[visionlist] Call for Abstracts: The Eye, The Brain, & The Auto 2013

[Cynthia Owsley]

Call for Abstracts:  The Eye, The Brain, & The Auto 2013 International Conference
September 16-18, 2013
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  March 1, 2013

The Eye, The Brain, & The Auto is an international research conference dedicated to improving our understanding of the relationship between vision and the safe operation of motor vehicles.  The conference is sponsored by the Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology, a division of the Henry Ford Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health System.

Sessions will be devoted to a variety of topics including:
Visual processing, visual attention, human factors
Design issues relevant to vehicle and roadway design
Vision impairment and eye conditions influencing driving
Driver safety
Government policies that address vision and driving such as driver assessment
Rehabilitation strategies for the visually challenged driver

We welcome Abstract Submissions for either a 20 minute paper presentation or a poster presentation format.  Please follow the abstract submission guidelines at:

www.eyeson.org<http://www.eyeson.org/>

Questions can be directed to:
Carolyn Barth PhD
Special Events Coordinator
Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Health System
clbarth at dioeyes.org<mailto:clbarth at dioeyes.org>
Phone (313) 824-4710

Invited Speakers who have committed as presenters to date:

Jon Antin, PhD, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, VA
Karlene Ball, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Alex Bowers, PhD, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard University, Boston MA
Jeff Caird, PhD, University of Calgary, Dept. of Psychology, Alberta, Canada
David Eby, PhD, UMTRI, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Jerri D. Edwards, PhD, School of Aging Studies, University of Florida, Tampa, FL
Leonard Evans, PhD, Science Serving Society, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Torbjorn Falkmer, PhD, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
Gang Luo, PhD, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard University Boston, MA
Gerald McGwin, PhD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Martin A. Mainster, PhD, MD, FRCOphth, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Shawn Marshall, MD,MSc, FRCPC, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
Brian R. Ott, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Cynthia Owsley, PhD, MSPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Eli Peli, M.Sc, OD, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Michelle Porter, PhD, MaxBell Centre, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Matthew Rizzo, MD, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Jaceline Rogé, PhD, IFSTTAR LESCOT, Bron, France
Ulrich Schiefer, M.D., University of Tubingen, Germany
Maria T. Schultheis, PhD, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
David Strayer, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Rick Tyrrell, PhD, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Ergun Uc, MD, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Geoffrey Underwood, PhD, University Park, Nottingham, UK
L.J. van Rijn, PhD, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joanne Wood, PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

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