2023 Student Events

Meet the Professors Workshop for PhD Students and Postdocs Undergrad Meet & Greet Career Transitions Workshop, Part 1: Early Career Panel

Program PDF

VSS 2023 Program Download the VSS 2023 Program PDFTitles & Authors Only for Symposia, Talks, and Posters.(270 pages, 14 MB) VSS 2023 Abstracts Download the VSS 2023 Abstracts PDFAbstracts for Symposia, Talks, and Posters.(792 pages, 518 MB, that’s a really big file) A copy of the Schedule-at-a-Glance will be provided at registration. Download the VSS […]

Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee

The Student-Postdoc Advisory Committee (SPC) works with the members of the VSS Board of Directors to make VSS responsive to the needs of our trainee members and early career researchers. The SPC organizes special events and workshops for trainees in vision science during the annual VSS meeting. These include discussions on career transitions, inclusivity & […]

Pre-VSS Mind-Matching Event, powered by Neuromatch

We are pleased to announce that we will host an online Mind Matching session (powered by Neuromatch) ahead of the VSS conference. It’s a great opportunity to make new connections online through VSS before the conference begins. Those who want to continue the conversations can later arrange to meet up in person at the conference. […]

2023 US Funding Workshop

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 1:00 – 2:00 pm, Jasmine/Palm Moderator: Geoffrey Boynton, University of WashingtonDiscussants: Todd Horowitz, National Cancer Institute; Tatiana Pasternak, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH); Betty Tuller, National Science Foundation; and Cheri Wiggs, National Eye Institute (NIH) You have a great research idea, but you need money to make it […]

2023 Undergrad Meet & Greet

Monday, May 22, 2023, 2:30 – 3:30 pm, Banyan/Citrus 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!

2023 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award – Brian A. Anderson

Monday, May 22, 2023, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Brian A. Anderson with the 2023 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award. The Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award, sponsored by Vision Research, is given to an early-career vision scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the field. The nature of […]

Awards Session

Monday, May 22, 2023, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 We are pleased to honor our awardees at the VSS 2023 Awards Session. Davida Teller Award Mary A. Peterson Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Arizona Congratulations to Mary A. Peterson, the 2023 recipient of the […]

2023 Davida Teller Award – Mary A. Peterson

Monday, May 22, 2023, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present Mary A. Peterson with the 2023 Davida Teller Award Congratulations to Mary A. Peterson, the eleventh recipient of the Davida Teller Award. The Teller Award was created to honor the late Davida Teller’s exceptional scientific achievements, […]

2023 Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science – William H. Warren

Monday, May 22, 2023, 12:30 – 2:00 pm, Talk Room 2 The Vision Sciences Society is honored to present William H. (Bill) Warren with the 2023 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 and […]