Summer ARA Program – June 26
Dear ARA Members,
Our next ARA luncheon will be held Friday, June 26th, in the Alcon Crossroads Conference Center (old cafeteria) starting at 11:30am. I am pleased to announce that our speaker will be Abe Clark, PhD, Regents Professor of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Medical Education. He is also the Founding Director of the North Texas Eye Research Institute at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. Dr. Clark’s topic will be “Handling the pressure: discovering the causes of glaucoma and developing new disease modifying treatments”. Many of you may know Dr. Clark since he worked at Alcon for 23 years and was the Vice President of Discovery Research and Head of Glaucoma Research.
His research has been focused on the discovery of molecular pathogenic pathways for glaucomatous damage to the eye to develop novel disease modifying therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and blindness. Dr. Clark’s laboratory has discovered both small molecules, gene therapies, and genome editing therapies that prevent glaucoma damage to the eye and vision centers of the brain. Dr. Clark collaborates with numerous investigators around the world to perform interdisciplinary and translational research.
Agenda
11:30 Sign in for members and guests
12:00 Buffet opens
12:50 Welcome and Introductions – Pat Cappelletti, President, ARA
1:00 Featured Speaker Presentation, Abe Clark, PhD, FARVO FAAO, “Handling the pressure: discovering the causes of glaucoma and developing new disease modifying treatments”.
2:00 Announcements
2:30 Event ends
Reservations & Charges
Email us at ARA-RSVP@alcon-ara.com to make your reservation, no later than June 19.
If you are bringing a guest, include their name when you RSVP and if they will ride with you.
The luncheon is free for members and $!0 for guests. If you haven’t paid your $10 dues for 2026, you can pay in cash or check when you sign in or send your check to:
Alcon Retirees Association
P.O. Box 173416
Arlington, TX 76003-3416
Parking
Parking spaces will be reserved with orange cones. Golf carts will be available to take those who need assistance to the Crossroads Conference Center and back to the parking lot after the program.
I look forward to seeing you June 26th.
Pat Cappelletti
President, Alcon Retirees Association
Spring 2026 In HindSight
The ARA Spring 2026 Newsletter is available now.
To view the In HindSight Newsletter from the website, login and choose the Newsletter box, on the right-hand side.
Retirees are invited to Fun Fest 2026
The event is Friday, June 5th on the Alcon Fort Worth Campus. Registration is due by May 30th; the link to register is in the recent email to ARA members.
It’s back and bigger than ever. Alcon’s second annual Fun Fest returns Friday, June 5, and you don’t want to miss it.
Building on last year’s great turnout, there’s even more to enjoy — new teen activities, classic favorites, and a fireworks show at 8:45 p.m. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. You must register in order to attend.
ARA Website Information
To access the ARA Members section, you will need an email address and password. Please use your email address that you have previously provided for the ARA roster and password you setup when you requested membership.
We welcome your feedback. Send us an email — if you click Contact at the upper right of the home page, our respective email addresses can be found.
New Alcon retirees ready to join ARA – If you have not yet joined the Alcon Retirees Association, registration is an easy process. Use the Sign Up Today link to complete the Member Sign Up form. We follow Alcon’s criteria to determine eligibility as an Alcon Retiree, that is, at least age 55 at retirement with 10 years or more of service. After you complete the form, you will get an email from us asking you to verify your information. Your email reply is necessary in order to complete the registration process.
Dues are a nominal $10 per year. Your membership opens the door for our quarterly luncheon meetings on the Alcon Fort Worth campus and receipt of the ARA newsletter along with other email announcements.
