That was a very useful article.

Thank you.

Anthony Vece


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> OcuSource Announces Virtual Conference for VisionImpairment Industry
>>
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>>>PR WEB
>>>Saturday, May 07, 2005
>>>
>>>OcuSource Announces Virtual Conference for Vision Impairment Industry
>>>
>>>OcuSource Announces Virtual Conference for Vision Impairment Industry:
>>>Brings Presentations, Services & Products Directly to Consumers Desktops
>>>
>>>(PRWEB) May 7, 2005 -- OcuSource.com, the vision impairment industry
>>>portal, announces the OcuSource EXPO - a virtual conference for the
>>>visually impaired and the service providers who support them. Through the
>>>integration of a web conferencing utility called tcConference, visitors
>>>to
>>>this online event can participate in interactive online presentations,
>>>visit exhibitors "booths," visit the "Café," and even attend nightly
>>>entertainment. The conference is scheduled for June 8-11, and may be
>>>found
>>>at www.ocusource.com/expo/expo.cfm.
>>>
>>>"The OcuSource EXPO fulfils the needs of the vision impairment industry
>>>in
>>>numerous ways" states Dr. Lou Lipschultz, CEO of OcuSource.com. "There
>>>are
>>>somewhere between 12 to 14 million individuals who have some form of
>>>vision loss in the United States. Yet, we estimate that only 10,000
>>>visually impaired persons attend the five major vision impairment
>>>tradeshows. There is obviously a significant access issue here," stated
>>>Lipschultz, a low vision specialist and former executive of one of the
>>>manufacturers of technology for the visually impaired. "Financial
>>>constraints prevent most visually impaired individuals from experiencing
>>>"physical" events where individuals can attend lectures, view products,
>>>and interact with others. OcuSource is now bringing conferences to the
>>>attendee, rather than the attendee having to go to the conference, and
>>>doing it all through an accessible, interactive online venue."
>>>
>>>The intuitive "conference center" has easy-to-navigate "presentation
>>>halls" and "exhibit halls" allowing the visitor to easily find his or her
>>>way to the topic of interest. Presentation topics include macular
>>>degeneration, living with vision loss, new products, and presentations
>>>for
>>>vision care professionals. Exhibit halls are filled with "booths" staffed
>>>by manufacturers, vendors, agencies, organizations, and other entities
>>>eager to share information about their services and products. The key
>>>component in each conference booth is the ability to speak to the
>>>company's representative. Each booth has its own online voice-chat and
>>>presentation room called tcConference, which is supplied by Talking
>>>Communities, a web-conferencing solutions provider. Exhibitors are free
>>>to
>>>schedule presentations within their booths regarding their services or
>>>products. Visitors who are unable to attend the live portion of the
>>>conference can still experience all the benefits through archived
>>>streaming vide
>>>
>>>Attendees have access to the other resources found on the OcuSource
>>>portal. In addition to the many searchable resources such as doctors,
>>>agencies and not-for-profit organizations, corporate purchasers such as
>>>schools and rehabilitation organizations have immediate access to
>>>OcuSource's e-procurement service, OcuBid. If a product or service is
>>>desired, the purchaser can create a bidding opportunity, also called an
>>>RFB or RFP (request for bids or proposals) which is immediately
>>>distributed to hundreds of vendors to obtain competitive pricing.
>>>Visitors
>>>may also browse auctions of used devices like magnifiers and Braille
>>>products.
>>>
>>>"Our greatest challenge is spreading the word to the seniors of North
>>>America. We're hoping for distribution throughout the network of
>>>senior-oriented websites, as well as from the many senior organizations.
>>>The expo is now accepting applications for exhibitors, presentations, and
>>>sponsors, all of which are available online at
>>>www.ocusource.com/expo/expo.cfm.
>>>
>>>About OcuSource
>>>
>>>California based OcuSource.com, LLC is the owner and operator of
>>>www.ocusource.com , an internet portal dedicated to assisting the low
>>>vision and blindness industry with essential online resources.
>>>OcuSource's
>>>mission is to enhance access to products, information, and services to
>>>individuals with vision impairment, as well as the professionals who
>>>assist them, through a set of integrated web-based resources. OcuSource
>>>provides vision impairment-specific resources such as auctions of
>>>adaptive
>>>products and accessories, search tools to find local and national
>>>resources like doctors and agencies, as well as other tools useful to eye
>>>care and rehabilitation professionals. The privately held company was
>>>founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Placentia, California.This may
>>>be
>>>off topic for certain lists, but here's an article I thought people would
>>>be interested in reading.
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