 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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