Program Downloads Now Available The VSS 2013 Program and Abstracts book are now available for download. Download VSS 2013 Program (PDF, 2.2MB) Download VSS 2013 Abstracts (PDF, 2.4MB)

Airport Transportation to Waldorf Astoria

The VSS airport shuttle service offered in previous years is not offered this year. For other options, see Airport Transportation.

New Board Members Elected

Congratulations to Preeti Verghese, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, and Norma Graham, Columbia University -- voted in by the membership to the VSS Board of Directors. Their four-year term begins in June, 2013.

Online Program Now Available

The VSS online program is available at: mobile.visionsciences.org.

Two options are available this year for mobile devices:

• The online planner (mobile.visionsciences.org) formats nicely on tablets and smart phones and is a good option for android devices.
• As in previous years, there is an iphone app available for download. You can download the app directly to your device by searching for "VSS 2013" in the app store, or sync it to your device using iTunes after downloading.

Registration Open for Student/Postdoc Workshops

Registration is now open for the Sunday, May 12 Student/Postdoc Workshops. Register now as space is limited and these workshops fill up fast.

Dr. Eileen Kowler is the inaugural winner of the Davida Teller Award

Dr. Eileen Kowler, Professor at Rutgers University, has been chosen as the inaugural winner of the Davida Teller Award. The award, established this year, is given to an outstanding woman vision scientist with a strong history of mentoring. more...

Poster and Talk Sessions

You can look up the time and location of your presentation by seeing the Poster Sessions and Talk Sessions.

Notifications of Abstracts Sent

Abstract notifications were sent February 5. If you did not receive an email, contact the VSS office. A preliminary schedule will be posted by February 15.

VSS 2013 Symposia Announced

The VSS 2013 Symposia have been chosen. Summary and schedule information for each symposium can be found here.

The structure of visual working memory
Organizer: Wei Ji Ma, Baylor College of Medicine

Active Perception: The synergy between perception and action
Organizer: Michele Rucci & Eli Brenner, Boston University & VU University

Does appearance matter?
Organizer: Sarah R. Allred, Rutgers--The State University of New Jersey

Decoding and the spatial scale of cortical organization
Organizer: Jeremy Freeman, New York University

Contextual and top-down influences in vision
Organizer: Uri Polat, Tel-Aviv University

ARVO@VSS: Visual Development
Organizers: Susana Chung, University of California, Berkeley and Anthony Norcia, Stanford University

Dora Angelaki to Give Keynote Lecture at VSS 2013

We are thrilled to announce that Dora Angelaki, Dept of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, will give the Keynote lecture at the VSS 2013 meeting. The 13th Annual VSS meeting will take place in Naples, Florida, May 10 - 15, 2013 at the beautiful Waldorf-Astoria. more...

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