NANOS 2026 Annual Meeting - Call for Member-Initiated Symposia Survey

1.Program Director Name:(Required.)

2.Program Director Email Address:(Required.)

3.Program co-director Name (if applicable):

4.Program co-director Email Address (if applicable):

5.List program faculty (other than the director and co-director) and email addresses. For any faculty who are not NANOS members, please also indicate institution, medical specialty/area of expertise. Please enter each faculty member on a new line. Please enter "none" if there are no additional faculty.(Required.)

6.Symposium Objectives (please provide 3 phrases that complete the sentence “Upon successful completion of this symposium participants should be able to…”. Each should start with an action verb such as understand, compare, analyze, appraise etc. Please number the objectives and start each on a new line)(Required.)

7.Symposium Title:(Required.)

8.Symposium Description (approximately 80-120 words, see prior NANOS annual meeting detailed programs for examples):(Required.)

9.Please provide the schedule for the symposium. At a minimum provide a list of symposium components. For each component include title, type (e.g. didactic, discussion, Q&A, other), faculty involved and duration. The duration times should sum to 90 minutes.(Required.)

10.The default is for member-initiated symposia to be presented in a single room and provided the standard screen, projector, podium, and microphone for their session. If you have additional space or AV needs, please list them below. (Please note that all additional requests will have to be reviewed and approved by the NANOS Board of Directors)

11.Is there a limit to the number of people that could attend your symposium given the structure?(Required.)

Yes

If yes, please provide the maximum number of attendees.

12.If your symposium requires the use of medical equipment, please indicate whether the equipment is being provided by an institution, company/s, or both.(Required.)

Institution

Company/s

Both

N/A

If you selected Company/s or Both, please list the company/s name/s below.

Please note that if any medical equipment used in a member-initiated symposium is being borrowed from a company/s, NANOS requires the company/s sign an in-kind letter of agreement, which specifies that they have no control or influence over any of the session planning. If the equipment used in a member-initiated symposium is being borrowed from an institution, NANOS will not require a letter of agreement.

13.Please indicate any other needs for the symposium.

14.This symposium should be considered for CME credit.(Required.)

Yes, the director agrees to comply with the CME compliance process and will provide the necessary slides for CME review if the symposium is selected.

N/A (CME is not requested for this symposium)

15.Why should this symposium be included in the 2026 NANOS annual meeting in Boston?

16.Please acknowledge the following:(Required.)

The member-initiated symposium director is a member of NANOS in good standing.

All member-initiated symposium faculty have agreed to participate in person in Boston on Monday, March 23, 2026, if the symposium is selected.

No financial support is available from NANOS to support travel expenses or honoraria for member-initiated symposium faculty.

All member-initiated symposium faculty will register for the in-person meeting. Non-member faculty who are not neuro-ophthalmologists will be offered registration at the member rate or a discounted rate to attend only on the day of the symposium they are participating in.

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