2023 KISS Invitation

Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to invite you to attend and participate in-person or virtual in the 2023 - 68th Annual Kraskin Invitational Skeffington Symposium on Vision. The Symposium will be held on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, January 14, 15, 16, 2023.  The 2023 in-person meeting will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA at the Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel a DoubleTree by Hilton.  

The 2023 Symposium will be held both in-person and as a virtual event.  The meeting will be recorded and those who register will be able to have access to the recording for a limited time.   The Symposium is sponsored by the Institute for Behavioral Optometry (IBO) and under the auspices of the Optometric Extension Program Foundation, Inc. 

You are invited to present a paper either in-person or virtual on vision and/or visual training, clinical or theoretical, although this is not a requisite for attendance.  To present, please see "Registration Info" and complete the Presentation Registration Form.  Presentation Registration must be received by December 9, 2022, and must include a synopsis  of the paper/presentation.  An electronic copy of your paper/presentation must be received no later than January 6, 2023.  This will allow our moderators and virtual team the necessary time to arrange a proper sequence of presentations.  All presentations will be presented live -- no pre-recorded presentations will be accepted.

The first twenty-five registered presenters will be guaranteed  a presentation time.  Requests for specific day and/or time presentations will be considered, but can not be assured.  Presenters are expected to be present whether at the in-person setting or virtual and available throughout the duration of the Symposium. 

The Symposium will begin PROMPTLY at 12:00 PM on Saturday, January 14, and conclude no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, January 16.  The hours are scheduled to allow for maximum participation throughout the meeting dates.  Pre-registration is strongly recommended and requested. 

To register for the Skeffington Symposium please click the "Registration Information" tab.  You will need to complete the on-line registration and those presenting must complete and return the "KISS Presentation Registration 2023"  form.  If you would like hotel accommodations please click on the "Hotel Information" tab for Reservation Information.

Looking forward to seeing you in 2023 in sunny warm South Florida.  

Cordially yours, 

                  Jeffrey L. Kraskin, OD