Dear colleges,
could you please post the following announcement to CVnet:
Subject: ICVS '99
Message:
International Colour Vision Society, XVth Meeting
July 23-27 1999
G–ttingen, Germany
The XVth Symposium of the Society will be held in G–ttingen in 1999
at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, which is set in an
attractive rural setting a little way (ca. 4 km) outside the city.
G–ttingen is a small University town, which originally grew up as a
trading center on one of the river valleys which pass through central
Germany. Many half-timbered houses from that time have been preserved.
After the 100 years war, it lost its commercial importance but was
reawakened by the establishment of the University in 1735 by King George of
Hannover and England. The Georg-Augusta University quickly became one of
the major European centers for physics. For the Society, the most
interesting period was the second half of the 18th century, when Tobias
Mayer, Johannes Erxleben, Georg Christof Lichtenberg and others made
significant contributions to Colour Science; it was while Lichtenberg was
Professor of Physics that Thomas Young wrote his doctoral thesis in
G–ttingen.
G–ttingen is readily accessible by car, train or plane (through
Frankfurt or Hannover). The registration fee covers the scientific
program, lunches, refreshments and the social program. The meeting begins
at 2 p.m. on Friday July 23rd and finishes at 12 noon on Tuesday the 27th.
The social program currently includes a welcome buffet and reception on
Friday evening, a reception and concert in the University Aula on Saturday
evening, a half-day excursion to the 'Wasserspiele' at Wilhelmsh–he Castle
in Kassel followed by dinner in the country on Sunday, and the banquet on
Monday evening. The program for accompanying persons also includes a tour
of the city on Saturday and an optional excursion on Monday.
As well as invited oral presentations, volunteer contributions may
be scheduled as oral presentations or posters. Abstracts for
presentations, registration and hotel reservations should all be sent to
the meeting secretariat at the Max Planck Institute. The official language
of the meeting will be English.
Assorted deadlines:
Abstract submission - April 9th 1999
Notification of Abstract Acceptance - May 21th 1999
Reduced rate Registration - May 31st 1999
For more information:
Secretariat: ICVS 99, Barry Lee
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
37077 G–ttingen, Germany.
Phone +49-551-2011643; FAX +49-551-2011039.
Web Site: http://www.mpibpc.gwdg.de/abteilungen/141/ICVS99
E-mail blee@gwdg.de
ICVS G–ttingen 1999 - PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Friday, July 23rd
Welcome and opening of conference
Invited Lecture - John Krauskopf, Recipient of the Verriest Medal
Saturday, July 24th
Invited Lecture - P.R. Martin (Sydney): The Anatomy of Colour: The Origins
of the Signals for Chromatic Vision
Theme - History of Colour Science - Chair: Barry B. Lee
Sunday, July 25th
Symposium - Colour constancy - Chair: S. Shevell (Chicago)
Afternoon - Social Event.
Monday, July 26th
Theme - Clinical Neurophysiology of Colour Vision - Chair: E. Zrenner, W. Paulus
Invited Lecture - G. Plant (London), Colour Vision Disorders in
Neurological Disease
Invited Lecture - P. Lanthony (Troyes) Colour Vision Deficiencies and Art
Business Meeting
Tuesday, July 27th
Theme - New Methods of Colour Vision testing -Chair K. Knoblauch
Social Program
Friday July 23rd - Reception and Buffet in Max Planck Institute
Saturday July 24th - Reception and Concert in the University Aula,
Welcome from President of the Georgia-Augusta University
Sunday July 25th - Afternoon Excursion with dinner
Monday July 26th - Banquet
Organizing Committee:
Barry Lee
Walter Paulus
Joel Pokorny
Lukas R¸ttiger
Vivianne Smith
Barry Lee
Dept. of Neurobiology
MPI for Biophysical Chemistry
37077 Goettingen
Tel. +49 (0)551-2011643
FAX +49 (0)551-2011039