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1999 Conference Photos

The following pictures were taken at the various conference functions. Click on the thumbnails to see full-sized images.
 
 

ANN's first acting president, Vicky, presides over the very first meeting of the American Nystagmus Network. This was truly an awesome moment for ANN!
Sam, the conference registrar, is manning the registration desk along with Jeff. Jeff handled all ANN memberships and was also responsible for setting up and maintaining our bank account.
Karen is the webmistress for the ANN site and a co-moderator for the ANN E-Mail Discussion List.
Jennifer was a presenter at the conference. She has CN and talked about her experiences growing up with CN and also her recent experience working with Dr. Dell'Osso in his CN research lab.
Jen gave an excellent presentation on Low Vision Rehabilitation. She brought many examples of visual aids and is seen here with a few of them. 
Dr. Dell'Osso was the keynote speaker at the conference. He gave an outstanding presentation on CN in general, and he also provided free eye movement recordings for people with CN.
Claire travelled to the conference from the UK, where she works on the staff of the Nystagmus Network, UK. She provided us with insight on how to get ANN started and also presented a talk on two Nystagmus books.
Part of the first meeting of the ANN Interim Board. Pictured are: Jeffrey, ANN E-Mail list moderator; Laurie, conference organizer; Sean (NFKAS), manager of the snail mail address and leader of the adult focus group.
More of the interim board meeting participants. Pictured are: Vicky, acting president and ANN incorporator; Alan, conference financial advisor and the person who filed for ANN's tax exempt status; Laura, active board participant and designated recorder for all meetings.
Ann and Sam at the first ANN member meeting.
First ANN member meeting.
Alan and his wife Cindy at the first ANN member meeting.
Sean (NFKAS) leads the adult focus group. We discussed driving with Nystagmus and career impacts (including interviews) of Nystagmus.
Some of the attendees of the adult focus group. Pictured from left to right are: Kevin, Charla, and George.



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