Udupi:  The inaugural ceremony of “Hoscon 2016” hosted by Udupi District Ophthalmic Society, under the aegis of Karnataka Ophthalmic Society to be held at UVA Meridian Convention Centre, Koteshwar, Udupi on Friday, 18th November 2016, to be inaugurated by Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Sports and Youth Affairs, Karnataka.

Speaking to media persons at Udupi Press Club, Dr. Krishna Prasad Kudlu said that Udupi District Ophthalmic Society has been conferred the responsibility of hosting the 35th Karnataka State Ophthalmic Conference (KOSCON) by the Karnataka Ophthalmic society.

It is our pledge to conduct it in a manner unprecedented. Preparations are already underway to make sure we provide with an experience par excellence.

A large number of National and International faculty have confirmed their participation and that will be the highlight of the meeting.

ive Surgery session has been kept away from recent state conference and we are planning to re-introduce the highly educative and interactive session, he said.

The venue ‘UVA Meridian’ boasts of all the halls being air conditioned and having top quality acoustics. It is located at Koteshwar, which is at a distance of 30km from Udupi as well as Manipal, and about 10 km from Kundapur. But be rest assured that this logistic problem will not prove of any hindrance as we have arranged regular shuttle buses to the above mentioned towns.

He said that there are innumerable destinations of tourist interest and one can combine business and pleasure during this outing. Coastal Karnataka has always had great things to offer, when it came to matters of the palate. Few unique concepts like Heli Tourism, Boating, Zip Lining and Quad Biking have been included for delegate entertainment. We are seeing a superb response as far as registrations are concerned. Do offer us this opportunity to showcase our hospitality, he said.

The conference will be presided by Dr. A.S. Guruprasad, President KOS and guest of honour will be Dr. H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor, Manipal University, Dr. Ramamurthy D. President AIOS, Dr. Amar Agarwal, Agarwal Eye Hospitals, Dr. T. P Lahane, Dean J.J. Medical College, Mumbai, Dr. Shanthan Gopal, President Elect, AIOS, KOS, Dr. Nataraj P. L. Director of Health, Government of Karnataka, Sri Uday Kumar Shetty Chairman UVA Meridian Convention Centre, Dr. F. E. A. Rodrigues, President UDOS and Dr. Sirish Nelivigi, Secretary KOS.

Dr. Chinnappa Organising Secretary, Dr. Narendra Shenoy organizing secretary and others were present during the press meet.