Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Talk Room 2 Congratulations to Drs. Ken Nakayama and Thomas Sanocki, the recipients of the VSS Founders’ Awards. These awards are presented in recognition of their roles in launching our Society and organizing the first several meetings that have now been held annually for the last 25 […]
Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Talk Room 2 The 25th anniversary VSS Lifetime Service Award celebrates Hoover Chan’s longstanding contributions in uniting and serving the international vision science community. Hoover Chan Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute and the University of California, San Francisco VSS is proud and pleased to announce Hoover Chan as […]
Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Talk Room 2 The 25th anniversary VSS Lifetime Achievement Award celebrates Tatiana (Tania) Pasternak’s exceptional contributions to vision science over her life, recognizing her compelling research achievements, intellectual leadership, and dedicated, deep service to the scientific community. Tatiana (Tania) Pasternak Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience, University of Rochester, […]
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Blue Heron Organizers: Laura Cacciamani (California Polytechnic State University); Benjamin Balas (North Dakota State University) Speakers: Laura Cacciamani (California Polytechnic State University); Benjamin Balas (North Dakota State University); Nestor Matthews (Denison University); Anna Kosovicheva (University of Toronto, Mississauga) Traditional teaching of courses like Sensation and Perception relies on lectures, […]
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Blue Heron Organizers: Matthias Pusch, Co-Founder, WorldViz VR; Sado Rabaudi, Product Manager, Solutions Architect, WorldViz VR; Dan Tinkham, Head Of Sales, Americas, WorldViz VR; Kenneth Karthik, Technical Development, WorldViz VR WorldViz VR will give an educational seminar and hands-on demonstration of the latest virtual reality and mixed […]
THIS SATELLITE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Monday, May 19, 2025, 2:30 – 4:00 pm, Jasmine Organizers: Alexis Paez (MathWorks); Mathew Abrams (INCF – Neuroscience Working Groups) Speakers: Mario Kleiner (Psychotoolbox); Celia Foster (Psychotoolbox); Giles Holland (PsychBench); Justin Gardner (Stanford University – MGL Toolbox); Alexis Paez (MathWorks – Open Science); Mathew Abrams (INCF – Neuroscience Working […]
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1:15 – 3:15 pm, Banyan/Citrus/Glades Organizers: Chaz Firestone, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (Johns Hopkins University) & Kevin Lande, Department of Philosophy & Centre for Vision Research (York University) Speakers: Kathleen Akins (Simon Fraser University); Rosa Lafer-Sousa (National Institute of Mental Health); Jacob Beck (York University); Darko Odic (University of […]
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 7:15 – 8:45 pm, Banyan/Citrus Sponsored by: Females of Vision et al (FoVea) Organizers: Diane Beck (University of Illinois) & Charisse B. Pickron (University of Minnesota) Two panelists will share ideas on demystifying the hidden curriculum in science– namely the implicit, but essential skills for self-advocacy. They will discuss strategies for […]
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: MiYoung Kwon (VSS Board of Directors) and Paola Binda (VSS Board of Directors)Moderator: Paola Binda, University of PisaDiscussants: Constantin Rothkopf, Technical University of Darmstadt; Michael Herzog, EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne; Frans Verstraten, The University of Sydney. Exploring Funding Landscapes Across Europe, the […]
Monday, May 19, 2025, 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 […]
