[visionlist] OSA Vision Meeting 2005

[Alex Wade]

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/

The fifth annual OSA Vision Meeting (OSAVM) will be held at the 
Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park on October 21, 22, and 23, 2005. The 
meeting is sponsored by the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision 
Sciences at the University of Arizona with cooperation from the Optical 
Society of America.

The Optical Society of America Vision Meeting is a small, high-quality 
scientific meeting focused on all aspects of vision research. This year, 
our program includes sessions on the nature and evolution of cortical 
visual area, night vision, amblyopia and prosthetic visual devices to 
name but a few.

The cost of the conference is kept low (student registration is only 
$40) and talks are organized so that there is plenty of time for 
discussion. Many of the talks are from invited speakers and we are also 
accepting submissions for other presentations from the vision science 
community. Young investigators may asked to be considered for the Young 
Investigator Award for the best talk or poster presentation.

Tucson, in the heart of Optics Valley, is the home of the Optical 
Sciences Center and Kitt Peak National Observatory.  With 314 days of 
sunshine a year, it offers an ideal environment for outdoor activities.

The OSAVM will immediately follow the Annual Meeting of the Optical 
Society of America at which there will be at least one additional day of 
vision science (Thursday, October 20).  This day will be free for OSA 
members who register for the OSA Vision Meeting by September 5.

Conference details are available here:
http://www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/

and the flyer may be downloaded from
http://www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/images/flyer.pdf

We are accepting open abstract submissions at
http://www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/submit.php

The deadline for abstract submissions is July 1st.

The current program is available at
http://www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/program.php

Participants are encouraged to register in advance of the conference to 
take advantage of reduced registration fees. You may register for the 
conference here:
http://www.osavisionmeeting.org/2005/registration.php

Note that you must do two things to register:
1: Download an complete the PDF of the payment form, then FAX or mail it 
back to the organizers in Tucson. This is how you pay for the conference.

2: Fill out your details online and submit them. This is how you 
register for the conference.


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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Boynton Lecture by Joel Pokorny and Vivianne Smith

Workshop Topics & Invited Speakers

Retinal Implants
     Ione Fine C Shelley Fried C  Robert Marc C John Wyatt

Myopia, Accommodation & Presbyopia
    Rowan Candy C Cliff Schor C Earl Smith III C David Troilo

Connectivity & Function in the Short-Wavelength Cone Pathway
    Paul Martin C Stan Schein C Hannah Smithson C Andrew Stockman

Night Vision
    John Barbur C Kent Higgins C Eli Peli C Corina Van de Pol

Evolution of the Visual System
    Vivien Casagrande C Leah Krubitzer C Callum Ross C Jake Sivak

Color in Natural Environments
    David Foster C Jürgen Golz C Daniel Osorio C Thomas Wachtler

Amblyopia
    Erin Harvey C Dennis Levi C Suzanne McKee C Graham Quinn

Visual Areas: Form and Function
    Marty Sereno C Roger Tootell C Leslie Ungerleider C Brian Wandell

Supported in part by funds from Research to Prevent Blindness


We look forward to seeing you in Tucson!



The OSAVM Organizing Committee


-- 
A.R. Wade Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2318 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94115

tel. 415 345 2083
fax. 309 416 6533