Career Transitions Workshop

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT, Royal Tern Organizers: Claudia Damiano, University of Toronto and Stephanie Shields, University of Texas at Austin (VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee); Jody Culham (VSS Board of Directors)Moderator: Claudia Damiano, University of TorontoSpeakers: Robert Geirhos, Google DeepMind; Joan Ongchoco, University of British Columbia: Woon Ju Park, University of […]

Pre-Data-Collection Poster Session

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, Banyan Breezeway; Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 2:45 – 6:45 pm, Banyan Breezeway Organizers: Sabrina Hansmann-Roth, University of Iceland; Bjoern Joerges, York University; William Ngiam, University of Chicago; Janna Wennberg, University of California It is customary for conference posters to contain at least preliminary results – that […]

Negotiation: When To Do It and How To Do It Successfully

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Jasmine/Palm Sponsored by: Females of Vision et al (FoVea) Organizers: Diane Beck, University of Illinois & Charisse B. Pickron, University of Minnesota Two panelists will share their thoughts on when and how to negotiate. Topics will include: knowing when to negotiate, how to prepare for negotiations, ways […]

Symposium Organizer Instructions

Thank you for organizing a symposium for VSS. Besides introducing each speaker, you are also responsible for ensuring that your symposium session stay on time. Below are some suggestions to help make your session run smoothly. You should first familiarize yourself with the Talk Presenter Instructions. All instructions apply, except for those related to the […]

Talk Moderator Instructions

Thank you for accepting the important task of moderating a Talk Session at VSS. Besides introducing each speaker, you are also responsible for ensuring that each talk starts and ends precisely on time. Below are some suggestions to help make your session run smoothly. You should also familiarize yourself with the Talk Presenter Instructions. Time […]

Abstract Withdrawal

To withdraw an abstract prior to the meeting, the first author must send an email to . Under exceptional, unavoidable circumstances, the VSS Board of Directors will consider a co-author replacement for a presentation. To request such a special substitution, a clear explanation must be given in writing in advance (send such requests to ). […]

Talk Presenter Instructions

Presentation Rules First authors are required to register and present their talk in their assigned session. VSS policy holds that if the first author is unable to attend the meeting, the abstract must be withdrawn. See Abstract Withdrawal for more information. Presentation Instructions All talk sessions at VSS 2023 will be recorded and made available to […]

Poster Presenter Instructions

Poster Presentation Rules First authors are required to register and present their poster in their assigned poster session. The presenting author must be present during the assigned Author Presents Time (staggered by even and odd numbered posters) but may elect to be there for the entire session. VSS policy holds that if the first author is […]

So you published your work – now what? Paths for vision scientists to drive societal impact

Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Blue Heron Organizers: Sharon Gilad-Gutnick1 & Ella Striem-Amit2 Speakers: Lotfi Merabet3; Jeremy Wolfe4; Sharon Gilad-Gutnick1; Simon Fischer-Baum5; Cheri Wiggs6  1Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Project Prakash2Georgetown University Medical Center3Massachusetts Eye & Ear / Harvard Medical School 4Brigham & Women’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School 5Rice University / National Science Foundation6National Eye […]

How to stop worrying and love computational neuroimaging of the visual cortex

Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:00 – 5:00 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: Noah Benson, University of Washington & Mark Schira, University of Wollongong Speakers: Noah C. Benson; Fernanda L. Ribeiro; Mark M. Schira To register or for more information about this workshop, please visit https://nben.net/vss2024/ Contemporary vision science requires substantial computational resources and expertise, yet traditional vision science […]

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