Visibility: A Gathering of LGBTQ+ Vision Scientists and Friends

Friday, May 17, 2024, 8:30 – 10:00 pm, Garden Courtyard Organizers: Michael Grubb, Trinity College; Alex White, Barnard College LGBTQ students are disproportionately likely to drop out of science early. Potential causes include the lack of visible role models and the absence of a strong community. This social event is one small step towards filling […]

Virtual Reality + Eye Tracking for Research

Sunday, May 19, 2024, 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 WorldViz VR will give an educational seminar and hands-on demonstration of the latest virtual reality and mixed reality consumer devices with built in […]

phiVis: Philosophy of Vision Science Workshop

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: Chaz Firestone, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Johns Hopkins University & Kevin Lande, Department of Philosophy & Centre for Vision Research, York University Speakers: Ian Phillips (Johns Hopkins), Tiina Rosenqvist (Dartmouth), Rosa Cao (Stanford); with commentary by Jeremy Wolfe (Harvard), Bevil Conway (NIH), Talia […]

Hotel FAQ

Does the TradeWinds require a deposit to book a reservation?Yes, a one-night room and tax guarantee is required to secure your room. Is the hotel deposit refundable if I have to cancel my room reservation?Yes, your hotel deposit is fully refundable until 5 days prior to arrival. Is there a waiting list if the hotel […]

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

It is the responsibility of the First, Corresponding, or Presenting Author to list on the abstract any relevant commercial relationships or other conflicts of interest. For each abstract and presentation, the First/Corresponding Author must also disclose the name of the organization with which a commercial relationship exists for the First Author and each Co-author. Each […]

Meeting FAQ

Please check the FAQ to see if your question has already been answered. If you do not find a sufficient answer to your question, please contact us at . Annual Meeting General Where will the 2024 Annual Meeting be held and when? The 2024 Annual Meeting will be held at the TradeWinds Island Resorts in […]

The Active Fovea

< Back to 2023 Symposia Symposium: Friday, May 19, 2023, 12:00 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 Organizers: Martina Poletti1, Martin Rolfs2, Jude Mitchell1; 1University of Rochester, 2Humboldt-UniversitätPresenters: Wolf Harmening, Martina Poletti, Hamutal Slovin, Lisa Kroell, Shanna Coop, Tong Zhang It is well established that vision is an active process at the macroscopic scale; humans […]

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