The Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee (SPC) works with the members of the VSS Board of Directors to make VSS responsive to the needs of our trainee members and early career researchers. The SPC organizes special events and workshops for trainees in vision science during the annual VSS meeting. These include discussions on career transitions, inclusivity & […]
The VSS Student and Postdoctoral Committee (SPC) has created a VSS server on the Discord instant messaging platform to facilitate communication among VSS attendees. Sharing Accommodations Are you looking to find roommates to share a hotel room or off-site rental? Check out the#accommodationchannel. Sharing Rides Would you like to share a ride to/from the airport […]
VSS board members T. Rowan Candy and Jody Culham will be stepping down this year. Four candidates, nominated by the membership and selected by an independent Nominating Committee, will compete in pairs for the two open positions. Each newly elected Director will serve a four-year term on the VSS Board of Directors. Responsibilities of the […]
Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, St. Petersburg High School This event is modeled after the well-known Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitions held at many universities worldwide. Participating Students and Postdocs will present a 5-minute summary (one slide) of your thesis work to an audience of eager high school students. VSS will provide […]
The Travel Grant Application has now been closed. You will be notified of acceptance by April 11, 2024.
Monday, May 20, 2024, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 We are pleased to honor our awardees at the VSS 2024 Awards Session. Davida Teller Award Isabel Gauthier David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University Congratulations to Isabel Gauthier, the 2024 recipient of the Davida Teller Award. Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence […]
Monday, May 20, 2024, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Michael A. Cohen with the 2024 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award. The Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award, sponsored by Vision Research, is given to an early-career vision scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the field. The nature of […]
Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:15 – 3:15 pm, Pirate Island Enjoy free snacks and refreshments while you meet other undergraduates. We’ll also have a few graduate student and faculty mentors who will be happy to answer any questions about the conference, career options, or scientific interests. All are welcome!
Monday, May 20, 2024, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Isabel Gauthier with the 2024 Davida Teller Award Congratulations to Isabel Gauthier, the twelfth recipient of the Davida Teller Award. The Teller Award was created to honor the late Davida Teller’s exceptional scientific achievements, commitment to […]
