Program Book

The venue for the Biannual Meeting of the International Society of
Ocular Oncology (ISOO) is the nH City Hotel & Tower, Bolivar 160/120
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
The intended audience for the Biannual Meeting ISOO 2011 of ocular
oncology program are ophthalmologists, medical oncologists, pediatric
oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiation physicists, radiologists,
pathologists, pharmacologists, molecular biologists, and geneticists
who are engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of tumors of eye and
ocular adnexa.
The objective of the International Society of Ocular Oncology and the
Biennial Meeting ISOO 2011 is to provide opportunities for the free
expression and interchange of ideas and information for educational
purposes. Neither the ISOO nor the Local Committee of the meeting
accepts responsibility for any opinions, positions, or statements
contained or expressed in such material and such opinion, positions or
statements are not necessary those of the ISOO or the Local Committee
of the meeting.
LANGUAGE
English is the official language of the meeting. Translation will not be
provided.
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION
Attendees which did not register in advance may register on-site. The
On-site Registration Area will be staffed from Monday to Thursday,
November 14, from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Forms of Payment
Forms of payment that will be accepted will be cash and credit cards
in Argentine pesos and US dollars. Forms of payment that cannot be
accepted are personal checks, traveler’s checks, or other cash currencies
that are not Argentine pesos or US dollars.
On-site Registration Fees (US Dollars)
Active Member US$ 935
Associate/ Non- member US$ 1035
Welcome Cocktail (only companions) U$S 50
Tango Show & Dinner (per person) U$S 175
Gala Dinner (per person) U$S 150
The registration fee is for all scientific events. There are no additional
course fees. .
Badges and Replacement of Lost Badges
Your badge is your pass to enter the exhibit areas, scientific sessions
and social events. Please wear it at all times. Replacement of badges is
available at the On-site Registration Area. There is a $50 replacement
fee for lost badges. Badges are not transferable and cannot be lent to
anyone for any purpose during the Biennial Meeting ISOO 2011. Altered
badges (including attaching business cards) will be confiscated by
security guards.
Children
Children ages 17 and under receive a complimentary registration and
may enter the Exhibit Area only if accompanied by a registered adult.
Registration for children in this category must be done at the On- Site
Registration Area in the foyer of the Gaudi Room of the nH City & Tower
Hotel.
Proof of Attendance Certificate
Attendees of the Biennial Meeting ISOO 2011 have to ask for a certificate
of attendance in the registration area.
General Information
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SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS
SPEAKER READY ROOM
Gaudi Room
To assist program participants with their audiovisual needs, the Speaker
Ready Box Room within the Gaudi Room, is staffed from Monday to
Thursday, November 14-17. Scientific session presenters must submit
their Power Point presentations to this room at least three working
hours before their presentations. Early morning presenters should
submit their material before 4:00 pm on the preceding day. PowerPoint
presentations may be previewed in this room, and videotapes may be
cued to the section to be shown.
Buenos Aires: A brief historical profile
The Argentine Republic is the most extensive country in the Spanishspeaking
world, in the extreme south of Latin America, and constitutes a
vast triangle situated in the Andes mountain range. The actual Argentine
territory was colonized by Spain at the beginning of the 16th century.
In 1810, as a result of the Napoleonic occupation of the Kingdom of
Spain, Buenos Aires started the patriotic independence on the 9th of
July 1816.
The name Argentina comes from the Latin “Argentum” which means
silver in the sense of “Country of Silver.” The origin of this term dates
back to the arrival of the first conquistadors to the Rio de la Plata. The
men who were shipwrecked in the expedition of Juan Diaz de Solís,
the discoverers of this river “the sweet sea,” were to meet with the
indigenous inhabitants who presented them with silver objects. These
items were taken to Spain until 1524, along with tales of a fabulous
mountain rich in the metal, the land of silver. From that moment, they
called the Solís River “Rio de la Plata” or the Silver River. In 1820,
President decreed that the government adopted the name “Argentine
Republic.”
Buenos Aires and its surroundings
The city of Buenos Aires is situated on the banks of Rio de la Plata.
This immense estuary, the widest in the world, gives this metropolis a
vision of the infinite. Buenos Aires offers the visitor an attractive cultural
pluralism, from the eclectic nature of its architecture to the varied ethnic
nature of its inhabitants or the wealth of its gastronomy.
The cultural heritage includes the Colon Theatre, a historical national
monument, and one of the great concert halls in the entire world. It
also includes theatres such as the Coliseum, Cervantes, General San
Martín and President Alvear; also impressive are the cultural centers in
Recoleta, Ricardo Rojas and Jorge Luis Borges. Moreover, there are 80
museums, more than a hundred art galleries, hundreds of bookshops,
24 libraries and a Planetarium.
There are also a number of antiques shops, elegant shopping centers
and a great number of boutiques catering to sophisticated tastes.
Nightlife is particularly varied, especially in the city center where there
are the most important nightclubs, discotheques, cafes and places to
dance tango or to enjoy folkloric music.
Parks, squares, avenues and districts of many different kinds, each with
a distinct idiosyncrasy, extend from the center to the south, the north
and the west: the areas of San Telmo, la Boca, Palermo or Belgrano,
Lezama Park, Puerto Madero, Plaza San Martin, Plaza Lavalle, Plaza del
Congreso, Recoleta, the avenues of Mayo, 9 de Julio, Santa Fe, Alvear
or pedestrian street Florida and many other places which give to the
cosmopolitan capital of Argentina, in its different manifestations, a soul
that is different and unmistakable. As Borges said, “a silent magic which
bewitches almost completely all those who come to visit her.”