Where
Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort
39 Beach Lagoon Road
Amelia Island, FL 32034
OMNI Amelia Island Plantation Resort
The Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort is Florida's premier AAA Four Diamond destination island resort, matched in perfect harmony with nature. Located on Amelia Island, Florida, just 29 miles north of Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), the 1,350-acre property overlooks the blue water of the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the green marshland and Intracoastal Waterway on the west.
Explore 3.5 miles of pristine beach, discover scenic marshlands, savor new culinary concepts or relax on the largest pool deck in Northeast Florida. Additionally the resort offers 54-holes of championship golf, 23 Har-Tru tennis courts, full-service salon & spa, shopping village & nature center. We invite you to create your own island adventure at this legendary resort.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RESORT SERVICES:
GOLF
Attendees of the GOA will receive 10% off individual greens fees on the Ocean Links or or Oak Marsh Course. Please be sure to tell them you are part of the GOA to receive this discount.
TENNIS
SALON & SPA
COMPLETE LIST OF RESORT ACTIVITIES
RESERVATION INFORMATION
By Phone: (888) 261-6161
Ask for the Georgia Optometric Association 2016 Annual Meeting Group Room Block.
The following housing options are based upon availability:
Oceanfront Hotel/Villa: $219++
Resortview Guestroom $179++
Resortview 1BDRM Villa/Suite $199++
Oceanfront 1 BDRM Villa/Suite $279++
Resortview 2BDRM Villa/Suite $279++
Oceanfront 2BDRM Villa/Suite $359++
Resortview 3BDRM Villa/Suite $299++
Oceanfront 3BDRM Villa/Suite $409++
(In addition to the rates set forth above, a Resort Service Fee is charged in the amount of $10.00 per night plus sales tax currently 11%.)
Resort Service fee includes: Complimentary Self Parking; Unlimited Internet Access in all accommodations; On-property Resort transportation; Unlimited use of Health & Fitness Center; In Room Coffee Service
Group Room Block Cut-Off: May 9, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
However this does not guarantee that rooms will be available to this date should our block and hotel sell out prior to May 9, 2016. We encourage making reservations early.
2016 GOA Annual Conference
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
GOA 112th Annual Conference Schedule
Thursday, June 9, 2016
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GOA Board of Trustees Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open
10:45 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks;
Dr. Judd Briggs, GOA President
11:00 a.m. Box Lunch Pick Up
12:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Advanced Interpretation of the OCT (2hrs)
COPE #39140-SD, CEE Approved Lecturer: Anthony Litwak, O.D.
1:50 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Visual Field Interpretation (1hr)
COPE #42085-GL Lecturer: Anthony Litwak, O.D.
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Refreshment/Snack Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Current Concepts in Glaucoma (2hrs)
COPE #43627-GL, CEE Approved Lecturer: Anthony Litwak, O.D.
4:50 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Neuro Ocular Grand Rounds (1hr)
COPE #43628-NO Lecturer: Anthony Litwak, O.D.
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. GOA Beach Bonfire Welcome Reception with
Special Musical Entertaiment
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Friday, June 10, 2016
7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Hot Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. GOA Legislative Report, AOA and SECO Reports
9:00 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Refractive Surgery with a Twist (2hrs)
COPE #47687-RS Lecturer: Whitney Hauser, O.D.
10:50 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Combining Procedures For Refractive Success (1hr)
COPE #45977-RS
Lecturer: Tom Spetalnick, O.D. Clinical Dir., Woolfson Eye Institute
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Exhibitor Set-Up
11:55 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Jurisprudence & Ethics (1hr)
Non COPE Lecturer: Aubrey Villines, GOA General Counsel
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Exhibitor Preview
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Exhibitor Party& Family Fun Night
For the OD's - Vendor Exhibit Booths & Money Drop Game For the Whole Family (Caricaturists, Kids Craft Area, Kids Entertainment)
Saturday, June 11, 2016
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast with ALCON "Contact Lens Innovation:
Improving Patient Outcomes"
Presenter: Rick Weisbartch, OD, FAAO -
Vice-President, Professional Affairs, Alcon
8:30 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Focused on the Best Outcomes: DMEK and ICL
(1hr) COPE Approval Pending
Lecturers: Evan Schoenberg, M.D. and Andrew Feinberg, M.D.,
Georgia Eye Partners
9:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Ocular Inflammation Rare and in the Chair (2hrs) COPE #47766-AS Lecturer: Whitney Hauser, O.D.
11:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ocular Surface Disease Innovations in Clinical Care (2hrs) COPE #45202-AS Lecturer: Whitney Hauser, O.D.
5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. OPTOMETRY’S NIGHT OF CELEBRATION
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. President's Cocktail Reception
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Dinner Buffet
6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Officer Swearing In, Parade of Past Presidents, Passing of the Gavel & Thank You Remarks by Dr. Benjamin Casella
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dr. Holiday - The Hilarious Hypnotist, Sensational Family Entertainment
9:00p.m. – 10:00 p.m. GOA After Party & DJ
Sunday, June 12, 2016 Meeting Adjourned