Monday, May 19, 2025, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present J. Anthony Movshon with the 2025 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science. The Ken Nakayama Medal is in honor of Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations […]
Monday, May 19, 2025, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, Banyan Breezeway Students and postdocs are invited to the 10th 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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Thank you for your interest in Meet the Professors. The application for VSS 2025 is now closed.
Update (January 2025): VSS 2027 will be held in Seattle, WA! VSS 2025: May 16-20, St. Pete Beach, FL VSS 2026: May 15-19, St. Pete Beach, FL VSS 2027: May 21-25, Seattle, WA VSS 2028 and beyond: to be determined Why did VSS initially decide to look at alternative sites to the Tradewinds in Florida? […]
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About the Board of Directors The VSS Board of Directors consists of 9 individuals drawn from our scientific faculty members (regular members), who are ultimately responsible for crafting the scientific programming of the Annual Meeting, implementing and monitoring VSS policies, overseeing our budget, and associated events (workshops, public outreach, trainee-centered educational and career development events) […]
< Back to 2024 Symposia Symposium: Friday, May 17, 2024, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Talk Room 1 Organizer: Ella Striem-Amit1; 1Georgetown UniversityPresenters: Lara Coelho, Santani Teng, Woon Ju Park, Elizabeth J. Saccone, Ella Striem-Amit, Michael Beyeler Congenital blindness illustrates the developmental roots of visual cortex functions. Here, a group of early-career researchers will present various […]
< Back to 2024 Symposia Symposium: Friday, May 17, 2024, 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Talk Room 1 Organizers: Lina Teichmann1, Chris Baker1; 1Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USAPresenters: Lina Teichmann, Iris I. A. Groen, Diana Dima, Tijl Grootswagers, Rachel Denison The human visual system dynamically processes input over the […]
< Back to 2024 Symposia Symposium: Friday, May 17, 2024, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 Organizers: Alessandro Gifford1, Kendrick Kay2; 1Freie Universität Berlin, 2University of MinnesotaPresenters: Eline R. Kupers, Won Mok Shim, Ian Charest, Tomas Knapen, Jacob Prince, Alessandro T. Gifford Vision science has witnessed an increase in worldwide initiatives collecting and publicly […]
