<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="m_111528277928174512gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear friends and colleagues,<br></font></div><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p3"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are happy to inform you that we have just extended the early bird registration period for the <b>40th European Conference on Visual Perception – ECVP 2017</b>, taking place in Berlin | Germany, 27–31 August 2017.</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p4"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#cc0000">The extended deadline for early-bird registration is Saturday, 29 May 2017.</font></b></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You find the registration form here: <a href="http://www.ecvp.org/2017/registration.html" target="_blank">http://www.ecvp.org/<wbr>2017/registration.html</a></font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p4"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><b><font color="#3d85c6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Here is some more news:</font></b></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p4"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font color="#3d85c6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. Record number of abstracts</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Abstract submission is now closed. We have received a record number of abstracts (>950). The scientific committee is currently busy reviewing them and creating the conference program. </font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If you have submitted an abstract, be sure to register for the conference and pay your registration fees. </font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><i><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Note: It has been brought to our attention that paying the registration fee before the abstract is accepted can be problematic for some participants if funding is contingent on an active contribution to the conference (i.e., a poster or talk presentation). Be assured that in the event that your abstract is not accepted for presentation, your registration fee can be fully refunded.</font></i></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p2"><font color="#3d85c6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. Contribute to The Night of Light!<br><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"></span></font></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At ECVP 2017 in Berlin, the Conference dinner will be a party at one of Berlin's most original venues, the Kulturbrauerei. It is free of charge to every registered ECVP participant. The party will also feature the Night of Light, a place to exhibit your most stunning vision demos (formerly known as 'Illusoriamente', 'Show time', 'Illusion night', 'Illusions parade', and 'The Illusion's Night'). If you would like to contribute a demo or an installation, please announce your interest in participation by <b>Monday, 29 May 2017</b> here: </font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ecvp.org/2017/night-of-light.html" target="_blank">http://www.ecvp.org/2017/<wbr>night-of-light.html</a><br></font></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p4"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font color="#3d85c6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3. Kids welcome!</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We will be offering child care during ECVP 2017, free of charge. If you would like to use this service during the conference, please sign up <span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s2">here</span> by <b>Monday, 12 June 2017</b>:</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><a href="http://www.ecvp.org/2017/kids-welcome.html" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">http://www.ecvp.org/2017/kids-<wbr>welcome.html</font></a></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p4"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font color="#3d85c6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">4. Tutorials — some places still available!</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Some of the pre-conference tutorials still have spots available. Sign up here: </font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p1"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.ecvp.org/2017/tutorials.html" target="_blank">http://www.ecvp.org/2017/<wbr>tutorials.html</a>.</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p3"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">See you all in Berlin!</font></span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p3"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Guido Hesselmann, <br></font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Marianne Maertens,<br></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Florian Ostendorf,<br> Martin Rolfs, & <br> Philipp Sterzer</span></p><p class="m_111528277928174512gmail-p3"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s1"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">[The Organizing team of <a href="http://www.ecvp.org/2017/" target="_blank"><span class="m_111528277928174512gmail-s2">ECVP 2017 in Berlin</span></a>]</font></span></p><div><div><div><div class="m_111528277928174512gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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