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 New VSS Board Members Announced

Congratulations to newly-elected Board members Marisa Carrasco and Zoe Kourtzi. Marisa and Zoe replace Tania Pasternak and Marvin Chun leaving the Board this June.

 2008 VSS Abstracts & Program Download

The VSS Abstracts book (PDF, 6MB)vand VSS Program (PDF, 3.8MB) are now available for download.

 2008 VSS Schedule

For a detailed presentation schedule listing all presentations by first author, see the Presentation Schedule. For a listing of sessions by name, see Poster Sessions and Talk Sessions.

The complete VSS Program schedule is also available by logging into your VSS Online Account. The VSS Online Meeting System allows you to view the schedule and create a personalized itinerary.

 Daycare at VSS

The Naples Grande Hotel has a children's program in place - both 1/2 day and full day programs are available. See Daycare.

 2008 Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Awards

VSS is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Awards. Each deserving recipient will be given $500 to help offset the cost of attending the meeting in Naples. Awards will be handed out at the Keynote Address, Saturday, May 10. 2008 Travel Award Winners

 David Whitney Wins 2008 VSS Young Investigator Award

VSS is pleased to announce that David Whitney of the University of California, Davis is the winner of the 2008 VSS Young Investigator Award.

 VSS Shuttle Service

VSS has arranged for discounted transportation from Fort Meyers airport to the meeting hotels. The one-way VSS fare is $25/person each way. More information about the shuttle and other options for getting from the Fort Meyers airport to the meeting hotels can be found here.

Additionally, if you are a current member of VSS, you have access to both a Ride Sharing and a Room Sharing Board. You can view and post to these boards by logging into your VSS account. The Room and Ride Sharing Boards can be found under the Meeting Registration menu of the VSS Membership and Meeting System.

 Hotel Reservations

There are still a few rooms available at the Naples Grande on select nights. To reserve your room at the Naples Grande, go here.

If you're looking for an alternative to the Naples Grande, several additional hotel options have been posted. Both the Staybridge Suites and the Hilton Naples are within walking distance (~ 1 mile) of the Naples Grande and VSS has negotiated special discounted rates for attendees. VSS has also reserved rooms at the Bayfront Inn and the Best Western Naples. More...

 2008 Symposia Announced

Member-Initiated Symposia will be offered again this year at start of the VSS Annual Meeting in Naples.  Four symposia will be offered at each of two time slots beginning at 1:00pm on Friday. For more information on the Symposia sessions, see Symposia Sessions.

 Edward Callaway to Give Keynote Lecture

VSS is pleased to announce that Edward Callaway, Salk Institute will give the Keynote Lecture at this year's Annual Meeting In Naples, Florida. More...


 

 

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