ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With the theme “Tradition + Vision = The Future,” the Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) 2010 Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with International Vision Expo West and will include general sessions, networking luncheons and a dedicated exhibit hall space for OLA meeting attendees, according to an announcement from show organizers.

As part of the meeting, OLA and International Vision Expo West have arranged exclusive exhibit hours for OLA attendees. The exhibit hall will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 9, for OLA attendees only.

Additionally, a VIP lounge in the exhibit hall will be available to OLA attendees during all the hours that the exhibit hall is open. All of the traditional OLA events—education sessions, networking luncheons, receptions and recognition ceremonies—will be held in the hotels and halls used by International Vision Expo West.

The OLA 2010 Annual Meeting will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 6 with the Hall of Fame Banquet from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Marcello Room at the Venetian Hotel. Festivities will include the presentation of the Hall of Fame honorees and OLA Directors’ Choice Award recipient for 2010. Tickets are $75 and include an open-bar reception and buffet dinner. The Banquet will be sponsored in part by The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions.

“The OLA 2010 Annual Meeting theme, ‘Tradition + Vision = The Future,’ echoes the initiative and optimism about what is ahead for both OLA and International Vision Expo West,” said Mike Francesconi, OLA vice president and program chairman. “The purpose of the meeting has always been, and will always be, for labs to meet and to improve their business. We believe that International Vision Expo West will provide a broader setting to accomplish that purpose.”

“Hosting the OLA Annual Meeting in conjunction with International Vision Expo West is a great way for us to capitalize on a synergy that already exists within the industry,” said Tom Loughran, vice president for Reed Exhibitions. “We look forward to welcoming the OLA members and other
laboratory professionals to International Vision Expo West in October.”

Attendee registration fees for OLA members are $250 and $600 for non-members. Attendee registration for the OLA Annual Meeting is available at Ola-labs.org/ola2010.

The registration fee for International Vision Expo West exhibitors interested in participating in OLA events is $200 per staff member. Exhibitor registration, which includes an All Access Pass for the meeting, is available at VisionExpoWest.com/ola.