2024 Annual Business Meeting

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 12:15 – 1:00 pm, Talk Room 2 We encourage you to join the VSS Board of Directors for the Annual Business Meeting. During this meeting, the VSS leadership will provide an overview of the Society and the outlook and priorities. The board will continue discussions about the future venue locations and […]

Undergrad Meet & Greet

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!

2024 Davida Teller Award – Isabel Gauthier

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 […]

Enhancing Accessibility Workshop

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Sabal/Sawgrass Organized by: Rebecca Hornsey, University of Stirling and Jessica Parker, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee); Rowan Candy and Anya Hurlbert (VSS Diversity & Inclusion Committee) Moderator: Rebecca Hornsey, University of Stirling Speakers: Lucas Nadólskis, UCSB; Yingzi Xiong, Johns Hopkins University; Annabel Nijhof, Ghent University […]

Unveiling the Potential of AI in Understanding Human Vision with Ethical Integration

Saturday, May 18, 2024, 12:45 – 2:15 pm EDT, Royal Tern Organizers: Akihito Maruya, State University of New York and Avi Aizenman, University of Giessen (VSS Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee); Shin’ya Nishida (VSS Board of Directors) Moderator: Akihito Maruya, State University of New YorkSpeakers: Bei Xiao, American University; Miguel Eckstein, University of California, Santa Barbara; Thomas […]

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 […]

2024 Satellite Events

Wednesday, May 15 Computational and Mathematical Models in Vision (MODVIS) Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Blue Heron Thursday, May 16 Computational and Mathematical Models in Vision (MODVIS) Thursday, May 16, 2024, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Blue Heron Friday, May 17 Computational and Mathematical Models in Vision (MODVIS) Friday, May 17, […]

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 […]

Meet the Professors

Monday, May 20, 2024, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Banyan Breezeway Students and postdocs are invited to the 9th annual “Meet the Professors” event. This year’s event will follow a similar format to last year’s. There will be up to five, short, 15-minute meetings in small groups. Chat about science, VSS, career issues, work/life balance, or […]

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