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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">Dear colleague, <br /> <br />We invite you to participate in the 25th Symposium of the International Colour Vision Society which will be held on July 5-9 in Riga, Latvia. <br />Submit an abstract for either a paper or a poster presentation on any aspect of colour vision.<br />Traditionally to every symposium, ICVS will award a number of travel grants for student members of ICVS to attend the Symposium and present a talk or a poster.<br />Abstract submission deadline: March 3rd, 2019 <br />Registration opening date: January 28th, 2019 <br />Early registration deadline: April 29th, 2019 <br /> <br />Please, see the submission webpage for details <br /> <a href="https://www.icvs2019.lu.lv/abstract-submission" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.icvs2019.lu.lv/abstract-submission</a><br /> <br /> <br />About the ICVS Symposium<br />------------------------------<br /> <br />The meeting of ICVS encompasses fundamental, applied, and clinical aspects of research into colour vision, ranging from the molecular to the cognitive. In addition to the keynote presentations, there will be topical symposia, along with individual contributions reflecting the diversity of interests of the members of ICVS. These include physiologists, psychologists, physicists, engineers, geneticists, optometrists, ophthalmologists and other related professionals with interests in colour vision and colour vision deficiencies.<br /> <br />In addition to the scientific program, lunches, a welcome reception, a half-day excursion and a banquet will be offered to both attendees and accompanying persons.<br /> <br /> <br />Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, any of the following:<br />• Acquired loss of colour vision in diseases of the retina<br />• Central processing of colour signals<br />• Colour in occupational environments<br />• Colour induction and constancy<br />• Colour cognition<br />• Colour in the mesopic range<br />• Colour vision assessment<br />• Congenital colour vision deficiencies<br />• Clinical aspects of colour vision<br />• Ecology of colour vision<br />• Effects of ageing on colour vision<br />• Functional imaging and colour vision<br />• Genetics of colour vision<br />• Isolation of chromatic mechanisms<br />• Object-surface properties, material perception, and related topics<br />• Peripheral chromatic sensitivity<br />• Physiology of colour vision<br />• Unique hues<br />• Variability in colour vision<br /> <br />We propose to hold the following topical sessions. You will have an opportunity to request inclusion on the abstract submission site.<br />• Colour in Employment<br />• Melanopsin and colour vision<br />• Lighting and colour vision<br /> <br />Verriest Medal<br />-----------------<br />The 2019 Verriest Medal Lecture will be given by Professor Michael Webster (University of Nevada Reno, Nevada). The award was established in 1991 in memory of the founder of the Society, Dr. Guy Verriest, and honours outstanding contributions in the field of colour vision.<br /> <br />Invited speakers<br />-----------------<br />Beatrix Feigl (Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Health, Australia)<br />Sergey M. Gvozdev (Moscow Research Institute, UN Expert in Lighting, Russia)<br />Greg Horwitz (University of Washington, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Neuroscience Focus Group, USA)<br /> <br />Scientific Committee <br />---------------------- <br />Marina V. Danilova (Pavlov Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)<br />Anya Hurlbert (University of Newcastle, UK)<br />Jan Kremers (University Hospital Erlangen, Germany)<br />Galina V. Paramei (Liverpool Hope University, UK)<br />Neil Parry (Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, UK)<br />John S. Werner (University of California, Davis, USA)<br /> <br /> <br />Organizing Committee <br />------------------------<br />Sergejs Fomins<br />Evita Kassaliete<br />Ilze Ceple<br />Māris Ozoliņš<br />Gunta Krūmiņa<br />Andris Šternbergs<br /> <br />University of Latvia Optometry and Vision Science Department<br />University of Latvia Institute of Solid State Physics<br /> <br />Website and contact <br />----------------------<br /> <br />Conference website - <a href="http://www.icvs2019.lu.lv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.icvs2019.lu.lv</a> <br />Organizers email - <a href="mailto:icvs2019@lu.lv">icvs2019@lu.lv</a><br />International Colour Vision Society (ICVS) - <a href="http://www.icvs.info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.icvs.info</a><br /> <br /> <br />Sincerely,<br />doc.Sergejs Fomins<br />University of Latvia<br />Optometry and Vision Science Department<br />Academic Centre for Life Sciences UL<br />1 Jelgavas Str, Riga, Latvia<br />+371 29530732<br /> <a href="mailto:sergejs.fomins@lu.lv">sergejs.fomins@lu.lv</a></div>
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