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Issue 06 has been published! Read the report on MAFO - The Conference and the panel discussion on "Progress and Prospects of FreeForm". Have you been at OLA? Isabel Spangemacher gives you an idea on what was there to see on the "Race to success". Paul Wrighting gives an insight on "Tinting specialists lenses for the autistic spectrum". Read about the main theme on "Consumables" and find useful market surveys. Same goes for the Special on Semi-Finished Lenses II: see what is offered in the market for plasic and mineral progressives. Have you already heard abot the news? MAFO - The Confernce is moving site and date to the day before mido! Safe the day and secure your seat already, be assured: the program will be as challenging as always!

MAFO - The Conference moves to Milan

It was an unpleasant situation in Paris during the past years when two conferences took place on the same day. It was unpleasant for both, the delegates and organisers. For some time some representatives from the machinery industry as well as lecturers and delegates asked both hosts for a solution. MAFO publisher Jörg Spangemacher discussed this thoroughly with all interested parties during the last months and decided to take advantage of the world wide leading ophthalmic fair and the ultra modern congress center.
With MIDO moving this year to the new and trend-setting exhibition site as well as the futuristic congress center in Rho Pero began a new round of discussions. But after a meeting with the CEO of MIDO, Dr. Giampiero Masciadri, it was a final decision: MAFO - The Conference will move on to Milan. In order to prevent a similar situation like in Paris MAFO has the exclusive rights to organise this kind of conference in Milan.
The conference center is located in the middle of the fair compound. The halls are equipped with all the up-to-date technique and systems to organise a professional conference. A build in sound system and two 44'' TV flat screens for the delegates further back allow a comfortable tracking of the lectures.
The next edition of MAFO - The Conference will be presented on May 8th, 2008 ? the day before MIDO. The motto of this conference is: 'The ophthalmic Lab: Up-to-date technology and management'. There are already a lot of requests for highly interesting lectures that will suit the motto.

Picture 1: The foyer of the congress center in Milan

Picture 2: Entrance of the conference center