[vslist] Visual Processing Symposium

[Kathleen Clinton]

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*Symposium Announcement*
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Third Annual
University of Minnesota
Computational Neuroscience Symposium

April 5 and 6, 2002
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overview
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The University of Minnesota Computational Neuroscience Program will host 
a two-day symposium on Visual Processing of Natural Images on the campus 
of the University of Minnesota. This symposium will bring together 
interdisciplinary research representing theoretical, neurophysiological, 
brain imaging, and psychophysical approaches to the problem of visual 
processing of natural images.

Confirmed speakers

Geoffrey Boynton, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ron Dror, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Field, Cornell University
William Freeman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jack Gallant, University of California at Berkeley
Wilson Geisler, University of Texas at Austin
Sheng He, University of Minnesota
Aapo Hyvarinen, Helsinki University of Technology,
Daniel Kersten, University of Minnesota
Donald MacLeod, University of California at San Diego
Bruno Olshausen, University of California at Davis
Gregor Rainer, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Pamela Reinagel, Harvard Medical School
Dario Ringbach, University of California at Los Angeles
Eero Simoncelli, New York University

For more program information, see: http://www.compneuro.umn.edu

University of Minnesota Program Committee
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Daniel Kersten (Chair), Sheng He, Paul Schrater, Gordon Legge, Cheryl 
Olman, Sing-Hang Cheung, Thomas Naselaris, Tom Carlson, and Kathleen Clinton

Poster papers
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The program committee has issued a call for poster papers related to
the conference theme.  The deadline for guaranteed consideration of 
poster abstracts is March 22, 2002.

Poster paper abstracts can be submitted electronically to Cheryl Olman 
at: cheryl@cmrr.umn.edu. (please indicate "poster abstract" in subject line)

The maximum length of the abstract should be one (1) page.  Poster papers
in all areas of vision are encouraged.

Registration information
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The registration form is available on the Web at:  
www.compneuro.umn.edu/symposia.html.  
You may also contact Kathleen Clinton, the program administrator, at 
612-625-8424 or clinton@compneuro.umn.edu.

Pre-registration is required.  The only registration fee is for dinner, 
Saturday, April 6.  The fee is $10 for students, and $20 for faculty and 
researchers.

Accommodations
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The conference hotel is the Radisson Hotel Metrodome, which is located
on the East Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota.  A conference 
rate of $105 per night for single or double occupancy rooms has been 
arranged. Please state that you are participating in the Vision 
Symposium when you make your room reservation.  The deadline for 
reserving a room is March 13, 2002.  

To reserve a room, please contact the Radisson Hotel Metrodome
directly at:

        Radisson Hotel Metrodome
        615 Washington Avenue SE
        Minneapolis, MN 55414

        Toll free: (800) 822-6757
        Fax: (612) 379-8888