NEED TO KEEP track of the optical industry’s trade events and conferences? Here’s your resource. See our list of industry events, including links to each event website. The list will be updated through the year, so check in frequently.
Does your event need to be added? Email Jens Carlson at jens.carlson@smartworkmedia.com
2023
November
11/3/23 – 11/6/23: AAO Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA
11/3/23 – 11/5/23: COA (California Optometric Association) Monterey Symposium in Monterey, CA
11/9/23 – 11/11/23: Converge in Tulsa, OK
11/17/23 – 11/19/23: AOA (Arizona Optometric Association) Fall Congress in Sedona, AZ
11/23/23 – 11/26/23: SILMO Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey
December
11/30/23 – 12/3/23: Optometric Management Symposium in Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/14/23 – 12/17/23: KOA (Kansas Optometric Association) Advanced Procedures Course in Lenexa, KS
2024
January
1/11/24 – 1/13/24: AOA President’s Council in Tempe, AZ
1/17/24 – 1/20/24: Global Specialty Lens Symposium in Las Vegas, NV
1/20/24 – 1/21/24: BCOA (Broward County Optometric Association) Gold Coast Retreat in Hollywood, FL
1/22/24 – 1/22/24: The Vision Council Executive Summit in Naples, FL
February
2/1/24 – 2/3/24: AOA Leaders Summit in St. Louis, MO
2/1/24 – 2/3/24: ISVA (International Sports Vision Association) Annual Conference in San Diego, CA
2/3/24 – 2/5/24: MIDO (Milano Eyewear Show) in Milan, Italy
2/9/24 – 2/11/24: Heart of America Eye Care Congress in Kansas City, MO
2/11/24 – 2/14/24: Transitions Academy in Orlando, FL
2/15/24 – 2/18/24: IDOC Annual Conference in Austin, TX
2/16/24 – 2/28/24: Palm Beach Winter Seminar in West Palm Beach, FL
March
2/28/24 – 3/3/24: SECO in Atlanta, GA
3/29/24 – 3/3/24: AGS Annual Meeting (American Glaucoma Society) in Huntington Beach, CA
3/14/24 – 3/17/24: LOFT Eyewear Show in New York, NY
3/14/24 – 3/17/24: Vision Expo East in New York, NY
April
4/14/24: NEOS (North East Optical Show) in Boston, MA
4/14/24 – 4/16/24: AOA on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
4/18/24 – 4/20/24: Eyewear Artwalk in Los Angeles, CA
4/20/24: SIOS (Southern Independent Optical Show) in Frisco, TX
May
5/16/24 – 5/18/24: Eyewear Artwalk in Nashville, TN
June
6/13/24 – 6/15/24: Eyewear Artwalk in Denver, CO
6/19/24 – 6/22/24: Optometry’s Meeting in Nashville, TN
July
7/18/24 – 7/20/24: Eyewear Artwalk in New York, NY
August
8/15/24 – 8/17/24: Eyewear Artwalk in Boston, MA
September
9/18/24 – 9/21/24: Vision Expo West in Las Vegas, NV
October
10/24/24 – 10/26-24: Eyewear Artwalk in Austin, TX
November
12/5/24 – 12/7/24: Eyewear Artwalk in Miami, FL
2025
February
2/19/25 – 2/22/25: Vision Expo East in Orlando, FL