AIO Conference

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The AIO (Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians) Conference plan was to cruise leisurely along the Rhine and Danube, visiting 4 countries, enjoy the marvellous scenery together with the excellent company of our fellow professionals and visit noteworthy Optical establishments en route

The reality was somewhat different, we should have realised – the 13th Conference...2013...? It was bound to be an adventure. And adventure it was, coinciding with the worst flooding in parts of central Europe for 500 years. However in the spirit of AIO and with Pat and Robbie Cameron Davies’s usual thorough preparation and organisation another great conference was enjoyed by 44 members of AIO and friends in early June. As a result of the weather however, some planned professional events sadly had to be cancelled or rescheduled and a few of the optional excursions offered by the cruise company were not possible.