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2010-03-03T03:03:40Z

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Thanks for a Great SECO 2010

2010-03-03T10:03:24Z

SECO International extends it thanks to our attendees for participating in a great (albeit snowy) SECO 2010. Don't forget to save the date for SECO 2011, February 9-13, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

SECO 2010 is underway

2010-02-08T09:02:24Z

The office is now closed for SECO 2010 as SECO International moves to the Georgia World Congress Center. Check SECO2010.com for on-site contact information. We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta! SECO 2010, February 10-14, 2010.

SECO 2010 Pre-Registration Discounts Expire on Thursday, January 28, 2010

2010-01-26T03:01:59Z

Hurry, SECO 2010 pre-registration incentives end Thurday, January 28, 2010. In addition to lower registration costs, SECO will randomly select 25 pre-registrants to win door prizes just for being pre-registered to attend SECO 2010! Prizes will range from gift cards to a Nintendo Wii.

December 17 is Fast-Approaching

2009-12-14T05:12:44Z

December 17 is the last day of early pre-registration and the cheapest registration fees! This is a few weeks earlier than previous SECO events, but SECO 2010 is a few weeks earlier too. Visit the registration services website to see registration fees and periods and then register today!

Join SECO and Bomshell Saturday night at the Marriott Marquis!

2009-11-02T09:11:04Z

Join SECO and Bomshell Saturday night at the Marriott Marquis! Bomshel is an up-and-coming country duo. Well known for their vivacious personalities and sense of musical adventure, Bomshel's hit Fight Like a Girl finds the talented twosome hitting their stride as songwriters and vocalists. Several years of touring have given them an extra measure of confidence in what they wanted to say and how best to say it. Bomshel will play Saturday night at the Marriott Marquis.

SECO Speaker Featured in USA Today

2009-10-15T10:10:27Z

A SECO 2010 speaker, Dr. Victor Perez, was recently featured in an article published by USA Today. Dr. Perez was invlolved in a radical surgery to replace a damaged cornea. Users can read the entire article here. Dr. Perez will speak at SECO 2010, course 065 "Scratching the Surface" on Saturday, February 13, 2010.

SECO 2010 Registration Brochure Now Online

2009-10-09T10:10:19Z

SECO recently published its SECO 2010 Registration Brochure online. The brochure provides information about the SECO 2010 event, lists continuing education course offered during SECO 2010, and has a registration form. Visit www.seco2010.com and choose Registration Brochure from the registration menu.

SECO Expands Online Education Offerings

2009-09-10T04:09:59Z

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SECO International has expanded its online education offering to include more Internet courses, podcasts, ePosters and Digital Grand Rounds. SECO's complete Internet educational offering can be found at www.secointernational.com/education.

Bermuda 2009, July 16-19, 2009

2009-06-12T02:06:50Z

SECO International and Review of Optometry will present Bermuda 2009, a Meeting of Clinical Excellence, July 16 through 19, 2009, at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda. Attendees may earn up to 14 hours of COPE approved continuing education from renown speakers such as Drs. Alan Kabat, Paul Karpecki, Ron Melton, Jack Schaeffer, Tammy Than, and Randall Thomas.

Attendee who pre-register by July 1, 2009 will receive $100 off their registration fee. For more information, go to www.revoptom.com/bermuda2009.

SECO Tweets

2009-06-08T03:06:38Z

SECO International has a Twitter account to keep users update to date on SECO International activities. "Twitter is a service for friends, family, and coworkers toﾠcommunicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?" Follow SECO on Twitter, follow SECO Tweets on SECOInternational.com.

Dr. Jonathan Shrewsbury Assumes SECO Presidency

2009-06-08T03:06:53Z

SECO International elected a new slate of officers to serve the organization for 2009-2010 during the annual House of Delegates meeting at the SECO International 2009 meeting in Atlanta. The new officers include: Jonathan Shrewsbury, O.D., President, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky; Ron Bannister, O.D., President-Elect, of Thomasville, Georgia; Neil Draisin, O.D., F.C.O.V.D., Vice President, of Charleston, South Carolina; Ronald Foreman, O.D., Treasurer, of Lake City, Florida; Darby Chiasson, Secretary, of Cut Off, Louisiana; and Wilburn Lord, Jr., O.D., Immediate Past President, of Greenville, Mississippi. MORE

SECO International Announces 2009 Award Winners

2009-06-08T03:06:07Z

SECO International announced the recipients of its three prestigious 2009 awards, recognizing significant contributions to the profession of optometry. SECO International named Martha Greenberg, O.D., Optometrist of the South, SECO's highest honor. In addition, Chevron Ergle, O.D., received SECO's Young Optometrist of the South award and Emily Ellison, LDO, CPOT, was named Paraoptometric of the South. MORE