileaddingtomyworkload. Iamthankful toAnne

Moskowitz,whodiligentlyprovidedmaterialandproofed.

InAprilthisyearImigratedourentirewebsitetoacommercialhostingservice.Previously,the

computingcenterofFreiburgmedicalschoolhadhostedourpages–freeofchargefor18years!

Withthenewhost,foramodestrate,wehaveanumberofadvantages.Forone,itiseasierfor

metosetupemailaliases:[email protected],andtheother

of'icers have similar of'ice-related

addresses as can be gleaned from

the homepage http://iscev.org (as

an aside: in all email addresses,

capitalizationisonlyeyecandyand

not important to reach the

addressee). Another advantage

with the new hosting provider is

good access statistics. To make something of it, I created the

accompanying plot: the abscissa represents number of ISCEV members

percountry,theordinaterepresentscumulativewebpagesaccessedper

country in May (not necessarily from the members); a loess smoother

with ±SEM appears in green. On log-log axes there is a clear relation

betweenlocalmembershipsizeandwebaccess.Thenumbersmaynotbe

generalizable, since in May there will have been much access

concentratingontheSymposiumpages.

A so-far unresolved problem exists, unfortunately, for our Chinese

colleagues. For reasons we have not been able to fathom, ISCEV.org is

largelyblocked inChina.Thereexistworkarounds (contactme),but it’s

notsatisfactory;we’llkeeptrackofit.

Thatconcludesmyreportforthisyear.Asalways:ifyouhavecomplaints

or suggestions, don’t hesitate to contact me. If you are satis'ied, don’t

hesitatetogivemeahug.

MichaelBach

The Americas

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Asia & Australasia

Europe and Africa Visual electrophysiologyhas continued to showa strongpresence inEuropeduring thepast year

with a good range of national or regional conferences, seminars at larger meetings and teaching

courses.

SEVE,theFrenchelectrophysiologysocietymeton10thMay2014inPariswithaclinicalprogramme

hostedbyMartineCrochet.

GermanlanguageeventsincludedanelectrophysiologyseminarattheDeutscheOphthalmologische

Gesellschaft (ISCEV@DOG) meeting (19–22 September 2013) in Berlin and the 17th

Electrophysiology for Ophthalmologists seminar in Siegburg led byUlrichKellner (8–9November

2013).On4–5July2014,the22ndMunichElectrophysiologyCoursetookplaceundertheleadership

ofThomasBerninger.

TheEuropeanAssociationforVisionandEyeResearch(EVER)metinNice(18–21September2013)andGrahamHolder

andBartLeroyledanelectrophysiologyseminar(ISCEV4EVER)coveringelectrophysiologicaltests,theirapplicationto

acquireddiseaseandinheriteddiseaseandtheirplacealongsideotherimagingmodalities.

IntheUK,Moor'ieldsEyeHospitalconducteditswell-knowncourseonClinicalElectrophysiologyofVisionfrom18–21

March2014ledbyGrahamHolderandChrisHogg.TheRoyalCollegeofOphthalmologistsCongressinBirmingham(20-

22May2014)hostedanelectrophysiologyseminar.Thethemewas“medicallyunexplainedvisualloss”andtheseminar

wasledbyMichMichaelidesandGrahamHolderandwasonceagainwellattended.

Becauseofthetimingsofthe2013and2014ISCEVcongresses,BriSCEVhasnotheldameetingsinceJune2013,butwill

meetinManchesterinSeptember2014.ItwillbeledbyNeilParryand,re'lectingNeil’sresearchinterests, islikelyto

haveacolourfultheme.BriSCEVhasalsobeenbusyin thepoliticalarenaduringthe lastyear.There isaninitiativeto

achieveconsistentstandardsoftraining,assessmentandaccreditationofclinicalscientistsintheUKwithaprogramme

known as “Modernising Scienti'ic Careers”. BriSCEV, with support from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, has

ThisyearhasbeenanactiveoneforISCEVmembersintheAsiaandOceania.Firstofall, Iwould

like thank Prof. Zheng Qin Yin and her team for their excellent organization of the 51st ISCEV

Symposium.WehadtastesofChinesecultureandcuisine,sometimesveryhotandsometimesnot.

DetailsoftheSymposiumarebeingreportedbyDr.ShiyingLiinthisnewsletter(p9).

The 3rd joint meeting of Korean and Japanese Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision

(KSCEVandJSCEV)washeldinOsaka,accompaniedwiththe61stJSCEVannualmeetingon4and5

October2013.

Themeetingwasorganizedby

Prof. Takashi Fujikado. About

140 ophthalmologists and

researchers attended the meeting. Prof. Eberhart

Zrenner lecturedonThe Subretinal Implant Alpha

IMStodeliverUsefulVisioninPhotoreceptorDisease.

There were also two symposia entitled Retinal

degeneration – physiology, pathogenesis, and

reconstructionandTherapeutic strategies for retinal

dystrophy.

ShuichiYamamoto

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designedandsubmittedacurriculumforthetrainingoffutureconsultantclinicalscientistsinvisualelectrophysiology,as

brie'lymentionedintheDirectorofEducation’sreport(p3).

Europewaswellrepresentedatthe51stISCEVcongressinChongqing,China(13–17October2013)–seephotosbelow

(photocredits:MalcolmBrown).Formanyofus,itwasour'irstexperienceofChinaandaverymemorableone.Thelocal

teamledbyZhengQinYinandBoLeimadeusverywelcomeandthescienti'icprogrammewasexcellent.FortheBritish

contingent, the replica of Big Ben by the Yangtze River a little rain made us feel quite at home. Bo Lei assumed the

awesomeresponsibilityofrefereeoftheISCEVOlympicsandhostofthe'inalbanquet.Hisperformancewassogoodthat

wesuspectedthathemightactuallybeColinBarberindisguise!

RichardSmith

CaptioncompetitionIt’sbackbypopulardemand!

Lastyear’swinningcaptionisshowntotheright.Unfortunately,thewitty

winnerfailedtoprovidetheirnamesothegenerousprizewillberolled

over and doubled for 2014! If that isn’t incentive enough, this year’s

photoagainfeaturesColinBarber—seebelow…

ThephotoshowsColinBarber(left),Ido

PerlmanandhiswifeRena,andatrophy,

and was taken during theEilatmeeting

in1999.

Thinkyou cando better than last year?

Members are welcome to submit

captions to Richard Smith, either in

person in Boston, or by email to

[email protected]

withISCEVsocialevents,judgingwillbe

impartialandobjective.

Prize!Prize!Prize!Prize! The losing team knows that the

laxative chocolate they gave the ISCEV

referee would soon start to work

Your winning caption could be here...

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Recollections of a Symposium: Chongqing 2013

The51thISCEVSymposiumwasheldinChongqing,themountaincityofChina,from12–17October2013.Thiswasthe

secondoccasiononwhichanISCEVSymposiumtookplaceinChina:in1990,ProfessorLezhengWuhostedtheXXVIII

SymposiuminGuangZhou.

The opening ceremony was held on 14 October and was hosted by

Professor Zheng Qin Yin, (Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military

MedicalUniversity)andProfessorAPatriziaTormeneasPresidentof

ISCEV.ProfessorXiongLiYang(AcademicianoftheChineseAcademy

of Sciences, from Fudan University) gave the William Dawson

MemorialLecture(seereportonp12).

Professor Zheng Qin Yin and Professor Lezheng Wu

(Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-Sen Medical

University)gavetheinvitedlectures,onmultipleevaluationof

visual electrophysiology in glaucoma and transplantation of

retinal progenitor cells into the subretinal space of retinitis

pigmentosapatientsrespectively.

All the delegates in the foyer of the Symposium venue, the Sheraton hotel,

Chongqing.

Professor Tormene welcomes

the delegates

Professor Zheng Qin Yin delivers an

invited lecture

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ProfessorYutakaTazawagavetheEmikoAdachilecture:seepage11forafullreport.

Over140internationalrepresentativesattendedthemeeting,includingmorethan60ISCEVmembers.104paperswere

submitted. Nine sessions were arranged covering topics such as retinal degeneration, origins of electrophysiological

signals, vessels and toxicology. Within these sessions were many highlights, with complex science presented. Recent

achievements of visual science and clinic research were extensively shared and discussed. The application of

electrophysiology of vision to ophthalmic diagnosis and research was emphatically covered, underpinned by basic

concepts,basictechnologiesandcurrentdevelopments.

At the end of the Symposium, ISCEV

committee members were nominated

and the 'irst rounds of elections were

held.

The organising committee worked

extremelyhardtomaketheSymposium

a success. The social and networking

programme was very successful,

including a visit to the UNESCO World

HeritagesiteoftheDazuRockCravings.

Following this, the ISCEV Olympics

were held at the beautiful Longshui

Lake, where even rain showers could

not dampen the enthusiasm of the

Olympics teams as they bounced ping

pong balls, ran three-legged races and

dressedandcarriedtraditionalChinese

bridesaroundthepagoda.

The winners were Asia, largely due to Matthew Lee’s

choreography of their unforgettable rendition of Psy’s

GangnamStyle.

The local organizing committee with Board members at the farewell

banquet on a Yangtze river cruise

Anne Moskowitz and Pierre Lachapelle

as bride and groom

The Asian Olympic team

carry their bride

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The Emiko Adachi Award & Lecture: Professor Yutaka Tazawa Professor Yutaka Tazawa, Professor Emeritus in the Department of

OphthalmologyatIwateMedicalUniversityinJapan,washonoredwiththe

prestigiousEmikoAdachiAwardatthe51stISCEVSymposium.Winnersof

theEmikoAdachiawardhavetomeetstrictcriteria,whichincludehaving

“a record of outstanding service to ISCEV over a long period” and “a

signi'icant scienti'ic contribution to clinical electrophysiology of vision”.

ProfessorTazawaisde'initelyatruerepresentativeofsuchdistinguished

ISCEVmemberswhomeetthesecriteria.

ProfessorTazawahasbeenamemberof ISCEVsince1974andregularly

attendsISCEVmeetings.Heservedasaboardmemberfrom1978to1982,

and starting in 1983, as Vice President for the next 8 years. His largest

contribution to ISCEV was his work on organizing the 16th ISCEV

Symposium, of which he also served as the President, which took place in Morioka in 1978. Other leadership roles have included

servingasthepresidentoftheJapaneseSocietyofClinicalElectrophysiologyofVision(JSCEV)formanyyears.

Professor Tazawa did his residency in ophthalmology and performed postgraduate work at Iwate Medical University under the

supervisionofProfessorKitetsuImaizumi,whowasapioneerofcorneal transplantation inJapan.Professor Imaizumi'swork ledto

subsequent studies that examined the possibility of whole eye transplantations. As a result, Professor Tazawa’s early work with

ProfessorImaizumiledtohisparticipationinhelpingtodevelopanewsystemcapableofsustainingeyeslongafterremoval;thismade

itpossibleforeyestobeusedintransplantationsperformedatalatertime.Toaccomplishthiswork,hetemporarilyrelocatedtothe

UniversityofOregonMedicalSchoolandworkedwithProfessorSeaman,ahematologist.Duringthistime,hesuccessfullydeveloped

his own system to record ERGs from perfused bovine eyes, the results of which were 'irst published in 1972 in Investigative

OphthalmologyandVisualScience.Hecontinuedtoresearchperfusedbovineeyesusingthesystemhedeveloped,andinconjunction

withhisresearchfellows,hewasabletodeterminehowhypoxiaandhypothermiaaffectedtheERG.

AfterProfesorTazawawaspromotedtoProfessorandChairmanofOphthalmologyatIwateMedicalUniversityin1975,hededicated

himselftoclinicalelectrophysiologyresearch.Withhisco-workers,hestudiedtheERGc-waveinpatientswithretinaldiseases,with

manynew 'indings.His interest in themfERG led to thedetectionofanewwavelet; the “s-wave”,originating fromretinalganglion

cells. Professor Tazawa and his co-workers actively researched the s-wave and elucidated its usefulness in functional analyses of

glaucomaandopticnervediseases.

In2013,ProfessorTazawapresentedtheAdachilectureatthe51stISCEVInternationalSymposium,withProfessorAdachiherselfin

theaudience.Hislecture,“Frommemoriesofresearchlifeinmyyoungdays”,sharedhisexperiencesfromhisresearchonperfused

bovine eyes, and provided interesting details on how he overcame many dif'iculties utilizing novel ideas and his passion for the

research.Attheendofthelecture,hethankedalloftheISCEVmembersandtheirfriendsforencouragingothersaftertheGreatEast

JapanEarthquakein2011.AlloftheISCEVmemberspresentatthisSymposiumfoundhislecturetobebotheducationalandinspiring.

WecongratulateProfessorTazawaforallofhisworkthatledtohisreceivingtheEmikoAdachiaward.Inaddition,wewouldliketo

thankhimforhislong-standingcontributionstotheclinicalelectrophysiologyofvision.

ShigekiMachida,MD,PhD

The Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award: Suna Jung

The 18th Eberhard Dodt Memorial Award was awarded to Suna

JungfromMontrealChildren’sHospital—ResearchInstitute,McGill

University, Montreal, Canada, for her paper “Blindness following

neonatalhypoxia-ischemia:retinalorcortical?”.FrauDodtwasnot

abletoattendtheSymposium,sotheawardwaspresentedonher

behalfbyProfessorEberhartZrenner.TheDodtadjudicationpanel

also commended Matthew Lee, Monash University, Australia, for

his paper entitled “Skewness of the distribution of normal ERG

valuesandimplicationsforcalculationofthenormalrange”.

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The Dawson Memorial Lecture: Professor Xiong Li Yang The3rdWilliamDawsonLecturewasgivenbyProfessorXiong

LiYang.JudythDawsonwasnotabletoattendtheSymposium,

andIdoPerlmanintroducedthe2013recipientasfollows:

“WhenPatriciaaskedmetointroducethisyear’slaureateofthe

BillDawsonLectureship, Iwas thrilled.Before I introducemy

goodfriendProfessorXiong-LiYang,Iwanttosayafewwords

aboutBillDawson,whomanyofyoudidnothavetheprivilege

to meet. Bill graduated from Vanderbilt & Florida State

University, did his post-doc at the University of California,

BerkeleyandthenreturnedtotheUniversityofFloridawhere

he served as Faculty in theDepartment ofOphthalmology for

38years. Billdevotedhisresearchcareertotheanatomyand

neurophysiology of the retina. He studied diverse topics

includingarti'icialsighttechnology,laserdiagnosticforretinal

disorders, vitamin de'iciency and night blindness, glaucoma, the

unusualstructureofthedolphinretinaandmore.Whenhewasasked

aboutthediversityofhisprojects,heusedtoanswer‘Iamacuriousperson.Besides,alltheseprojectstieintogether’.

HisinterestinvisualelectrodiagnosticsbroughthimtoourSociety.Hewasveryactive,servedasVicePresidentofthe

AmericasandreceivedtheAdachiAwardin2008.BilllikedtechnologicalchallengesandthoseofyouwhousetheDTL

electrodetorecordtheERGshouldknowthat ‘D’standsforDawson.He,GaryTrick,andBill’s technicianCarlLitzkow

inventedthiselectrode.Bill’swidow,JudythDawson,donatestheroyaltiesfromtheuseofthetrademarkDTLtoISCEV

in Bill’s memory, and these donated royalties are used for the annual Dawson Lecture. So I urge you to use these

electrodesasoftenasyoucan,itisforagoodcause.And,talkingabouttheDawsonLecture,whoisabetterlaureatethan

ProfessorXiongLiYang,agiantinretinalresearchandaworldleaderinhis'ieldofinterest.

Professor Yang didhis undergraduate studies at ShanghaiUniversity of Science & Technology andhisPhD studies in

NeurosciencesinShizuokaUniversity&NationalInstituteforPhysiologicalSciencesinJapan.Hewasaforeignfellowin

thebiological laboratoriesofHarvardandavisitingProfessoratBaylorCollegeofMedicine.HeservedasDirectorat

Shanghai Institute of Physiology and is currently Professor and Director of the Institute of Neurophysiology, Fudan

University.

Xiong Li was elected in 1991 to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and in 2006 to the Academy of Sciences for the

developing world. I will not list all the awards and honours that Xiong Li received because it will take all the time

reservedforhislecture.Letmetellyouapersonalstory;howImetXiongLi.InSeptember1986,IarrivedattheJohn

DowlinglaboratoryinHarvardforasabbatical.Ihadyearsofexperienceofworkingintracellularlyfromhorizontalcells

and photoreceptors and I was sure I was the BEST. Dowling told me to go to a large dark room where a Chinese

researcher was conducting an experiment on the retina of the white perch. This researcher showed me how he

penetrated a horizontal cell without shining one single stimulus, because he was studying dark-adapted cells. I was

shocked.Heslowlyadvancedthemicroelectrodeintotheretinathenhestoppedandclaimedhehadimpaledacell.Iwas

sure he was wrong but after waiting an additional 10 minutes with him in complete darkness, saw beautiful

photoresponseswhenhestartedvisualstimulation.ThisresearcherwasXiongLiandfromthenwebecamegoodfriends.

XiongLicontinuedtocollaboratewithSanWuinBaylorandthenreturnedtoShanghai.ProfessorXiongLiYangisbetter

knownas‘MrSynapticTransmissionoftheRetina’.Hehasco-authoredmorethan200publicationsonglutamate,GABA,

glysure,receptors,effectsofadaptation,colourprocessingandmore.Heknowsretinalpathwaysbetterthanthestreets

ofhisneighbourhood.

ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIcalluponProfessorXiongLiYang,the2013DawsonLecturer.”

Professor Xiong Li Yang (left),

introduced by Professor Ido Perlman

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53rd ISCEV Symposium: Ljubljana, Slovenia

53rd ISCEV Symposium: Singapore

Onbehalfoftheorganizingcommittee,wearehonoredtoinviteyoutoLjubljana,Sloveniaforthe52rdISCEVSymposi-

um, from June 23rd to 27th, 2015. The Symposium will be held at the Cultural and Congress Centre Cankarjev Dom

www.cd-cc.si/en/ located in theheart of Ljubljana. This time, the ISCEVSymposiumwill follow theEuropeanNeuro-

OphthalmologicalSocietywww.eunosweb.org/congresswhichstartsonJune21st;ajointreceptionwithEUNOSmem-

bersaswellasonedaywithajointprogrammedevotedtoneuro-ophthalmicclinicalelectrophysiologyisplanned.Be-

sideshostingdiversecongresses,CankarjevDomalsoholdsanextensiveartisticprogramincludingclassicalmusic,bal-

let,theatreandartexhibitions.Fromtheconferencesite,attendeescaneasilydiscovertheculturalrichnessofthecapi-

tal.Ljubljanaisremarkableforitsrichtradition,youthfulvibrancy,'inearchitecture,culturalandhistoricalattractions.

Inthenumerouscafesandrestaurantsalongthebanksoftheriver,attendeescanenjoySloveniancuisineandhighquali-

tywines.Ljubljana’scentrallocationmakesittheperfectstarting-pointfromwhichonecandiscoverthebeautiesofSlo-

venia.NorthofLjubljana,theAlpscanbereachedinhalfanhour.Highmountains,emeraldriversandmountainpaths

offercountlessopportunitiesforrecreationalsportandadventureactivities.FortheISCEVOlympicsandfarewelldinner,

wewillvisitBledwithitsidyllicislandinthemiddleofaglaciallake,asymbolofthisregion.Withinjustafewminutes

south-westfromthecapitalthelandscapetransformsintoarockyKarstwithnumerousundergroundcaves.TheMedi-

terraneancoast is lessthananhouraway.EastofLjubljanaisa landofvineandthermalsprings.Welookforwardto

hostingyouinourcountryofextraordinarydiversitywithineasilyreacheddistance.

MarkoHawlinaandJelkaBrecelj


We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Lion City, Singapore, for ISCEV 2016, 13–18 August. Singapore is a

premieretouristdestinationinSouth-EastAsiawiththeperfectmixofarchitecture,sports,cultureandshopping,anda

fascinatingvarietyofAsianandworldcuisines.ThesymposiumwillbeheldatTheAcademia’sauditorium,abrand-new

conferencingfacilitylocatedrightnexttotheSingaporeNationalEyeCentrewithintheSingaporeGeneralHospitalcam-

pus.Nearbyaccommodationrangesfrombudgetto5-starhotels.ThesocialprogramwillhighlightSingapore’sfascinat-

ingmixofMalay,Indian,ChineseandEurasianculturesandaSentosabeach-sideparty/Olympicsisplanned.Accompa-

nyingpeoplecanvisitSingaporeZooandtheRiverSafariandAdventureCoveWaterPark.Estimatedcostofregistration:

USD450-500.

AudreyChia&RanjanaMathur,SingaporeNationalEyeCentre&EyeResearchInstitute

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Minutes of the 2013 ISCEV Membership Meeting 2013ISCEVMembershipMeeting

Thursday17thOctober2013,13:30,SheratonHotel,Chongqing,China

Minutes

53Memberswereinattendance.

1.Opening&welcomebythePresident

PatriziaTormeneconvenedthemeeting.ShethankedtheeffortsofMichaelBachandUlrichKellnerfortheirintroductionofhandlingregistrationpay-

mentsthroughtheISCEVwebsiteandnotedthetirelessworkofthelocalorganizingcommittee.PatriziapresentednewsoftheSociety,includingup-

datessuchastheonline-onlynewsletter,themodernised'lyer,andISCEV’spresenceonLinkedIn,facebookandEyeWiki,andthebroadeningofISCEV’s

audiencebyoverlappingthe2015SymposiumwiththeannualmeetingoftheEuropeanNeuroophthalmologySociety(EUNOS)inSlovenia.Patrizia

expressedherwishtoseevisualelectrophysiologytestsbecomeasaccessibleaspossibleandthankedRuthHamiltonforherworkovertheyearas

Secretary-General.

2.Minutesofthe2012ISCEVMembershipMeeting

Theminutesofthe2012ISCEVMembershipMeeting,asinthe2013Newsletter,wereadoptedasatruerecord.Therewerenomattersarising.

3.Reportfromthe2013SymposiumOrganiser

Prof.ZhengQinYinreportedaprogrammeof95abstracts;54innineoralsessions,and41inthreepostersessions.InvitedlecturerswereProf.Le

ZhengWu,hostofthe1990ISCEVSymposiumheldinGuangzhou,andherself.TheAdachiLecturewasshortlytobegivenbyProf.YutakaTazawa,and

theDawsonMemoriallecturerwasProf.XiongLiYang.133peoplehadregistered,including65ISCEVmembersand19accompanyingpersons.There

were29andnineparticipantsforthehumanandanimalcoursesrespectively.Sixexhibitingcompanieswereregistered(RolandConsult;SIGM;Alcon;

Zeiss;ClinicoandPhoenix),with30peopleintotalandfourbooths.Eightpeoplehadsignedupforthepost-Symposiumcyclingtour.Thosepresent

acknowledgedZhengQinYinandherteam’sworkwitharoundofapplause.

4.Elections

4.1.Treasurer:PatriziaTormenethankedandsaidagratefulfarewelltoUlrichKellnerwhohasservedthreetermsasTreasurer.Shenotedhisin'inite

willingness(evenonsunnyafternoons),hissympathy,hisclarity,andpromptnessinexaminingproblemsandsuggestingsolutions.TheBoardnomina-

tionforTreasurerwasMathiasSeeliger;asupportingstatementfromUlrichKellnerwasreadout,andMathiasSeeligerwaselectedunopposed.

4.2.DirectorofEducation:PatriziaTormenethankedGrahamHolder,whohasservedonetermasMemberatLargeandactingDirectorofEducation,

andthentwotermsasDirectorofEducation.Shenotedhiswidespreadrenownandinternationalimportanceasanelectrophysiologyadvocateand

teacher.TheBoardnominationforDirectorofEducationwasDorothyThompson,whowaselectedunopposed.

4.3.EditorinChief,DocOphthalmol:PatriziaTormenethankedLauraFishmanwhohasservedtwotermsasEditor-in-Chiefnotingthatunderherlead-

ership,thejournalhadacquiredafreeSymposiumabstractedition,freecolorillustrations,onlinesubmission,morepagesperissue,openaccessforthe

Standards,atriplingofmanuscriptsubmissions,andanincreaseinimpactfactortoahighof2.19in2010.TheBoardnominationforEditor-in-Chief

wasCarolWestall,andashortstatementfromCarolwasreadout.PierreLachapellewasnominatedfromthe'loor.Thosetwocandidateswereap-

provedtogoforwardtoane-ballotofthewholeMembership.

4.4.Member-at-large(nogeographicalrestriction):PatriziaTormenethankedMarkoHawlina,whohasservedtwotermsasaMemberatLarge,and

notedhewillnoworganisethe2015Symposium.NominationsforMaryJohnsonandJose'inNilssonhadbeenreceived.BoLeiwasnominatedfromthe

'loor.ApaperballotofthosememberspresentresultedincandidatesMaryJohnsonandBoLeigoingforwardtoane-ballotofthewholeMembership.

4.5.Member-at-large(Europe&Africa):ItwasnotedthattheelectionofMathiasSeeligerandDorothyThompsontoTreasurerandDirectorofEduca-

tion(above)lefttheBoardwithoutamember-at-largeforEurope&Africaincontraventionoftheby-laws.NominationsforMember-at-largeforEu-

rope&Africawererequested,andtwowerereceivedfromthe'loor:MarieBurstedtandCharlotteReiff.Thosetwocandidateswereapprovedtogo

forwardtoane-ballotofthewholeMembership.

GiventhatCarolWestall(Member-at-large)wasacandidateforEditor,theseelectionswouldleavetheBoardwitheitherfouror'iveMembers-at-

Large,fewerthantheusualsix.However,toavoidanexcessiveamountofchangeontheBoard,andacknowledgingthatthenumberofMembers-at-

Largehas'luctuatedinthepast,itwasproposedwithoutoppositiontopostponefurtherelectionsofMembers-at-LargeuntiltheBostonSymposiumin

2014.Ifanyfurthergeographicalregionshouldconsequentlybeunrepresented,theBoardwouldappointatemporaryMember-at-Largeuntilthe2014

elections,aspermittedintheby-laws.

Alloutgoingof'icerswerethankedagainfortheirworkfortheBoard.

5.ISCEVOf,icer’sReportsandmattersarising

5.1.Thetreasurer’sreportwaspresentedasinthe2013Newsletter.Itwasnotedthattheauditorshadnotyetinspectedthematerial,andthatthis

wouldbeundertakenfollowingtheSymposium.ThemembershipexoneratedtheTreasurerbasedonhisreportintheNewsletter.

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5.2.Otherreportswereasinthe2013newsletterwithoutaddition.

5.3.ThemembershipexoneratedtheBoard.

6.Highlightsfromthe2012Boardmeeting

6.1.iscev.org:SymposiumregistrationandabstractsubmissionAspartoftheprovisionofaugmentedcentralsupporttoSymposiumorganisers,online

Symposiumregistrationfeepaymentandabstractsubmissionwereintroducedviaiscev.orgbyUlrichKellnerwiththehelpofMichaelBach,creatinga

greatISCEVasset.Bothprocesseshaveafewglitches,andMemberswereencouragedtoreportproblemsencounteredinordertomakethewebpages

workevenbetternextyear.ItwasnotedthatthisprocesswouldsaveISCEVmoneyandallowcontinuedlowerregistrationfees.

6.2.Changestotravelgrants

TheBoardagreedtomodifytravelgrantsinordertosupportcourseattendanceaswellassymposiumattendance.Inthe'irstyearatleast,disburse-

mentwouldbebasedontheproportionofapplicationsperoption.

6.3.Endofgrantsforsmalllabvisits

TheBoarddecidedtoendorsetherecommendationoftheGrants&Awardssubcommitteeandtostopthesegrantsduetothelackofcompetitiveness,

andrelativelylowbene'ittotheSociety.Thefundsmaybemadeavailableastravelgrants.Linkstoothersimilarcollaborativegrantswouldbemade

availableoniscev.org.

6.4.SymposiumCo-ordinator(SC)

ColinBarber,SCforboth2014(Boston)and2015(Ljubljana),hasreportedsatisfactoryprogresswiththisinitiative.The“GuidelinesforSymposium

Organisers”wasbeingupdated,andColinhadjoinedtheconsortiumofmembersformingtheOrganisingCommitteemeetingforBoston2014forthree

daysofpreparatorywork.Prof.EberhartZrennernotedtheimportanceforcontinuitythattheSCshouldbeapersonwithdeepunderstandingofthe

organisationofISCEV.Prof.IdoPerlamnnotedtheuniquespiritoftheSocietyandthattherolecouldonlybeentrustedtoindividualswithexperience

approachingthatofColinBarber.Itwasclari'iedthattheroleofSCwouldnolonger(necessarily)falltotheregionalVPasthishadnotprovenworka-

bleandwasoutwiththeagreedroleoftheVP.

6.5.EyeWiki

TheBoardhaveengagedwithEyeWiki,anophthalmicwikiwrittenbyophthalmologistshttp://eyewiki.aao.org.ISCEVisnowapartnershipsocietyand

isseekingophthalmologistmemberstoboosttheelectrophysiologicalcontent.Bothdiseasespeci'iccontentandtechniqueswereidenti'iedassuitable

placesforadditions.Avolunteertoactasaninformalmoderatorofelectrophysiologicalcontentissought.

6.6.LinkedInandfacebook

MemberswereinformedaboutISCEV’spresenceonsocialmediasitesLinkedIn(www.linkedin.com/groups/ISCEV-4811521)andfacebook

(www.facebook.com/ISCEV.org)andencouragedtojoiniftheyusedthesesites.Itwasnotedthatallcontentwouldcontinuetobeavailablevia

www.iscev.org,sonon-userswouldnotmissout.

7.ISCEVStandards

MichaelBachpresentedanupdateintheabsenceofDaphneMcCulloch,DirectorofStandards.

7.1.ERG:ProfessorKellnerischairingtheupdate,andhadmadeslowerprogressthanhopedduetotime-consumingimplementationoftheISCEV

onlinesystems.MembersinterestedincontributingtotheERGStandardrevisioncommitteeshouldcontactUlrichKellner.Itishopedtopresentarevi-

siontothemembershipin2014.

7.2.VEP:DaphneMcCullochplanstoprioritisecommitteeformationandhasidenti'iedpotentialcommitteechairs.Membersinterestedincontributing

totheERGStandardrevisioncommitteeshouldcontacther.

7.3.TechnicalGuideline:DaphneMcCullochplanstodrafttheoutlineandtousetheexistingcommitteememberstopopulatesub-sections.

7.4.ProceduresGuidelines:Chairoftherevisioncommittee,ScottBrodie,hasseveraldraftsections,andplanstocirculatea'irstdraftfollowingthe

Chongqingmeeting.

8.FutureISCEVSymposia

8.5.2014:Boston(SC:ColinBarber):AnneMoskowitzgaveadetailedandenticingpresentationaboutwell-establishedplansforBoston2014.

8.6.2015:Ljubljana(SC:ColinBarber):RichardSmithasV-PEurope&AfricapresentedonbehalfofMarkoHawlinaandJelkaBrecelj,notingthe

plannedone-dayoverlapwiththeEuropeanNeuro-ophthalmologySociety.Thiswaswelcomed,andmemberssuggestedjointkeylecturestodelivera

‘top-down’messageaboutoverlappingbene'its.

8.7.2016:Asia&Australasia(SC:tobecon'irmed):Twodelightfulinvitationswerepresented,the'irstfromSingapore,presentedbyAudreyChiaand

thesecondfromtheKoreanSocietyforClinicalElectrophysiologyofVision,ledbyProf.Young-HoonOhnasPresidentandpresentedbyProf.Chung

andDrAhn.Bothinvitationswillgoforwardtothee-ballot.

8.8.2017:TheAmericas:InvitationsarewelcomedforselectioninBoston2014.

9.Anyotherbusiness

Nofurtherbusinesshadbeennoti'iedtotheSecretary-General.

10.Close

Themeetingclosedat15:00. DrRuthHamilton,Secretary-General,18Nov2013

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