General information

ONLINE MEETING

The 2021 International Usher info Symposium is organized as a free digital event. It is open to scientists, patients, and their families. It is scheduled as follows:

• International Usher info Scientific Symposium (official language: English) from October 6 to 8, 2021 – 3 to 7 pm Paris time each day
  
• International Usher info Patient Symposium (official language: French) on October 9, 2021 – 2 to 6 pm Paris time
  

Due to exceptional circumstances, we will not be able to provide full accessibility for the Scientific Symposium.

French simultaneous transcription & French sign language will be offered for the Patient Symposium.

NEW: Translated-captioning into 16 languages will be kindly provided by the Usher Syndrome Coalition

COMMITTEES

Scientific committee

The 2021 International Scientific Usher info Symposium is co-chaired by Prof. José-Alain Sahel and Prof. Christine Petit. Its Scientific Committee members are :

• Isabelle Audo, MD, PhD, France
• Alberto Auricchio, MD, PhD, Italy
• Paul Avan, PhD, France
• Karen Avraham, PhD, Israel
• Bahram Bodaghi, MD, PhD, France
• Deniz Dalkara, PhD, France*
• Aziz El Amraoui, PhD, France*
• Sandrine Marlin, MD, PhD, France
• Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD, France
• Tobias Moser, MD, PhD, Germany
• Michel Paques, MD, PhD, France
• Serge Picaud, PhD, France
• Rémy Potier, PhD, France
• Avinoam Safran, MD, PhD, France
• Sylvette Wiener-Vacher, MD, PhD, France
• Eberhart Zrenner, MD, PhD, Germany

* : Operational correspondents 

Patient Symposium Program Committee

• Isabelle Audo, MD, PhD, Institut de la Vision, France
• Christina Fasser, Retina International, Switzerland
• Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD, Necker Hospital, France
• Sandrine Marlin, MD, PhD, Institut Imagine, France
• Dominique Sturz, Retina Int Special Interest Group on Usher Syndrome, Austria
• Krista Vasi, Usher Syndrome Coalition, USA
• Marie-Josée Duran, PhD, Fondation Pour l’Audition, France
• Emanuela De Luca, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
• Katia Marazova, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France

Organizing committee

• Marie-Josée Duran, PhD – Fondation Pour l’Audition, France
• Emanuela De Luca, PhD – Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
• Stéphane Duhieu, PhD –  Fondation Voir et Entendre, France
• Katia Marazova, PhD –  Fondation Voir et Entendre, France