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by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer
Ophthalmic Women Leaders
to host various events
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February 5-9 Guadalajara, Mexico
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phthalmic Women Leaders
(OWL) will host various
events open to attendees
of this year's ASCRS•ASOA
Symposium & Congress.
OWL's signature event, the
OWL Reception at ASCRS, has been
moved from its usual Monday time
slot to Sunday evening. That allows
more people to be able to attend
before they travel home, said Angela
Bedell, OWL's executive director.
At the Sunday evening network-
ing event and reception, to be held
at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Bayfront
Hotel, OWL leaders will share the re-
sults of their first Leadership Trends
Survey. The survey asked questions
regarding gender differences related
to earnings, job placement, and oth-
er topics. Although the full results
will be revealed at the meeting, one
trend that Ms. Bedell shared is that
men in ophthalmology appeared to
get their jobs more through net-
working, while women were more
likely to find their jobs through
online searches.
During the program, a group of
panelists, including Audrey Talley
Rostov, MD, Northwest Eye Sur-
geons, Seattle, will discuss the survey
results. OWL will also announce its
award winners at the program.
Here is information on other
OWL events slated for the meeting.
All will take place at the Hilton
Bayfront Hotel. Both members and
nonmembers are welcome to attend
OWL events, Ms. Bedell said.
Saturday
• "Femto Lasers 101"
Professionals in Practice group,
12:00 p.m.
• "Social Media 101"
Ophthalmic Business Owners
group, 2:00 p.m.
• "How to Build Strategic Relation-
ships Using Everyday Techniques"
Rising Stars group, 5:00 p.m.
Sunday
• "Communicating for Success—
Listen, Learn, Then Lead"
Ophthalmic Industry Leaders
group, 10:00 a.m.
• OWL Reception at ASCRS,
5:30 p.m.
Ophthalmic Women Leaders
will also have a Run for Sight group
that will meet at a predesignated
location and participate in Sunday's
Run for Sight.
OWL is an organization for
professional development and
advancement of women in the
eyecare business. It is led by female
executives and industry experts and
includes members from the medical
and corporate communities. For
more information or to register for
the events above, go to www.owlsite.
org. EW
