AAOS Winter 2010 Newsletter
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Dear friends, I hope that you all enjoyed a great Holiday and are off to a great 2010! As another board year comes to an end, I’d like to take a brief moment to express my thanks for another successful year. To our members, thank you for your contin- ued participation and support. Our membership num- bers have been healthy and it has been great seeing so many new and familiar faces at our events. My deepest gratitude also goes to all of the fantastic board members who’ve helped me through the past year. Without their support, energy, and guidance, the society wouldn’t nearly be as suc- cessful as it cur- rently is. Aaron, Charissa, Christina, Cindy, Connie, Dan, Greg, Jason, John, Judy, Kenny, Kristal, Mark, Shawn, Stacey and Steve... thank you for all the fine work. In parting, I wish everyone a prosper- ous and meaningful new year. I hope that you thrive both personally and pro- fessionally. -Long PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Dr. Long Tran Special points of interest: Application for 2010 AAOS Member- ship Upcoming Events: -Installation Banquet January 23rd, 2010 -Spring CE 2010 March 28, 2010 Eye to AAOS A PUBLICATION OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC SOCIETY Volume 1, Issue 3 January 2010 President’s Mes- sage 1 Installation Ban- quet 2-3 AAOS Reports 4-5 AAOS Application 6 AAOS Sponsors 7-8 Inside this issue: Look inside for the 2010 Applications for Membership **please complete form and mail to Kenneth Fukuda Help us go GREEN!!! Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to receive these newsletters by email.
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AAOS Winter 2010 Newsletter
Transcript of AAOS Winter 2010 Newsletter
Dear friends, I hope
that you all enjoyed
a great Holiday and
are off to a great
2010! As another
board year comes to
an end, I’d like to
take a brief moment
to express my
thanks for another
successful year. To
our members, thank
you for your contin-
ued participation
and support. Our
membership num-
bers
have
been
healthy
and it
has
been
great
seeing
so many new and
familiar faces at our
events. My deepest
gratitude also goes
to all of the fantastic
board members
who’ve helped me
through the past
year. Without their
support, energy,
and guidance, the
society wouldn’t
nearly be as suc-
cessful as it cur-
rently is. Aaron,
Charissa, Christina,
Cindy,
Connie,
Dan,
Greg,
Jason,
John,
Judy,
Kenny,
Kristal,
Mark, Shawn, Stacey
and Steve... thank
you for all the fine
work.
In parting, I wish
everyone a prosper-
ous and meaningful
new year. I hope
that you thrive both
personally and pro-
fessionally.
-Long
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Dr. Long Tran
Special points of interest:
Application for 2010 AAOS Member-
ship
Upcoming Events:
-Installation Banquet
January 23rd, 2010
-Spring CE 2010
March 28, 2010
Eye to AAOS
A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E A S I A N A M E R I C A N O P T O M E T R I C S O C I E T Y
Volume 1, Issue 3
January 2010
President’s Mes-
sage
1
Installation Ban-
quet
2-3
AAOS Reports 4-5
AAOS Application 6
AAOS Sponsors 7-8
Inside this issue:
Look inside for the
2010 Applications for
Membership
**please complete form and
mail to Kenneth Fukuda
Help us go
GREEN!!!
Please email me at
you would like to
receive these
newsletters by email.
Hello again! 2009…what a
great year it has been for
AAOS and it’s members.
Hard to believe a year has
passed already, but I guess
that means we were having
fun! The Installation banquet
in January 2009 was a won-
derful night held at the Japa-
nese American Museum. In
May, we honored SCCO’s
graduating class of 2009 with
some mouth-watering food
and drinks at Wildfish Grill
in Newport Beach. And now
we are all looking forward to
our Installation Banquet in
January 2010 at a new venue,
The Dinner Detectives Inter-
active Murder Mystery Show
at the Marriot in Culver City.
The Dinner Detectives
has been voted the best din-
ner show in Los Angeles for
the past 2 years now. We
know our members and
their guests will have a blast
as we honor our new board.
The mystery will be catered
to our “optometric” minds,
and we will be giving away
some of the BEST prizes ever
(just a flatscreen TV, Nin-
tendo DS, and ipods to name
a few)! RSVP by January
8th for your chance to win a
46 inch flatscreen TV!
Come join us as we
dine on some delicious food
and drinks while we solve
the mystery of who the mur-
derer is. It could even be
YOU!
Visit their website
(www.thedinnerdetectives.c
om) for more information.
Space is limited so RSVP
ASAP on our website,
www.asianamericanoptomet
ricsociety.org. Any ques-
tions, feel free to email me
as well,
See you at the
show!
-Kristal
Social Chair: Dr. Kristal Kawamoto
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Directions to Marriot Courtyard Hotel
· Address: 6333 Bristol Parkway, Culver City, CA 90230
From the North:
Take 405 South
Take the Slauson Ave/Marina Del Rey exit onto CA-90E towards Slauson Ave.
Right on W. Slauson Ave
Right on Bristol Parkway
From the South:
Take 405 North
Exit #49B Slauson Ave/Sepulveda Bl onto S. Sepulveda Bl
Right on Green Valley Circle
Right on Bristol Parkway
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Join us at AAOS’s annual
Installation Banquet
On
Saturday, January 23rd at 5:30pm
to be held at a new venue:
“The Dinner Detectives Murder Mystery Show”
Marriot Courtyard Hotel in Culver City
Voted “Best Dinner Show in LA 2007 & 2008”Hotel
Join us for an evening of great food, drinks, and fun as we
welcome our 2010 AAOS Board members. $50 for members and $60
for guests ($35 for students and $45 fir their guests).
For more info & to RSVP, visit our website:
www.asianamericanoptometricsociety.org
http://www.thedinnerdetectives.com
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Treasurer: Dr. Shawn Yamamoto
Hello AAOS members!
Despite economic hard
times, we are working hard
to make sure that we are
able to continue to provide
updates and events to our
members. Sometimes dur-
ing financial situations it is a
good thing, because it
makes us work harder and
watch our money more
wisely. That is what we
are striving to do for the up-
coming year. We already have
commitments from our trusty
sponsors as well as a few new
ones so that we will still be
able to provide our FREE CE’s,
senior banquet, installation
banquet and hopefully much
more. Of course, we wouldn’t
be able to do it without you. So
keep up the great attendance
at our events and feel free to
tell fellow colleagues to come
and check us out.
Our total balance is currently
$18,392.70. This is for our up-
coming installation banquet
and the various scholarship
foundations that the AAOS pro-
vides. Thanks again for your
support and we look forward to
a great year.
Shawn Yama-
moto, O.D.
Membership Chair: Dr. Kenny Fukuda
Hello AAOS Members,
Another year has passed
and a new one is upon us…
2010!!! Can you believe
that?! I just seems like yes-
terday that we were all wor-
ried about the Y2K disasters
that were supposed to be
happening to all of us at the
beginning of the new mil-
lennium!
It’s that time of year to
submit your membership
applications and sign up for
2010 membership. Please
find the enclosed application
and send it to me at my ad-
dress. If you have any ques-
tions, please feel free to
email me at Kfuku-
[email protected]. Sign up
and take advantage of the
free CE that we offer our paid
members in March and Au-
gust! Also, join us at our In-
stallation Banquet…it should
be a night of fun at the mur-
der-mystery dinner…lots of
prizes and give-aways to be
had that night!
I look forward to hearing from
you all and seeing you at our
events throughout the year. Be
sure to check our website,
www.AsianAmericanOptometric
Society.org, for upcoming events
and updates throughout the
year!
Kenneth A. Fukuda
Happy New Year Everyone!
As AAOS continues to grow and evolve we are grateful for
your continued support and membership! AAOS will con-
tinue to provide:
Quality continuing education courses at a convenient lo-
cation
Great networking opportunities
Social events to promote camaraderie
A voice for the Asian American Optometric community
Are you interested in becoming a board member
of the AAOS?
We are currently looking for members who
would like to take a more active role in the Asian
American Optometric society. If you are inter-
ested, please email us at:
Saturday, Jan. 23: Installation Banquet Location: Marriott Courtyard Hotel in Culver City
Time: 5:30 pm
Sunday, March 28: Spring C.E. 2009 Symposium **Featuring 6 hours of continuing education**
Location: Cerritos Sheraton
Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Benefits of AAOS Membership
A Call for Board Members
Upcoming Events
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Membership Application
Last Name: _____ First Name:_____________ Middle Initial:___
Email Address: Spouse’s Name (if applicable): ___________
Optometry School Attended/Year of Graduation:
Referred By:
Primary Address and Phone Number: Please circle one OFFICE / HOME
Number & Street Name City State Zip Code
( )
Phone #
If you would like to make a contribution along with your annual dues,
please check the appropriate line(s) below:
_____ AAOS Foundation (New!) $________
SCCO Scholarship Fund $
X Annual Membership (see membership scale below) $
Make checks payable to: AAOS
Visit our website at www.AsianAmericanOptometricSociety.org
Please Kenneth Fukuda, O.D. Annual Membership Fee Scale
Mail To: 9615 Nightingale Ave. If you graduated in:
Fountain Valley, CA 92708 2010 (1st year) Membership is FREE
2009 (2nd year)
Only $25
2008 and before $75
AAOS Sponsors
Essilor Products:
Bausch & Lomb Products:
AAOS Sponsors
Alcon products:
“The purpose of the Asian American Optometric So-
ciety is to promote and maintain a social, cultural,
scientific, and educational interchange of informa-
tion and experiences between the members”
Asian American Optometric Society
308 East Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205
A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E
A S I A N A M E R I C A N
O P T O M E T R I C S O C I E T Y
PRESIDENT:
Long Tran, O.D., FAAO
714.992.7873
PRESIDENT ELECT:
Aaron Sako, O.D.
949.586.8200
SOCIAL CHAIR:
Kristal Kawamoto, O.D.
818.642.3803
TREASURER:
Shawn Yamamoto, O.D.
310.344.3260
2009 Asian American Optometric Society Board
Help us go GREEN!!! Please email me at [email protected] if you would like to receive these newsletters by email.
To learn more about the AAOS
Scholarships and future AAOS events
please visit us at our website:
www.asianamericanoptometricsociety.org
MEMBERSHIP:
Kenny Fukuda, O.D.
714.403.1395
EDUC. & RESEARCH
John Lee, O.D., FAAO
714.992.7837
ADMINISTRATIVE ASST.
Christina Leung, O.D.
714.864.1175
PUBLICATIONS
Connie Liu, O.D.
626.622.6331
WEBMASTER:
Jason Lam, O.D.
818-709-2290
TRUSTEES:
Steve Bae, O.D.
323.938.5558
Stacey Gin, O.D., FAAO
714.308.5036
Greg Kame, O.D., FAAO
213.628.7419
Charissa Lee, O.D.
Mark Sawamura, O.D., FAAO
714.449.7407
Don Matsumoto, O.D.
310.390.9527
Cindy Siu, O.D., FAAO
949.640.2023
Dan Tang, O.D.
310.557.6401
Judy Tong, O.D., FAAO
714.449.7429
