[visionlist] TOP TEN FINALISTS for Best Visual Illusion ofThe Year Contest!!

[Susana Martinez-Conde]

The European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP 2005) and the Science
Museums of A Coruña, Spain (Museos Científicos Coruñeses) have the great
pleasure of announcing the TOP TEN FINALISTS for the Best Visual Illusion of
the Year Contest!

The ECVP 2005 call for novel illusions has been a huge success, with a total
of 74 submissions!

A panel of impartial judges has rated the illusions and narrowed them to the
TOP TEN, according to:

• Significance to our understanding of the visual system 
• Simplicity of the description 
• Sheer beauty 
• Counterintuitive quality 
• Spectacularity 

Visit ECVP2005’s website: http://ecvp2005.neuralcorrelate.com to find out
the TOP TEN ILLUSIONISTS!
 
ECVP ATTENDEES WILL CHOOSE THE TOP 3!! 

At ECVP in A Coruña (August 22-26, 2005), the top ten illusionists will
present their contributions and the attendees of the event (that means you!)
will vote to pick the TOP THREE WINNERS! First, Second, and Third prize
winners will each receive a specially designed trophy from the Science
Museums of A Coruña (Museos Científicos Coruñeses), and their winning
illusions will be made part of the museum’s exhibition!

The Visual Illusion Contest and Celebration Party will take place in the
evening of Tuesday, August 23rd, at the PALEXCO Conference Center in A
Coruña, sponsored by the Science Museums of A Coruña, Spain (Museos
Científicos Coruñeses).

If you have not registered for ECVP2005 yet, do it now at
http://ecvp2005.neuralcorrelate.com! 

Special Event tickets are still available, but running out soon! The “Art
and the Visual System” pre-meeting symposium is now SOLD OUT, but you can
still sign up for the art-historian guided Excursion to Santiago de
Compostela, and the spectacular Gala Banquet with Galician food, wine,
music, and dancing!

Don’t forget to book your accommodation at
http://ecvp2005.neuralcorrelate.com ASAP! Most of the hotels convenient to
the conference center will hold their room blocks until May 31st ONLY!

Looking forward to seeing you in Spain! 

Susana Martinez-Conde, Executive Committee Chair

Executive Committee members: Luis Martinez, Jose-Manuel Alonso, Stephen
Macknik, Peter Tse


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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience
Division of Neurobiology
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Rd
Phoenix AZ 85013, USA
 
Phone: +1 (602) 406-3484
Fax: +1 (602) 406-4172
Email: smart at neuralcorrelate.com
http://www.neuralcorrelate.com/smc_lab