[visionlist] Final Call for Abstracts: The Eye and The Auto

[Cynthia Owsley]

FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: THE EYE AND THE AUTO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Abstract Submission Deadline: May 30, 2009
(notification of acceptance June 30, 2009)
The Eye and The Auto, sponsored by the Detroit Institute of  
Ophthalmology, is an international research meeting dedicated to  
improving our understanding of the relationship between vision and the  
safe operation of motorized vehicles. Sessions will be devoted to a  
variety of topics including but not limited to:  visual processing,  
visual attention, and driving tasks; human factors and design issues  
relevant to the driver, roadway, and/or vehicle design; vision  
impairment, eye conditions, and driver safety; policies that address  
vision and driving; driver assessment and rehabilitation strategies  
for the visually impaired driver.  This meeting will be of keen  
interest to many types of professionals from the field of driver  
safety and performance including scientists, engineers, clinicians,  
designers, and policy specialists.  A highlight of the meeting will be  
a tour of a major industry-affiliated Human/Machine Interface  
Laboratory.  The conference will take place in the Detroit area at the  
GM Technical Center Campus.

We welcome Abstract Submissions for either a 15 minute paper or poster  
presentation formats.  Please follow the guidelines for submitting  
abstracts at: www.eyeson.org.  We look forward to your participation  
and encourage you to share this Call for Abstracts announcement with  
your colleagues.  Should you have any questions about The Eye and The  
Auto, please feel free to contact Cynthia Owsley at owsley at uab.edu.

We have confirmed the following speakers:
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Lawrence Burns PhD, Vice President, Research &  
Development, General Motors
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:  Michael Merzenich PhD, Co-founder and Chief  
Scientific Officer, Posit Science Corporation
Karlene Ball PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ann M. Dellinger, PhD, MPH, National Center for Injury Prevention and  
Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Flannagan PhD, University of Michigan Transportation Institute
Gerald McGwin Jr. MS, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jonathan Hankey, PhD, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Cynthia Owsley PhD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eli Peli M.Sc., OD, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard University
Bryan Reimer PhD, AgeLab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matthew Rizzo MD, University of Iowa
Janet Szlyk, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jeremy Wolfe PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard University
Joanne Wood PhD, MCOptom, Queensland University of Technology

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