<div dir="ltr"><h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:20px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:rgb(204,0,153);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Call for Participation</span></b></h3><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><h1 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:24px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>"Topology, geometry, and function"</b></h1><h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:22px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>Workshop / Seminar</b></h2><h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:22px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>on topology and geometry of information visualisation</b></h2><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:22px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>June 1 and 2, 2018</b></h2><h3 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:20px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>Laboratory for Perceptual and Cognitive Systems, Faculty of Computing,<br></b><b>University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia </b></h3><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">In our workshop we will discuss the ways geometric, topological, and functional principles shape human visuo-spatial perception and impact the perception of information visualisation. We will also explore the impacts of spatial abilities on learning. Results of several recent studies from our Lab will be presented in detail.</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> In our workshop we will focus and welcome submissions on the following topics:</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">   </span>features of processing topological and geometric information in respect to information visualization;</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">      </span>different forms of geometry and their impact on visuo-spatial processing;</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">  </span>strength of invariants in geometric and topological structures;</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">    </span>similarity and structural alignment;</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">       </span>generation of units in perception - topological or geometric?</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">•<span style="white-space:pre">      </span>methodological aspects (formal modeling of geometric and topological systems, morphometry, issues of data collection and analysis etc.).</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">   </p><h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:18px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Plenary keynote speakers include:</h4><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Prof.<span> </span><i>Kenny Coventry</i>, FBPS, FRSA, Head of the School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, UK</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Prof.<span> </span><i>Cees van Leeuwen</i>, Laboratory for Perceptual Dynamics, KU Leuven, Belgium</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">  </p><h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:18px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Partners:</h4><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">University of Latvia Foundation, Accenture </p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">  </p><h4 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0px 0px 9px;color:rgb(59,110,143);font-size:18px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Deadline: </h4><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style=""><font color="#ff00ff">Application for participation: a CV to be sent to:</font><font color="#ff0000"> </font><a href="mailto:lpcs@lu.lv" title="lpcs@lu.lv" class="gmail-mail" style="color:rgb(255,0,0);text-decoration:none">lpcs@lu.lv</a><font color="#ff0000"> (Extended Deadline: </font><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-size:14pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">April 8</span><font color="#ff0000">) </font></b></p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Notifications of acceptance will be send within a week from receiving the application.<br></p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">This is the closing event of Lab’s project „Topological Modelling of Structural Alignment: A Topological and Experimental Analysis of Information Visualisation”.</p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The project is supported by University of Latvia Donor SIA "Mikrotīkls". </p><p class="gmail-bodytext" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0px;font-size:12px;color:rgb(88,89,91);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Foundation of the University of Latvia is administrator of this donation.</p><br></div>