2020 WAEPS Annual Meeting

March 19-20, 2020

_{The Conference Center at the Washington State Convention Center}

2020 Registration is OPEN

Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Program (Tech Program)

Join your colleagues for another outstanding program with tracks specifically designed for ophthalmologists, their medical personnel, practice managers and administrative staff. This year we are back in the spacious Conference Center at the Washington State Convention Center facility in downtown Seattle, WA. Save the Date: 2021 WAEPS Annual Meeting / March 11-12, 2021.

Registration Fees

The cost to participate in each program is based on whether participants are WAEPS physician members or employees of a WAEPS member practice. In order to take advantage of the significant member discounts, the member’s 2020 dues must be paid prior to registration. Some of the programs also have an early-bird registration discount. Check the individual program pages for details.

Reciprocal Society Members

WAEPS has reciprocal arrangements with ophthalmology societies in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and British Columbia. Physicians, providing proof of membership in their respective state and province societies, may register at the Active WAEPS Member rate. Please contact our office for details if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity: [email protected]

Overnight Accommodations

A room block at a discounted rate of $249 a night has been reserved at the Sheraton Grand Seattle hotel. Tell them you want to book under the WAEPS Room Block. The location of the hotel is across the street from the Washington State Convention Center to make it easy for our attendees and exhibitors to get to the conference. The hotel room comes with complimentary high speed internet in the attendee sleeping rooms. The room block is limited and the rate expires on 2/15/20.

Sheraton Grand Seattle Hotel Room Block

Accessibility and special needs

We encourage participation by all individuals. If you require assistance, please notify Kim Conn at the WAEPS office at 206-956-3652 at least two weeks prior to the conference. Advance notification is essential in order for us to serve you better. We’ll be glad to help. Note that our conference venue is fully accessible and ADA compliant. Other needs? Moms needing access to our “pump room” during breaks should contact us for details. Special dietary needs? Indicate these on your registration form or contact us via phone or email and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Getting to the Venue

The Conference Center at the Washington State Convention Center is conveniently located in downtown Seattle at 705 Pike Street. Our main entrance is on the corner of 7th Avenue and Pike Street. Please click here for more detailed information

WSCC Directions & Parking

Exhibitor Participation

WAEPS would like to extend an invitation to companies to participate this year in our 2020 Annual Physician Meeting: Advances in Ophthalmology. The below links include registration forms and a prospectus, along with contact information for signing up. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about exhibiting.

In addition to our physician program, we concurrently host a coding seminar, practice management program, and a program for ophthalmic technicians. Our four programs together draw around six hundred ophthalmic professionals to gather for this outstanding regional conference. We anticipate about 200 physicians will attend plus around 400 additional ophthalmic practice employees.

Please find links below to our 2020 Exhibitor Prospectus and the online registration form. Exhibitor booth space is reserved on a first come, first served basis. In 2019, all booth space was sold by February 1st.

Exhibitor Registration

Exhibitor Prospectus

For more information in booking commercial exhibit space at the 2020 meeting, contact Ulrich Crous at [email protected] If you are experiencing difficulties registering on the website or need to submit payment via check, please fill out the agreement form below and send it back to [email protected] to make a booth reservation.