[vslist] ICVS 2003 Seattle

[Steve Buck]

Meeting announcement:

	       International Color Vision Society

		     17th biennial Symposium

		   Seattle July 11 - 15, 2003

The setting will be the beautiful campus of the University of Washington.

For all details, abstract submission, registration, and accommodations for
ICVS 2003 Seattle, please visit the conference web site at

	     http://depts.washington.edu/icvs2003/

The meeting will follow the format of other recent ICVS symposia, which
are most often held in Europe (the most recent U.S. symposium was in
Annapolis, MD, in 1987).  ICVS is an international group of physiologists,
psychologists, physicists, geneticists, optometrists, ophthalmologists and
others who have a research interest in the many aspects of color vision
and color vision deficiencies.

Registration will be limited to 125 participants.  A full social program
will be included to foster informal interaction and to enjoy the physical
beauty, history, and culture of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

Early meeting registration and abstract submission are now open.  Both
will close April 1, 2003.

Accommodations in either on-campus housing or nearby hotels can also now
be reserved.  On-campus housing deadline is also April 1.  The reserved
hotels will likely book up early.

TENTATIVE SESSION TOPICS

- Color appearance and constancies
- Spatial and temporal aspects of color vision
- Color vision outside the fovea
- Retinal and cortical color processing
- Photopigments and genetics of color vision
- Comparative color vision, evolution, and ecology
- Development and aging of color vision
- Color-vision deficiencies, testing, and standards
- Applied issues in color display and recognition

FEATURED SPEAKERS (more to be announced)

- Dennis Dacey, University of Washington
- Anita Hendrickson, University of Washington
- Brian Wandell, Stanford Univeristy
- Shozo Yokoyama, Syracuse University

SOCIAL PROGRAM (included in the meeting registration fee)

- Group lunches and receptions to foster informal scientific and social
interaction.
- A reception/dinner and guided visit to the Burke Museum of Natural
History and Culture of the Pacific Northwest on the UW campus.
- A visit to the vibrant and historic Pike Place Market and the Seattle
waterfront.
- An evening cruise of Puget Sound and Seattle waterways with views of
downtown Seattle, Mount Rainier, and the Olympic Mountain Range.
- A visit to Blake Island featuring a re-creation of a Northwest Native
American village and traditional alder-smoked salmon dinner.
- A formal conference banquet at the UW Faculty Club with sweeping views
of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountain Range.

ACCOMPANYING PERSONS

Seattle is a truly great place to visit and accompanying persons,
including families, are most welcome.  The conference web site notes
accommodations particularly suited for families.  The registration fee for
accompanying persons will include all evening social events
(receptions/dinners on Friday, Saturday, and Monday) and the Sunday
excursion, as described above.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:

Steve Buck
Samir Deeb