[visionlist] ECVP 2007 Arezzo, 2nd Call for Papers

[Stefano Baldassi]

30th European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP)

Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, 27-31 August 2007

www.ecvp2007.org

2nd Call for Papers

The 30th European Conference on Visual Perception, ECVP 2007, will  
take place from Monday August 27th through to Friday August 31st 2007  
in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. ECVP welcomes contributions on all topics  
of visual and perceptual sciences, including:

·      Visual Psychophysics

·         Visual Cognition

·      Visual Physiology & Anatomy

·      Computational Vision

·      Artificial Vision

·      Brain Imaging

·      Eye movements

·      Multisensory integration

Abstract (max length 170 words) will be published in a special issue  
of Perception. In order to submit an abstract, participants should  
complete the Conference Registration from the website and proceed to  
payment, via a secure Credit Card system (accepting Visa and  
Mastercard) provided and guaranteed by the official bank of the  
conference.

The deadline for submitting an abstract is March 31st, 2007. No  
further extension will be granted.

Free communications will be either 15 minutes oral presentations in  
parallel sessions, or posters. Six symposia with invited speakers  
have also been selected from a pool of proposals (content available  
from mid-February), as well as satellite events before, during and  
possibly after the core conference.

The conference will begin in the afternoon of August 27th with the  
Perception lecture, the traditional plenary lecture. This year's  
Perception lecture will be delivered by Christopher Tyler (Smith- 
Kettlewell, San Francisco, USA) in St. Francis's church, home of the  
famous Renaissance frescoes “The Legend of the True Cross” by Piero  
della Francesca. An opening Ceremony and Banquet will follow in the  
wonderful Piazza Grande, the core of the historic old town, depicted  
on the home page of the conference website.

The remainder of the conference will be held at the Centro Affari e  
Convegni of Arezzo. On Wednesday August 29th, a series of scientific  
and social events will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ECVP,  
including the 1st Rank Lecture to be held by Anthony Movshon (New  
York University, New York, USA). On that evening a traditional,  
Medieval Dinner will be organized in one of the historic squares of  
the city. Reservations for the dinner are available online.

A Fellowship Program has established to encourage participation of  
research groups from Africa, South America and some parts of Asia.

A satellite meeting called “Renaissance Vision: Dialogues between  
Arts and Science” will take place on the August 26th and 27th to  
celebrate the science and the art of one of the leading Renaissance  
artists, Piero della Francesca, from Arezzo. Important humanists and  
vision scientists will debate on the artist’s major themes.  
Information and online registrations are now available at  
www.ecvp2007.org or by email at renvis at ecvp2007.org .

Arezzo and its province feature many tourist attractions, from art to  
nature, from fine wines and traditional Tuscan tourism, to fashion  
and gold shopping outlets (Arezzo is one of the world capitals for  
gold jewelry and for fashion brands). Half- and full-day trips,  
kitchen classes and wine tastings will be available from the desk of  
our official tour operator, Colori Toscani.

Last, but not least, we strongly advice that once you have registered  
to the conference you quickly make your hotel reservation. Tuscany  
and the Arezzo area get sold out for that period of the year. We have  
allotted various hotel rooms at discounted prices that you can book  
directly from our website. In the website you will also find a  
shortcut for reserving special accommodations such as farm houses,  
bed & breakfasts, villas and the youth hostel.

For additional information, visit our website (www.ecvp2007.org) or  
email us to the addresses below:

GENERAL INFO:  info at ecvp2007.org.

SCIENTIFIC INFO: stefano at ecvp2007.org

LODGING INFO: lodging at ecvp2007.org

INFO ON THE "RENAISSANCE VISION" SATELLITE EVENT: renvis at ecvp2007.org

PRESS & COMMUNICATION: press at ecvp2007.org

We hope you will join us in an ECVP edition featuring a great mixture  
of science, art, nature, tradition, wine and Tuscan food!!!

Thanks for your attention,

                                     ci vediamo ad Arezzo

Stefano Baldassi & Francesca Pei, Chairs of ECVP 2007 Arezzo











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