NEI Audacious Goals
The Audacious Goals Initiative is an effort by the NEI to promote innovation in vision research. In support of the initiative, the NEI challenged the NIH staff, the broader scientific community, and the general public to submit a one-page description of an audacious goal that could potentially drive innovation in vision research for the next decade and beyond. To attract participation, the NEI held a prize competition called the NEI Challenge to Identify Audacious Goals in Vision Research and Blindness Rehabilitation. The most compelling ideas generated through this competition were discussed by participants at the NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting (see below). After the meeting, NEI staff in consultation with the National Advisory Eye Council, will finalize a set of audacious goals that will be used to guide research priorities for the NEI and other vision research organizations.
NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting
Selected ideas were presented, discussed, and further developed in this national assembly of approximately 200 experts. The final set of audacious goals will help shape the breadth and direction of the full portfolio of eye and vision research supported by the NEI and other organizations in the U.S. and abroad.
- Meeting Agenda
- Meeting Location: Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland
- Webcast: The plenary sessions on Feb 24, 25, and 26 have been archived and can be viewed using the links below:
- NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting Day 1 (Sunday, Feb 24)
- NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting Day 2 (Monday, Feb 25)
- NEI Audacious Goals Development Meeting Day 3 (Tuesday, Feb 26)
*Process for Evaluating Ideas Submitted to the NEI Audacious Goals Initiative
For additional information contact:
Richard S. Fisher, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Science Policy and Legislation
National Eye Institute
Phone: 301-496-4308
NEIPlan@mail.nih.gov
Last Reviewed: March 2013
