Program Overview

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
Given the high season timing of our arrival (the Harvest Festival in Mendoza), all flights and hotels have to be booked well in advance. We have blocked rooms for our group and just started meeting registration. All rooms must be booked on the IIIC homepage.


Friday, March 3
   
14.00 or 16:35 Flight from Buenos Aires (Pre-retreat) to Mendoza
   
20.00 Dinner at Home of Roberto Zaldivar (all participants and spouses)
   
   

Saturday, March 4
   
08:00 No group breakfast, individual breakfast at hotel restaurant.
   
  No spouses program on Saturday.
There will be a parade from 10.00 to 14.00 which passes the hotel around noon and can be watched from the hotel terrace.
The scientific meeting will at Syrah room, first floor, on March 4, starting at 9.00.
   
09:00 -13.00 Scientific session: "Presbyopia Correction"
(Break 10:30-11:00)
(All presentations will be 10 minutes plus 10 minutes of discussion)
   
13:00 Lunch at Q Grill, Park Hyatt Mendoza (all participants and spouses)
   
14.00 -18:00 Scientific session: "Challenging Cases – Converting a Disaster to a Perfect Safe"
(Break 15:30-16:00)
(All presentations will be 5-10 minutes, preferably on video, and will be interrupted to discuss possible solutions by all participants for a total of 20 minutes per case)
   
19.00 Departure to Mendoza Festival
(Doggy bags and wine will be provided, no formal dinner)  
   
   

Sunday, March 5
   
09:00 Continental Breakfast at Salon de Los Espejos (meeting participants)
or full buffet breakfast at hotel restaurant individually
   
10:00 -14:00 Scientific session: "News from the Leaders of Industry"
(All presentations will be 10 minutes plus 10 minutes of discussion)
   
10:00-14:00 Free time for spouses
   
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch at Syrah Room, Park Hyatt Mendoza (all participants and spouses)
   
15.00 -19:00 Scientific session: "My Dreams for the Future – Which Technology Should be Developed?"
(All presentations will be 10 minutes plus 10 minutes of discussion)
   
15:00-19:00 Spouses: City Tour
   
20.00 Departure to Wine Tasting and Dinner
   
   

Monday, March 6
   
  No group breakfast, individual breakfast at hotel restaurant
   
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch at Syrah Room, Park Hyatt Mendoza (all participants and spouses)
   
15.00 -19:00 Scientific session: "My Special Secret to Make a Good Procedure Even Better!"
(Every participant will present one small trick or tip to make a surgical procedure or patient selection or practice management even better; 5 minutes maximum, plus 10 minutes discussion)
   
15.00 -19:00 Spousal Program - TBD
   
20.00 Dinner at Q Grill, Park Hyatt, Mendoza (all participants and spouses)
   
   

Tuesday, March 7
   
  Individual breakfast
   
12:00 Charter flight to Bariloche (must be pre-paid on our homepage)
Alternatively: Individual flights to Bariloche via Buenos Aires
   


Stay at the Park Hyatt Mendoza

Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa, with its beautifully restored 19th-century Spanish colonial façade, is a prestigious five-star hotel. Located in one of the Great Wine Capitals of the World, the hotel is situated in the main business district in the centre of Mendoza, in front of Plaza Independencia.

Address
Park Hyatt Mendoza
Chile 1124
Mendoza, Argentina, 5500
Phone: +54 261 441 1234
Website: mendoza.park.hyatt.com

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