ISGEDR Joint Meeting - Lausanne 2021 - Quicklinks

Meeting Program

Livestream Recordings

Virtual Oral Presentations

Virtual Posters

“Coming Soon… the 45th Meeting of the Ophthalmic Genetics Study Club”

Elias I. Traboulsi and

Virginia (Ginny) M. Utz

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the Home Page for the ISGEDR 2021 Joint Meeting. If you like to join ISGEDR before you register, please contact Ms. Sandy Wong at wongs1@ccf.org and she will give you instructions on how to do so. You can also do that by going to the join ISGEDR page on this website and filling out the form. You would then qualify for the discounted rate for members and a FREE subscription to the Journal Ophthalmic Genetics for the coming year. Otherwise you can continue on to submit an abstract and/or register without joining the Society.

Below, you will be guided either to register to attend the conference VIRTUALLY or to attend IN PERSON.

You can review the Provisional Programme HERE. Closing Date for Abstract Submissions was 21st July, 2021. ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED

For more information about the local arrangements and lodging in Lausanne, VISIT THIS PAGE. Registrants have to make their own arrangements directly with the hotels.

Please note that because of technical issues with our registration page, it has being reformatted and we can once again take registrations. We appreciate your patience.

ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne – Registration Rates:

Note: Early Bird Registration ends 21st July, 2021

Registration Category	In Person Regular	In Person Early Bird	Virtual Regular	Virtual Early Bird
ISGEDR or SGOF non-members (3 days + cruise*)	600	550	400	350
ISGEDR or SGOF non-members (1 day + cruise*)	250	200	150	100
ISGEDR or SGOF members (3 days + cruise)	500	450	300	250
EURbG members (Thursday + Friday + cruise)	300	250	200	150
Students/Residents/Fellows (3 days + cruise)**	250	200	150	100
Researchers/Genetic Counselors/Orthoptits/Patients (3 days + cruise)	400	350	200	150
Company representative in excess of allotted by sponsor level (3 days with cruise)	600	550	400	350
Low & middle-income countries*** non-members (3 days + cruise)	250	200	150	100
Low & middle-income countries*** non-members (1 day)	150	100	100	50
Accompanying persons	200	150
Gala Dinner on cruise (limited to 120 seats)	75	75

All Fees are in $US * All in-person registrants will have access to the cruise. Residents and Fellows register as such using an honor system. * Income status determined by World Bank classification of the registrants’ country

Lausanne 2021 - Livestream Recordings

Here are the full ‘warts and all’ recordings of the Livestream from the ISGEDR Joint Meeting – Lausanne 2021. NOTE: this page and those for the Oral Presentations and Virtual Poster Videos are password protected, the password is the same as the pass code for Day 2 of the livestream as sent to all registered delegates, faculty and sponsors.

Meeting at a Glance


Time	Session	Thursday Genetics	Thursday Rb	Friday Rb	Friday Genetics	Saturday Genetics
9:00-10:00	1	Genetics 1		Rb 1	SGOF Meeting	Genetics 4
10:00-11:00	2	Genetics 2		Rb 2	SGOF Meeting	Genetics 5
11:00-11:30	COFFEE BREAK	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing
11:30-12:30	3	Genetics 3	EURbG Meeting Starts	Rb 3	SGOF Meeting	Genetics 6
12:30-13:30	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH
13:30-14:30	Named Lecture	Francois Lecture	EURbG Meeting Continues	Ellsworth Lecture	SGOF Meeting	Franceschetti Lecture
14:30-16:00	Mini symposium	Gene Therapy	EURbG Meeting Continues Ends at 16:00	Liquid Biopsies	15:30 –16:00 Special Lecture	14:30 – 15:00 Special Lecture 15:00 – 16:00 Gene Therapy for AMD
16:00-16:30	COFFEE BREAK	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	Poster Viewing	16:00 – 17:00 Gene Therapy Mitochondrial Genes
16:30-18:00	4	GREET ERN-i		WHO (GICC program)		Meeting Adjourns at 17:00

Thursday September 2nd, 2021

Auditorium - (200 Seats)

Session 1

08:00-09:00 Coffee & Registration

09:00-09:15 Welcome and Opening of the Joint ISGEDR/SGOF/EURbG/ERN-EYE Meeting - F. Munier, I Audo, G Chantada and H. Dollfus

09:15-10:00 Ophthalmic Genetics 1 - Free Papers

10:00-11:00 Ophthalmic Genetics 2 - Free Papers

11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK AND VIEWING OF POSTERS

11:30-12:30 Ophthalmic Genetics 3 - Free Papers

12:30-13:30 LUNCH - (cocktail dinatoire)

Session 2

13:30-14:30 Introduction of the Jules Francois Lecturers - B.P. Leroy

FRANÇOIS LECTURE - J. Bennett & A.M. Maguire - "Using learnings from RPE65 gene therapy to advance treatments for other forms of congenital blindness"

14:30-16:00 Minisymposium - Gene Therapy (Nuclear Genes) - Organisers: I. Audo, H. Dollfus, B.P. Leroy

16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK & VIEWING OF POSTERS

16:30-18:00 Ophthalmic Genetics 4 = Grand Rounds ERN-EYE Transnational (GREET) Meeting by the European Reference Network for Rare Eye Disease (ERN-EYE) - Case Presentations - Moderators: I. Audo, E. Héon, E.I. Traboulsi, H. Dollfus, B.P. Leroy

18:00-20:00 SWISS WINE TASTING & VISIT OF THE MUSEUM

Friday September 3rd, 2021

Auditorium - (200 Seats)

Session 3

09:15-10:00 Retinoblastoma 1 - Survival and second cancers

10:00-11:00 Retinoblastoma 2 - Metastases

11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK & VIEWING OF POSTERS

11:30-12:30 Retinoblastoma 3 - Interesting cases

12:30-13:30 LUNCH - (cocktail dinatoire)

Session 4

13:30-14:30 Introduction of Robert Ellsworth Lecturer - F. Munier

ELLSWORTH LECTURE - D.H. Abramson - "Cell Free DNA in Retinoblastoma: What we know and what we don't know in 2021"

14:30-15:30 Minisymposium & Free papers Liquid Biopsies

15:30-16:00 Special Lecture - "Retinal cell types as a basis for ophthalmology in the 21st century" - B. Roska

16:00-16:30 TEA & COFFEE & POSTER VIEWING

16:30-17:30 Retinoblastoma around the world - WHO (GICC program) - Global Retinoblastoma Outcome Study - D. Fabian, L. Desjardins, B. Gallie, L. Fernando Teixeira

17:30-18:00 ISGEDR Business Meeting

18:30 DEPARTURE FOR CRUISE & GALA DINNER

Saturday September 4th, 2021

Auditorium - (200 Seats)

Session 5

09:00-10:00 Ophthalmic Genetics 4 - Ocular Malformations & Syndromes

10:00-11:00 Ophthalmic Genetics 5 - Free papers

11:00-11:30 COFFEE BREAK & VIEWING OF POSTERS

11:30-12:30 Ophthalmic Genetics 6 - Free papers

12:30-13:30 LUNCH - (cocktail dinatoire)

Session 6

13:30-14:30 Introduction of Albert Franceschetti Lecturer - E.I. Traboulsi

FRANCESCHETTI LECTURE - I. MacDonald - “Choroideremia – Lessons From research and Clinical Trials”

14:30-15:00 Special Lecture - “Establishing a Successful Collaboration Between an Ophthalmic Genetics Service & a Molecular Ophthalmic Genetics Lab” - R.K. Koenekoop & F.P.M. Cremers

15:00-16:00 Minisymposium - Gene Therapy for AMD - C. Klaver

16:00-17:00 Minisymposium - Gene Therapy (Mitochondrial Genes) - G. Lenaers

17:00 hrs MEETING ADJOURNS

ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne

Dear colleagues and friends,

I have the privilege to announce the 22nd ISGEDR Meeting, which will be held hybrid (virtual and in person) from September 2nd to 4th 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland, jointly with the European Retinoblastoma Group (EURbG), the Société de Génétique Ophtalmologique Francophone (SGOF), and the European Reference Network dedicated to Rare Eye Diseases (ERN-EYE). The scientific program promises to be outstanding, covering the hotest topics in ocular genetics and retinoblastoma. This will include three named lectures, the Jules-François Lecture by Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire, the Franceschetti Medal and Lecture by Ian MacDonald and the Ellsworth Lecture by David Abramson. Looking forward to meeting you soon.

Francis Munier President of ISGEDR

Please download the Lausanne 2021 Flyer from the link below:

Download Lausanne 2021 Flyer

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ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne – Local Liaison Contact Details

If you have any non-scientific queries, please feel free to contact our Local Liaison, Paola Caputo at paola.caputo@fa2.ch

Lausanne – The Olympic Capital

Lausanne rises elegantly in terraces on three hills above the north shore of Lake Geneva in Switzerland’s French-speaking region. High bridges span the gorges of two rivers that cut through the city, combining with the steep rise from the lakeshore to give Lausanne a dramatic and scenic terrain with views of the Savoy Alps across the lake. An old university city and now a busy commercial one, it is popular for congresses, trade fairs, and conventions, with a number of outstanding meeting venues. Lausanne is the world headquarters of the Olympic Committee, and an Olympic museum is among its most popular tourist attractions.

The Romans established a trading colony here in the first century BC, and by the Middle Age, Lausanne’s cathedral was already important as a pilgrimage stop on the Way of St. James. To sense this old city, wander the winding streets below the cathedral; and to capture the elegance of its late-18th-century grandeur as a highlight of the Swiss Riviera, descend to the shore where Belle Époque hotels line its lakeside promenade.
Visit the links here below to can find more information about Lausanne :

The Olympic Museum, Lausanne – Getting Here

Venue Address: Musée Olympique, Quai d’Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland

Map

By Train

Take the train into Lausanne and the M2 metro line to Ouchy

Check train times here: CFF

By metro or TL city bus

M2 metro line and No. 2 bus (Ouchy stop), No 24 (Parc Musée Olympique) or No. 8 or 25 (Musée Olympique stop).

Check bus times here: TL

By Car

Take the A9 motorway, Maladière exit

Plan your route here: Michelin

The “Navigation” underground car park in Ouchy is located just 400m from the Museum. Street parking in the disc parking zones (“blue zones”), bus parking on the Quai d’Ouchy and two disabled parking spaces at the Museum’s north entrance (Elysée entrance) are also available.

On weekends between 26 June and 21 September 2021, the Quai d’Ouchy and the Quai de Belgique are closed to traffic.

By Boat

There are regular boats from Evian, Vevey, Montreux and Villeneuve during peak season.
Landing stage at “Ouchy” just 400m from the museum.

Check boat times here: CGN

By Foot

Walking distance
10 minutes from the metro M2 Ouchy-Olympique
10 minutes from the landing CGN Ouchy
20 minutes from the train station Lausanne

Lausanne Venue Images

ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne – Meeting Language

The ISGEDR 2021 Joint Meeting with EURbG, SGOF and ERN-EYE will be held in English, EXCEPT for the part of the programme ran by la Société de la Génétique Ophtalmologique (SGOF), which will be held in French only, on Friday 3 September 2021.

ISGEDR/ERN-EYE Joint GREET Meeting Notes

Aim :

To share one session of the Grand Round ERN-EYE Transnational (GREET held every 2 months) meeting with the ISGEDR meeting.

Duration of the meeting/sesion is 90 minutes: thus 8 -10 cases

Principle :

The ISGEDR meeting will hold an ISGEDR / ERN-EYE (www.ern-eye.eu) joint meeting in the format of a GREET (see website page https://www.ern-eye.eu/greet).

The Grand Round ERN-EYE Transnational (GREET) is a meeting organised by ERN-EYE with the aim to share challenging and/or highly and particularly relevant cases and stimulate discussions among experts.

The duration of a case presentation is maximum 5 minutes with 5 minutes discussion.

The topic will be rare eye disease including, inherited retinal degeneration, inherited optic neuropathies developmental anomalies, …

A template for presentation is imposed and will be sent to speakers with acceptance email

A selection of 8 cases will be made by the ISGEDR/ERN-EYE committee. The presenter will be informed around the 25 07 2021.

Non selected cases: for ERN-EYE members may be presented on a future GREET and is accessible on CPMS anyhow for all members

For non ERN-EYE members : They can submit an abstract through the ISGEDR website

Process to apply :

Two ways of applying

As ERN-EYE member: follow the ERN-EYE procedure (INCLUDING CPMS upload) , Register on ISGEDR, SUBMIT an GREET ABSTRACT , if selected proceed as ERN-EYE GREET ( including the upload on CPMS)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS IS 14th July, 2021

AS NON ERN-EYE member: Register on ISGEDR, Submit a GREET ABSTRACT, DEADLINE on abstract submission JOINT meeting: DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS IS 14th July, 2021

Lausanne 2021 - Livestream Recordings

ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne – Sponsors

The content of this meeting is independent of commercial interests

Any conflict of interest by the scientific organizers or the presenters will be disclosed in the related presentations, in the meeting proceedings, and on the meeting website. The International Society for Genetic Eye Disease & Retinoblastoma in addition wishes to thank the following sponsors who have generously supported the ISGEDR 2021 Lausanne Meeting: