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Today is the last day to submit your image for consideration. Images may be related to scientific content, the Vision Sciences Society, or St. Pete Beach and the surrounding area. The image may include the </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001azn6S2mEp6cQ7Av6D5bLtxK9njMJ0Ph3F-ihT2l-jnRTtY3ULOUzozlxJ5pUJRcHwRabopDoqy05q9jxIRMEU9Mlwe6ekCBiUOMPLSLn7d0ycutgJ6qSh6rRtrjxFFxnvj0qf8gTiR_VZ8GoIVgkgCSIKJs1dl0-uPD0dVE9lyQ=&c=dPGPWR9IJg8NLNI6IEo1CWKJ-53eCxMbt7n2h5Yo6WQQ22U28hfUuQ==&ch=eVekUjEXNTY-qiogySgQtDtCt4R7P1KS1LXJI6fZ9OVFg_2gdq1y9w==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#4278EB;text-decoration:none'>VSS logo</span></b></a><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001azn6S2mEp6cQ7Av6D5bLtxK9njMJ0Ph3F-ihT2l-jnRTtY3ULOUzozlxJ5pUJRcHwRabopDoqy05q9jxIRMEU9Mlwe6ekCBiUOMPLSLn7d0ycutgJ6qSh6rRtrjxFFxnvj0qf8gTiR_VZ8GoIVgkgCSIKJs1dl0-uPD0dVE9lyQ=&c=dPGPWR9IJg8NLNI6IEo1CWKJ-53eCxMbt7n2h5Yo6WQQ22U28hfUuQ==&ch=eVekUjEXNTY-qiogySgQtDtCt4R7P1KS1LXJI6fZ9OVFg_2gdq1y9w==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1B305C;text-decoration:none'> </span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1B305C'>or be an alteration of the VSS logo.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1B305C'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1B305C'>Winner receives $600 USD. 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