Online conference aims to equip independents with business and marketing skills needed during the pandemic

The global ‘Transitions The Pulse’ event will be held on 9 February

With lockdown restrictions likely to extend into the spring, the event will return to its January dates for 2022, but plans for a virtual event are underway

Nathan Garnett, show director of 100% Optical, speaks to OT  about the show’s new dates, the potential changes ahead, and celebrating the profession after a year of challenge

Optometrists are encouraged to sign up for the National Optical Conference, which is being held as a series of virtual sessions between Wednesday 25 November and Thursday 3 December

The eyewear show has been rescheduled for June, with event organisers hoping that summer will bring safer opportunities for travel, ensuring “peak” international attendance

The optical show will be held from 8-10 May, after the Government announced that the restart date for exhibitions and conferences would be delayed

Launched to support educators and students during the pandemic, the initiative offers online education and resources

Indie Grewal, owner and optometrist at Leightons St Albans, has been elected to the role

Giovanni Vitaloni, president of Mido, said that the show couldn’t celebrate 50 years when Italy and the world was “experiencing such an international crisis.”