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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><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:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#45B3CA;padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D292A9.1C664B40" alt="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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'><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'><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Final Call for VSS Board of Director Nomination</span></b><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:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>March 3rd </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>is the last day to nominate members to serve on the Vision Sciences Society Board of Directors. There are two 4-year positions open. The Board's responsibilities include scheduling the Annual Meeting, implementing and monitoring VSS policies, budget oversight, and other organizational activities. The Board meets twice a year, during the Annual Meeting and in late January.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Any regular VSS member in good standing may be nominated, with the exception of individuals now on the Board, or who have served on the Board within the last four years.</span></b><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Nomination Procedures</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Each nomination must be endorsed by 3 regular VSS members. One person should email the nomination to </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:shauneywilson@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>shauneywilson@visionsciences.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> with a cc: to the other two nominators. The other two nominators should indicate their endorsement by forwarding the nominating email to </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:shauneywilson@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Shauney Wilson</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>. Please include a recent vita and a short paragraph describing the qualifications of the nominee, as well as an assurance that the nominee is willing to serve. With their consent, nominees may remain on the nominee list for three years. </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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Selection of Slate of Candidates</span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'> </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:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>The VSS bylaws provide for a </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/nominating-committee/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Nominating Committee</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>, composed of VSS members who are highly respected scientists chosen to represent the broad range of disciplines representative of VSS members (the VSS President chairs the Nominating Committee). The current members of the Nominating Committee are Bill Geisler, Barbara Dosher, Michael Morgan, Mary Peterson and Preeti Verghese. For each open Director position, the Nominating Committee selects from the nominees a slate of candidates who are highly respected scientists and who, when added to the Board of Directors, would result in broad representation of the disciplines representative of VSS members.</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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Current Board of Directors </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>The names, term-end dates and areas of expertise of the current </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/board/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Board members</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'> are listed below. Board terms end immediately after the VSS Meeting of the year listed.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Norma Graham (2017)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Spatial vision, psychophysics, computational modeling of behavior and of neural systems, natural images, attention, perceptual learning</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Anthony Norcia (2017)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Binocular vision, 3D perception, visual development; psychophysics and neuroimaging</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Preeti Verghese (2018) </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Visual search and attention, eye movements, motion, binocular vision</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Andrew Watson (2018)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br>Spatial vision, motion perception, psychophysics, computational models, visual displays<br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Eli Brenner (2019)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Perception and action, eye movements, reaching and grasping, color, cue combination, motion perception, psychophysics</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Jeffrey Schall (2019)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Visual search, eye movements, attention</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Jeremy Wolfe (2019)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>Visual search, visual attention, scene perception, visual memory</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>David Brainard (2020) </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br>Color and lightness, material perception, spatial vision, psychophysics, computational models <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Lynne Kiorpes (2020) </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br>Visual development, Amblyopia, Developmental disability, Neurophysiology <br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Norma Graham </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>and</span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'> Tony Norcia </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'>will leave the Board after the Annual Meeting in May. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>_________________________________________________</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA'>Schedule for Election</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C'>March 3, 2017 Nominations close</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C'>April 3, 2017 Election begins (online)</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C'>April 28, 2017 Election ends</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C'>May 9, 2017 Election results announced</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><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:6.75pt 0in 6.75pt 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="94%" style='width:94.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:#45B3CA;padding:0in 0in 2.25pt 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.052in;height:.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D292A9.1C664B40" alt="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><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 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Important Dates</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>March 1</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/registration/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Early Registration Deadline</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>March 3</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/board-of-director-nominations/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>VSS Board Nominations Deadline</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>March 13</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/ken-nakayama-award/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Ken Nakayama Medal </span></a><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/ken-nakayama-award/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Nominations Deadline</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>March 14</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/2017-call-for-demos/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Demo Proposal Deadline</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>May 19 - 24</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> VSS 2017, St. Pete Beach<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><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 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>St. Pete Beach</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><br></span></b><a href="http://www.visionsciences.org/local-information/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#09A3BA'>Local Information</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>MyVSS</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span 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