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class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#474747'>Vision Sciences Society</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>VSS 2018</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>May 18-23, 2018</span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:white'>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></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center 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style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4580AD'>Monday, March 5th is the Final Day to Submit a Nomination for the VSS Board of Directors!</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C'><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;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#E4E3E8;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;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Nominations are being accepted through this Monday, March 5th for two 4-year positions on the Vision Sciences Society Board of Directors. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>NOMINATION PROCEDURE: (</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HbooFh_UTr9w8feEM_PnVoyryEWUJAU1hEIMZg88zwqBVGN4b7iJrDd_5Iq9gpGSo3uy-p40sh0hdtE8th_K-a1Th4em6tR4vsDapBgulDnJri3FZF5yw7ZCoX7tkCxPs4CsN0KUMGvdlLZm2MlnUtSqHHp_kPWzgb7m0G4AzpVkTwE6ukQoMTWoc6mMeqbKh5jBRMUPSvM=&c=4u1fFb2QO2XrrFLVN0F9HR-cwSxyXLMECf5Zj_ZPvbmnpcSAKXrDVA==&ch=O2WsTitr23QMROb5mtzA4XuTul75xmWNV90bxLHn-vhRQuSKfkMnQg==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3661BD'>https://www.visionsciences.org/2018-board-of-directors-nominations/</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Each nomination must be endorsed by three regular VSS members. One person should email the nomination to <a href="mailto:shauneywilson@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3661BD'>shauneywilson@visionsciences.org</span></a> and copy the other two nominators on the email. The other two nominators should indicate their endorsement by forwarding the nominating email to <a href="mailto:shauneywilson@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3661BD'>shauneywilson@visionsciences.org</span></a>. 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. Nominees will remain on the nominee list for three years, unless they indicate otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>SELECTION OF SLATE OF CANDIDATES</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>: (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HbooFh_UTr9w8feEM_PnVoyryEWUJAU1hEIMZg88zwqBVGN4b7iJrHSfVml3PvBqvK_LfA4M-xijO9S50rlPlQD3HyzT4g0ZTKpojc5D-NL7F3_n3icg-dPpJn1KwKPdeSEG7pzGvQj9QKSTS22_02-F8Fkp2eWcwwRgsP3uAgkTSnag8y_Gdw==&c=4u1fFb2QO2XrrFLVN0F9HR-cwSxyXLMECf5Zj_ZPvbmnpcSAKXrDVA==&ch=O2WsTitr23QMROb5mtzA4XuTul75xmWNV90bxLHn-vhRQuSKfkMnQg==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3661BD'>http://www.visionsciences.org/nominating-committee/</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The VSS bylaws provide for a Nominating Committee, 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 Eli Brenner, Barbara Dosher, Julie Harris, Pascal Mamassian and Mary Peterson. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> (<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HbooFh_UTr9w8feEM_PnVoyryEWUJAU1hEIMZg88zwqBVGN4b7iJrHSfVml3PvBqwtbNGM4DWNiWiJUt7h_xKBDkHuNmp_sOlR-zHiJm8js03wGUIRPJYACpvGX1Rd2s0JL_pLIvfs5E6NKQhZmw4Hw-TXNNjsnB&c=4u1fFb2QO2XrrFLVN0F9HR-cwSxyXLMECf5Zj_ZPvbmnpcSAKXrDVA==&ch=O2WsTitr23QMROb5mtzA4XuTul75xmWNV90bxLHn-vhRQuSKfkMnQg==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#3661BD'>http://www.visionsciences.org/board/</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The names, term-end dates and areas of expertise of the current Board members are listed on the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HbooFh_UTr9w8feEM_PnVoyryEWUJAU1hEIMZg88zwqBVGN4b7iJrDd_5Iq9gpGSo3uy-p40sh0hdtE8th_K-a1Th4em6tR4vsDapBgulDnJri3FZF5yw7ZCoX7tkCxPs4CsN0KUMGvdlLZm2MlnUtSqHHp_kPWzgb7m0G4AzpVkTwE6ukQoMTWoc6mMeqbKh5jBRMUPSvM=&c=4u1fFb2QO2XrrFLVN0F9HR-cwSxyXLMECf5Zj_ZPvbmnpcSAKXrDVA==&ch=O2WsTitr23QMROb5mtzA4XuTul75xmWNV90bxLHn-vhRQuSKfkMnQg==" target="_blank"><span style='color:#366A91'>VSS website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Preeti Verghese and Andrew Watson will be leaving the Board after the Annual Meeting in May.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The deadline to submit nominations for VSS Board of Directors positions is Monday, March 5th!</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Nominate Today!</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center 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