[visionlist] Nominations for the Optica Fall Vision Meeting's Robert M. Boynton Lecture

[Hannah Smithson]

Dear Vision Community

The Optica Fall Vision Meeting planning committee is now accepting nominations for the meeting's Robert M. Boynton Lecture. The committee is hoping to receive nominations that reflect the full diversity of the vision community. Nominations received on or before April 17, 2026 will be considered.

The lecture was created in honour of Professor Boynton’s contributions to the Optica vision community, and will be presented at the 2026 Optica Fall Vision Meeting in Rochester, 24th-27th September.
https://www.osafallvisionmeeting.org<https://www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/>

Professor Boynton (1924-2006) was the recipient of numerous awards including the Ives and Tillyer awards, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and Society of Experimental Psychologists. As a young professor at the University of Rochester, he founded the Center for Visual Science.

Previous Boynton Lecturers are listed here:
https://www.osafallvisionmeeting.org/past-meetings

Nominations may be made by any member of the vision community. Previously considered nominees are eligible to be re-nominated. The nomination should consist of an email briefly highlighting the nominee’s impact on the field of vision science. The nomination email can be co-signed.

Nominations will be reviewed by the Optica Fall Vision Meeting planning committee.

Please submit nominations to the committee at:
osafvm at gmail.com<mailto:osafvm at gmail.com>
no later than April 17, 2026, with subject line “Boynton lecture nomination”.

Sincerely,

Hannah Smithson
Chairperson
The Optica Fall Vision Meeting Planning Committee




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