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Friends and Family Pass
The Friends & Family Pass allows your friends and family to enjoy our many fun VSS social events. Your travel companion can attend the Opening Night Reception and the Demo Night Beach BBQ, as well as enjoy all Coffee/Snack Breaks and the Daily Continental Breakfast! Pass Pricing $120 for each adult guest (maximum 2 adult […]
A Multispectral Projector for Advanced Vision Science
Saturday, May 18, 2024, 12:45 – 2:15 pm, Banyan/Citrus Organizers: Dr. Jonathan Tong, Staff Scientist at VPixx Technologies; Dr. Lindsey Fraser, Staff Scientist at VPixx Technologies The human eye contains five distinct classes of photoreceptors: the short, medium, and long-wavelength cones, the rods, and the intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (iPRGCs). Although each type is […]
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 […]
Computational and Mathematical Models in Vision (MODVIS)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Blue HeronThursday, May 16, 2024, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, Blue HeronFriday, May 17, 2024, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Blue Heron Organizers: Marianne Maertens, Technische Universität Berlin; Jeff Mulligan, Freelance Vision Scientist; Zygmunt Pizlo, UC Irvine; Anne B. Sereno, Purdue University; Qasim Zaidi, SUNY College of Optometry […]
Canadian Vision Science Social
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Palm/Sabal/Sawgrass Organizers: Caitlin Mullin, VISTA Program Director, York University; Laurie Wilcox, VISTA Scientific Director, York University; Rob Allison, Director, Center for Vision Research, York University Speaker: Laurie Wilcox, VISTA Scientific Director, York University This social event is open to any VSS member who is, knows, or would […]
2024 Keynote – Dora Biro
Dora Biro Beverly Petterson Bishop and Charles W. Bishop Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester. Dora Biro received her undergraduate and PhD degrees from the University of Oxford and subsequently held a JSPS postdoctoral research fellowship and a visiting professorship at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, Japan, before […]
Dates and Deadlines
Important dates and deadlines for VSS 2024. Date Deadline August 15 Call for Graphics for Website Banner September 18 Website Banner Competition Opens October 12 Membership Opens October 12 Abstract Submissions Open October 12 Symposium Submissions Open November 9 Symposium Submissions Deadline November 15 Satellite Event Applications Open November 20 T-shirt Design Competition Opens November […]
Accommodations
VSS 2024 Hotel Reservations The 24th annual meeting of the Vision Sciences Society will be held at the Tradewinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, Florida. VSS has negotiated special room rates for the TradeWinds Island Grand and the RumFish Beach Resort hotels for the 2024 meeting. All rates are for single or double occupancy. […]
Symposium Submission Guidelines
VSS is seeking proposals for symposia to be presented at the VSS 2024 Annual Meeting, which begins Friday, May 17, 2024. VSS 2024 will be a fully in-person meeting with no virtual components. Four to six symposia will be scheduled, each in a two-hour time slot. Symposia can be organized along the lines of content […]