History of Michaelson Symposium
One year after the death of Professor MICHAELSON in 1982, his disciples, colleagues and friends over the world decided to initiate a commemorative event as a tribute to his unmatched worldwide contributions to Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Sciences. It was decided that the most adequate commemorative undertaking would be:
1. Awarding a “Michaelson Medal” bearing his portrait
2. Organizing a scientific meeting to be called the Michaelson Symposium with the main theme being “Ocular Angiogenesis”
The Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities, of which Prof. MICHAELSON was a member, the Jerusalem Hebrew University Medical School and the Hadassah Hospital agreed to sponsor the Medal and an International Nominating Committee was elected. In consultation with Professor ARNALL PATZ (then the Director of the Wilmer Eye Institute) and Professor STEPHEN RYAN (former Dean of the Medical School and head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Doheny, University of South California), it was decided to hold the first Symposium in Jerusalem.
Chronology
The 1st Michaelson International Symposium
1-5 September 1986, Jerusalem, Israel
DAVID BENEZRA
The 2nd Michaelson International Symposium
25-28 September 1989, Baltimore, USA
MORTON GOLDBERG, BOB MURPHY, BERT GLASER AND ARNALL PATZ
The 3rd Michaelson International Symposium
21-23 May 1992, Paris, France
GABRIEL COSCAS
The 4th Michaelson International Symposium
24-27 May 1995, Budapest, Hungary
GYORGY IMRE
The 5th Michaelson International Symposium
15-18 September 1997, Kyoto, Japan
KOICHI SHIMIZU AND MASANOBU UYAMA
The 6th Michaelson International Symposium
21-26 May 2000, Jerusalem, Israel
DAVID BENEZRA
The 7th Michaelson International Symposium
21-24 September 2003, Paris, France
GISELE SOUBRANE, GABRIEL COSCAS
The 8th Michaelson International Symposium
8-11 June 2005, Ghent, Belgium
JEAN-JACQUES DE LAEY
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