BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:SAST TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260610T004316Z - 2718@19---xneelo-5 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230901T083000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230903T150000 CREATED:20260610T004316Z DESCRIPTION:ContactConnect 2023 (Registration Closed)\nContact Connect 2023 - Our Speakers Brian Tompkins - BSc Hons FC Optom FBCLA Brian is an experienced independent practitioner in his stunningly refurbished and contemporised Victorian house-practice in Northampton UK. He is a Past President of the BCLA and a former AOP Contact Lens Practitioner of the Y ear at the multi award winning TK&S. He lectures internationally on busine ss\, imaging technology\, dry eye and specialist contact lens topics\, all based on real life experience in the consulting room. Brian learnt that p eople retain more by being entertained while being educated and so since t hat time his lectures and workshops have been interactive and fun\, someti mes even hilarious\, but always informative. He is maybe Optometry’s bes t known EDUTAINER. Dr Melissa Barnett - OD\, FAAO\, FSLS\, FBCLA Melissa B arnett is passionate about helping people improve their lives by optimizin g their vision\, health and wellness with a customized approach. An intern ationally recognized expert in specialty and scleral lenses\, dry eye dise ase\, keratoconus\, and presbyopia\, Dr. Barnett is a key opinion leader\, frequent lecturer and advocate for expanding the scope of practice throug h technology and sharing best practices. She has authored books and numero us research publications and sits on boards of multiple specialty organiza tions. Dr. Barnett was awarded the inaugural Theia Award for Excellence fo r Mentoring by Women In Optometry and was granted the Most Influential Wom en in Optical from Vision Monday. Sarah Morgan - Sarah Morgan is an optome trist\, and has worked in clinical research at The University of Mancheste r where she gained her MPhil – she continues to lecture and lead clinica l sessions and holds the post of Vision Sciences Fellow. Her business cons ultancy includes a wide portfolio of projects including staff development and training\, advising professional organisations\, and [...] DTSTAMP:20260610T004316Z LOCATION:Irene Country Hotel & Conference Centre\, Nellmapius drive\, Irene \, Pretoria 0062 SUMMARY:ContactConnect 2023 (Registration Closed) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ContactConnect 2023 (Registration Clo sed)\nContactConnect 2023 - Our Speakers Brian Tompkins - BSc Hons FC Optom FBCLA Brian is an experienced independent practitioner in his stunni ngly refurbished and contemporised Victorian house-practice in Northampton UK. He is a Past President of the BCLA and a former AOP Contact Lens Prac titioner of the Year at the multi award winning TK&S. He lectures internat ionally on business\, imaging technology\, dry eye and specialist contact lens topics\, all based on real life experience in the consulting room. Br ian learnt that people retain more by being entertained while being educat ed and so since that time his lectures and workshops have been interactive and fun\, sometimes even hilarious\, but always informative. He is maybe Optometry’s best known EDUTAINER. Dr Melissa Barnett - OD\, FAAO\, FSLS\ , FBCLA Melissa Barnett is passionate about helping people improve their l ives by optimizing their vision\, health and wellness with a customized ap proach. An internationally recognized expert in specialty and scleral lens es\, dry eye disease\, keratoconus\, and presbyopia\, Dr. Barnett is a key opinion leader\, frequent lecturer and advocate for expanding the scope o f practice through technology and sharing best practices. She has authored books and numerous research publications and sits on boards of multiple s pecialty organizations. Dr. Barnett was awarded the inaugural Theia Award for Excellence for Mentoring by Women In Optometry and was granted the Mos t Influential Women in Optical from Vision Monday. Sarah Morgan - Sarah Mo rgan is an optometrist\, and has worked in clinical research at The Univer sity of Manchester where she gained her MPhil – she continues to lecture and lead clinical sessions and holds the post of Vision Sciences Fellow. Her business consultancy includes a wide portfolio of projects including s taff development and training\, advising professional organisations\, and [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR