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style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D3FFFF'>Seventeenth Annual Meeting</span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D3FFFF'>May 19-24, 2017 St. Pete Beach, FL</span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div id=0b0fd9d7-324b-7027-337a-2729aef7e3ab><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence<br>in Vision Science</span></b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'> <b>Nominations Now Open</b></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div id=da7a4285-fbba-6c96-9c85-e512a4a76f33><div><div><div><div><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The Vision Sciences Society is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the “Ken Nakayama Medal for Excellence in Vision Science.” </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The Ken Nakayama Medal</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> is in honor of Professor Ken Nakayama’s contributions to the Vision Sciences Society, as well as his innovations and excellence to the domain of the vision sciences. The winner of the Ken Nakayama Medal receives this honor for high-impact work that has made a lasting contribution in vision science in the broadest sense. The nature of this work can be fundamental, clinical or applied. The Medal is not a lifetime career award and is open to all career stages.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Nominations can be made by all regular members of the Vision Sciences Society, or those who hold emeritus status. The nominee does not have to be a member of the Vision Sciences Society. Nominations must be submitted by March 13, 2017. The winner will be announced in early April. The recipient will be recognized at the VSS 2017 Meeting in St. Pete Beach.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The nomination package should include the following:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The nomination letter, outlining in detail the excellent contributions and innovations of the nominee. Clear indicators of the impact should be discussed.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>A Curriculum Vitae, and an up-to-date publication list of the nominee.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#403F42;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Letters of support by four vision scientists, of which two should be regular VSS members (or hold emeritus status).</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The award committee, consisting of the five most recent past-presidents of the Vision Sciences Society, will nominate one candidate to the current board of the Vision Sciences Society. Members of the Award Committee and of the VSS Board of Directors cannot serve as nominators.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Nominations for the <i>Ken Nakayama Medal</i> should be submitted by email to <a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org"><span style='color:#09A3BA'>Shauney Wilson.</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Deadline for nominations is March 13, 2017.</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 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