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Category Archives: Aniridia Network news
Five go to Paris for European Conference on Aniridia 2018
Five members of Aniridia Network travelled to Paris for a conference about the science and treatment of aniridia. They met the world’s top experts on aniridia and learned about their latest research and techniques. They also took part in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aniridia Europe, Conference, European Aniridia Conference, event
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Reviews of Conference 2018
People at the Aniridia Network Conference 2018 said: “It gave an opportunity to learn about different aspects of aniridia. It made me feel like I really belonged there.” Meeting lots of people and having a good variety of speakers made it … Continue reading
Responses to feedback about Conference 2018
Thank you for all the excellent feedback about this years conference. We will certainly try to put in place many of the suggestions that were made. We will publish the survey results shortly. There were some points made, that we … Continue reading
Annual General Meeting 2018
The first Annual General Meeting of Aniridia Network, a charitable incorporated organisation was held at: Resource For London, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA on 14 April 2018 at 11:00am Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting, charity, meeting, registration
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Annual Report 2017-2018
Details of what our officials did between April 2017 and March 2018 are in the Aniridia Network Annual Report 2017-18. There is also the Aniridia Network Financial Reports 2017-18. These were presented at the Annual General Meeting on 14 April … Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting, annual report, meeting
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Our first grant for UK research into aniridia
We are thrilled to announce a grant for research into aniridia! Aniridia Network UK has partnered with charity Fight For Sight to each contribute half the money to a £15,000 grant. The money is only available to UK academic or medical institutions. Get more … Continue reading
Charity registration achieved
From today Aniridia Network has full charity status. This is excellent and exciting! It means we have more potential to get funds and support, leading towards being able to do much more. Previously we were only registered with HMRC as a charity … Continue reading
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Tagged AGM, Annual General Meeting, charity, meeting, registration
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London meet-up 2017
This evening we held an informal get-together in London, after the excellent, free Sight Village event. We met at Caffe Nero, 1 Wrights Lane, Kensington, London, W8 5RY. The meetup was hosted by James, one of the ANUK’s trustees, and volunteer Glen, both of whom have aniridia … Continue reading
Changing our name
We are planning to change our name! We intend to drop the ‘UK’ and simply be ‘Aniridia Network’. The main reason is to be inclusive for people affected by aniridia in Ireland, and there are other benefits too. We want … Continue reading
Attending the Genetic Alliance Conference 2017
Today Genetic Alliance held their Annual Conference in London, entitled “Upskilling Our Members”, with many charities taking part. Aniridia Network trustee James Buller attended the event, taking the opportunity to engage with many leaders of charities very similar to our … Continue reading
