The 2007 ASCRS ASOA Symposium and Congress will be held April 28-May 2 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. 

Complimentary press registration is limited to working journalists of the general and medical press.  Press registration will not be extended to management, publishing, marketing, advertising or administrative personnel, organizations that primarily produce live, audio, or audiovisual continuing education resources, or advocacy organizations, etc.  Press credentials are required.

Members of the press are strongly encouraged to pre-register.  Those who have not pre-registered may register onsite in the Press Room located in the Sails Pavilion area of the San Diego Convention Center during scheduled pressroom hours (see below) and must provide documentation of their status:

Trade Publications:  Reporters from industry trade publications must provide a business card with an editorial title and a current masthead that includes their name and a sample, or web site link, of a bylined article published within the past six months.

Business Publications/News Wire Services:  Reporters from magazines, newspapers and wire services must provide a business card with an editorial title and a current masthead that includes their name and a sample, or web site link, of a bylined article published within the past six months.

TV/Radio:  Broadcast reporters and producers from news organizations must provide a business card and proof of assignment. Camera/sound crews must provide broadcast station ID and proof of assignment.

Market Research Staff and Analysts:  Analysts and writers from internationally recognized market research or financial institutions, who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports, must provide both a business card with an editorial title and a sample, or web site link, of an industry-related report published in the past six months.

Freelance Writers and Authors:  Persons requesting freelance credentials must provide an original letter of assignment and a bylined article published within the past six months. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media credentials.

Onsite registration is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to deny press passes or to require payment after the meeting for individuals or organizational representatives subsequently determined to have registered fraudulently or in error. 

To pre-register for the meeting, go to http://www.xpressreg.net/register/ascrs047/media/reginfo.asp and fill out the electronic form.

To receive your badge by mail, you must register by February 12, 2007.

For those who register on site, it will be necessary to present appropriate identification, and documentation as noted above. A registration form will need to be completed. Once approved by Press Room staff, the form can be taken to the Balance Due or Course Addition counters in the registration area to receive a pass.

Press Room Hours: Friday, April 28: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday, April 29, through Tuesday, May 1: 8:00 am–5:00 pm; Wednesday, May 2: Closed.

John C. Ciccone
Director of Communications
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
Suite 700
4000 Legato Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22033
703 788 5761 Office
240 643 5555 cell