[vslist] BEST ILLUSION OF THE YEAR CONTEST--SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!

[Susana Martinez-Conde]

The European Conference of Visual Perception is happy to announce the =
First
Best Illusion of the Year Award!!!

ILLUSION SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!!

ECVP 2005, to be held in A Coru=F1a, Spain, in August 22nd - 26th, 2005 =
will
host the world=92s first Best Illusion of the Year Award!!=20
Contestants are invited to submit a novel illusion (unpublished, or
published no earlier than 2004) in either static (JPEG or PDF) or movie
(MPEG or MOV) format. A panel of impartial judges (experts from the =
visual
science community, TBA) will rate the submissions and narrow them to the =
top
ten. Then, at ECVP in A Coru=F1a, the top ten illusionists will present =
their
contributions and the attendees of the event (that means you!) will vote =
to
pick the TOP THREE WINNERS! First, Second, and Third prize winners will =
each
receive a specially designed =A0trophy from the Science Museums of A =
Coru=F1a
(Museos Cient=EDficos Coru=F1eses), and their winning illusions will be =
made
part of the museum=92s exhibition!

Submissions can be made to Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde (Executive Chair of
ECVP 2005) via email (smart@neuralcorrelate.com) starting immediately =
and
until March 1, 2005. Illusion submissions should come with a (no more =
than)
one-page description of the illusion and its theoretical underpinnings =
(if
known). Illusions will be rated according to:=20

=95 Significance to our understanding of the visual system
=95 Simplicity of the description
=95 Sheer beauty
=95 Counterintuitive quality
=95 Spectacularity=20

Submit your ideas now and take home this prestigious award!

More information about ECVP 2005 as well as hotel reservations for the
meeting can be made NOW through the website:
http://ecvp2005.neuralcorrelate.com

If you or your organization would like to sponsor this event, or any =
other
aspect of ECVP2005, please contact Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde
(smart@neuralcorrelate.com).=20


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Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD
Director, Laboratory of Visual Neuroscience
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA
Phone: +1 (602) 406-3484
Fax: +1 (602) 406-4172
Email: smart@neuralcorrelate.com
http://neuralcorrelate.com
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