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style='color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'><img border=0 width=680 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/00a3e358-cb82-4c1a-aeb9-6dd2e2d7a8c6.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B4D92'>Now Accepting Nominations for the VSS Board of Directors</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:.75pt'><td style='background:#394365;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"></span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Each year, nominations are solicited for two positions on the Vision Sciences Society Board of Directors. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Board Member Responsibilities</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Terms last for 4-5 years. Typically, one of the two fourth-year members serves as President with the other as Vice President. For this cohort, the Presidential term would be the 2027-2028 year for the 2028 conference. The President also serves a fifth year for continuity and so that the Board will always have 9 members.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>VSS is managed by Meeting Perfect which adeptly manages day-to-day operations. Primary responsibilities for Board members include:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#555555'>Serving on sub-committees that oversee various topics such as travel awards, satellite events, community outreach, workshops, graphic competitions, and <span class=GramE>awards</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#555555'>Attending roughly bi-monthly Board meetings via Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#555555'>Preparing for and attending the in-person Board meeting in January where the program is formed for the May <span class=GramE>conference</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#555555'>Attending the VSS conference, including a subset of designated talk sessions and events associated with sub-committee <span class=GramE>membership</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:66.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:#555555'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#555555'>Dealing with special unexpected issues, such as the potential need to work with Meeting Perfect to find and vet alternative meeting <span class=GramE>sites</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=indent--1><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=indent--1><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Board members' travel costs and accommodations for the January Board meeting, and accommodations and registration for the annual meeting are covered by VSS. Board members may not give talks at the meeting or participate in symposia during their service (although members of their lab may do so). In addition, Board members cannot submit nominations or letters of support for VSS Awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Any regular VSS member in good standing may be nominated, <span class=GramE>with the exception of</span> individuals now on the board, or who have served on the board within the last four years.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nomination Procedure</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Each nomination must be endorsed by 3 regular or postdoc VSS members. One person should email the nomination to </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>VSS Staff</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> with a cc: to the other two nominators. The other two nominators should then indicate their endorsement by forwarding the nominating email to </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><a href="mailto:vss@visionsciences.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>VSS Staff</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>. Please include a recent CV and a short paragraph describing the qualifications of the nominee, as well as assurance that the nominee is willing to serve. With their consent, nominees may remain on the nominee list for three years.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Selection Slate of Candidates</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>The VSS bylaws provide for a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010xAAWI9Fqjc-58VLufYdac_C1fGYUmnWwsiYCFXY8q2NrQzK9Liklt7-BoCEVuWF4aGjsaycxCZNmpHZebEfaHnUukkI-gBAodHNf5ceGokzQHYlRiQOUWM2vO3rRmwvWX5DK6HvUX5bRu9fORVtiBlF6t2ZtYP4szERZEdL_222XUwN8RSaxQ==&c=Kg73XB4V34BVeXM33QudgQ982bBOhRPc3PRW6zLW4FG6eejN8-vyLg==&ch=eOQQ6Y6HxnJ9jTHzko4T0pTo-z9uKb0jnXyfjQ0T2piGETBdcxWctg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Nominating Committee</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>, 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 Geoff Boynton, SP Arun, Marisa Carrasco, Roland <span class=GramE>Fleming</span> and Ruth Rosenholtz. For each open Board 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.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Current Board of Directors</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>The names, term start and end dates and areas of expertise of the </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010xAAWI9Fqjc-58VLufYdac_C1fGYUmnWwsiYCFXY8q2NrQzK9Liklgr4NlTscmAaxPbamxv3MPEj8e9Fiydm7vF7QYRU17bGqLV6dyg2MMrEgt8stIAAVQUT-Yn6xYedJy6ypIZtEiCXCzQaq2UoJVcmvLeWtPgD77lmcX5WJxw=&c=Kg73XB4V34BVeXM33QudgQ982bBOhRPc3PRW6zLW4FG6eejN8-vyLg==&ch=eOQQ6Y6HxnJ9jTHzko4T0pTo-z9uKb0jnXyfjQ0T2piGETBdcxWctg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#395485;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Board members</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> are listed below. Board terms end immediately after the VSS meeting of the year listed.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Jody Culham (2020-2024)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Perception and Action, Object Recognition, Reaching and Grasping, Neuroimaging</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>T. Rowan Candy (2021-2024)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Visual Development, Clinical, Binocular Vision, Visual Optics, Eye Movements</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Geoffrey Boynton (2021-2026)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Visual Attention, Visual Prosthetics, functional MRI, and Computational Neuroscience </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Shin'ya Nishida (2022-2025)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Motion, Color and Light, Multisensory Processing, Object Recognition</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Anya Hurlbert (2022-2025)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Color and Light, Object Recognition, Scene Perception</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Krystel Huxlin (2023-2026)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Motion, Perceptual Learning, Plasticity, Psychophysics, Vision Loss, Visual Rehabilitation, Visual Restoration, Anatomy, Neurochemistry </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Michael Landy (2023-2027)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>3D Perception, Binocular Vision, Sensory Integration, Perception and Action, Texture and Spatial Vision, Material Perception, Psychophysics, Computational Models</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Richard Krauzlis (2024-2027 or 2028)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Attention, Pursuit, Electrophysiology in Mice and Monkeys</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Martin Rolfs (2024-2027 or 2028)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'>Saccadic Eye Movements, Motion, Attention, Awareness, Eye-tracking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nominations Accepted: <b>February 1, 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Nominations Close:<b> March 1, 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Election Opens: <b>April 1, 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555'>Election Closes: <b>April 22, 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 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style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img border=0 width=192 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/69fa83aa501/29bbf978-06e2-4c90-8e22-2ddb66e6d12a.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="65%" valign=top style='width:65.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 style='margin:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#265357'>Call for YIA Nominations<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'>Nominations are now being accepted for the <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010xAAWI9Fqjc-58VLufYdac_C1fGYUmnWwsiYCFXY8q2NrQzK9LiklkA2suR2dUBqZ_gAeYS8LTcxq_0D68nJf7teV1bMZncVNrJ9I5EihLKl1lk3of2ftgRHBibSXmVa7Y704k-1jCuQ0HxTW2d_hNzyLPam72Zcdq6-THDm8BuAmGvS_O7FSNdSpe-CxvJiz17LzSY2RD8=&c=Kg73XB4V34BVeXM33QudgQ982bBOhRPc3PRW6zLW4FG6eejN8-vyLg==&ch=eOQQ6Y6HxnJ9jTHzko4T0pTo-z9uKb0jnXyfjQ0T2piGETBdcxWctg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#F4F7F7;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>2024 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award</span></b></a>. The prize, sponsored by <i>Vision Research</i>, is awarded each year to an early-career vision scientist who has made outstanding contributions to the field. The award includes an honorarium and will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'>Visit the <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010xAAWI9Fqjc-58VLufYdac_C1fGYUmnWwsiYCFXY8q2NrQzK9LiklkA2suR2dUBqZ_gAeYS8LTcxq_0D68nJf7teV1bMZncVNrJ9I5EihLKl1lk3of2ftgRHBibSXmVa7Y704k-1jCuQ0HxTW2d_hNzyLPam72Zcdq6-THDm8BuAmGvS_O7FSNdSpe-CxvJiz17LzSY2RD8=&c=Kg73XB4V34BVeXM33QudgQ982bBOhRPc3PRW6zLW4FG6eejN8-vyLg==&ch=eOQQ6Y6HxnJ9jTHzko4T0pTo-z9uKb0jnXyfjQ0T2piGETBdcxWctg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#F4F7F7;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>VSS website</span></b></a> for more information on eligibility and the nomination process. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'>Nominations accepted through February 8</span></b><span 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New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'>Registration is Now Open</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C0C0C'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 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