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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><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: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:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4580AD'>Demo Night Proposals Now Accepted</span></b><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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>VSS is pleased to announce that the 17th Annual Visual Demos Evening at VSS will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm at the TradeWinds Island Resorts, St. Pete Beach. Demo Night is a celebration of vision science featuring demonstrations of visual phenomena, both old and new. Join us for a Demo Night Beach BBQ from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, followed by demos inside the Island Ballroom from 7:00 - 10:00 pm. </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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>The Demo Night committee is seeking submissions of particularly dramatic, provocative, educational, and entertaining demonstrations of visual phenomena. There is no requirement that the demos be novel. Submissions that highlight classic effects are welcome. We encourage submissions of large-scale demonstrations that transcend the bounds of the tabletop, such as immersive experiences and also ones that are “physical” and do not rely on computer graphics.</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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>VSS and the TradeWinds Island Resorts can provide tables, electrical outlets, some wall space and/or screens for projections, and poster boards upon request. The organizers will help coordinate special needs (e.g., theatrical lighting) on a case-by-case basis. Each presenter will be responsible for bringing and setting up any other necessary equipment for their own demos, including data projectors and other displays.</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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>If you have a demo that you would like to present for Demo Night, please fill out the submission form located on the </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jx8Tww6JKFVbB3xGxEjPd5EWKZCsVngEXmeesudd0isg4ulVWzHpszIyfgOiLBIQHjwUsdKVAELIToBj9xowM060bYn8QEnImOvbYFhnUX4kAj4pezwiOAbaXid-o8EYSmwXYq7kfp03VXFR3v0cVBF9dZUHp7CatusFPpMoHG4VCQPGQO-SFw==&c=wGcNvRSSEaWJS6XtS0WwAl4_k2lelgffLANEQGT3vOVbJjtbtBnc4Q==&ch=_xjFpzDO4_iF4p52KcDVZlWJib6s_DTywkprxcGpwYOSChVtM9V0Gg==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#366A91'>VSS website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> <b>no later than March 14, 2018</b>.</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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>This year's Demo Night will be organized and curated by Gideon Caplovitz, University of Nevada, Reno; Karen Schloss, University of Wisconsin; Gennady Erlikhman, University of Nevada, Reno; and Benjamin Wolfe, MIT.</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></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%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><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;min-width: 100%;cursor:default'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div 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width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Upcoming 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:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>February 8 </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jx8Tww6JKFVbB3xGxEjPd5EWKZCsVngEXmeesudd0isg4ulVWzHps85yTCXwxXAjxlzt9T123rOV9yA7_rbBoLxgcSVR83sDvcB1XEcIR25cMlqjhoOF7M5-r254LBSPY60PGSO52wWzicmlGKnSpw9BIjkJ1PD0I3m0Af22ctXoFoKLMW4lQs3_0oQtwTgEG54gfm7lx8Q=&c=wGcNvRSSEaWJS6XtS0WwAl4_k2lelgffLANEQGT3vOVbJjtbtBnc4Q==&ch=_xjFpzDO4_iF4p52KcDVZlWJib6s_DTywkprxcGpwYOSChVtM9V0Gg==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#366A91'>YIA Nominations Deadline</span></a> <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:#403F42'>February 14 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>Travel Award Recipients Notified</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'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'>February 28 </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jx8Tww6JKFVbB3xGxEjPd5EWKZCsVngEXmeesudd0isg4ulVWzHps85yTCXwxXAjdlVZHDdUy_ewUQYGHGadLJI0u6wCeLJrsJzgXaLWfBcMFASyPbEwxpbCH0WmRH5exc4pCrJKGScnBvyZ0BLw0NanYu0FgaBvcuoj969MSgM=&c=wGcNvRSSEaWJS6XtS0WwAl4_k2lelgffLANEQGT3vOVbJjtbtBnc4Q==&ch=_xjFpzDO4_iF4p52KcDVZlWJib6s_DTywkprxcGpwYOSChVtM9V0Gg==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#366A91'>Early Registration Deadline</span></a> <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:#403F42'>March 5</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jx8Tww6JKFVbB3xGxEjPd5EWKZCsVngEXmeesudd0isg4ulVWzHpswoWF3sKLKUo6hFSxh4ITUuieBNGyxuIORNYucvhnQaAtP6en24CvJwiptOnqgCBWjcyth_9Jrj2IFPSH6XU94fCHybuTTm_DjZcf34H71mpsY-VMQmiBxFccIJkw6z-CwMQfqsBSQURuZLGxtMKJx0=&c=wGcNvRSSEaWJS6XtS0WwAl4_k2lelgffLANEQGT3vOVbJjtbtBnc4Q==&ch=_xjFpzDO4_iF4p52KcDVZlWJib6s_DTywkprxcGpwYOSChVtM9V0Gg==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#366A91'>BOD Nominations Close</span></a> <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:#403F42'>March 14</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Jx8Tww6JKFVbB3xGxEjPd5EWKZCsVngEXmeesudd0isg4ulVWzHpszIyfgOiLBIQHjwUsdKVAELIToBj9xowM060bYn8QEnImOvbYFhnUX4kAj4pezwiOAbaXid-o8EYSmwXYq7kfp03VXFR3v0cVBF9dZUHp7CatusFPpMoHG4VCQPGQO-SFw==&c=wGcNvRSSEaWJS6XtS0WwAl4_k2lelgffLANEQGT3vOVbJjtbtBnc4Q==&ch=_xjFpzDO4_iF4p52KcDVZlWJib6s_DTywkprxcGpwYOSChVtM9V0Gg==" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#366A91'>Deadline for Demo Night Applications</span></a> <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:#403F42'>March 28</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42'> YIA Winner 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><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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