Student Career Development Workshop

Chair: Andrew Welchman, Birmingham University

Sunday, May 8, 12:45 – 1:30 pm, Room TBD

After a brief presentation by Dr. Welchman the floor will be open for
questions and discussion. Dr. Welchman will cover topics related to making
career choices during the transition from Ph.D. student to PostDoc and how to
plan your PostDoc period. Several other senior scientists will participate: Alex
Huk, University of Texas at Austin, Anya Hurlbert, University of Newcastle upon
Tyne and Cathleen Moore, University of Iowa.

Student Publishing Workshop

Chair: Andrew B. Watson, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Vision

Sunday, May 8, 12:45 – 1:30 pm, Room TBD

This workshop will start with a brief overview. Andrew Watson will present
some advice on how to select the right journal for your publication, how to
visually present your data most effectively, and how to efficiently manage the
reviewing process. Several other leading scientists will be available for
questions and discussion: Marty Banks, University of California, Berkeley,
Concetta Morrone, University of Pisa and Cong Yu, Beijing Normal University.